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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168643 | Reversible inhibitors of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase and uses thereof The present invention provides compositions and methods for reversibly inhibiting S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) hydrolase. The compounds of the present invention can be used in combination with an anti-hemorrhagic viral infection agent, an immunosuppressant, a hom... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8149879 | Method and apparatus for data transfer using a time division multiple frequency scheme supplemented with polarity modulation A method of data transmission according to one embodiment of the invention includes encoding a set of data values to produce a corresponding series of ordered n-tuples. The method also includes transmitting, according to the series of ordered n-tuples, a plurality o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113310 | Linear motor charged electric vehicle An all-electric, wheeled vehicle has a magnet array that can be selectively moved between a retracted position and a deployed position, to respectively operate in a motor mode or a generator mode. When in the motor mode, with its magnet array retracted, wheel rotati... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109353 | Transport system incorporating linear motor charged electric vehicle A system and method are provided for moving a vehicle along a roadway. The system includes at least one power segment that incorporates a multiple-phase winding. Structurally, the winding is embedded into the roadway for interaction with a magnet system mounted on t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8074554 | Active armor systems An improvement in an electric armor system designed to prevent, among other things, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from penetrating the hull of a fighting vehicle. The system includes a self-clearing electrode that will make the system less vulnerable to non-plasm... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069771 | Active armor systems An improvement in an electric armor system designed to prevent, among other things, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from penetrating the hull of a fighting vehicle. The system includes a self-clearing electrode that will make the system less vulnerable to non-plasm... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8054539 | Optical system for reducing stimulated Brillouin scattering by controllably changing polarization direction of an optical signal An optical system having an input surface configured to receive an input optical signal having a polarization, and a polarization changer comprising the input surface and configured to generate two orthogonal polarization components from the input optical signal. Th... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7978126 | Compact synthetic aperture radar test range A system for testing radar in accordance with one embodiment comprising a target motion platform; a target motion platform controller for controlling motion of the platform; a radar responsive tag and a delay line located on the target motion platform; the radar whi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7947954 | Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943385 | Methods for assaying percentage of glycated hemoglobin The invention provides enzymatic methods for direct determination of percentage of glycated hemoglobin in blood samples without the need of a separated measurement of total hemoglobin content in blood samples. The methods utilizes one or two different types of oxidi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7883676 | Hydrolysis system and process for devices containing energetic material A system for chemically disposing energetic material enclosed in assembled devices includes a porous basket. The porous basket forms an enclosed chamber for receiving the assembled devices. Further, the basket is supported by a rotatable basket arm that is, in turn,... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868011 | Use of reversible inhibitors of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase for treating lupus The present invention provides methods for suppressing autoimmunity in a patient in need of treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus by administering to the patient an effective amount of methyl 4-(Adenin-9-yl)-2-hydroxybutanoate or pharmaceutically acceptable sal... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7855079 | Methods for assaying percentage of glycated hemoglobin The invention provides enzymatic methods for direct determination of percentage of glycated hemoglobin in blood samples without the need of a separated measurement of total hemoglobin content in blood samples. The methods utilizes one or two different types of oxidi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7831008 | Microwave-powered pellet accelerator A system for fueling a plasma includes a gyrotron for radiating microwave energy into a waveguide. Also included is a module having a deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel pellet, a diamond, quartz or sapphire window, and a pusher medium located between the pellet and window ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819050 | Active armor system An improvement in an electric armor system designed to prevent, among other things, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from penetrating the hull of a fighting vehicle. The system includes a self-clearing electrode that will make the system less vulnerable to non-plasm... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7801850 | System of and method for transparent management of data objects in containers across distributed heterogenous resources A system of and method for maintaining data objects in containers across a network of distributed heterogeneous resources in a manner which is transparent to a client. A client request pertaining to containers is resolved by querying meta data for the container, pro... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796836 | Color condensation for image transformation and/or compression The present embodiments provide methods and systems for use in transforming content, such as multimedia content. Some embodiments provide method for use in image compression. These methods receive digital image data comprising a plurality of pixel data, separate the... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7763457 | High photoefficiency microalgae bioreactors A system and method are provided for growing algae with improved photoefficiency. The system includes a bioreactor formed with a conduit for growing algae cells in a medium. Further, the system is provided with a paddle wheel for moving the medium through the condui... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7746279 | Composite structures with integral intelligent skin Composite structures having an integral intelligent skin are made of one or more plies of a structural base material and an intelligent or smart film by molding one or more plies and the film into an integral unitary body with the intelligent film outermost. The int... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736471 | Material treatment systems for waste destruction, energy generation, or the production of useful chemicals A system for treating a feedstock for the purposes of waste destruction, energy generation, or the production of useful chemicals is disclosed and includes a reactor vessel. A heating lance is configured to outflow the products of a partial oxidation reaction into a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732769 | Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7687261 | Photosynthetic oil production in a two-stage reactor A system and method are provided for producing algae with high oil content. The system includes a chemostat formed with a conduit for growing algae, an input port for feeding a medium into the conduit, and an output port for passing an effluence from the conduit. Fu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7662616 | Photosynthetic oil production with high carbon dioxide utilization A system for processing oil from algae is disclosed. Specifically, the system recycles byproducts of the process for use as nutrients during algae growth and oil production. The system includes a conduit for growing algae and an algae separator that removes the alga... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7656963 | Data transfer using frequency notching of radio-frequency signals A method for data transmission includes forming a notched radio-frequency (RF) burst according to one or more data values, where a bandwidth of the notched RF burst is at least two percent of the center frequency of the notched RF burst. Forming a notched RF pulse i... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7642806 | Test apparatus, system, and method with a magnetic feature A magnetic test apparatus, in accordance with one embodiment, comprising a rotor coupled to a drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is mechanically coupled to a drive system; a stator coupled to at least one brush holder; at least one brush held by the brush holder, ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611625 | Water oxidization system A system and method for oxidizing a feed material includes a reactor vessel that forms an enclosed chamber. The vessel includes a port for introducing the feed material into the chamber where it can be oxidized to create salts and particulates, together with a fluid... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609608 | Method and apparatus for data transfer using a time division multiple frequency scheme with additional modulation A method of data transmission according to one embodiment of the invention includes encoding a set of data values to produce a corresponding series of ordered n-tuples. The method also includes transmitting, according to the series of ordered n-tuples, a plurality o... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7536425 | Persistent archives A persistent archive of a collection of data objects comprises a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of a logical structure for the collection and a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of the data objects. The archive is... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7517887 | Reversible inhibitors of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase and uses thereof The present invention provides compositions and methods for reversibly inhibiting S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) hydrolase. The compounds of the present invention can be used as an anti-hemorrhagic viral infection agent, an immunosuppressant, a homocysteine lowerin... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514820 | Capacitor pulse forming network with multiple pulse inductors Capacitor based pulse forming networks and methods are provided which require fewer inductors are that pulsed more frequently to provide a smaller, lower mass, and lower inductance pulse forming network having better pulse shaping characteristics than conventional p... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7453180 | Rotary disk energy storage and pulse power supply A system for generating an electrical current in a circuit includes a rotor, a stator and a motor for rotating the rotor about a rotation axis. A plurality of permanent magnets are mounted on the rotor and radially distanced from the rotation axis. With this structu... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7436899 | Method and apparatus for data transfer using wideband bursts A method of data transmission according to one embodiment of the invention includes transmitting a plurality of bursts to transmit data, each burst occupying at least one of a plurality of frequency bands. Specifically, a bandwidth of at least one of the plurality o... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7403575 | Method and apparatus for adapting signaling to maximize the efficiency of spectrum usage for multi-band systems in the presence of interference A method and apparatus for operation in a multi-frequency band wideband system in the presence of an interference, the method comprising the steps: receiving signaling in a plurality of wideband frequency sub-bands, each wideband frequency sub-band having a differen... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384760 | Methods for assaying inhibitors of S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolase and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferase The present invention relates to methods for assaying inhibitors for S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolases and assaying inhibitors for S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferases. The methods are amenable for use in high throughput formats. Kits for pe... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374902 | Enzyme cycling based assays for alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase The present invention provides a method for assaying alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase activity. In the assay, a sample containing an alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase or suspected of containing an alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase is contacted with (2R)-2-methylacyl-CoA. If al... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374897 | Enzyme cycling based assays for alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase The present invention provides a method for assaying alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase activity. In the assay, a sample containing an alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase or suspected of containing an alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase is contacted with (2R)-pristanoyl-CoA. If alph... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368231 | Detection assay for potassium ions using a potassium-dependent urea amidolyase enzyme The invention relates generally to the field of potassium ion detection. In particular, the invention provides kits for assaying for potassium ions in a sample using a potassium-dependent urea amidolyase (UAL) enzyme. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366211 | Laser containing a distributed gain medium A laser device which may be used as an oscillator or amplifier comprising a chamber having a volume formed therein and a gain medium within the volume. The gain medium comprises a solid-state element containing active laser ion within the volume. A cooling fluid flo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349915 | Persistent archives A persistent archive of a collection of data objects comprises a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of a logical structure for the collection and a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of the data objects. The archive is... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342973 | Method and apparatus for adapting multi-band ultra-wideband signaling to interference sources A method and apparatus for operation in a multi-frequency band system in the presence of an interference, the method comprising the steps of: receiving signaling in a plurality of wideband frequency sub-bands, each wideband frequency sub-band having a different cent... | 03/11/2008 |
