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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7951747 | Single-layer transition metal sulfide catalysts Transition Metal Sulfides (TMS), such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), are the petroleum industry's “workhorse” catalysts for upgrading heavy petroleum feedstocks and removing sulfur, nitrogen and other pollutants from fuels. We have developed an impro... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948153 | Piezoelectric energy harvester having planform-tapered interdigitated beams Embodiments of energy harvesters have a plurality of piezoelectric planform-tapered, interdigitated cantilevered beams anchored to a common frame. The plurality of beams can be arranged as two or more sets of beams with each set sharing a common sense mass affixed t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947397 | Battery components employing a silicate binder A battery component structure employing inorganic-silicate binders. In some embodiments, casting or coating of components may be performed using aqueous slurries of silicates and electrode materials or separator materials. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943116 | High-yield synthesis of brookite TiOnanoparticles A method for forming non-agglomerated brookite TiO2 nanoparticles without the use of expensive organic surfactants or high temperature processing. Embodiments of this invention use titanium isopropoxide as the titanium precursor and isopropanol as both th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942097 | Modular initiator with integrated optical diagnostic A slapper detonator which integrally incorporates an optical wavequide structure for determining whether there has been degradation of the explosive in the explosive device that is to be initiated by the detonator. Embodiments of this invention take advantage of the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7550734 | Integrated heterodyne terahertz transceiver A heterodyne terahertz transceiver comprises a quantum cascade laser that is integrated on-chip with a Schottky diode mixer. An antenna connected to the Schottky diode receives a terahertz signal. The quantum cascade laser couples terahertz local oscillator power to... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7550071 | Electrochemical assembly of organic molecules by the reduction of iodonium salts Methods are described for the electrochemical assembly of organic molecules on silicon, or other conducting or semiconducting substrates, using iodonium salt precursors. Iodonium molecules do not assemble on conducting surfaces without a negative bias. Accordingly, ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548004 | Passive levitation in alternating magnetic fields Stable levitation of an object in an alternating magnetic field can be achieved by eliminating coupling between the rotational and translational forces acting on the object. Stable levitation can also be achieved by varying the coupling between the rotational and tr... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7545065 | Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation without vertical axis of rotation The symmetry properties of a magnetic levitation arrangement are exploited to produce spin-stabilized magnetic levitation without aligning the rotational axis of the rotor with the direction of the force of gravity. The rotation of the rotor stabilizes perturbations... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7542624 | Window-based method for approximating the Hausdorff in three-dimensional range imagery One approach to pattern recognition is to use a template from a database of objects and match it to a probe image containing the unknown. Accordingly, the Hausdorff distance can be used to measure the similarity of two sets of points. In particular, the Hausdorff ca... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540469 | Microelectromechanical flow control apparatus A microelectromechanical (MEM) flow control apparatus is disclosed which includes a fluid channel formed on a substrate from a first layer of a nonconducting material (e.g. silicon nitride). A first electrode is provided on the first layer of the nonconducting mater... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530312 | Inertial sensing microelectromechanical (MEM) safe-arm device Microelectromechanical (MEM) safe-arm devices comprise a substrate upon which a sense mass, that can contain an energetic material, is constrained to move along a pathway defined by a track disposed on the surface of the substrate. The pathway has a first end compri... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527671 | Regenerable particulate filter A method of making a three-dimensional lattice structure, such as a filter used to remove particulates from a gas stream, where the physical lattice structure is designed utilizing software simulation from pre-defined mass transfer and flow characteristics and the d... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526465 | Human-machine interactions Digital technology utilizing a cognitive model based on human naturalistic decision-making processes, including pattern recognition and episodic memory, can reduce the dependency of human-machine interactions on the abilities of a human user and can enable a machine... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523582 | Precision laser aiming system A precision laser aiming system comprises a disrupter tool, a reflector, and a laser fixture. The disrupter tool, the reflector and the laser fixture are configurable for iterative alignment and aiming toward an explosive device threat. The invention enables a disru... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7516112 | Flexible, secure agent development framework While an agent generator is generating an intelligent agent, it can also evaluate the data processing platform on which it is executing, in order to assess a risk factor associated with operation of the agent generator on the data processing platform. The agent gene... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514493 | Strippable containment and decontamination coating composition and method of use A method for containing at least a portion of radioisotopes, radionuclides, heavy metal or combination thereof contaminating a substrate wherein a containment composition is applied to the substrate. The ingredients within the containment composition interact with t... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514004 | In-tank recirculating arsenic treatment system A low-cost, water treatment system and method for reducing arsenic contamination in small community water storage tanks. Arsenic is removed by using a submersible pump, sitting at the bottom of the tank, which continuously recirculates (at a low flow rate) arsenic-c... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7506138 | Launching applications on compute and service processors running under different operating systems in scalable network of processor boards with routers A multiple processor computing apparatus includes a physical interconnect structure that is flexibly configurable to support selective segregation of classified and unclassified users. The physical interconnect structure also permits easy physical scalability of the... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7498968 | Synthetic aperture design for increased SAR image rate High resolution SAR images of a target scene at near video rates can be produced by using overlapped, but nevertheless, full-size synthetic apertures. The SAR images, which respectively correspond to the apertures, can be analyzed in sequence to permit detection of ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498681 | Mechanical vibration to electrical energy converter Electromechanical devices that generate an electrical signal in response to an external source of mechanical vibrations can operate as a sensor of vibrations and as an energy harvester for converting mechanical vibration to electrical energy. The devices incorporate... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7495748 | Scannerless loss modulated flash color range imaging Scannerless loss modulated flash color range imaging methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing three dimensional (3D) images of a target within a scene. Apparatus and methods according to the present invention comprise a light source providing at least three... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494557 | Method of using sacrificial materials for fabricating internal cavities in laminated dielectric structures A method of using sacrificial materials for fabricating internal cavities and channels in laminated dielectric structures, which can be used as dielectric substrates and package mounts for microelectronic and microfluidic devices. A sacrificial mandrel is placed in-... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491944 | Method to analyze remotely sensed spectral data A fast and rigorous multivariate curve resolution (MCR) algorithm is applied to remotely sensed spectral data. The algorithm is applicable in the solar-reflective spectral region, comprising the visible to the shortwave infrared (ranging from approximately 0.4 to 2.... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491469 | Energy storage and conversion devices using thermal sprayed electrodes Thin cathodes are presented, For example, a cathode includes a substrate; and a layer of a nanostructured pyrite active material deposited on the substrate, wherein the layer of the nanostructured pyrite has a thickness in the range from about 1 to about 1000 micron... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7460247 | Full spectrum optical safeguard An optical safeguard device with two linear variable Fabry-Perot filters aligned relative to a light source with at least one of the filters having a nonlinear dielectric constant material such that, when a light source produces a sufficiently high intensity light, ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460059 | Removing interfering clutter associated with radar pulses that an airborne radar receives from a radar transponder Interfering clutter in radar pulses received by an airborne radar system from a radar transponder can be suppressed by developing a representation of the incoming echo-voltage time-series that permits the clutter associated with predetermined parts of the time-serie... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454595 | Distributed processor allocation for launching applications in a massively connected processors complex A compute processor allocator architecture for allocating compute processors to run applications in a multiple processor computing apparatus is distributed among a subset of processors within the computing apparatus. Each processor of the subset includes a compute p... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451173 | Fast combinatorial algorithm for the solution of linearly constrained least squares problems A fast combinatorial algorithm can significantly reduce the computational burden when solving general equality and inequality constrained least squares problems with large numbers of observation vectors. The combinatorial algorithm provides a mathematically rigorous... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449699 | Method and apparatus for creating a topography at a surface Methods and apparatus whereby an optical interferometer is utilized to monitor and provide feedback control to an integrated energetic particle column, to create desired topographies, including the depth, shape and/or roughness of features, at a surface of a specime... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449404 | Method for improving Mg doping during group-III nitride MOCVD A method for improving Mg doping of Group III-N materials grown by MOCVD preventing condensation in the gas phase or on reactor surfaces of adducts of magnesocene and ammonia by suitably heating reactor surfaces between the location of mixing of the magnesocene and ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7439935 | Antenna structure with distributed strip An antenna comprises electrical conductors arranged to form a radiating element including a folded line configuration and a distributed strip configuration, where the radiating element is in proximity to a ground conductor. The folded line and the distributed strip ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439055 | Biomolecular detection device A device for detecting and measuring the concentration of biomolecules in solution, utilizing a conducting electrode in contact with a solution containing target biomolecules, with a film with controllable pore size distribution characteristics applied to at least o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436349 | Controlling data collection to support SAR image rotation A desired rotation of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image can be facilitated by adjusting a SAR data collection operation based on the desired rotation. The SAR data collected by the adjusted SAR data collection operation can be efficiently exploited to form ther... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434299 | Methods for the precise locating and forming of arrays of curved features into a workpiece Methods for manufacturing high precision arrays of curved features (e.g. lenses) in the surface of a workpiece are described utilizing orthogonal sets of inter-fitting locating grooves to mate a workpiece to a workpiece holder mounted to the spindle face of a rotati... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435297 | Molten-salt-based growth of group III nitrides A method for growing Group III nitride materials using a molten halide salt as a solvent to solubilize the Group-III ions and nitride ions that react to form the Group III nitride material. The concentration of at least one of the nitride ion or Group III cation is ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426873 | Micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor for footwear Footwear comprises a sole and a plurality of sealed cavities contained within the sole. The sealed cavities can be incorporated as deformable containers within an elastic medium, comprising the sole. A plurality of micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) pressure sen... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421924 | Apparatus for raising or tilting a micromechanical structure An active hinge apparatus is disclosed which can be used to raise a micromechanical structure (e.g. a plate or micromirror) on a substrate. The active hinge apparatus utilizes one or more of teeth protruding outward from an axle which also supports the micromechanic... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422724 | Biological preconcentrator A biological preconcentrator comprises a stimulus-responsive active film on a stimulus-producing microfabricated platform. The active film can comprise a thermally switchable polymer film that can be used to selectively absorb and desorb proteins from a protein mixt... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420656 | Scannerless loss modulated flash color range imaging Scannerless loss modulated flash color range imaging methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing three dimensional (3D) images of a target within a scene. Apparatus and methods according to the present invention comprise a light source providing at least three... | 09/02/2008 |
