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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 11, 2018
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| US 10149470 | Brophy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee); The United States of America, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee); THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERNS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Colleen M. Brophy (Nashville, Tennessee); Padmini Komalavilas (Nashville, Tennessee); Joyce Cheung-Flynn (Nashville, Tennessee); Kyle M. Hocking (Nashville, Tennessee); Susan S. Eagle (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The leading cause of graft failure is the subsequent development of intimal hyperplasia, which represents a response to injury that is thought to involve smooth muscle proliferation, migration, phenotypic modulation, and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. Surgical techniques typically employed for vein harvest—stretching the vein, placing the vein in low pH, solutions, and the use of toxic surgical skin markers—are shown here to cause injury. The invention therefore provides for non-toxic surgical markers than also protect against stretch-induced loss of functional viability, along with other additives. Devices and compositions for reducing physical stress or protecting from the effects flowing therefrom, also are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/277843 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 1/0226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 1/0247 (20130101) A01N 1/0278 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/185 (20130101) A61K 35/44 (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 39/06 (20130101) |
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| US 10149618 | Tandon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nitin Tandon (Houston, Texas); Christopher R. Conner (Houston, Texas); Thomas A. Pieters (Houston, Texas); Cihan Mehmet Kadipasaoglu (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to methods for localization and visualization of implanted electrodes and penetrating probes in the brain in 3D space with consideration of functional brain anatomy. Particularly, this invention relates to precise and sophisticated methods of localizing and visualizing implanted electrodes to the cortical surface and/or topological volumes of a patient's brain using 3D modeling, and more particularly to methods of accurately mapping implanted electrodes to the cortical topology and/or associated topological volumes of a patient's brain, such as, for example, by utilizing recursive grid partitioning on a manipulable virtual replicate of a patient's brain. This invention further relates to methods of surgical intervention utilizing accurate cortical surface modeling and/or topological volume modeling of a patient's brain for targeted placement of electrodes and/or utilization thereof for surgical intervention in the placement of catheters or other probes into it. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/656117 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0037 (20130101) A61B 5/0042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/0077 (20130101) A61B 5/0476 (20130101) A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/4417 (20130101) A61B 6/5205 (20130101) |
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| US 10149622 | Narayan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veteran's Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California); Carey Robert Briggs (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In a system and method of reconstructing cardiac activation information, pairs of cardiac signals obtained from a patient are accessed. The pairs have a first cardiac signal that is common among the pairs and second cardiac signals that are different among the pairs. The first cardiac signal and the second cardiac signals are processed to identify points of change in the first cardiac signal at which a derivative of the first cardiac signal diverges with respect to derivatives of the second cardiac signals. An activation onset time is assigned at a point in the first cardiac signal based on correspondence of the points of change to define a cardiac activation indicating a beat. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/244792 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0002 (20130101) A61B 5/046 (20130101) A61B 5/0205 (20130101) A61B 5/0255 (20130101) A61B 5/0422 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/0464 (20130101) A61B 5/742 (20130101) A61B 5/743 (20130101) A61B 5/02405 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/04011 (20130101) A61B 5/04012 (20130101) A61B 5/4836 (20130101) A61B 5/6852 (20130101) A61B 5/7203 (20130101) A61B 5/7217 (20130101) A61B 5/7239 (20130101) A61B 5/7246 (20130101) A61B 5/7278 (20130101) A61B 5/7282 (20130101) A61B 18/02 (20130101) A61B 18/12 (20130101) A61B 18/18 (20130101) A61B 2018/00577 (20130101) A61B 2562/046 (20130101) |
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| US 10149635 | Swiston et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert Joseph Swiston (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Tadd Bernard Hughes (Andover, Massachusetts); Kerry Johnson (Somerville, Massachusetts); Carlo Giovanni Traverso (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Reliable, real-time heart and respiratory rates are key vital signs used in evaluating the physiological status in many clinical and non-clinical settings. Measuring these vital signs generally requires superficial attachment of physically or logistically obtrusive sensors to subjects that may result in skin irritation or adversely influence subject performance. Given the broad acceptance of ingestible electronics, the approach disclosed here enables vital sign monitoring internally from the gastrointestinal tract. The large animal (porcine) experiments and a robust processing disclosed herein demonstrate the feasibility of this approach. Implementing vital sign monitoring as a stand-alone technology or in conjunction with other ingestible devices has the capacity to significantly aid telemedicine, optimize performance monitoring of athletes, military service members, and first-responders, as well as provide a facile method for rapid clinical evaluation and triage. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/237405 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/11 (20130101) A61B 5/0015 (20130101) A61B 5/0031 (20130101) A61B 5/073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0205 (20130101) A61B 5/725 (20130101) A61B 5/0816 (20130101) A61B 5/1107 (20130101) A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 5/02055 (20130101) A61B 5/6861 (20130101) A61B 5/7207 (20130101) A61B 5/7225 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 5/7278 (20130101) A61B 5/7282 (20130101) A61B 7/023 (20130101) A61B 8/02 (20130101) A61B 2560/0214 (20130101) A61B 2560/0223 (20130101) A61B 2562/06 (20130101) A61B 2562/162 (20130101) A61B 2562/0204 (20130101) A61B 2562/0219 (20130101) A61B 2562/0247 (20130101) |
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| US 10149640 | Botvinick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elliot Botvinick (Irvine, California); John Weidling (Long Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods and techniques for measuring oxygen levels of an implant. The implant can have a plurality of oxygen-sensitive microparticles incorporated throughout. The oxygen-sensitive microparticles can receive light and emit excitation light in response. The levels of excitation light emitted can be directly related to oxygen concentration in the implant. |
| FILED | Monday, June 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/739912 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/01 (20130101) A61B 5/686 (20130101) A61B 5/1459 (20130101) A61B 5/14539 (20130101) A61B 5/14552 (20130101) A61B 5/14556 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2503/40 (20130101) |
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| US 10149749 | MacEwan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew R. MacEwan (St. Louis, Missouri); Jingwei Xie (Chesapeake, Ohio); Zack Ray (St. Louis, Missouri); Younan Xia (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew R. MacEwan (St. Louis, Missouri); Jingwei Xie (Chesapeake, Ohio); Zack Ray (St. Louis, Missouri); Younan Xia (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure of aligned (e.g., radially and/or polygonally aligned) fibers, and systems and methods for producing and using the same. One or more structures provided may be created using an apparatus that includes one or more first electrodes that define an area and/or partially circumscribe an area. For example, a single first electrode may enclose the area, or a plurality of first electrode(s) may be positioned on at least a portion of the perimeter of the area. A second electrode is positioned within the area. Electrodes with rounded (e.g., convex) surfaces may be arranged in an array, and a fibrous structure created using such electrodes may include an array of wells at positions corresponding to the positions of the electrodes. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/703210 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 15/22 (20130101) A61L 15/42 (20130101) A61L 27/14 (20130101) A61L 27/50 (20130101) 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 47/0014 (20130101) B29C 47/0076 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 25/14 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0076 (20130101) D01D 5/0092 (20130101) Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 1/728 (20130101) D04H 3/016 (20130101) D04H 3/073 (20130101) |
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| US 10149795 | Andersen 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) | George J. Andersen (Riverside, California); Denton J. DeLoss (Riverside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A perceptual-learning system and method is used to improve age-related declines in contrast sensitivity. The system and method comprises a processor and monitor, and a first set of instructions executable on the processor configured to familiarize subjects with the system. A second set of instructions are executable on the processor configured for training the subjects. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 01, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/447041 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/022 (20130101) A61B 3/0025 (20130101) A61B 3/032 (20130101) A61B 3/0033 (20130101) A61B 3/0041 (20130101) A61B 3/0091 (20130101) A61B 3/112 (20130101) Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g Devices for Locating or Stimulating Reflex Points in the Body; Artificial Respiration; Massage; Bathing Devices for Special Therapeutic or Hygienic Purposes or Specific Parts of the Body A61H 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61H 2201/5007 (20130101) A61H 2201/5043 (20130101) |
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| US 10149855 | Pajvani |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Utpal Pajvani (Leonia, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Utpal Pajvani (Leonia, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of reducing a subject's plasma triglyceride level, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a gamma-secretase inhibitor in an amount effective to reduce the subject's plasma triglyceride level. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/117155 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/55 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/4168 (20130101) A61K 31/5513 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 10149860 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bingwei Lu (Palo Alto, California); Seongsoo Lee (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies through the inhibition of USP-9X and/or enhancement of SCF(β-TrCP). |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/014808 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/44 (20130101) A61K 31/44 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 48/005 (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 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/141 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 304/19012 (20130101) |
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| US 10149884 | Vavvas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Demetrios Vavvas (Boston, Massachusetts); Georgios Trichonas (Boston, Massachusetts); Joan W. Miller (Winchester, Massachusetts); Yusuke Murakami (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods and compositions for maintaining the viability of photoreceptor cells and/or retinal pigment epithelial cells in a subject with an ocular disorder including, for example, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (e.g., dry or neovascular AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), or a retinal detachment. The viability of the photoreceptor cells and/or the retinal pigment epithelial cells can be preserved by administering a necrosis inhibitor either alone or in combination with an apoptosis inhibitor to a subject having an eye with the ocular condition. The compositions, when administered, maintain the viability of the cells, thereby minimizing the loss of vision or visual function associated with the ocular disorder. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/288214 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/028 (20130101) A61B 5/4839 (20130101) Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 9/0008 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 31/12 (20130101) A61K 31/12 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/195 (20130101) A61K 31/195 (20130101) A61K 31/416 (20130101) A61K 31/416 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4174 (20130101) A61K 31/4174 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 38/005 (20130101) A61K 38/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/06 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 10149889 | Kachlany |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Kachlany (Bridgewater, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising leukotoxin, including methods to treat lymphoma, and methods to diagnose lymphoma. The lymphoma includes lymphoma cells expressing activated LFA-1, and the leukotoxin binds to the activated LFA-1 on the lymphoma cells and destroys the lymphoma cells by apoptosis or necrosis, thereby treating said lymphoma. |
| FILED | Monday, March 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/082626 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/136 (20130101) A61K 31/136 (20130101) A61K 31/196 (20130101) A61K 31/196 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 38/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/164 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 33/5052 (20130101) G01N 33/56972 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) G01N 2800/709 (20130101) G01N 2800/7095 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 530/825 (20130101) |
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| US 10149897 | Mooney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Mooney (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Omar Abdel-Rahman Ali (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Eduardo Alexandre Barros E Silva (Davis, California); Hyun Joon Kong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Elliot Earl Hill, Jr. (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Tanyarut Boontheekul (Bangkok, Thailand) |
| ABSTRACT | A device that includes a scaffold composition and a bioactive composition with the bioactive composition being incorporated into or coated onto the scaffold composition such that the scaffold composition and/or a bioactive composition controls egress of a resident cell or progeny thereof. The devices mediate active recruitment, modification, and release of host cells from the material. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/135207 |
| 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 9/0024 (20130101) A61K 9/1647 (20130101) A61K 38/39 (20130101) A61K 38/193 (20130101) A61K 38/1866 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 2039/54 (20130101) A61K 2039/6093 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55583 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/38 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) A61L 27/3633 (20130101) A61L 27/3826 (20130101) A61L 2300/232 (20130101) A61L 2300/252 (20130101) A61L 2300/412 (20130101) A61L 2300/414 (20130101) A61L 2300/426 (20130101) A61L 2300/438 (20130101) A61L 2300/604 (20130101) A61L 2300/606 (20130101) A61L 2400/18 (20130101) A61L 2430/30 (20130101) A61L 2430/34 (20130101) Additive Manufacturing, i.e Manufacturing of Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects by Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration or Additive Layering, e.g by 3-d Printing, Stereolithography or Selective Laser Sintering B33Y 80/00 (20141201) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/117 (20130101) C12N 2310/17 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) C12N 2740/16034 (20130101) |
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| US 10149902 | Haynes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina); LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Feng Gao (Durham, North Carolina); Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Peter T. Hraber (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | In certain aspects the invention provides HIV-1 immunogens, including envelopes (CH505) and selections therefrom, and methods for swarm immunizations using combinations of HIV-1 envelopes. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/126220 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) A61K 2039/55577 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/24143 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 10149922 | Ruiz-Lozano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pilar Ruiz-Lozano (Los Altos, California); Vahid Serpooshan (Berkeley, California); Mingming Zhao (Sunnyvale, California); Daniel Bernstein (Palo Alto, California); Mark Mercola (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Ke Wei (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a patch system for use in a patient with a damaged heart. The patch comprises both a biodegradable engineered collagen scaffold to provide structural support to the injured heart and therapeutic agents, which are delivered by the patch to the heart. The scaffold consists of a dense collagen lamella produced by plastic compression with biomechanical properties that make it compatible with beating heart tissue, e.g. stiffness in a predefined range. One therapeutic agent, Fstl1, is shown to induce cardiomyocyte proliferation and enhance cardiac regeneration after injury. The patch can also be loaded with functionalized nanoparticles to yield multi-modal imaging capabilities in vivo. Also disclosed is a method for implanting the patch onto a patient's heart. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168826 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/24 (20130101) A61L 27/50 (20130101) A61L 27/227 (20130101) A61L 27/3625 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10149982 | Arendash et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary W. Arendash (Prescott, Arizona); Chuanhai Cao (Temple Terrace, Florida); Jun Tan (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W. Arendash (Prescott, Arizona); Chuanhai Cao (Temple Terrace, Florida); Jun Tan (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating and preventing a neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, in a subject in need thereof by positioning an electromagnetic field emitting source proximal to the subject and exposing the subject to an electromagnetic field having a predetermined frequency (preferably ≈300-3,000 MHz) for a predetermined absorption period (preferably greater than ≈3 days). Each individual treatment (comprising exposure to the predetermined frequency for the predetermined absorption period) is continued at a predetermined schedule for a predetermined treatment period. The EMF can have a specific absorption rate up to about 8 W/kg. The methodology enhances cognition in the subject and/or treats/prevents the underlying neurological disorder or a symptom thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/976986 |
