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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183043 | Sol-gel materials for cellular modulation A modified sol-gel material and method of making the same is provided herein. More particularly, sol-gels disclosed herein have been modified to have one or more bioactive peptides covalently bound to the surface of the sol-gel. In one embodiment the peptide present... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175115 | Method and system for iterative reconstruction A method for reconstructing an image of an object, the image comprising a plurality of image elements, is disclosed. The method includes accessing image data associated with the plurality of image elements, applying a first algorithm to the plurality of image elemen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168164 | Targeted conjugates and radiation The invention relates to a method for enhancing an endogenous immune response-mediated elimination of a population of cancer cells in a host. The method comprises the steps of administering to the host a composition comprising an immunogen conjugated to a vitamin re... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166796 | System and method for improving the precision of nanoscale force and displacement measurements A self-calibrating apparatus comprises a primary device and a test structure fabricated on an integrated circuit chip. The primary device and the test structure have at least one unknown property due to a fabrication process of the integrated circuit chip. An electr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163545 | Vaccine against pandemic strains of influenza viruses The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against avian or pandemic influenza. The compositions include adenovirus vectors comprising avian influenza antigens, recombinant adenovirus and immunogenic compositions compri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8135186 | Method and system for image reconstruction Disclosed is an imaging system including a source generating an x-ray beam, a detector array receiving the x-ray beam and generating projection data, a translatable table configured for disposal of an object thereon and operable to translate in relation to the sourc... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133789 | Short-channel silicon carbide power mosfet A silicon carbide power MOSFET having a drain region of a first conductivity type, a base region of a second conductivity type above the drain region, and a source region of the first conductivity type adjacent an upper surface of the base region, the base region in... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129459 | Soy methyl ester polystyrene blends for use in concrete A non-aqueous blend composition for treating a porous material comprising triacylglycerides obtained, from vegetable oils and containing a fatty acid component and a polystyrene dissolved in the triacylglycerides to form a blend composition, the polystyrene componen... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123564 | Apparatus and system for electronic device interrogation and data extraction An apparatus for connecting a computing device to different types of mobile devices that includes an enclosure that encloses a USB hub, mobile device cables connectable to different mobile devices, and a USB cable connectable to a computing device to extract data fr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118582 | Method and apparatus for producing biobased carriers from byproducts of biomass processing An apparatus for producing biobased carriers for dispersal of biological and chemical molecules includes a premixer having a cavity for receiving a coproduct of a wet biomass process and a binder and being operable to premix the coproduct and binder to produce a sub... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115766 | System and method for rendering flow and volumes A system and method for rendering flows and volumes includes the steps of generating a preintegrated table, the preintegrated table having a plurality of entries, each of the plurality of entries having color information and opacity information, generating illustrat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114622 | Methods for generation of reporter phages and immobilization of active bacteriophages on a polymer surface Novel reporter bacteriophages are provided. Provided are compositions and methods that allow bacteriophages that are used for specific detection or killing of E. coli 0157:H7 to be propagated in nonpathogenic E. coli, thereby eliminating the safety and... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107397 | Protocol for secure and energy-efficient reprogramming of wireless multi-hop sensor networks A protocol for optimizing the energy for code upload to sensors in a wireless sensor network and speeding up the dissemination if multiple sources of code are available. Energy optimization is achieved by equipping each node with limited non-local topology informati... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105608 | Method of treatment using ligand-immunogen conjugates A method and pharmaceutical composition are provided for enhancing the endogenous immune response-mediated elimination of a population of pathogenic cells in a host animal wherein the pathogenic cells preferentially express, uniquely express, or overexpress a bindin... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097638 | Pyridines for treating injured mammalian nerve tissue The invention provides novel pyridines, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such pyridines, and the use of such compositions in treating injured mammalian nerve tissue, including but not limited to an injured spinal cord, in one embodiment, the compounds, composi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095079 | Decentralized control of feedback for multi-user diversity A communication apparatus includes a mobile terminal to measure a downlink channel state of a downlink between a base station and the mobile terminal, and to determine whether to transmit feedback information about the downlink channel state to the base station base... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094378 | Planar lens A design method, apparatus, and fabrication method for structures for controlling the flow of electromagnetic energy at a sub-wavelength scale is disclosed. Transformational optics principles are used as a starting point for the design of structures that operate as,... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093715 | Enhancement of thermal interface conductivities with carbon nanotube arrays A method of forming a well-anchored carbon nanotube (CNT) array, as well as thermal interfaces that make use of CNT arrays to provide very high thermal contact conductance. A thermal interface is formed between two bodies by depositing a continuous array of carbon n... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088912 | pRNA chimera A polyvalent multimeric complex formed from a plurality of circularly permuted chimeric pRNA molecules, each carrying a stabilized biologically active moiety. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084055 | Collagen preparation and method of isolation Collagen compositions, methods for preparing those collagen compositions, and graft compositions formed from those collagen compositions are provided. In particular, methods of isolating collagen that exhibits an enhanced rate of polymerization and enhanced microstr... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084048 | Vascularization enhanced graft constructs A tissue graft construct for use in repairing diseased or damaged tissues is provided. The tissue graft construct comprises a matrix composition selected from the group consisting of liver basement membrane and extracts and hydrolysates thereof, and processed collag... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080483 | Double gyroid structure nanoporous films and nanowire networks A method of forming a nanoporous film is disclosed. The method comprises forming a coating solution including clusters, surfactant molecules, a solvent, and one of an acid catalyst and a base catalyst. The clusters comprise inorganic groups. The method further compr... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080233 | Power generation from solid aluminum A fuel for splitting water into hydrogen and an oxide component comprises a substantially solid pellet formed from a solid-like mixture of a solid-state source material capable of oxidizing in water to form hydrogen and a passivation surface layer of the oxide compo... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077101 | Trans-grade communication network Methods and apparatus that provide grade-level RF transceivers for use in trans-grade wireless communication networks. The methods involve incorporating slot antennas into grade-level opening covers, such as manhole covers, to provide built-in antennas for transceiv... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076639 | Method and system for desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization A desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (DAPCI) system delivers a primary ion beam composed of an inert, high velocity gas and solvent ions to a surface to effect desorption and ionization of both volatile and non-volatile species present on surfaces. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072585 | System with extended range of molecular sensing through integrated multi-modal data acquisition A multi-modal data acquisition system for detecting target material on a biological reaction surface, the system comprising a radiation source for generating an incoming beam that impinges on the biological reaction surface at an oblique incidence angle and produces... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057235 | Agent based modeling of risk sensitivity and decision making on coalitions An agent based model system provides simulation of the influence of environmental variables and tendencies in individual and social decision making relating to the formation of coalitions and ethnic groups. The system is based on improved understandings of human dec... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053705 | Laser assisted machining process with distributed lasers Laser assisted machining process and machine utilizing multiple distributed laser units that are strategically distributed around the workpiece being machined to simultaneously heat the workpiece, creating a desired temperature distribution for laser assisted machin... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053443 | N-substituted indenoisoquinolines and syntheses thereof N-Substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds, and pharmaceutical formulations of N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds are described. Also described are processes for preparing N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds. Also described are methods for treating ca... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8035112 | SIC power DMOSFET with self-aligned source contact An intermediate product in the fabrication of a MOSFET, including a silicon carbide wafer having a substrate and a drift layer on said substrate, said drift layer having a plurality of source regions formed adjacent an upper surface thereof; a first oxide layer on s... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030077 | Non-linear optical imaging of protein crystals Methods for detecting and evaluating the quality of protein crystals are provided comprising subjecting a sample to second order non-linear optical imaging and detecting the second harmonic generation signal. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018193 | Torque ripple mitigation controller with vibration sensor delay compensation An enhanced torque ripple mitigation algorithm for permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs), the algorithm including compensation for sensor delay. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017829 | Selective expression of genes in plants This invention relates to a method of biocatalytically producing compounds that are commercially valuable but are detrimental to the host cells' development. The transgenic plants produced in accordance with the present invention comprise a novel controlled expressi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003131 | Biomaterial derived from vertebrate liver tissue A tissue graft composition comprising liver basement membrane is described. The graft composition can be implanted to replace or induce the repair of damaged or diseased tissues. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997891 | Molding processes and tool therefor A molding process and apparatus suitable for use in molding processes, including rapid prototyping processes and short run production processes. The molding process and apparatus entail the use of a reconfigurable screen tool having a housing defining a manifold cav... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997144 | System and method of measuring quasi-static force with a piezoelectric sensor A system and method employing a piezoelectric sensor for quasi-static force measurement substantially free of drift and with improved low-frequency response. The output signal from the sensor is sampled and integrated using digital techniques that include a drift co... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995670 | Method of transmitting and receiving data using precoding codebook in multi-user MIMO communication system and transmitter and receiver using the method Provided are a data transmitting and receiving method for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system, and a transmitter and a receiver using the method. Accordingly, since precoding matrices of a codebook is constituted using a rotation matrix, exp... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994926 | Nuclear detection via a system of widely distributed low cost detectors having data including gamma intensities, time stamps and geo-positions A radiation detection system includes many receivers to continuously receive radiation emission data from at least some of a sufficient density of dispersed detectors capable of communicating geo-positions and photon emission counts over a network; the data includes... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993412 | Nanofibers as a neural biomaterial Nanomaterials for neural and orthopedic prostheses are disclosed. Composite carbon nanofibers enhance neuronal growth and minimize glial scar tissue formation. Methods and compositions to promote neuronal growth and minimize scar tissue formation during prolonged mo... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7983462 | Methods and systems for improving quality of an image A method for improving quality of an image is described. The method includes reconstructing a first image of a sample volume, segmenting the first image to generate a first region and a second region, reconstructing a second image of the sample volume, and generatin... | 07/19/2011 |
