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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164512 | Gaussian model adaptive processing in the time domain Embodiments of the present invention provide a Gaussian adaptive filter for ground clutter filtering and signal parameter estimation for weather radars in the time domain. In some embodiments, the filtering can be applied to dual polarization radar systems. In some ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153684 | Use of equol for treating androgen mediated diseases Equol (7-hydroxy-3(4′hydroxyphenyl)-chroman), the major metabolite of the phytoestrogen daidzein, specifically binds and blocks the hormonal action of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in vitro and in vivo. Equol can bind circulating free DHT and sequester it from the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148605 | Biological systems input-output response system and plant sentinels A eukaryotic input circuit: computationally designed receptors, synthetic eukaryotic signal transduction pathways, and a synthetic signal sensitive promoter that allow highly specific transcriptional induction in response to an externally provided ligand is disclose... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8133168 | Remediation of functional cardiac mitral valve regurgitation A dynamic device for reducing functional mitral regurgitation is described. The device is disposed externally to the heart and effectively acts as a splint for reducing further dilation of the heart in patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, and for reducing tetheri... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8116566 | Unknown pattern set recognition A pattern recognition system compares a set of unlabeled images (or other patterns) having a variation of state in a set-by-set comparison with individual data sets of multiple labeled images (or other patterns) also having a variation of state. The individual data ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8097432 | Method for diagnosing hemangiosarcoma in canine using detection of thymidine kinase activity The disclosure relates to a method for detecting hemangiosarcoma in canines. The method includes the steps of: (1) obtaining a quantity of blood from the subject canine; (2) separating the quantity of blood into a serum portion and a non-serum portion; (3) contactin... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8080421 | Method for determining crystallization parameters and apparatus for use with the same The present disclosure provides a method to allow a user to pre-screen numerous crystallization conditions in the crystallization space to identify those conditions with the highest probability of yielding crystals and high quality diffracting crystals. In one embod... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077074 | Networked waveform system Certain embodiments provide a network waveform system that can include multiple radars disposed at different geographical positions within an environment. The multiple radars may be configured to transmit a network waveform. The network waveform may include multiple... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8046200 | Nonlinear function approximation over high-dimensional domains An algorithm is disclosed for constructing nonlinear models from high-dimensional scattered data. The algorithm progresses iteratively adding a new basis function at each step to refine the model. The placement of the basis functions is driven by a statistical hypot... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8012328 | Non-fluidic micro-detection device and uses thereof The present invention provides a microchip for performing electrophoresis with pulsed amperometric detection (PAD) for the separation and detection of underivatized carbohydrates, amino acids, sulfur-containing antibiotics, etc. PAD allows for the direct detection o... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7991488 | Apparatus and method for use in computational fluid dynamics An apparatus includes a parallel computation unit including an input port and an output port and a one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model. The input port is configured to sample at a time t1 a boundary condition signal for the one-dimensional comp... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7931850 | Nanometer-scale ablation using focused, coherent extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray light Ablation of holes having diameters as small as 82 nm and having clean walls was obtained in a poly(methyl methacrylate) on a silicon substrate by focusing pulses from a Ne-like Ar, 46.9 nm wavelength, capillary-discharge laser using a freestanding Fresnel zone plate... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7917540 | Nonlinear set to set pattern recognition Variations in the states of patterns can be exploited for their discriminatory information and should not be discarded as noise. A pattern recognition system compares a data set of unlabeled patterns having variations of state in a set-by-set comparison with labeled... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898459 | Adaptive specific differential phase in dual-polarization radar Systems and methods are provided for adaptively estimating the specific differential phase (Kdp) from dual-polarization radar data in the complex domain. Some embodiments adapt for wrapped differential propagation phases by estimating the specific differe... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892816 | Electrochemical detection of substrates The present invention provides a method for detecting probe-target substrate binding. In particular, the present invention provides a method for detecting a surface bound target complex by detecting the redox reaction of a redox transition metal complex that is cata... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7861601 | Measurement of liquid flow in porous media by tracer dilution without continuous mixing A natural gradient, single well, tracer dilution non-continuous mixing apparatus and method for measuring flow of liquids through porous media are described. The method has been applied to concentrations of Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) in monitoring wells t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858825 | Acid and base stable diphenylmethanol derivatives and methods of use The invention provides compounds that are useful as linkers for solid phase synthesis and as protecting groups, and methods for producing and using the same. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843378 | Dynamic and adaptive radar tracking of storms (DARTS) Methods and systems for estimating atmospheric conditions are disclosed according to embodiments of the invention. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving reflective atmospheric data and solving a flow equation for motion coefficients using the reflective ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7807182 | Early detection of mycobacterial disease using peptides A number of protein and glycoprotein antigens secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) have been identified as “early” Mtb antigens on the basis early antibodies present in subjects infected with Mtb prior to the development of detectable clinical dis... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7776341 | Biomarkers of tuberculosis that distinguish disease categories: use as serodiagnostic antigens Mycobacterial proteins from culture filtrate or cytosol are disclosed as being useful B cell antigens for early diagnosis of mycobacterial disease, particularly in humans. These proteins include four that had not previously been recognized as B cell antigens (LppZ p... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7729403 | High-order harmonic generation in a capillary discharge A pre-ionized medium created by a capillary discharge results in more efficient use of laser energy in high-order harmonic generation (HHG) from ions. It extends the cutoff photon energy, and reduces the distortion of the laser pulse as it propagates down the wavegu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7705332 | Nanometer-scale lithography using extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray laser interferometry Direct patterning of nanometer scale features by interferometric lithography using a 46.9 nm laser is described. Multiple exposures using a Lloyd's mirror interferometer permitted printing of arrays having 60 nm FWHM features. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7692000 | Hyaluronan (HA) esterification via acylation technique for moldable devices A series of novel, melt- or mold-processable HA esters with varying aliphatic chain lengths are synthesized from silyl HA-quaternary (quat.) ammonium salt complex (preferably silyl HA-CTA, a silylated HA complex with cetyltrimethyl ammonium salt). Introduction of al... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7662954 | Outer layer having entanglement of hydrophobic polymer host and hydrophilic polymer guest An outer layer having an entanglement comprising an intermingling of cloaked hydrophilic guest and a hydrophobic polymer host, wherein molecules of the guest have been crosslinked with each other. Under certain circumstances, using complexes of the guest may be desi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7652614 | Ground clutter mitigation using a parametric time domain method Methods and systems are disclosed for investigating a region of interest with a radar. A radar signal is propagated to the region of interest. Sampled time-domain radar data scattered within the region of interest are collected. A likelihood function is calculated w... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7609816 | Renewable laser target Generation of 2 μW average output power at 13.9 nm from a table-top laser-pumped Ni-like Ag laser operating at 5 Hz repetition rate using a silver-coated helical target which is rotated and advanced such that the target surface is renewed between pulses, is describ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7576907 | Phase and amplitude light pulse shaping using a one-dimensional phase mask Simultaneous amplitude and phase control of ultrafast laser pulses using a single, linear (one-dimensional) liquid crystal spatial light modulator is described. Amplitude shaping is accomplished by writing a high-frequency phase grating having a spatial period much ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7563473 | Quinoa protein concentrate, production and functionality The present invention relates to a new source of high quality plant protein, termed, “quinoa protein concentrate (QPC)”, which contains at least about 50 wt % protein which is food-grade and/or pharmaceutical-grade and methods of preparing such protein co... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7518544 | Retrieval of parameters in networked radar environments Radar beams are generated with radars disposed at different positions within an environment that attenuates at least a portion of one of the radar beams. A measured reflectivity of the environment is determined along a path of each of the radar beams. An intrinsic r... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7420662 | Optical diagnostics integrated with laser spark delivery system A spark delivery system for generating a spark using a laser beam is provided, and includes a laser light source and a laser delivery assembly. The laser delivery assembly includes a hollow fiber and a launch assembly comprising launch focusing optics to input the l... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414359 | Low work function metal complexes and uses thereof The present invention provides conductive metal-ligand coordination complexes that are useful in a variety of electronic devices. For example, such complexes are useful in organic light emitting devices composed of one or more layers of organic material between two ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412586 | Switch memory architectures The present invention provides a switch memory architecture (SMA) consisting of: (i) processing elements (PE) (ii) memory banks (MB), and (iii) interconnect switches (ISWITCH). The present invention allows for efficient, potentially unbounded data transfer between t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7340129 | Fiber laser coupled optical spark delivery system A spark delivery system for generating a spark using a laser beam is provided, and includes a laser light source and a laser delivery assembly. The laser delivery assembly includes a hollow fiber and a launch assembly comprising launch focusing optics to input the l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7308007 | Increased laser output energy and average power at wavelengths below 35 nm Saturated tabletop lasers having increased output energy and operating at 5 Hz repetition rate, were demonstrated at wavelengths about 18.9 nm for molybdenum targets, 16.4 nm for ruthenium targets, 14.7 nm for palladium targets, 13.9 nm for silver targets, and 13.2 ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288261 | Mid-life vaccine and methods for boosting anti-mycobacterial immunity Vaccine compositions for boosting immunity to mycobacteria when administered in mid-life in a subject who has been vaccinated neonatally or in early childhood with BCG and in whom protective immunity has waned comprise one or more purified immunogenic proteins from ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281435 | Measurement of non-aqueous phase liquid flow in porous media by tracer dilution A method and apparatus for measuring in situ flow of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) through a porous medium is described. A tracer is introduced into a well or boring located in the medium and the tracer concentration in the well kept uniform by mixing. The rate ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7251263 | Capillary discharge x-ray laser A compact, high repetition rate, extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray laser and method for generating such radiation are described. Excitation of the gaseous or vaporous lasing medium is achieved by discharging energy stored in a solid-dielectric capacitive device through... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7173141 | Chiral lactones Lactones represented by the formula 2a or 2b: are provided, where each Ph is, independently, an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group. These lactones are suitable for the synthesis of various α... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153971 | Compounds containing oxazolidinone moiety and uses thereof A compound and method for producing an enantiomerically enriched epoxide from an olefin using a chiral ketone and an oxidizing agent is disclosed. In particular, the compound is of the formula: I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7117045 | Combined proportional plus integral (PI) and neural network (nN) controller A neural network controller in parallel with a proportional-plus-integral (PI) feedback controller in a control system. At least one input port of the neural network for receiving an input signal representing a condition of a process is included. A first set of data... | 10/03/2006 |