| ART UNIT | 3791 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 2/02 (20130101) A61N 2/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 5/02 (20130101) |
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| US 10149986 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tyler C. Brown (Quincy, Massachusetts); Christopher I. Moore (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features methods for regulating vascular properties by controlling the membrane properties of endothelial cells using optogenetics and light. The invention features methods to transport therapeutics across the vascular barrier into tissues such as the brain and the lung, with high spatial and temporal precision, and for controlling vascular properties such as vascular tone, arterial diameter, and vascular growth. |
| FILED | Monday, June 26, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/633143 |
| 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 | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0275 (20130101) A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2217/206 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0393 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 41/0057 (20130101) A61K 48/005 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 5/0601 (20130101) A61N 5/0618 (20130101) A61N 2005/063 (20130101) A61N 2005/067 (20130101) A61N 2005/0602 (20130101) A61N 2005/0652 (20130101) A61N 2005/0663 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4702 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 35/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2799/021 (20130101) |
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| US 10150742 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Priscilla Yang (Boston, Massachusetts); Nathanael S. Gray (Boston, Massachusetts); Chandrasekhar Miduturu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Margaret J. Clark (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are pyrimidine compounds of formula I and formula II and methods for treating or preventing a viral infection, such as infections caused by dengue virus in a subject, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a pyrimidine compound of formula I or formula II. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/777109 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 239/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 239/47 (20130101) C07D 239/48 (20130101) C07D 239/69 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 417/14 (20130101) |
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| US 10150775 | Pasternak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gavril Pasternak (New York, New York); Susruta Majumdar (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of formula: in which R4 is chosen from substituted phenyl, optionally substituted naphthylene, optionally substituted anthracene and optionally substituted aromatic heterocycle, are useful as analgesics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 08, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/672245 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/0455 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 489/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/9486 (20130101) |
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| US 10150792 | Price et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Price (Radford, Virginia); Thomas Piccariello (Blacksburg, Virginia); Robert A. Oberlender (Blacksburg, Virginia); Michaela E. Mulhare (Christiansburg, Virginia); Scott B. Palmer (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Synthonics, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Price (Radford, Virginia); Thomas Piccariello (Blacksburg, Virginia); Robert A. Oberlender (Blacksburg, Virginia); Michaela E. Mulhare (Christiansburg, Virginia); Scott B. Palmer (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Bismuth-containing compounds include bismuth and a biologically active agent coordinated to the bismuth. The biologically active agent includes at least one heteroatom configured for coordination with the bismuth. Coordination polymers include a polymer matrix that contains a bismuth-containing compound. Methods for modulating a pharmacokinetic property of a biologically active agent include coordinating the biologically active agent to bismuth to form a bismuth-containing compound, and administering the bismuth-containing compound orally to a patient. Methods for treating Parkinson's disease, methods for treating hypothyroidism, methods for treating ulcerative colitis, and methods for treating cancer each include administering a bismuth-containing compound to a patient. |
| FILED | Monday, November 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/941599 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 229/76 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/005 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 23/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/003 (20130101) C08B 37/0084 (20130101) |
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| US 10150798 | Lieber 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) | Andre Lieber (Seattle, Washington); Hongjie Wang (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides recombinant adenoviral compositions and methods for their use in treating disorders associated with epithelial tissues. |
| FILED | Friday, May 12, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/593578 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/74 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0652 (20130101) C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/10 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2501/998 (20130101) C12N 2506/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/10022 (20130101) C12N 2710/10033 (20130101) C12N 2710/10321 (20130101) C12N 2710/10322 (20130101) C12N 2710/10333 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/94 (20130101) G01N 2500/02 (20130101) G01N 2500/20 (20130101) |
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| US 10150802 | Garcia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (Stanford, California); THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher K. Garcia (Menlo Park, California); Suman Mitra (Bethesda, Maryland); Warren J. Leonard (Bethesda, Maryland); Aaron M. Ring (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel human interleukin-2 (IL-2) muteins or variants thereof are provided. In particular, provided are IL-2 muteins that have an increased binding capacity for IL-2RP receptor and a decreased binding capacity for IL-2RΥc receptor, as compared to wild-type IL-2. Such IL-2 muteins are useful, for example, as IL-2 partial agonist and antagonists in applications where reduction or inhibition of one or more IL-2 and/or IL-15 functions is useful (e.g., in the treatment of graft versus host disease (GVHD) and adult T cell leukemia). Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such IL-2 muteins, methods of making such IL-2 muteins, pharmaceutical compositions that include such IL-2 muteins and methods of treatment using such pharmaceutical compositions. |
| FILED | Friday, April 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/305831 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/55 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/30 (20130101) |
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| US 10150805 | Wong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Altor Bioscience Corporation (Miramar, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Altor Bioscience, LLC (Miramar, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hing C. Wong (Weston, Florida); Peter Rhode (Miami, Florida); Bai Liu (Cooper City, Florida); Xiaoyun Zhu (Miami, Florida); Kai-Ping Han (Miramar, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features compositions and methods featuring ALT-803, a complex of an interleukin-15 (IL-15) superagonist mutant and a dimeric IL-15 receptor α/Fc fusion protein useful for enhancing an immune response against a neoplasia (e.g., multiple myeloma, melanoma, lymphoma) or a viral infection (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus). |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/083998 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/1793 (20130101) A61K 38/1793 (20130101) A61K 38/2086 (20130101) A61K 38/2086 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/5443 (20130101) C07K 14/7155 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 16/2887 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2317/732 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) C07K 2319/22 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/09 (20130101) C12N 15/62 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/00 (20130101) |
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| US 10150806 | Carrico 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) | Isaac S. Carrico (Stony Brook, New York); Brian L. Carlson (Richmond, California); Peng Wu (Berkeley, California); Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features compositions and methods for site-specific modification of proteins by incorporation of an aldehyde tag. Enzymatic modification at a sulfatase motif of the aldehyde tag through action of a formylglycine generating enzyme (FGE) generates a formylglycine (FGly) residue. The aldehyde moiety of FGly residue can be exploited as a chemical handle for site-specific attachment of a moiety of interest to a polypeptide. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/238158 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/37 (20130101) A61K 38/45 (20130101) A61K 38/215 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/006 (20130101) C07K 1/13 (20130101) C07K 1/1072 (20130101) C07K 14/00 (20130101) C07K 14/35 (20130101) C07K 14/565 (20130101) C07K 16/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/46 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/40 (20130101) C07K 2317/52 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/13 (20130101) C12N 9/96 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/00 (20130101) C12P 21/005 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 208/02 (20130101) |
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| US 10150841 | Chiu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel T. Chiu (Seattle, Washington); Changfeng Wu (Changchun, China PRC); Yu Rong (Seattle, Washington); Yong Zhang (Seattle, Washington); Yi-Che Wu (Seattle, Washington); Yang-Hsiang Chan (Seattle, Washington); Xuanjun Zhang (Linkoping, Sweden); Jiangbo Yu (Seattle, Washington); Wei Sun (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymers, monomers, chromophoric polymer dots and related methods are provided. Highly fluorescent chromophoric polymer dots with narrow-band emissions are provided. Methods for synthesizing the chromophoric polymers, preparation methods for forming the chromophoric polymer dots, and biological applications using the unique properties of narrow-band emissions are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/366863 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0019 (20130101) A61K 49/0067 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 75/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 79/00 (20130101) Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 69/105 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/582 (20130101) G01N 33/587 (20130101) G01N 2021/6439 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0039 (20130101) H01L 51/0043 (20130101) H01L 51/5012 (20130101) |
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| US 10150955 | Lambowitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan M. Lambowitz (Austin, Texas); Sabine Mohr (Austin, Texas); Georg Mohr (Austin, Texas); Eman Ghanem (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Stabilized reverse transcriptase fusion proteins including a thermostable reverse transcriptase connected to a stabilizer protein are described. Attaching the stabilizer protein to the thermostable reverse transcriptase stabilizes the fusion protein and can aid in its purification, provide increased solubility, allow for longer storage, or allow the fusion protein to be used under more rigorous conditions such as higher temperature. The stabilized reverse transcriptase fusion protein can also include a linker between the stabilizer protein and the thermostable reverse temperature. The stabilized reverse transcriptase fusion proteins are suitable for use in nucleic acid amplification methods such as the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and other applications involving cDNA synthesis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/164208 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/24 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1276 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 207/07049 (20130101) |
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| US 10150970 | Howard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Applied Biotechnology Institute, Inc. (San Luis Obispo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Biotechnology Institute, Inc. (San Luis Obsipo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Howard (Cayucos, California); Celine Hayden (San Luis Obispo, California); Rafael Jimenez-Flores (San Luis Obispo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Increased antigenicity of a membrane-bound polypeptide produced from a plant is provided in a process in which extraction of the polypeptide or other compounds from the plant is such that phospholipids are associated with the polypeptide. Reducing fat by supercritical fluid extraction increases antigenicity of such plant-produced membrane-bound polypeptides. Methods and means of producing such membrane-bound polypeptides are provided. Methods to produce a protective response in animals are provided by administering to the animal the membrane-bound polypeptide. Binding of antibody specific to the membrane-bound polypeptide is increased. The process provides for increased preferred formation of the membrane-bound polypeptide. Stability of the membrane-bound polypeptide is increased when the plant material is defatted. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/198712 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/292 (20130101) A61K 2039/517 (20130101) A61K 2039/542 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/55544 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8257 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8258 (20130101) C12N 2740/16034 (20130101) |
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| US 10150984 | Parker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Laurie L Parker (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Andrew Michael Lipchik (Palo Alto, California); Scott Charles Bolton (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for measuring tyrosine kinase activity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/358320 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10150988 | Diehl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Diehl (Houston, Texas); Jan Zimak (Houston, Texas); Ryan Schweller (Houston, Texas); Edward B. Samson (Houston, Texas); Dzifa Y. Duose (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to methods for detecting a target in a sample; methods for modulating the reporting intensity of a labeled target in a sample of fixed cells or tissues; methods for detecting the location of at least two targets in a sample; and related compositions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421504 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/682 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 2525/313 (20130101) C12Q 2525/313 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) |
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| US 10150995 | Giresi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Giresi (Palo Alto, California); Jason D. Buenrostro (Redwood City, California); Howard Y. Chang (Stanford, California); William J. Greenleaf (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is a method for analyzing polynucleotides such as genomic DNA. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: (a) treating chromatin isolated from a population of cells with an insertional enzyme complex to produce tagged fragments of genomic DNA; (b) sequencing a portion of the tagged fragments to produce a plurality of sequence reads; and (c) making an epigenetic map of a region of the genome of the cells by mapping information obtained from the sequence reads to the region. A kit for performing the method is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
| APPL NO | 16/043874 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10151680 | Unlu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Selim M. Unlu (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); George Daaboul (Amesburg, Massachusetts); Margo R. Monroe (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Carlos Lopez (Brighton, Massachusetts); Ahmet Tuysuzoglu (Brighton, Massachusetts); Sunmin Ahn (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for high-throughput processing of assay plates include a calibration nanoparticle to facilitate automated focusing of the imaging system. An assay plate includes a base layer, a transparent layer in contact with the base layer, and at least one calibration nanoparticle having a pre-defined size immobilized on the assay plate surface. The assay plate surface can be functionalized to selectively bind to biological targets. The assay plate can be used in an imaging system for high-throughput autofocus and biological target detection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/032960 |
| ART UNIT | 2484 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) 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 1/6837 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/1434 (20130101) G01N 33/54366 (20130101) G01N 2015/1018 (20130101) G01N 2015/1087 (20130101) G01N 2015/1454 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/09 (20130101) G02B 21/02 (20130101) G02B 21/06 (20130101) G02B 21/34 (20130101) G02B 21/244 (20130101) G02B 21/365 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/954 (20130101) |
