Assignee: STC.UNM

Location: Albuquerque, NM
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8184927	System and method for reduction of speckle noise in an image The present invention includes methods for the reduction of speckle noise in an image and methods for segmenting an image. Each of the methods disclosed herein includes steps for analyzing the uniformity of a pixel within a plurality of pixels forming a portion of t...	05/22/2012
8183451	System and methods for communicating data by translating a monitored condition to music A system and methods for continuously communicating data regarding the status of a monitored condition using music, which trained persons can recognize and interpret. One or more data collector devices monitor conditions and provide data regarding the status of the ...	05/22/2012
8134141	Detector with tunable spectral response A semiconductor detector has a tunable spectral response. These detectors may be used with processing techniques that permit the creation of “synthetic” sensors that have spectral responses that are beyond the spectral responses attainable by the underlying dete...	03/13/2012
8127763	Dry powder inhaler with aeroelastic dispersion mechanism A dry powder inhaler for delivering medicament to a patient includes a housing defining a chamber for receiving a dose of powdered medicament, an inhalation port in fluid communication with the chamber, at least one airflow inlet providing fluid communication betwee...	03/06/2012
8114464	Hybrid thin films that incorporate lamellar phospholipid layer assemblies and transmembrane proteins The present disclosure provides various novel methods for forming hybrid thin films that contain multi-lamellar assemblies of phospholipid bilayers and can incorporate proteins, polypeptides, biological complexes, transmembrane proteins and other membrane-associated...	02/14/2012
8103045	Structure function monitor Methods and apparatus for a structure function monitor provide for generation of parameters characterizing a refractive medium. In an embodiment, a structure function monitor acquires images of a pupil plane and an image plane and, from these images, retrieves the p...	01/24/2012
8097237	Non-invasive diagnostic agents of cancer and methods of diagnosing cancer, especially leukemia and lymphoma The present invention is directed to novel non-invasive diagnostic tools to image cancers, especially, leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) with minimal toxicity in vivo. The present invention represents a clear advance in the art which presently relies on tis...	01/17/2012
8084641	Organocataslysts and methods of use in chemical synthesis The present invention is directed to compositions comprising organocatalysts that facilitate stereo-selective reactions and the method of their synthesis and use. Particularly, the invention relates to metal-free organocatalysts for facilitation of stereo-selective ...	12/27/2011
8073096	Methods and apparatuses for removal and transport of thermal energy Methods and apparatuses are provided for the removal and transportation of thermal energy from a heat source to a distant complex for use in thermochemical cycles or other processes. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a hybrid heat pipes/thermosyphon intermedi...	12/06/2011
8071945	Infrared retina Exemplary embodiments provide an infrared (IR) retinal system and method for making and using the IR retinal system. The IR retinal system can include adaptive sensor elements, whose properties including, e.g., spectral response, signal-to-noise ratio, polarization,...	12/06/2011
8045140	Method for multivariate analysis of confocal temporal image sequences for velocity estimation A method of determining individual velocity associated with one or more molecular species moving through a fluid medium involves obtaining multiple temporal images of the one or more species moving through the medium, analyzing the temporal images using multivariate...	10/25/2011
8039854	Pulsed growth of catalyst-free growth of GaN nanowires and application in group III nitride semiconductor bulk material Exemplary embodiments provide semiconductor devices including high-quality (i.e., defect free) group III-N nanowires and uniform group III-N nanowire arrays as well as their scalable processes for manufacturing, where the position, orientation, cross-sectional featu...	10/18/2011
8030108	Epitaxial growth of in-plane nanowires and nanowire devices Exemplary embodiments provide semiconductor nanowires and nanowire devices/applications and methods for their formation. In embodiments, in-plane nanowires can be epitaxially grown on a patterned substrate, which are more favorable than vertical ones for device proc...	10/04/2011
8021872	Flow cytometry for high throughput screening The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means...	09/20/2011
8018159	Magnetron device with mode converter and related methods The present invention provides a relativistic magnetron with axial extraction, or magnetron with diffraction output (MDO), with a mode converter placed directly within the diffraction output of radiation to effectively convert the operating π-mode into a radiated m...	09/13/2011
8013120	C-reactive protein and its use to treat systemic lupus erythematosus and related conditions The present invention relates to the use of C-reactive protein, its mutants, metabolites and polypeptides and related compounds thereof for the treatment of various disease states and conditions associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including lupus of ...	09/06/2011
8009712	Light-emitting device having injection-lockable semiconductor ring laser monolithically integrated with master laser A semiconductor ring laser (SRL) section is monolithically integrated with a DFB or DBR master laser section on a semiconductor substrate of a light-emitting device to provide an injection locking mode of operation that can result in low-cost ultrafast (over 100 GHz...	08/30/2011
7998367	Metal-carbon nanotube composites for enhanced thermal conductivity for demanding or critical applications According to various embodiments of the present teachings, there is a metal-carbon nanotubes composite and methods of making it. A method of forming a metal-carbon nanotube composite can include providing a plurality of carbon nanotubes and providing a molten metal....	08/16/2011
7978403	Imaging interferometric microscopy Exemplary embodiments provide an image interferometric microscope (IIM) and methods for image interferometric microscopy. The disclosed IIM can approach the linear systems limits of optical resolution by using a plurality of off-axis illuminations to access high spa...	07/12/2011
7968734	Organocatalysts and methods of use in chemical synthesis The present invention pertains generally to compositions comprising organocatalysts that facilitate stereo-selective reactions and the method of their synthesis and use. Particularly, the invention relates to metal-free organocatalysts for facilitation of stereo-sel...	06/28/2011