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| US 10151756 | Gerner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene Gerner (Tucson, Arizona); Edwin Paz (Tucson, Arizona); Bonnie Lafleur (Tucson, Arizona); Jenaro Garcia-Huidobro (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to therapeutic methods and medical uses comprising the identification and use of cancer marker surrogates for increased polyamine expression. These markers may be used to identify patients who may be treated for diseases and disorders that are susceptible to polyamine synthesis inhibitors, and they can also be used to monitor therapeutic responses when such agents are used. More specifically, reduced levels of let-7 miRNA and elevated levels of LIN28 and HMGA2 proteins were found to correlate with elevated levels of polyamines and may be used for predicting the efficacy of cancer therapy using an ornithine decarboxylase (ODC1) inhibitor such as eflornithine (DFMO), suitably in combination with an NSAID such as sulindac. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/438999 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/196 (20130101) A61K 31/196 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/616 (20130101) A61K 31/616 (20130101) A61K 31/635 (20130101) A61K 31/635 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) 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 1/18 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 33/57496 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/4703 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 10151781 | Humphrey |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Li-Cor, Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick G. Humphrey (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for detecting, decoupling and quantifying unresolved signals in trace signal data in the presence of noise with no prior knowledge of the signal characteristics (e.g., signal peak location, intensity and width) of the unresolved signals. The systems and methods are useful for analyzing any trace data signals having one or multiple constituent signals, including overlapping constituent signals, and particularly useful for analyzing data signals which often contain an unknown number of constituent signals with varying signal characteristics, such as peak location, peak intensity and peak width, and varying resolutions. A general signal model function is assumed for each unknown, constituent signal in the trace signal data. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 07, 2018 |
| APPL NO | 15/914737 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 23/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0057 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 5/1532 (20130101) |
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| US 10152643 | Kavanau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher L. Kavanau (Allentown, Pennsylvania); Luisa Montesano (Santa Monica, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Christopher L. Kavanau (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Kavanau (Allentown, Pennsylvania); Luisa Montesano (Santa Monica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, L dimensional images are trained, mapped, and aligned to an M dimensional topology to obtain azimuthal angles. The aligned L dimensional images are then trained and mapped to an N dimensional topology to obtain 2N vertex classifications. The azimuthal angles and the 2N vertex classifications are used to map L dimensional images into O dimensional images. |
| FILED | Monday, October 16, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/785380 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00134 (20130101) G06K 9/6217 (20130101) G06K 9/6251 (20130101) G06K 2209/403 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 3/60 (20130101) G06T 5/002 (20130101) G06T 7/11 (20170101) G06T 7/155 (20170101) G06T 19/20 (20130101) G06T 2207/20216 (20130101) G06T 2219/2004 (20130101) |
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| US 10153058 | Konerman 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) | Monica A. Konerman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ulysses Balis (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Peter Higgins (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ji Zhu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anna Lok (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Akbar Waljee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Yiwei Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | To predict which Hepatitis C patients are at high-risk for disease progression or adverse health outcomes, baseline characteristics are measured for patients as well as longitudinal data, including clinical, laboratory and/or biopsy results, which may be collected periodically in follow-up visits with a healthcare professional. A machine learning engine may predict whether a patient is at high-risk for disease progression or adverse health outcomes based on the baseline characteristics and the longitudinal data for the patient. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/851530 |
| ART UNIT | 2124 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/00 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/025 (20130101) G06N 99/005 (20130101) Healthcare Informatics, i.e Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted for the Handling or Processing of Medical or Healthcare Data G16H 50/20 (20180101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10153146 | Kwiecien et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas W. Kwiecien (Madison, Wisconsin); Derek J. Bailey (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael S. Westphall (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Joshua J. Coon (Middleton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods, systems and algorithms for identifying high-resolution mass spectra. In some embodiments, an analyte is ionized and analyzed using high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS) at high mass accuracy (such as ≤75 ppm or ≤30 ppm) and the obtained mass spectra are matched with one or more prospective candidate molecules or chemical formulas. The invention provide, for example, methods and systems wherein the possible fragments that can be generated from the candidate molecules or chemical formulas are determined as well as the masses of each of these fragments. The invention provide, for example, methods and systems wherein the high-resolution mass spectra are then compared with the calculated fragment masses for each of the candidate molecules or chemical formula, and the portion of the high-resolution mass spectra that corresponds or can be explained by the calculated fragment masses is determined. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/671199 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/72 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00543 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert Joseph Swiston (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Tadd Bernard Hughes (Andover, Massachusetts); Kerry Johnson (Somerville, Massachusetts); Carlo Giovanni Traverso (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Reliable, real-time heart and respiratory rates are key vital signs used in evaluating the physiological status in many clinical and non-clinical settings. Measuring these vital signs generally requires superficial attachment of physically or logistically obtrusive sensors to subjects that may result in skin irritation or adversely influence subject performance. Given the broad acceptance of ingestible electronics, the approach disclosed here enables vital sign monitoring internally from the gastrointestinal tract. The large animal (porcine) experiments and a robust processing disclosed herein demonstrate the feasibility of this approach. Implementing vital sign monitoring as a stand-alone technology or in conjunction with other ingestible devices has the capacity to significantly aid telemedicine, optimize performance monitoring of athletes, military service members, and first-responders, as well as provide a facile method for rapid clinical evaluation and triage. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/237405 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/11 (20130101) A61B 5/0015 (20130101) A61B 5/0031 (20130101) A61B 5/073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0205 (20130101) A61B 5/725 (20130101) A61B 5/0816 (20130101) A61B 5/1107 (20130101) A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 5/02055 (20130101) A61B 5/6861 (20130101) A61B 5/7207 (20130101) A61B 5/7225 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 5/7278 (20130101) A61B 5/7282 (20130101) A61B 7/023 (20130101) A61B 8/02 (20130101) A61B 2560/0214 (20130101) A61B 2560/0223 (20130101) A61B 2562/06 (20130101) A61B 2562/162 (20130101) A61B 2562/0204 (20130101) A61B 2562/0219 (20130101) A61B 2562/0247 (20130101) |
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| US 10149640 | Botvinick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elliot Botvinick (Irvine, California); John Weidling (Long Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods and techniques for measuring oxygen levels of an implant. The implant can have a plurality of oxygen-sensitive microparticles incorporated throughout. The oxygen-sensitive microparticles can receive light and emit excitation light in response. The levels of excitation light emitted can be directly related to oxygen concentration in the implant. |
| FILED | Monday, June 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/739912 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/01 (20130101) A61B 5/686 (20130101) A61B 5/1459 (20130101) A61B 5/14539 (20130101) A61B 5/14552 (20130101) A61B 5/14556 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2503/40 (20130101) |
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| US 10149892 | Siegel 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) | Justin Siegel (Seattle, Washington); David Baker (Seattle, Washington); Sydney Rin Anna Gordon (Seattle, Washington); Ingrid Swanson Pultz (Seattle, Washington); Elizabeth Joy Stanley (Bothell, Washington); Sarah Jane Wolf (Camas, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating celiac sprue. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
| APPL NO | 15/896536 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/48 (20130101) A61K 38/482 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/50 (20130101) C12N 9/52 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 304/21 (20130101) |
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| US 10149962 | Franklin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Prytime Medical Devices, Inc. (Boerne, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Prytime Medical Devices, Inc. (Boerne, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis J. Franklin (Lakewood, Colorado); David Spencer (Boerne, Texas); Todd J. Krummenacher (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | An occlusion catheter system includes a proximal hub having an inflation connection port and an inflation pathway. An inflation catheter member is connected to the proximal hub and has an inflation lumen. A stiffener member defines a longitudinal axis. The proximal end of the stiffener member is connected to the proximal hub. The stiffener member extends through a portion of the inflation lumen. An occlusion balloon has a proximal balloon end and a distal balloon end. A distal catheter member is positioned substantially on the longitudinal axis and is connected to the distal end of the stiffener member. An atraumatic tip is positioned on a distal end of the distal catheter member. The atraumatic tip has a substantially circular profile in a relaxed configuration. A pressure sensor is connected to the occlusion catheter system distally relative to the occlusion balloon and is connected to a processor by electrical wiring. |
| FILED | Friday, March 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/551504 |
| 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 25/0068 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 25/0074 (20130101) A61M 25/1002 (20130101) A61M 25/1006 (20130101) A61M 2025/0002 (20130101) A61M 2025/1052 (20130101) A61M 2025/1059 (20130101) A61M 2025/1081 (20130101) A61M 2025/1086 (20130101) |
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| US 10150203 | Sullivan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | OCEANIT LABORATORIES, INC. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | OCEANIT LABORATORIES, INC. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Sullivan (Honolulu, Hawaii); Daniel Kokubun (Waipahu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | Reduced noise abrasive blasting assemblies and systems are described. The new assemblies and systems are comprised of standard blast hose, accelerator hose, couplings and nozzle. The improved abrasive blasting system maintains abrasive particle velocity while decreasing the exit gas velocity and consequently decreasing sound production. This is accomplished through an acceleration section with reduced inner diameter and sufficient length to provide the necessary abrasive particle velocity. The new system maintains the productivity and efficiency of conventional abrasive blasting systems but with greatly reduced acoustic noise production and reduces operator fatigue due to the lower weight of the carried portion of the system. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/826694 |
| ART UNIT | 3723 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Abrasive or Related Blasting With Particulate Material B24C 3/02 (20130101) B24C 3/04 (20130101) B24C 5/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10150392 | Mani |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ayyakannu Mani (Rochester Hills, Michigan) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ayyakannu Mani (Rochester Hills, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A seat installation for a combat vehicle which protects an occupant from the effects of an explosion detonated beneath the vehicle in which breakaway structures are interposed between a seat pan and the vehicle floor which initially rapidly drives the seat up after the explosion, but which quickly breaks away to avoid spinal compression injury. A crushable energy absorbing structures thereafter absorb the floor motion, each structure comprised with a vertical stack of crushable energy absorbing cells which are successively crushed at higher force levels to adapt the seat installation to varying weight occupants. A pivoted foot rest provides spaced above the floor which mitigates injuries to the feet and legs by allowing the feet to avoid contact with the floor and which swing up and away from the floor while avoiding tipping of the seat. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/440709 |
| ART UNIT | 3636 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Seats Specially Adapted for Vehicles; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation Not Otherwise Provided for B60N 2/38 (20130101) B60N 2/4242 (20130101) B60N 2/42709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60N 2/42781 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Goodrich Lighting Systems, Inc. (Oldsmar, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC. (Oldsmar, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Franich (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A light source includes a circular light element having a light source diameter, and a reflector disposed at least partially within the circular light element, the reflector having a first end with a first diameter and a second end with a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than the light source diameter and the second diameter is larger than the light source diameter, the second end having a plurality of slits. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/073094 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 47/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64D 2203/00 (20130101) Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 7/06 (20130101) F21V 7/048 (20130101) F21V 7/0058 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, Relating to the Form or the Kind of the Light Sources or of the Colour of the Light Emitted F21Y 2115/10 (20160801) |
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| US 10150738 | Blanski 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) | Rusty L. Blanski (Palmdale, California); Robert H. Grubbs (South Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and methods of synthesizing the same and NHC carbene-metal complexes therefrom. For backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts of the formula: Wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R3 and R4 are each an aliphatic group; and X is an anion; the method comprises cyclization of a halogenated acrylate with Hünig's base in a solvent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/596780 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 233/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/0033 (20130101) C07F 15/0046 (20130101) |
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| US 10150892 | Crosby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfred J. Crosby (Amherst, Massachusetts); Michael D. Bartlett (Amherst, Massachusetts); Andrew B. Croll (West Fargo, North Dakota); Daniel King (Sunderland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel devices, systems, designs, materials and fabrication methods that enable high-load capacity, easy release, and suitable for extended/repeated use in a variety of applications. |
| FILED | Friday, January 20, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/411734 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, or the Like A44B 18/0069 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/02 (20130101) B32B 7/00 (20130101) B32B 37/12 (20130101) B32B 37/16 (20130101) B32B 2307/748 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/20 (20130101) Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives C09J 7/00 (20130101) C09J 7/21 (20180101) C09J 7/30 (20180101) C09J 7/38 (20180101) C09J 7/048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09J 175/04 (20130101) C09J 2201/28 (20130101) C09J 2201/622 (20130101) C09J 2400/263 (20130101) C09J 2427/001 (20130101) C09J 2427/006 (20130101) C09J 2433/00 (20130101) C09J 2475/00 (20130101) C09J 2483/00 (20130101) C09J 2483/006 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 24/33 (20150115) Y10T 428/2481 (20150115) Y10T 428/2848 (20150115) Y10T 428/24612 (20150115) |
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| US 10150988 | Diehl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Diehl (Houston, Texas); Jan Zimak (Houston, Texas); Ryan Schweller (Houston, Texas); Edward B. Samson (Houston, Texas); Dzifa Y. Duose (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to methods for detecting a target in a sample; methods for modulating the reporting intensity of a labeled target in a sample of fixed cells or tissues; methods for detecting the location of at least two targets in a sample; and related compositions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421504 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/682 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 2525/313 (20130101) C12Q 2525/313 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) |
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| US 10151074 | Haupt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert W. Haupt (Lexington, Massachusetts); Mordechai Rothschild (Newton, Massachusetts); Vladimir Liberman (Reading, Massachusetts); Charles G. Doll, Jr. (West Newton, Massachusetts); Shaun R. Berry (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A seismic, water, or acoustic wave damping structure can include a structural arrangement of at least two elements, each with an inner volume and containing a medium resistant to passage of an anticipated wave. Example elements can be earth boreholes or water pylons. The structural arrangement can taper from an upper aperture to a lower aperture, the structural arrangement defining a protection zone at the upper aperture. The structural arrangement can be configured to attenuate power from the anticipated wave within the protection zone relative to power from the anticipated wave external to the protection zone. A grouping may include elements that form acute or obtuse angles with a direction of a wave to attenuate wave power. High-value buildings or other structure in a protection zone on land or in water can be substantially shielded from seismic or water waves. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/380999 |
| ART UNIT | 3678 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Hydraulic Engineering E02B 17/0017 (20130101) Foundations; Excavations; Embankments; Underground or Underwater Structures E02D 5/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Buildings or Like Structures for Particular Purposes; Swimming or Splash Baths or Pools; Masts; Fencing; Tents or Canopies, in General E04H 9/021 (20130101) E04H 2009/026 (20130101) |
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| US 10151217 | Lipinski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Lipinski (Monroe, Ohio); Donald George LaChapelle (Cincinnati, Ohio); Kenneth Jay Moore (Hamilton, Ohio); Bradford Tracey (Cold Spring, Kentucky); Stephen Joseph Waymeyer (Batavia, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine frame cooling system for use with a gas turbine engine includes an outer ring defining a cavity and a hub positioned radially inward of the outer ring. The turbine frame cooling system also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced first fairings coupled between the outer ring and the hub and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced second fairings coupled between the outer ring and the hub, wherein the first and second fairings are alternatingly positioned about the hub. The turbine frame cooling system also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air scoops coupled to the outer ring. The plurality of air scoops extend into a bypass stream and are configured to channel a bypass air cooling flow into the cavity of the outer ring. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/041524 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 9/065 (20130101) F01D 11/005 (20130101) F01D 17/085 (20130101) F01D 17/105 (20130101) F01D 17/145 (20130101) F01D 25/12 (20130101) F01D 25/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/24 (20130101) F01D 25/145 (20130101) F01D 25/162 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/12 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/32 (20130101) F05D 2260/20 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/675 (20130101) |
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| US 10151219 | McKenney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tony R. McKenney (Indianapolis, Indiana); David R. Price (Brownsburg, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique frame for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and gas turbine engine frames. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/958789 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/02 (20130101) F01D 17/105 (20130101) F01D 25/16 (20130101) F01D 25/24 (20130101) F01D 25/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/28 (20130101) F01D 25/164 (20130101) F01D 25/243 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/20 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 29/321 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/32 (20130101) F05D 2240/24 (20130101) F05D 2260/941 (20130101) F05D 2300/10 (20130101) F05D 2300/48 (20130101) F05D 2300/224 (20130101) F05D 2300/603 (20130101) F05D 2300/6032 (20130101) F05D 2300/6033 (20130101) |
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| US 10151247 | Duesler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul W. Duesler (Manchester, Connecticut); Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat exchanger (HEX) arrangement for cooling air in a gas turbine engine is provided. The HEX arrangement may include a heat exchanger coupled to a plurality of ducts comprising a hot-side inlet duct and a hot-side outlet duct. The hot-side outlet duct may be in fluid communication with a compressor section of the gas turbine engine and in mechanical communication with a diffuser case. The HEX arrangement may further include a plurality of supporting links coupled between the heat exchanger and the gas turbine engine for securing the heat exchanger relative to the gas turbine engine. The supporting links may comprise a statically determined system. A spring rate ratio of between 1% and 30% may exist between the plurality of ducts and the plurality of supporting links. |
| FILED | Friday, March 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/074829 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 6/08 (20130101) F02C 7/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02C 7/141 (20130101) F02C 7/185 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 3/115 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 29/5826 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/213 (20130101) F05D 2300/175 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 7/06 (20130101) F28D 2021/0026 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 9/002 (20130101) F28F 9/0246 (20130101) F28F 2255/02 (20130101) F28F 2265/26 (20130101) F28F 2280/00 (20130101) |
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| US 10151588 | Singh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEAR EARTH AUTONOMY, INC. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Singh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jeffrey Mishler (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Michael Kaess (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Garrett Hemann (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | On-board, computer-based systems and methods compute continuously updated, real-time state estimates for an aerial vehicle by appropriately combining, by a suitable Kalman filter, local, relative, continuous state estimates with global, absolute, noncontinuous state estimates. The local, relative, continuous state estimates can be provided by visual odometry (VO) and/or an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The global, absolute, noncontinuous state estimates can be provided by terrain-referenced navigation, such as map-matching, and GNSS. The systems and methods can provide the real-time, continuous estimates even when reliable GNSS coordinate data is not available. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/711492 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/04 (20130101) Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/165 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/101 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/74 (20170101) G06T 7/75 (20170101) G06T 7/248 (20170101) G06T 7/251 (20170101) G06T 2207/10032 (20130101) G06T 2207/30181 (20130101) G06T 2207/30252 (20130101) |
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| US 10151803 | Rutheiser |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua M. Rutheiser (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrical power diagnostic device and methods are disclosed. A power-supply-side connector is operable to couple to a power supply, and a load-side connector is operable to couple to a load. At least one conductive path for electricity to flow between the power-supply-side connector and the load-side connector, and a diagnostic monitor is operable to monitor and change electrical properties of the power-supply-side connector and the load-side connector. |
| FILED | Saturday, September 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/846749 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ground or Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially Adapted for Use in Connection With Aircraft; Designing, Manufacturing, Assembling, Cleaning, Maintaining or Repairing Aircraft, Not Otherwise Provided For; Handling, Transporting, Testing or Inspecting Aircraft Components, Not Otherwise Provided for B64F 5/60 (20170101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 23/15 (20130101) G01R 31/008 (20130101) G01R 31/025 (20130101) G01R 31/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 27/02 (20130101) |
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| US 10153059 | Putterman 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) | Seth J. Putterman (Malibu, California); Jonathan Hird (Cambridge, United Kingdom); Brian Naranjo (Garden Grove, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A charged particle acceleration device according to some embodiments of the current invention includes a first triboelectric element, a second triboelectric element arranged proximate the first triboelectric element to be brought into contact with and separated from the first triboelectric element, an actuator assembly operatively connected to at least one of the first and second triboelectric elements to bring the first and second triboelectric elements into contact with each other and to separate the first and second triboelectric elements from each other, and a charged-particle source configured to provide charged particles in a gap between the first and second triboelectric elements. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/379950 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fusion Reactors G21B 1/11 (20130101) Conversion of Chemical Elements; Radioactive Sources G21G 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 15/00 (20130101) |
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| US 10153324 | He et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhaoyu He (Santa Clara, California); Yong-Hang Zhang (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A CCD with an internal heterostructure well to store the photogenerated carriers is realized by using barrier and absorber semiconductors with a type-II band alignment in nBn or pBp photodetectors to form a specific barrier configured to confine the depletion region and a well to trap and store the photogenerated minority carriers. Depending on the spectral regime, (InAs/InAsSb)/(InAs/AlGaSb) superlattices can be used in the infrared, Si/Ge or AlP/GaP in the visible portion of optical spectrum, and GaN/ZnO in the UV portion. The resulting device not only leverages the advantages of the conventional CCD (such as in-pixel signal integration to suppress the noise), but also boasts an advantageously low operational voltage, thereby ensuring the low power consumption and low band-to-band tunneling current/noise (in particular, for use as an infrared photodetector). In comparison with IR FPAs of related art, the cost of the device is reduced and no flip-chip mount on a read-out integrated circuit is required during the fabrication process. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/679003 |
| ART UNIT | 2899 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/148 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 27/14806 (20130101) H01L 29/157 (20130101) H01L 29/205 (20130101) H01L 29/765 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl O. Bozler (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanical memory transistor includes a substrate having formed thereon a source region and a drain region. An oxide is formed upon a portion of the source region and upon a portion of the drain region. A pull up electrode is positioned above the substrate such that a gap is formed between the pull up electrode and the substrate. A movable gate has a first position and a second position. The movable gate is located in the gap between the pull up electrode and the substrate. The movable gate is in contact with the pull up electrode when the movable gate is in a first position and is in contact with the oxide to form a gate region when the movable gate is in the second position. The movable gate, in conjunction with the source region and the drain region and when the movable gate is in the second position, form a transistor that can be utilized as a non-volatile memory element. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059836 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Static Stores G11C 23/00 (20130101) Electric Switches; Relays; Selectors; Emergency Protective Devices H01H 59/0009 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/685 (20130101) |
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| US 10153396 | Jain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rakesh Jain (Columbia, South Carolina); Wenhong Sun (Lexington, South Carolina); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Alexander Dobrinsky (Silver Spring, Maryland); Michael Shur (Vienna, Virginia); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A device having a layer with a patterned surface for improving the growth of semiconductor layers, such as group III nitride-based semiconductor layers with a high concentration of aluminum, is provided. The patterned surface can include a substantially flat top surface and a plurality of stress reducing regions, such as openings. The substantially flat top surface can have a root mean square roughness less than approximately 0.5 nanometers, and the stress reducing regions can have a characteristic size between approximately 0.1 microns and approximately five microns and a depth of at least 0.2 microns. A layer of group-III nitride material can be grown on the first layer and have a thickness at least twice the characteristic size of the stress reducing regions. |
| FILED | Friday, December 29, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/857853 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0242 (20130101) H01L 21/0243 (20130101) H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/0265 (20130101) H01L 21/02458 (20130101) H01L 21/02639 (20130101) H01L 29/518 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7786 (20130101) H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/12 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) H01L 33/24 (20130101) H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 2933/0083 (20130101) H01L 2933/0091 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew J. Wargo (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A flat plate assembly is provided from at least a pair of plates with at least one surface of one plate have one or more relief channels provided therein around epoxy bonded signal channels. The relief channels are provided having a size and shape selected to control the flow of a liquid bonding adhesive. Adhesive location can thus be controlled through geometry of the relief channels rather than through process controls. Thus, this approach reduces dependence on adhesive process control, reduces wicking of adhesive into signal channels and reduces the number of voids in a bond line of a bonded flat plate assembly. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/270593 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 11/006 (20130101) Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 3/081 (20130101) H01P 3/087 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01P 11/003 (20130101) Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 21/064 (20130101) H01Q 23/00 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/0242 (20130101) |
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| US 10153536 | Gritters et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darin M. Gritters (Yucaipa, California); Kenneth W. Brown (Yucaipa, California); David D. Crouch (Eastvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, a Y-splitter includes a first arm having a first port, a second arm having a second port, a third arm having a third port, a fourth arm having a fourth port and a Y-split portion having a first end coupled to the first arm, a second end coupled to the second arm, a third end coupled to the third arm and a fourth end coupled to the fourth arm. The Y-split portion splits a signal from a first signal path from the first port into a second signal on a second signal path and a third signal on a third signal path. A first angle between the second signal path and the first signal path is greater than 90 degrees and a second angle between the third signal path and the first signal path is greater than 90 degrees. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/388244 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 5/19 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01P 5/20 (20130101) H01P 5/181 (20130101) |
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| US 10153616 | Wunderer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Wunderer (Palo Alto, California); Noble M. Johnson (Menlo Park, California); John E. Northrup (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) structure includes a heterostructure and first and second reflectors. The heterostructure comprises an active region having one or more quantum well structures configured to emit radiation at a wavelength, λlase, in response to pumping by an electron beam. One or more layers of the heterostructure may be doped. The active region is disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector and is spaced apart from the first reflector by an external cavity. An electron beam source is configured to generate the electron beam directed toward the active region. At least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the heterostructure and is configured to provide a current path between the heterostructure and ground. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 11, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/646716 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/109 (20130101) H01S 5/04 (20130101) H01S 5/14 (20130101) H01S 5/183 (20130101) H01S 5/0222 (20130101) H01S 5/305 (20130101) H01S 5/327 (20130101) H01S 5/343 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/1838 (20130101) H01S 5/02461 (20130101) H01S 5/3086 (20130101) H01S 5/3222 (20130101) H01S 5/18358 (20130101) H01S 5/18369 (20130101) H01S 5/18383 (20130101) H01S 5/34333 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew L. Wilhide (Cherry Valley, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A DC-DC converter including a DC input and a DC output, at least one switch connecting the DC input to a converter inductor, the converter inductor connecting the at least one switch to the DC output, a controller configured to control an open/closed state of the at least one switch, a first voltage sensor connected to the DC input and operable to provide a sensed voltage to the controller, a second voltage sensor connected to the DC output and operable to provide a sensed voltage to the controller. The controller includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions for causing the controller to dynamically adjust a duty cycle limit of the DC-DC converter to be equal to one minus a numerator divided by a denominator, where the numerator is the instantaneous input voltage minus a compensation factor and where the denominator is the instantaneous output voltage. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/014453 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 2221/00 (20130101) Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 1/14 (20130101) H02M 3/156 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02M 2001/0022 (20130101) H02M 2001/0032 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 70/16 (20130101) |
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| US 10153727 | Anand 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) | Tejasvi Anand (Corvalis, Oregon); Mark A. Ferriss (Tarrytown, New York); Bodhisatwa Sadhu (Fishkill, New York); Alberto Valdes Garcia (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An oscillator includes a first output node and a second output node. There is a tank circuit coupled between the first output node and the second output node. There is a first transistor having a first node, a second node coupled to a current source, and a control node coupled to the second output node. There is a second transistor having a first node, a second node coupled to the current source, and a control node coupled to the first output node. There is a first inductor coupled in series between the first node of the first transistor and the first output node. There is a second inductor coupled in series between the first node of the second transistor and the second output node. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/153043 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 5/08 (20130101) H03B 5/1212 (20130101) H03B 5/1215 (20130101) H03B 5/1228 (20130101) H03B 5/1231 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03B 5/1296 (20130101) H03B 5/1852 (20130101) H03B 2200/009 (20130101) |