7968438	Ultra-thin high-quality germanium on silicon by low-temperature epitaxy and insulator-capped annealing Exemplary embodiments provide semiconductor devices with a high-quality semiconductor material on a lattice mismatched substrate and methods for their manufacturing using low temperature growth techniques followed by an insulator-capped annealing process. The semico...	06/28/2011
7968359	Thin-walled structures Various embodiments provide thin-walled structures and methodologies for their formation. In one embodiment, the thin-walled structure can be formed by disposing a semiconductor material in a patterned aperture using a selective growth mask that includes a plurality...	06/28/2011
7960692	Ion focusing and detection in a miniature linear ion trap for mass spectrometry A miniature linear ion trap (MLIT) with a length of less than 30 mm is provided for ion focusing in the axial plane. The MLIT has multipoles for applying an AC voltage to ions and tubular entrance and exit lenses for applying a DC voltage to the ions. In another asp...	06/14/2011
7959861	Integrated affinity microcolumns and affinity capillary electrophoresis Device and method for detecting the presence of known or unknown toxic agents in a fluid sample. Targets in the sample are bound to releasable receptors immobilized in a reaction region of a micro- or nano-fluidic device. The receptors are selected based on their af...	06/14/2011
7947950	Energy focus for distance of flight mass spectometry with constant momentum acceleration and an ion mirror A distance-of-flight mass spectrometer (DOF-MS) imparts constant momentum acceleration to ions in an ion source and uses an ion mirror to enhance energy focusing. Embodiments of DOF-MS with ion mirror are shown. Further, a method of compensating for the dispersion o...	05/24/2011
7947579	Method of making dense, conformal, ultra-thin cap layers for nanoporous low-k ILD by plasma assisted atomic layer deposition Barrier layers and methods for forming barrier layers on a porous layer are provided. The methods can include chemically adsorbing a plurality of first molecules on a surface of the porous layer in a chamber and forming a first layer of the first molecules on the su...	05/24/2011
RE42315	Nanostructured separation and analysis devices for biological membranes The present invention provides a nanostructured device comprising a substrate including nanotroughs therein; and a lipid bilayer suspended on or supported in the substrate. A separation method is also provided comprising the steps of supporting or suspending a lipid...	05/03/2011
RE42249	Nanostructured separation and analysis devices for biological membranes The present invention provides a nonostructured device comprising a substrate including nanotroughs therein; and a lipid bilayer suspended on or supported in the substrate. A separation method is also provided comprising the steps of supporting or suspending a lipid...	03/29/2011
7910550	Human kunitz-type inhibitor with enhanced antifibrinolytic activity A human Kunitz-type inhibitor polypeptide with enhanced antifibrinolytic activity, methods of making, and methods of use. The novel polypeptide is structurally similar to the KD1 domain of human tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2). In another aspect, methods ...	03/22/2011
7906275	Self-aligned spatial frequency doubling In accordance with the invention, there are methods for self-aligned spatial frequency doubling in one dimension and also in two dimension. The method for self-aligned spatial frequency doubling in one dimension can include forming a film stack over a substrate, whe...	03/15/2011
7897400	Non-invasive rapid diagnostic test for infection This invention relates to a test for detecting a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis or TB) infection in a patient or subject, specifically a diagnostic test, including a breath test, whereby patients are provided a small dose of an isotopically labeled ...	03/01/2011
7893621	Eggbeater transparent cathode for magnetrons and ubitrons and related methods of generating high power microwaves An “eggbeater” cathode comprising a transparent cathode including a plurality of longitudinally oriented cathode strips anchored at both ends between support discs and forming an open-walled hollow cylindrical structure. A cathode base is disposed substantially ...	02/22/2011
7888244	Threading-dislocation-free nanoheteroepitaxy of Ge on Si using self-directed touch-down of Ge through a thin SiOlayer A method of forming a virtually defect free lattice mismatched nanoheteroepitaxial layer is disclosed. The method includes forming an interface layer on a portion of a substrate. A plurality of seed pads are then formed by self-directed touchdown by exposing the int...	02/15/2011
7888001	System and methods for measuring a skin protection factor The present invention is a system and methods of establishing a Melanocyte Protection Factor (MPF), which indicates the level of protection against DNA damage to a target cell, such as the level of protection a particular sunscreen offers against UVA rays when compa...	02/15/2011
7875721	Compounds for binding to ERα/β and GPR30, methods of treating disease states and conditions mediated through these receptors and identification thereof The current invention is in the field of molecular biology/pharmacology and provides compounds which modulate the effects of GPR30 as well as the classical estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ERα and ERβ). These compounds may function as agonists and/or antagonists...	01/25/2011
7871762	Hyperglycosylated hCG (invasive trophoblast antigen) in differential diagnosis of malignant or invasive trophoblastic disease The invention provides methods for detecting the presence or absence of invasive trophoblast cells. In addition, the invention provides methods for distinguishing quiescent trophoblast diseases from invasive trophoblast diseases and methods for monitoring progressio...	01/18/2011
7842244	Flow cytometry for high throughput screening The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means...	11/30/2010
7825037	Fabrication of enclosed nanochannels using silica nanoparticles In accordance with the invention, there is a method of forming a nanochannel including depositing a photosensitive film stack over a substrate and forming a pattern on the film stack using interferometric lithography. The method can further include depositing a plur...	11/02/2010
RE41762	Nanostructured separation and analysis devices for biological membranes The present invention provides a nanostructured device comprising a substrate including nanotroughs therein; and a lipid bilayer suspended on or supported in the substrate. A separation method is also provided comprising the steps of supporting or suspending a lipid...	09/28/2010
7795609	Densely stacked and strain-compensated quantum dot active regions Embodiments provide a quantum dot active structure and a methodology for its fabrication. The quantum dot active structure includes a substrate, a plurality of alternating regions of a quantum dot active region and a strain-compensation region, and a cap layer. The ...	09/14/2010

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