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| US 10153769 | Sinanoglu 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) | Ozgur Sinanoglu (Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates); Youngok Pino (Rome, New York); Jeyavijayan Rajendran (Brooklyn, New York); Ramesh Karri (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary systems, methods and computer-accessible mediums can encrypting a circuit by determining at least one location to insert at least one gate in the circuit using a fault analysis, and inserting the at least one gate in at least one section of the at least one location. The determination can include an iterative procedure that can be a greedy iterative procedure. The determination can be based on an effect of the particular location on a maximum number of outputs of the circuit. |
| FILED | Monday, July 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/797841 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/504 (20130101) G06F 17/505 (20130101) G06F 17/5072 (20130101) Ciphering or Deciphering Apparatus for Cryptographic or Other Purposes Involving the Need for Secrecy G09C 1/00 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 19/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/0866 (20130101) H04L 2209/12 (20130101) |
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| US 10153806 | Petre et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLc (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Petre (Oak Park, California); Shankar R. Rao (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described is a cognitive signal processor that can denoise an input signal that contains a mixture of waveforms over a large bandwidth. Delay-embedded mixture signals are generated from a mixture of input signals. The delay-embedded mixture signals are mapped with a reservoir computer to reservoir states of a dynamical reservoir having output layer weights. The output layer weights are adapted based on short-time linear prediction. Finally, a denoised output of the mixture of input signals is generated. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 07, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/452412 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/719 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 1/71632 (20130101) |
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| US 10154592 | 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); Chi Hwan Lee (Urbana, Illinois); Lan Yin (Urbana, Illinois); Xian Huang (Urbana, Illinois); Cecilia Maria das Neves Barbosa Leal (Champaign, Illinois); Daniel Vincent Harburg (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides transient devices, including active and passive devices that electrically and/or physically transform upon application of at least one internal and/or external stimulus. Materials, modeling tools, manufacturing approaches, device designs and system level embodiments of transient electronics are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/251259 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/686 (20130101) A61B 2562/125 (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 5/44 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 19/0775 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/56 (20130101) H01L 21/0217 (20130101) H01L 21/0228 (20130101) H01L 21/02164 (20130101) H01L 21/02274 (20130101) H01L 21/31111 (20130101) H01L 21/31133 (20130101) H01L 23/291 (20130101) H01L 23/3121 (20130101) H01L 23/3192 (20130101) H01L 23/49894 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/0275 (20130101) H05K 1/0286 (20130101) H05K 1/0306 (20130101) H05K 3/22 (20130101) H05K 3/285 (20130101) H05K 3/287 (20130101) H05K 3/288 (20130101) H05K 5/069 (20130101) H05K 13/0023 (20130101) H05K 2201/10151 (20130101) H05K 2201/10196 (20130101) H05K 2201/10212 (20130101) H05K 2203/17 (20130101) H05K 2203/175 (20130101) H05K 2203/178 (20130101) H05K 2203/0271 (20130101) H05K 2203/0292 (20130101) H05K 2203/0769 (20130101) H05K 2203/0776 (20130101) H05K 2203/0786 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49124 (20150115) Y10T 137/0318 (20150401) Y10T 428/239 (20150115) |
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| US RE47157 | Hamam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafif E. Hamam (Toronto, Canada); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems, articles, and methods for discriminating electromagnetic radiation based upon the angle of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation. In some cases, the materials and systems described herein can be capable of inhibiting reflection of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., the materials and systems can be capable of transmitting and/or absorbing electromagnetic radiation) within a given range of angles of incidence at a first incident surface, while substantially reflecting electromagnetic radiation outside the range of angles of incidence at a second incident surface (which can be the same as or different from the first incident surface). A photonic material comprising a plurality of periodically occurring separate domains can be used, in some cases, to selectively transmit and/or selectively absorb one portion of incoming electromagnetic radiation while reflecting another portion of incoming electromagnetic radiation, based upon the angle of incidence. In some embodiments, one domain of the photonic material can include an isotropic dielectric function, while another domain of the photonic material can include an anisotropic dielectric function. In some instances, one domain of the photonic material can include an isotropic magnetic permeability, while another domain of the photonic material can include an anisotropic magnetic permeability. In some embodiments, non-photonic materials (e.g., materials with relatively large scale features) can be used to selectively absorb incoming electromagnetic radiation based on angle of incidence. |
| FILED | Monday, June 12, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/620417 |
| ART UNIT | 3991 — Central Reexamination Unit (Chemical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/1225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/02168 (20130101) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 10/30 (20141201) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jean-Michel Ané (Madison, Wisconsin); Audrey Kalil (Williston, North Dakota); Junko Maeda (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for stimulating the growth of non-leguminous plants are disclosed. In the methods, a non-leguminous plant, a part thereof, or a seedling or seed thereof is contacted with a composition comprising a chitooligosaccharide (CO) having the formula: R1 is —H, —CH3, —COCH3, —SO3H, —SO3Na, arabinose, methylated arabinose, fucose, or methylated fucose; R2 is —H, —CH3, —COCH3, —SO3H, —SO3Na, arabinose, methylated arabinose, fucose, or methylated fucose; each R3 is independently —H or —COCH3; and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. As non-limiting examples, the method can be used to stimulate production and yield in a cereal grain crop plant, such as rice, wheat or corn (maize). |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/185587 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/10 (20130101) A01N 43/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 43/16 (20130101) |
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| US 10149749 | MacEwan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew R. MacEwan (St. Louis, Missouri); Jingwei Xie (Chesapeake, Ohio); Zack Ray (St. Louis, Missouri); Younan Xia (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew R. MacEwan (St. Louis, Missouri); Jingwei Xie (Chesapeake, Ohio); Zack Ray (St. Louis, Missouri); Younan Xia (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure of aligned (e.g., radially and/or polygonally aligned) fibers, and systems and methods for producing and using the same. One or more structures provided may be created using an apparatus that includes one or more first electrodes that define an area and/or partially circumscribe an area. For example, a single first electrode may enclose the area, or a plurality of first electrode(s) may be positioned on at least a portion of the perimeter of the area. A second electrode is positioned within the area. Electrodes with rounded (e.g., convex) surfaces may be arranged in an array, and a fibrous structure created using such electrodes may include an array of wells at positions corresponding to the positions of the electrodes. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/703210 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 15/22 (20130101) A61L 15/42 (20130101) A61L 27/14 (20130101) A61L 27/50 (20130101) 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 47/0014 (20130101) B29C 47/0076 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 25/14 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0076 (20130101) D01D 5/0092 (20130101) Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 1/728 (20130101) D04H 3/016 (20130101) D04H 3/073 (20130101) |
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| US 10150665 | Taylor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Infinite Corridor Technology, LLC (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California); Infinite Corridor Technology, LLC (Brooklyn, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rebecca Elizabeth Taylor (San Francisco, California); Beth L. Pruitt (San Francisco, California); Mary C. Boyce (New York, New York); Christopher M. Boyce (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromechanical device capable of providing out-of-plane motion and force generation in response to an in-plane strain applied to the device is provided. Embodiments of the present invention comprise one or more islands that are operatively coupled with one or more hinges. The hinges are operative for inducing rotation of the islands when a lateral strain is applied to the structure. In some embodiments, the hinges are also electrically conductive such that they enable electrical communication between the one or more islands and devices external to the structure. Some embodiments of the present invention are particularly well suited for use in biological applications. Some devices in accordance with the present invention are fabricated using conventional planar processes, such as flex-circuit fabrication techniques. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/216063 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 3/0048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B81B 2201/06 (20130101) B81B 2201/038 (20130101) B81B 2201/042 (20130101) B81B 2203/06 (20130101) B81B 2203/058 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 26/0825 (20130101) G02B 26/0833 (20130101) |
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| US 10150700 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Hwai-Chung Wu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kraig Warnemuende (Canton, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A hybrid magnesium cement composition formed from an A-side component and a B-side component. The A-side component includes an A1-component including a light-burn grade magnesium-containing material, and an A2-component including a non-metallic oxide salt. A B-side component having a metal silicate polymer is included. |
| FILED | Monday, December 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/968214 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 9/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C04B 9/20 (20130101) C04B 12/005 (20130101) C04B 12/025 (20130101) C04B 14/06 (20130101) C04B 14/06 (20130101) C04B 14/06 (20130101) C04B 14/06 (20130101) C04B 14/06 (20130101) C04B 14/26 (20130101) C04B 14/28 (20130101) C04B 14/304 (20130101) C04B 14/304 (20130101) C04B 14/304 (20130101) C04B 16/06 (20130101) C04B 16/06 (20130101) C04B 16/06 (20130101) C04B 18/08 (20130101) C04B 18/08 (20130101) C04B 18/08 (20130101) C04B 18/08 (20130101) C04B 18/08 (20130101) C04B 18/08 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/141 (20130101) C04B 18/146 (20130101) C04B 22/16 (20130101) C04B 22/16 (20130101) C04B 22/16 (20130101) C04B 22/16 (20130101) C04B 22/16 (20130101) C04B 22/062 (20130101) C04B 22/062 (20130101) C04B 22/062 (20130101) C04B 22/062 (20130101) C04B 22/062 (20130101) C04B 22/062 (20130101) C04B 22/064 (20130101) C04B 22/064 (20130101) C04B 22/066 (20130101) C04B 22/066 (20130101) C04B 28/003 (20130101) C04B 28/003 (20130101) C04B 28/003 (20130101) C04B 28/008 (20130101) C04B 28/008 (20130101) C04B 28/10 (20130101) C04B 28/10 (20130101) C04B 28/30 (20130101) C04B 28/30 (20130101) C04B 28/34 (20130101) C04B 28/34 (20130101) C04B 28/34 (20130101) C04B 28/34 (20130101) C04B 40/0259 (20130101) C04B 40/0268 (20130101) C04B 2111/00017 (20130101) C04B 2111/00163 (20130101) C04B 2111/00172 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 40/165 (20151101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 30/92 (20150501) Y02W 30/94 (20150501) |
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| US 10150860 | Kornfield et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California); LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY (Leicestershire, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California); LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY (Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julia A. Kornfield (Pasadena, California); Artemis Ailianou (Pasadena, California); Sara Ronca (Leicestershire, United Kingdom); Sanjay Rastogi (Eindhoven, Netherlands); Giuseppe Forte (Leicestershire, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for controlling the physical state of an ultra-high molecular weight polymer to make the ultra-high molecular weight polymer suitable for further processing, and related polymers compositions methods and systems, wherein the method comprises combining a catalyst, monomers, and an additive, for a time and under condition to allow synthesis of a nascent polymer and co-crystallization of the nascent polymer with the additive. |
| FILED | Monday, August 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/834350 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 2/14 (20130101) C08F 10/02 (20130101) C08F 10/02 (20130101) C08F 110/02 (20130101) C08F 110/02 (20130101) C08F 210/08 (20130101) C08F 210/16 (20130101) C08F 210/16 (20130101) C08F 2500/01 (20130101) C08F 2500/08 (20130101) C08F 2500/10 (20130101) C08F 2500/12 (20130101) C08F 2500/22 (20130101) C08F 2500/24 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 69/02 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 23/02 (20130101) C08L 25/06 (20130101) C08L 25/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08L 75/04 (20130101) |
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| US 10150988 | Diehl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Diehl (Houston, Texas); Jan Zimak (Houston, Texas); Ryan Schweller (Houston, Texas); Edward B. Samson (Houston, Texas); Dzifa Y. Duose (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to methods for detecting a target in a sample; methods for modulating the reporting intensity of a labeled target in a sample of fixed cells or tissues; methods for detecting the location of at least two targets in a sample; and related compositions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421504 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/682 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 2525/313 (20130101) C12Q 2525/313 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) |
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| US 10151304 | Felton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel M. Felton (Somerville, Massachusetts); Robert J. Wood (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michael T. Tolley (San Diego, California); Erik D. Demaine (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniela Rus (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-folding machine comprises a laminate including a flexible layer with a first side and a second side; a first rigid layer including at least one gap laminated to the first side of the flexible layer; a second rigid layer including at least one gap laminated to the second side of the flexible layer, wherein the rigid layers are more rigid than the flexible layer; a first contractible layer laminated to the first rigid layer and extending across at least one gap in the first rigid layer; and a second contractible layer laminated to the second rigid layer and extending across at least one gap in the second rigid layer, wherein the first and second contractible layers retract to respectively create folds in the machine across gaps in the first and second rigid layers when activated. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/819855 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 3/266 (20130101) B32B 5/024 (20130101) B32B 7/02 (20130101) B32B 15/08 (20130101) B32B 15/20 (20130101) B32B 27/08 (20130101) B32B 27/10 (20130101) B32B 27/20 (20130101) B32B 27/38 (20130101) B32B 27/281 (20130101) B32B 27/302 (20130101) B32B 29/002 (20130101) B32B 2262/101 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2457/00 (20130101) B32B 2457/08 (20130101) Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/00 (20130101) Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/028 (20130101) H05K 2201/2009 (20130101) |
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| US 10151429 | Weitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Esther Amstad (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to the production of fluidic droplets. Certain aspects of the invention are generally directed to systems and methods for creating droplets by flowing a fluid from a first channel to a second channel through a plurality of side channels. The fluid exiting the side channels into the second channel may form a plurality of droplets, and in some embodiments, at very high droplet production rates. In addition, in some aspects, double or higher-order multiple emulsions may also be formed. In some embodiments, this may be achieved by forming multiple emulsions through a direct, synchronized production method and/or through the formation of a single emulsion that is collected and re-injected into a second microfluidic device to form double emulsions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/890817 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 3/0807 (20130101) B01F 5/0478 (20130101) B01F 13/0059 (20130101) B01F 13/0061 (20130101) B01F 2215/0431 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0241 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) Fluid Dynamics, i.e Methods or Means for Influencing the Flow of Gases or Liquids F15D 1/02 (20130101) Pipe-line Systems; Pipe-lines F17D 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10151620 | Savran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cagri Abdullah Savran (West Lafayette, Indiana); Bin-Da Chan (West Lafayette, Indiana); Kutay Icoz (Kayseri, Turkey) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for weighing micro- and nano-sized particles. The device includes a base portion, an oscillator coupled to the base portion configured to vibrate the base portion, a first cantilevered beam coupled to the base portion at a proximal end and having a tip portion at a distal end, and a second cantilevered beam coupled to the base portion at a proximal end and having a tip portion at a distal end, each of the first and second cantilever beams further having a first plurality of fingers near the first tip portion inwardly pointing and a second plurality of fingers near the second tip portion inwardly pointing, respectively, such that the entirety of each cantilever beam is positioned in a side-by-side manner next to the entirety of the other forming substantially mirror images of one another, the first plurality of fingers interdigitating with the second plurality of fingers such that the first cantilevered beam and the second cantilevered beam can oscillate independent of each other, the interdigitating fingers separated by gaps that are configured to reflect light from the interdigitating fingers during oscillation of the first and second cantilevered beams to form a diffraction pattern. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 31, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/799887 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Weighing G01G 3/16 (20130101) G01G 3/165 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10151649 | Lewis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer A. Lewis (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Joseph T. Muth (Somerville, Massachusetts); Daniel M. Vogt (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ryan L. Truby (Boston, Massachusetts); Yigit Menguc (Somerville, Massachusetts); David B. Kolesky (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert J. Wood (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A printed stretchable strain sensor comprises a seamless elastomeric body and a strain-sensitive conductive structure embedded in the seamless elastomeric body. The strain-sensitive conductive structure comprises one or more conductive filaments arranged in a continuous pattern. A method of printing a stretchable strain sensor comprises depositing one or more conductive filaments in a predetermined continuous pattern into or onto a support matrix. After the depositing, the support matrix is cured to embed a strain-sensitive conductive structure in a seamless elastomeric body. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/036937 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/18 (20130101) G01L 1/20 (20130101) G01L 1/2287 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/014 (20130101) |
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| US 10151680 | Unlu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Selim M. Unlu (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); George Daaboul (Amesburg, Massachusetts); Margo R. Monroe (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Carlos Lopez (Brighton, Massachusetts); Ahmet Tuysuzoglu (Brighton, Massachusetts); Sunmin Ahn (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for high-throughput processing of assay plates include a calibration nanoparticle to facilitate automated focusing of the imaging system. An assay plate includes a base layer, a transparent layer in contact with the base layer, and at least one calibration nanoparticle having a pre-defined size immobilized on the assay plate surface. The assay plate surface can be functionalized to selectively bind to biological targets. The assay plate can be used in an imaging system for high-throughput autofocus and biological target detection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/032960 |
| ART UNIT | 2484 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) 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 1/6837 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/1434 (20130101) G01N 33/54366 (20130101) G01N 2015/1018 (20130101) G01N 2015/1087 (20130101) G01N 2015/1454 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/09 (20130101) G02B 21/02 (20130101) G02B 21/06 (20130101) G02B 21/34 (20130101) G02B 21/244 (20130101) G02B 21/365 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/954 (20130101) |
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| US 10151720 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chen Wang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Benjamin Bunes (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofiber composite sensor for detecting alkanes can include a network of contacting nanofibers having multiple contact points. Each contact point can form an interfiber interface of interdigitated alkyl chains. Alkanes can be adsorbed at the interfiber interface which results in an increased interfiber distance between first and second nanofibers and a decreased charge transfer efficiency. The detected alkanes can be in a vapor or liquid phase. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/342957 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/126 (20130101) G01N 27/127 (20130101) G01N 27/128 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/0031 (20130101) G01N 33/0057 (20130101) |
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| US 10152853 | Provancher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William R. Provancher (Fremont, California); Markus N. Montandon (Alpine, Utah); Andrew J. Doxon (Urbandale, Iowa); Nathan A. Caswell (Salt Lake City, Utah); Landon T. Gwilliam (Taylorsville, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure relate devices, systems, methods, and for displaying information about the direction and magnitude of position, movement, and/or resistive force experienced for an object. The present disclosure also provides a shear display device that can generate skin shear with one or more tactors. The movement of the tactors can represent to a user various information about an object. |
| FILED | Friday, August 11, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/675076 |
| ART UNIT | 2684 — Telemetry and Code Generation Vehicles and System Alarms |
| CURRENT CPC | Control Devices or Systems Insofar as Characterised by Mechanical Features Only G05G 9/047 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/016 (20130101) Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 6/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10153155 | Nishida et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Toshikazu Nishida (Gainesville, Florida); Mohammad Takmeel (Gainesville, Florida); Saeed Moghaddam (Gainesville, Florida); Patrick Lomenzo (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for forming an electronic device having a ferroelectric film are described. The electronic device comprises a ferroelectric material having one or more crystalline structures. The one or more crystalline structures may comprise hafnium, oxygen, and one or more dopants. The one or more dopants are distributed in the ferroelectric material to form a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer. Distribution of one or more dopants within the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer may promote a crystalline structure to have an orthorhombic phase. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/286946 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 11/22 (20130101) G11C 11/221 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/022 (20130101) H01L 21/0228 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02148 (20130101) H01L 21/02181 (20130101) H01L 21/02189 (20130101) H01L 21/02194 (20130101) H01L 21/02321 (20130101) H01L 21/02356 (20130101) H01L 21/28291 (20130101) H01L 28/40 (20130101) H01L 28/56 (20130101) H01L 29/516 (20130101) H01L 29/517 (20130101) H01L 29/6684 (20130101) H01L 29/42364 (20130101) |
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| US 10153510 | Odom 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) | Susan A. Odom (Lexington, Kentucky); Aman P. Kaur (Lexington, Kentucky); Corrine F. Elliott (Lexington, Kentucky); Matthew D. Casselman (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-aqueous redox flow battery includes a negative electrode immersed in a first non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solution, a positive electrode immersed in a second non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solution, and a semi-permeable separator interposed between the negative and positive electrodes, wherein the second the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solution comprises a compound of the formula: |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/747816 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 279/22 (20130101) C07D 279/30 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/20 (20130101) H01M 8/188 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2300/0025 (20130101) H01M 2300/0028 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4911 (20150115) |
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| US 10153513 | Grubbs et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Grubbs (South Pasadena, California); Christopher M. Bates (Monrovia, California); Alice Chang (Pasadena, California); Brendon McNicholas (Los Angeles, California); Simon C. Jones (Whittier, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is a class of copolymers, including triblock brush copolymers having specific block configurations, for example, ABC triblock brush copolymers and ABA triblock brush copolymers. In an embodiment, for example, copolymers of the invention incorporate various polymer side chain groups which contribute beneficial physical, chemical, or electronic properties such as increased mechanical or elastic strength, improved ionic or electric conductivity. In some embodiments, the provided copolymers exhibit advantageous steric properties allowing for rapid self-assembly into a variety of morphologies that are substantially different than non-brush, block copolymers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/065291 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/02 (20130101) C08G 81/00 (20130101) C08G 2261/126 (20130101) C08G 2261/143 (20130101) C08G 2261/148 (20130101) C08G 2261/149 (20130101) C08G 2261/418 (20130101) C08G 2261/516 (20130101) C08G 2261/792 (20130101) C08G 2261/1426 (20130101) C08G 2261/3325 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0565 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 14/005 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) H01M 2300/0082 (20130101) |
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| US 10153892 | Kliewer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey); Arrowhead Center New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey); Arrowhead Center New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joerg Kliewer (Fair Lawn, New Jersey); Wei Tang (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Low-complexity asynchronous wireless sensing and communication architecture is disclosed for low power wireless sensors. Schemes are based on asynchronous digital communications and Ultra-Wideband impulse radios. In asynchronous radio, combination of frequency-shift-keying (FSK) and on-off-keying (OOK) to remove clock synchronization is applied. Improved asynchronous non-coherent transmitters and receivers achieve both low power and low complexity while seamlessly combined with asynchronous level-crossing modulation. Both uncoded and coded asynchronous communication may be utilized. Coded asynchronous communication may use error correction. Forward error correction schemes for asynchronous sensor communication are utilized where dominant errors consist of pulse deletions and insertions, and where instantaneous encoding takes place. Forward error correction is also accomplished where a continuous-time sparse waveform signal is asynchronously sampled and communicated over a noisy channel via Q-ary frequency-shift keying. Concatenated code employs outer systematic convolutional codes and inner embedded marker codes that preserve timing information and protect against symbol insertions and deletions. |
| FILED | Monday, July 17, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/651665 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 4/00 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/005 (20130101) H04L 1/0041 (20130101) H04L 1/0047 (20130101) H04L 1/0052 (20130101) H04L 1/0055 (20130101) H04L 1/203 (20130101) H04L 7/0008 (20130101) H04L 7/0016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 27/12 (20130101) |
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| US 10154592 | 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); Chi Hwan Lee (Urbana, Illinois); Lan Yin (Urbana, Illinois); Xian Huang (Urbana, Illinois); Cecilia Maria das Neves Barbosa Leal (Champaign, Illinois); Daniel Vincent Harburg (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides transient devices, including active and passive devices that electrically and/or physically transform upon application of at least one internal and/or external stimulus. Materials, modeling tools, manufacturing approaches, device designs and system level embodiments of transient electronics are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/251259 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/686 (20130101) A61B 2562/125 (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 5/44 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 19/0775 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/56 (20130101) H01L 21/0217 (20130101) H01L 21/0228 (20130101) H01L 21/02164 (20130101) H01L 21/02274 (20130101) H01L 21/31111 (20130101) H01L 21/31133 (20130101) H01L 23/291 (20130101) H01L 23/3121 (20130101) H01L 23/3192 (20130101) H01L 23/49894 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/0275 (20130101) H05K 1/0286 (20130101) H05K 1/0306 (20130101) H05K 3/22 (20130101) H05K 3/285 (20130101) H05K 3/287 (20130101) H05K 3/288 (20130101) H05K 5/069 (20130101) H05K 13/0023 (20130101) H05K 2201/10151 (20130101) H05K 2201/10196 (20130101) H05K 2201/10212 (20130101) H05K 2203/17 (20130101) H05K 2203/175 (20130101) H05K 2203/178 (20130101) H05K 2203/0271 (20130101) H05K 2203/0292 (20130101) H05K 2203/0769 (20130101) H05K 2203/0776 (20130101) H05K 2203/0786 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49124 (20150115) Y10T 137/0318 (20150401) Y10T 428/239 (20150115) |
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| US RE47157 | Hamam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafif E. Hamam (Toronto, Canada); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems, articles, and methods for discriminating electromagnetic radiation based upon the angle of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation. In some cases, the materials and systems described herein can be capable of inhibiting reflection of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., the materials and systems can be capable of transmitting and/or absorbing electromagnetic radiation) within a given range of angles of incidence at a first incident surface, while substantially reflecting electromagnetic radiation outside the range of angles of incidence at a second incident surface (which can be the same as or different from the first incident surface). A photonic material comprising a plurality of periodically occurring separate domains can be used, in some cases, to selectively transmit and/or selectively absorb one portion of incoming electromagnetic radiation while reflecting another portion of incoming electromagnetic radiation, based upon the angle of incidence. In some embodiments, one domain of the photonic material can include an isotropic dielectric function, while another domain of the photonic material can include an anisotropic dielectric function. In some instances, one domain of the photonic material can include an isotropic magnetic permeability, while another domain of the photonic material can include an anisotropic magnetic permeability. In some embodiments, non-photonic materials (e.g., materials with relatively large scale features) can be used to selectively absorb incoming electromagnetic radiation based on angle of incidence. |
| FILED | Monday, June 12, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/620417 |
| ART UNIT | 3991 — Central Reexamination Unit (Chemical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/1225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/02168 (20130101) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 10/30 (20141201) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina); LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Feng Gao (Durham, North Carolina); Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Peter T. Hraber (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | In certain aspects the invention provides HIV-1 immunogens, including envelopes (CH505) and selections therefrom, and methods for swarm immunizations using combinations of HIV-1 envelopes. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/126220 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) A61K 2039/55577 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/24143 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 10149980 | Shah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kedar G. Shah (San Francisco, California); Satinderpall S. Pannu (Pleasanton, California); Susant Patra (Brentwood, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A high density electrical connector system is disclosed which may make use of first and second connector components. The first connector component has a first substrate with a first plurality of electrical feedthroughs and at least a first plurality of electrically conductive bond pads in communication with the first plurality of electrical feedthroughs. The second connector component has a second substrate with a second plurality of electrical feedthroughs and at least a second plurality of electrically conductive bond pads in communication with the second plurality of electrical feedthroughs. An electrical coupling subsystem is disposed between the first and second connector components and makes electrical contact between associated pairs of the first and second pluralities of electrically conductive bond pads. A plurality of fasteners may be used for clamping the first and second connector components in facing relationship. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/748782 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3752 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 13/621 (20130101) H01R 13/2421 (20130101) |
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| US 10150100 | Sidheswaran 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) | Meera A. Sidheswaran (El Cerrito, California); Hugo Destaillats (Scottsdale, Arizona); William J. Fisk (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for a device for reducing a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a gas comprising a manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst is capable of catalyzing formaldehyde at room temperature, with complete conversion, to CO2 and water vapor. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst itself is not consumed by the reaction of formaldehyde into CO2 and water vapor. The present invention also provides for a device for reducing or removing a particle, a VOC and/or ozone from a gas comprising an activated carbon filter (ACF) on a media that is capable of being periodically regenerated. |
| FILED | Monday, August 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/225676 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 9/00 (20130101) Separation B01D 53/8668 (20130101) B01D 2253/102 (20130101) B01D 2255/2073 (20130101) B01D 2257/106 (20130101) B01D 2257/708 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/20 (20130101) B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 23/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/002 (20130101) B01J 35/04 (20130101) B01J 35/006 (20130101) B01J 35/06 (20130101) B01J 35/023 (20130101) B01J 35/1009 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 35/1023 (20130101) B01J 35/1028 (20130101) B01J 37/08 (20130101) B01J 37/031 (20130101) B01J 37/0215 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 1/00 (20130101) C09D 7/61 (20180101) Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change Y02A 50/235 (20180101) |
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| US 10150873 | Schindelholz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jaime C. Grunlan (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico); The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric John Schindelholz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Erik David Spoerke (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Neil R. Sorensen (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jaime C. Grunlan (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Metals across all industries demand anti-corrosion surface treatments and drive a continual need for high-performing and low-cost coatings. Ordered thin films comprising aligned inorganic platelets dispersed in a polyelectrolyte polymer matrix provide a new class of transparent conformal barrier coatings for protection in corrosive atmospheres. For example, films assembled via layer-by-layer deposition, as thin as 90 nm, are shown to reduce copper corrosion rates by >1000× in an aggressive H2S atmosphere. These coatings can provide high-performing anti-corrosion treatment alternatives to costlier, more toxic, and less scalable thin films, such as graphene, hexavalent chromium, or atomic layer deposited metal oxides. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
| APPL NO | 16/008994 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 133/02 (20130101) C09D 139/02 (20130101) C09D 179/02 (20130101) |
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| US 10150875 | Simpson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. Simpson (Clinton, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A superhydrophobic coating, comprises a superhydrophobic powder with superhydrophobic particles having a three dimensional nanostructured surface topology defining pores, and a resin. The superhydrophobic particles are embedded within the resin and the resin does not fill the pores of the superhydrophobic particles such that the three dimensional surface topology of the superhydrophobic particles is preserved. A precursor powder for a superhydrophobic coating and a method for applying a superhydrophobic coating to a surface are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/631212 |
| ART UNIT | 1768 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 7/24 (20130101) C08K 7/26 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/031 (20130101) C09D 5/1681 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 7/62 (20180101) |
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| US 10150947 | Vandersarl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jules J. Vandersarl (Eagle, Idaho); Alexander M. Xu (Stanford, California); Nicholas A. Melosh (Menlo Park, California); Noureddine Tayebi (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to methods of making a structure including nanotubes, a structure including nanotubes, methods of delivering a fluid to a cell, methods of removing a fluid to a cell, methods of accessing intracellular space, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, January 08, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/991853 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0068 (20130101) C12N 5/0075 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2521/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/10 (20130101) C12N 2533/30 (20130101) C12N 2535/00 (20130101) |
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| US 10151037 | Hoeprich, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul D. Hoeprich, Jr. (Pleasanton, California); Sangil Kim (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for hydrogen production or production of a reduced target molecule are described, wherein a nicotinamide co-factor dependent membrane hydrogenase or a nicotinamide co-factor dependent membrane enzyme presented on a nanolipoprotein adsorbed onto an electrically conductive supporting structure, which can preferably be chemically inert, is contacted with protons or a target molecule to be reduced and nicotinamide cofactors in presence of an electric current and one or more electrically driven redox mediators. Methods and systems for production of hydrogen or a reduced target molecule are also described wherein a membrane-bound hydrogenase enzyme or enzyme capable or reducing a target molecule is contacted with protons or the target molecule, a nicotinamide co-factor and a nicotinamide co-factor dependent membrane hydrogenase presented on a nanolipoprotein particle for a time and under condition to allow hydrogen production or production of a reduced target molecule in presence of an electrical current and of an electrically driven redox mediator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/861750 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/02 (20130101) C25B 3/04 (20130101) C25B 9/00 (20130101) C25B 13/02 (20130101) C25B 13/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25B 15/08 (20130101) |
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| US 10151159 | Gottlieb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cameron International Corporation (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emanuel J. Gottlieb (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Donald S. Coonrod (Katy, Texas); Donald R. Augenstein (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for detecting potential kicks in a well is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a drill string positioned in a well, a mud circulation system coupled to supply drilling mud to the drill string, and a mud analyzer. The mud analyzer includes a sensor that is positioned along a drilling mud return path closer to a wellhead assembly installed at the well than to a mud tank of the mud circulation system, and the mud analyzer enables identification of a potential formation kick based on data acquired by the sensor. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/735273 |
| ART UNIT | 3672 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 21/001 (20130101) E21B 21/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 47/0001 (20130101) E21B 47/101 (20130101) |
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| US 10151498 | Moghaddam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saeed Moghaddam (Gainesville, Florida); Devesh Chugh (Gainesville, Florida); Rasool Nasrisfahani (Gainesville, Florida); Sajjad Bigham (Gainesville, Florida); Seyyed A. Fazeli (Gainesville, Florida); Dazhi Yu (Gainesville, Florida); Mehdi Mortazavi (Gainesville, Florida); Omar Abdelaziz (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An absorption cycle system, which permits water heating, dehumidifying, and/or evaporative cooling, includes a desorber, absorber, heat exchanger, and, optionally, an evaporator, is constructed to heat a process water that is plumbed through the absorber, heat exchanger, and condenser. In the absence or isolation of the evaporator, the system can dehumidify ambient air to the absorber. The water vapor released by evaporative cooling at the evaporator can be provided to the absorber in a controlled manner to simultaneously maintain a desired humidity while cooling the air ambient by the evaporator. The absorption cycle system can be housed within a single unit or can be compartmentalized. |
| FILED | Monday, July 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/206920 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Air-conditioning; Air-humidification; Ventilation; Use of Air Currents for Screening F24F 3/1411 (20130101) F24F 3/1417 (20130101) F24F 5/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F24F 5/0035 (20130101) F24F 2003/1435 (20130101) F24F 2013/225 (20130101) F24F 2221/54 (20130101) Fluid Heaters, e.g Water or Air Heaters, Having Heat Generating Means, in General F24H 4/00 (20130101) Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 15/06 (20130101) F25B 25/005 (20130101) F25B 31/00 (20130101) F25B 35/02 (20130101) Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change Y02A 30/277 (20180101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 30/12 (20130101) Y02B 30/62 (20130101) |
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| US 10151574 | Conley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond P. Conley (Mokena, Illinois); Jun Qian (Lemont, Illinois); Mark J. Erdmann (Darien, Illinois); Elina Kasman (Buffalo Grove, Illinois); Lahsen Assoufid (Chicago, Illinois); Scott J. Izzo (Wheeling, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and related equipment for dynamic on-axis in-situ interferometry where the reference surface is positioned in an vacuum chamber. The systems use a wavelength shifting, or a phase shifting interferometer that allows the freedom to eliminate the need to step the cavity length physically with the reference surface, allowing the reference surface to be placed inside the vacuum chamber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 12, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/648154 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/0209 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01B 9/02002 (20130101) G01B 9/02022 (20130101) G01B 9/02057 (20130101) G01B 9/02062 (20130101) G01B 9/02091 (20130101) G01B 11/2441 (20130101) G01B 2290/45 (20130101) |
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| US 10151607 | Lustbader et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason A. Lustbader (Boulder, Colorado); Cory James Kreutzer (Arvada, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to a device having a first wall that includes a first opening having a first edge, and a first aperture through the first wall. The first edge may be positioned at least partially within a first plane, the first wall and the first plane may define a first space positioned within the first wall, and the first aperture may have a second edge with at least a portion of the second edge positioned outside of the first plane. The device may be utilized to shield one or more sensors from radiation, to insure measurements made by the one or more sensors more accurately represent the actual environmental conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, February 24, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/442367 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 11/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 10151633 | O'Rourke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick E. O'Rourke (Martinez, Georgia); Robert J. Lascola (NA, South Carolina); David Immel (Augusta, Georgia); Edward A. Kyser, III (Aiken, South Carolina); Jean R. Plummer (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Spectrophotometers and spectroscopy processes are described that can provide for in-line calibration at every spectral acquisition as well as for continuous response correction during sample processing. The spectrophotometers include multiple polychromatic light sources that include characteristic emission spectra for use as an internal wavelength drift calibration system that is independent of environmental factors. Correction functions provided by the internal calibration process can be applied continuously and across an entire sample spectrum. The intensity response of each spectrometer in a spectrophotometer can also be monitored and continuously corrected for stray light, dark current, readout noise, etc. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 09, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/428639 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/10 (20130101) G01J 3/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/0297 (20130101) G01J 3/427 (20130101) G01J 2003/102 (20130101) G01J 2003/284 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/3103 (20130101) |
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| US 10151701 | Xu 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) | Ke Xu (Kensington, California); Zhengyang Zhang (Albany, California); Samuel J. Kenny (Berkeley, California); Margaret Hauser (Berkeley, California); Wan Li (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for spectrally resolved super-resolution microscopy (SRM) and ultrahigh-throughput single-molecule spectroscopy to synchronously and rapidly measure the fluorescence spectra and positions of millions of single molecules in dense samples. |
| FILED | Friday, February 09, 2018 |
| APPL NO | 15/892575 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/4406 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 21/6458 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/6421 (20130101) G01N 2021/6439 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/16 (20130101) G02B 21/367 (20130101) G02B 27/58 (20130101) |
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| US 10151732 | Moorman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew W. Moorman (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ronald P. Manginell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John Moses Anderson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert J. Simonson (Cedar Crest, New Mexico); Douglas Read (Bosque Farms, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application relates to microfabricated columns having a sealed flow channel. In particular, the channel is sealed during dicing, thereby preventing debris from accumulating within channels. In use, the seal is ruptured mechanically to connect one or more fluidic connections, which deliver analytes to the flow channel. Additional details are provided for making and using sealed columns. |
| FILED | Monday, January 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/992871 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 30/6095 (20130101) |
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| US 10151788 | Folsom et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew D. Folsom (Aiken, South Carolina); Klaehn W. Burkes (Wagener, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices, systems and methods for use of an autonomously powered inductive time domain reflectometer sensor device are provided. A sensor device for a power line can include a first induction coil and a second induction coil coupled to the power line and a control device. The first induction coil can be configured to inject a first signal on a power line by inducing a first current on the power line. The second induction coil can be configured to inject a second signal on the power line by inducing a second current on the power line. The control device can be configured to control the second induction coil to inject the second signal to cancel a portion of the first signal. As a result of the second signal cancelling a portion of the first signal, the first signal can be configured to propagate in a single direction on the power line. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/419411 |
| ART UNIT | 2868 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/11 (20130101) G01R 31/026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/081 (20130101) G01R 31/083 (20130101) G01R 31/085 (20130101) |
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| US 10153511 | Timofeeva et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elena V. Timofeeva (Chicago, Illinois); John P. Katsoudas (Chicago, Illinois); Dileep Singh (Naperville, Illinois); Carlo U. Segre (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois); ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elena V. Timofeeva (Chicago, Illinois); John P. Katsoudas (Chicago, Illinois); Dileep Singh (Naperville, Illinois); Carlo U. Segre (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoelectrofuel compositions include a plurality of electroactive surface-treated or surface modified nanoparticles dispersed in an electrolyte or self suspended and exhibit fluid characteristics are provided. A Redox flow cell may employ the nanoelectrofuels compositions, wherein the redox flow cell includes a first inlet and a first outlet in fluid communication with a first half-cell body, a second inlet and a second outlet in fluid communication with a second half-cell body, a third cell body, and an ion-conductive membrane separating the first half-cell body from the second half-cell body and defining the second half-cell body. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/889939 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/9091 (20130101) H01M 8/20 (20130101) H01M 8/188 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04186 (20130101) H01M 8/04201 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/528 (20130101) |
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| US 10154193 | Pitts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd Pitts (Rio Rancho, New Mexico); David B. Karelitz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric A. Shields (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Various technologies pertaining to an imaging system with a noncircular aperture are described herein. An imaging objective with a noncircular aperture and an anamorphic lens is used to capture a plurality of image frames of a scene. Each image frame is captured at a different rotational orientation of the imaging objective with respect to the scene. Each image frame has a non-uniform spatial resolution. A composite image of the scene is generated based upon the image frames. The composite image comprises a first region that has a spatial resolution that is approximately the same as a spatial resolution of an image generated using a circular objective with a diameter equal to the largest dimension of the noncircular aperture, and a second region with a lower spatial resolution. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 07, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/452490 |
| ART UNIT | 2662 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/005 (20130101) G02B 13/08 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/23232 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US RE47157 | Hamam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafif E. Hamam (Toronto, Canada); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems, articles, and methods for discriminating electromagnetic radiation based upon the angle of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation. In some cases, the materials and systems described herein can be capable of inhibiting reflection of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., the materials and systems can be capable of transmitting and/or absorbing electromagnetic radiation) within a given range of angles of incidence at a first incident surface, while substantially reflecting electromagnetic radiation outside the range of angles of incidence at a second incident surface (which can be the same as or different from the first incident surface). A photonic material comprising a plurality of periodically occurring separate domains can be used, in some cases, to selectively transmit and/or selectively absorb one portion of incoming electromagnetic radiation while reflecting another portion of incoming electromagnetic radiation, based upon the angle of incidence. In some embodiments, one domain of the photonic material can include an isotropic dielectric function, while another domain of the photonic material can include an anisotropic dielectric function. In some instances, one domain of the photonic material can include an isotropic magnetic permeability, while another domain of the photonic material can include an anisotropic magnetic permeability. In some embodiments, non-photonic materials (e.g., materials with relatively large scale features) can be used to selectively absorb incoming electromagnetic radiation based on angle of incidence. |
| FILED | Monday, June 12, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/620417 |
| ART UNIT | 3991 — Central Reexamination Unit (Chemical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/1225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/02168 (20130101) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 10/30 (20141201) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| US 10150848 | Nguyen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Cleveland, Ohio); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Cleveland, Ohio); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Baochau Nguyen (North Royalton, Ohio); Mary Ann Meador (Strongsville, Ohio); Stuart Rowan (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Elvis Cudjoe (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite materials including cellulose nanocrystals incorporated into a polymer aerogel scaffold, wherein the cellulose nanocrystals serve as a reinforcement agent to result in the formation of less dense aerogels, improve the tensile mechanical properties of aerogel films, and reduce aerogel shrinkage upon thermal exposure. After gelation, the gel is dried via a suitable method such as supercritical CO2 extraction, freeze drying or other method, to produce the CNC/polymer composite aerogel. Properties of the composite aerogel can be tailored via surface modification of the cellulose nanocrystals as well as through the backbone structure of the polymer. |
| FILED | Friday, July 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/815153 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 9/28 (20130101) C08J 9/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08J 2201/0502 (20130101) C08J 2201/0543 (20130101) C08J 2205/026 (20130101) C08J 2379/08 (20130101) C08J 2381/00 (20130101) C08J 2401/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/544 (20151101) |
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| US 10151377 | Hofmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas C. Hofmann (Altadena, California); Brian H. Wilcox (La Canada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement tailored metallic glass-based strain wave gears and strain wave gear components. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a flexspline of a strain wave gear includes: forming a MG-based composition into a flexspline using one of a thermoplastic forming technique and a casting technique; where the forming of the MG-based composition results in a formed MG-based material; where the formed flexspline is characterized by: a minimum thickness of greater than approximately 1 mm and a major diameter of less than approximately 4 inches. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/062902 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 19/0036 (20130101) Alloys C22C 45/10 (20130101) Gearing F16H 49/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16H 2049/003 (20130101) |
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| US 10151720 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chen Wang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Benjamin Bunes (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofiber composite sensor for detecting alkanes can include a network of contacting nanofibers having multiple contact points. Each contact point can form an interfiber interface of interdigitated alkyl chains. Alkanes can be adsorbed at the interfiber interface which results in an increased interfiber distance between first and second nanofibers and a decreased charge transfer efficiency. The detected alkanes can be in a vapor or liquid phase. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/342957 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/126 (20130101) G01N 27/127 (20130101) G01N 27/128 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/0031 (20130101) G01N 33/0057 (20130101) |
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| US 10153528 | Bugga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ratnakumar V. Bugga (Arcadia, California); Andrew Kindler (San Marino, California); Thomas I. Valdez (Covina, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Metal hydride-air batteries and methods for their use are provided. An exemplary metal-hydride air battery includes an alkaline exchange membrane provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery. The alkaline exchange membrane provides for transfer of hydroxide ions through the membrane. Optionally the alkaline exchange membrane limits transport of other species through the membrane. |
| FILED | Friday, March 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/641168 |
| 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 4/383 (20130101) H01M 12/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/128 (20130101) |
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| US 10153606 | Cramer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Elliott Cramer (Yorktown, Virginia); William T. Yost (Newport News, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of crimping wires includes positioning a wire/terminal combination between first and second crimp forming tools. A force is applied to the crimp forming tools to deform the wire/terminal combination. The method further includes measuring ultrasonic energy that is transmitted across the wire/terminal combination as the terminal is being deformed. A rate of change of the magnitude of the ultrasonic energy is also determined as the terminal is being deformed. The crimping process is terminated if the rate of change of the magnitude of the ultrasonic energy falls below a predefined threshold level. Data gathered during the crimping process can also be utilized to determine if a faulty crimp has occurred. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/749134 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 43/0486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 10151681 | Ahmed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zeeshan Ahmed (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Gregory A. Cooksey (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An optofluidic flow meter to determine a rate of fluid flow in a flow member includes: the flow member; a primary fluid conduit disposed in the flow member and that receives a fluid; a secondary fluid conduit disposed in the flow member; and a fiber optic comprising a fiber Bragg grating interposed between a first flow region of the primary fluid conduit and a second flow region of the secondary fluid conduit and that: physically distorts relative to a pressure differential between the primary fluid conduit and the secondary fluid conduit; and produces a shift in a Bragg wavelength in response to a physical distortion due to the pressure differential. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 09, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/673299 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow or Liquid Level; Metering by Volume G01F 1/386 (20130101) G01F 15/006 (20130101) G01F 15/185 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/02076 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 10152666 | Obeng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Jung-Joon Ahn (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yaw S. Obeng (Frederick, Maryland); Joseph J. Kopanski (Bethesda, Maryland); Jung-Joon Ahn (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An authentication article includes: a substrate including: a first surface; a second surface disposed laterally to the first surface and at a depth below the first surface; and a plurality of indentations including the depth at the second surface of the substrate; and an array disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of analytes, the analytes being disposed in the indentations at a depth below a first surface of the substrate and provided to emit an authentication signature in response to being subjected to a probe stimulus. A process for authenticating the authentication article includes: providing the authentication article; subjecting the analytes to a probe stimulus; acquiring a response from the plurality of analytes in response to being subjected to the probe stimulus; and determining whether the response is the authentication signature to authenticate the, wherein the authentication article is not authenticated if the response is not the authentication signature for the array. |
| FILED | Monday, August 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/833187 |
| ART UNIT | 2887 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 7/12 (20130101) G06K 19/06 (20130101) G06K 19/0614 (20130101) G06K 19/06037 (20130101) G06K 19/06159 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 10153144 | Sanford et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Norman A. Sanford (Boulder, Colorado); Ann Chiaramonti Debay (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A extreme ultraviolet (EUV) imaging spectrometer includes: a radiation source to: produce EUV radiation; subject a sample to the EUV radiation; photoionize a plurality of atoms of the sample; and form photoions from the atoms subject to photoionization by the EUV radiation, the photoions being field evaporated from the sample in response to the sample being subjected to the EUV radiation; and an ion detector to detect the photoions: as a function of a time-of-arrival of the photoions at the ion detector after the sample is subjected to the EUV radiation; or as a function of a position of the photoions at the ion detector. |
| FILED | Monday, June 26, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/632959 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/046 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/004 (20130101) H01J 49/0031 (20130101) H01J 49/40 (20130101) H01J 49/161 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 2/008 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 10150711 | Vanotti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matias B. Vanotti (Florence, South Carolina); Ariel A. Szogi (Florence, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for separating nutrients, such as phosphorus and protein, from biological materials may be disclosed. Biological material, for example in the form of wet solids from raw manure, may first be separated out by a solid-liquid separator. The wet solids may then be dissolved in an acidic solution. The resulting supernatant from the acidic treatment may then be separated and phosphorus reclaimed therefrom. The resulting precipitate from the acidic treatment may be separated from the supernatant and treated with a basic solution. The resulting supernatant following the basic treatment may then be separated and protein reclaimed therefrom. In some embodiments, the supernatant resulting from the acidic treatment may itself be alkalinized, creating a precipitate which contains phosphorus solids and a supernatant which can be separated from the phosphorus solids and used as the basic solution with which to treat the precipitate resulting from the acidic treatment. Further, the system may be used to extract phosphorus and proteins from other biological materials, such as algae or crops. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/350283 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 25/04 (20130101) Phosphatic Fertilisers C05B 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 1/145 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 10150969 | Gelvin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanton B. Gelvin (West Lafayette, Indiana); Nagesh Sardesai (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A genetic screen for Arabidopsis mutants displaying a hyper-susceptible to Agrobacterium transformation (hat) phenotype was performed. The gene disrupted in the hat3 mutant encodes a putative myb-family transcription factor (MTF) that negatively regulates susceptibility to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Over-expression of an integrin-like protein results in plants that are hyper-susceptible to transformation. Manipulation of MTF, members of this protein family, and members of the integrin domain-like protein family for example At14a allows improved control of Agrobacterium transformation, including in crops. |
| FILED | Friday, January 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/004227 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/415 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8205 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8261 (20130101) C12N 15/8282 (20130101) Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change Y02A 40/146 (20180101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 10149470 | Brophy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee); The United States of America, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee); THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERNS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Colleen M. Brophy (Nashville, Tennessee); Padmini Komalavilas (Nashville, Tennessee); Joyce Cheung-Flynn (Nashville, Tennessee); Kyle M. Hocking (Nashville, Tennessee); Susan S. Eagle (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The leading cause of graft failure is the subsequent development of intimal hyperplasia, which represents a response to injury that is thought to involve smooth muscle proliferation, migration, phenotypic modulation, and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. Surgical techniques typically employed for vein harvest—stretching the vein, placing the vein in low pH, solutions, and the use of toxic surgical skin markers—are shown here to cause injury. The invention therefore provides for non-toxic surgical markers than also protect against stretch-induced loss of functional viability, along with other additives. Devices and compositions for reducing physical stress or protecting from the effects flowing therefrom, also are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/277843 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 1/0226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 1/0247 (20130101) A01N 1/0278 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/185 (20130101) A61K 35/44 (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 39/06 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 10149982 | Arendash et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary W. Arendash (Prescott, Arizona); Chuanhai Cao (Temple Terrace, Florida); Jun Tan (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W. Arendash (Prescott, Arizona); Chuanhai Cao (Temple Terrace, Florida); Jun Tan (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating and preventing a neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, in a subject in need thereof by positioning an electromagnetic field emitting source proximal to the subject and exposing the subject to an electromagnetic field having a predetermined frequency (preferably ≈300-3,000 MHz) for a predetermined absorption period (preferably greater than ≈3 days). Each individual treatment (comprising exposure to the predetermined frequency for the predetermined absorption period) is continued at a predetermined schedule for a predetermined treatment period. The EMF can have a specific absorption rate up to about 8 W/kg. The methodology enhances cognition in the subject and/or treats/prevents the underlying neurological disorder or a symptom thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/976986 |
| ART UNIT | 3791 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 2/02 (20130101) A61N 2/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 5/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 10151720 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chen Wang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Benjamin Bunes (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofiber composite sensor for detecting alkanes can include a network of contacting nanofibers having multiple contact points. Each contact point can form an interfiber interface of interdigitated alkyl chains. Alkanes can be adsorbed at the interfiber interface which results in an increased interfiber distance between first and second nanofibers and a decreased charge transfer efficiency. The detected alkanes can be in a vapor or liquid phase. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/342957 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/126 (20130101) G01N 27/127 (20130101) G01N 27/128 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/0031 (20130101) G01N 33/0057 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 10153382 | Bozler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl O. Bozler (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanical memory transistor includes a substrate having formed thereon a source region and a drain region. An oxide is formed upon a portion of the source region and upon a portion of the drain region. A pull up electrode is positioned above the substrate such that a gap is formed between the pull up electrode and the substrate. A movable gate has a first position and a second position. The movable gate is located in the gap between the pull up electrode and the substrate. The movable gate is in contact with the pull up electrode when the movable gate is in a first position and is in contact with the oxide to form a gate region when the movable gate is in the second position. The movable gate, in conjunction with the source region and the drain region and when the movable gate is in the second position, form a transistor that can be utilized as a non-volatile memory element. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059836 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Static Stores G11C 23/00 (20130101) Electric Switches; Relays; Selectors; Emergency Protective Devices H01H 59/0009 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/685 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 10151185 | Urynowicz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael A. Urynowicz (Fort Collins, Colorado); Song Jin (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Urynowicz (Fort Collins, Colorado); Song Jin (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The use of coal fields as subsurface bioreactors for producing sustainable methane gas from terrestrial sources of biomass is described. Microbial presence is determined for a target coal formation, and tracers are injected to determine permeability, porosity, volume, and minimum and a maximum material injection rates. At least one injection well and at least one circulation well effective for generating an injection rate between the minimum and maximum injection rates are provided for injecting a solution of biodegradable materials into the coal seam. A chosen quantity of biodegradable materials is allowed to be digested, fermented and converted by microbial action within the coal seam. Methane gas is extracted through producing and injecting wells, although pumping will enhance gas recovery. |
| FILED | Monday, April 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/437689 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/20 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 5/023 (20130101) Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 43/006 (20130101) E21B 43/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/343 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 10151854 | Szelag et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey A Szelag (Westport, Massachusetts); Michael R Zarnetske (Bristol, Rhode Island) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey A Szelag (Westport, Massachusetts); Michael R Zarnetske (Bristol, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of assembling a hydrophone is provided in which the method stacks ceramic rings, delrin washers, and LC-800 washers such that a top edge of a composite stack extends beyond a top of a hydrophone flange. By measuring the voltage on each ceramic ring while an end cap and a socket head cap screw are installed; the axial compression of each ceramic ring is quantified; thereby, providing an opportunity to equalize the axial compression of each ceramic ring to yield an accurately performing hydrophone. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/270192 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 1/201 (20130101) G01V 13/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 1/44 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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