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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659877 | Street light | 05/15/2012 |
| D659876 | Street light | 05/15/2012 |
| D659875 | Street light | 05/15/2012 |
| D659874 | Street light | 05/15/2012 |
| D659873 | Street light | 05/15/2012 |
| D659276 | Street light | 05/08/2012 |
| D659275 | Street light | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163539 | Bacteriorhodopsin-based photochromic sensor for detection of chemical and environmental toxins A bacteriorhodopsin based chemical sensing architecture based upon the collective response of bacteriorhodopsin and a number of its mutants; the wild type protein and a selection of genetically-engineered variants was able to respond differentially to a selection of... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161974 | Hearing protection apparatus with incorporated eyewear An apparatus for providing hearing protection to a wearer includes an incorporated set of eyewear having an eyewear frame. In one version, a pair of ear muffler tubes are coupled to the supporting members of the frame or made integral therewith, the muffler tubes ea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8133690 | Method for inhibiting the formation of SET1 family core complexes Disclosed in this specification is a method for inhibiting the formation of SET1 family core complexes. A guanidinium-containing molecule is used to competitively inhibit the binding of the N-SET region of a SET1 protein to WDR5, thus inhibiting the formation of the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131512 | Optimized stochastic resonance signal detection method Apparatus and method for detecting micro-calcifications in mammograms using novel algorithms and stochastic resonance noise is provided, where a suitable dose of noise is added to the abnormal mammograms such that the performance of a suboptimal lesion detector is i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107638 | Semi-insert hearing protector having a helmholtz-type resonator A semi-insert hearing protector includes a thin-walled enclosure sized substantially to that of the outer ear of a wearer, the enclosure being made from a rigid or semi-rigid material and secured to the head of said wearer by means of an adjustable headband. A short... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080379 | Branched and multi-chain nucleic acid switches for sensing and screening Embodiments of the invention relate to a branched or multichain nucleic acid switch adapted to switch from a first conformation to a second conformation upon ligand binding. The switch includes a probe strand, P, which includes the ligand binding domain; a switching... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8015654 | Hand and fingernail cleaning apparatus An apparatus for washing hands and/or fingernails includes a brush assembly attached to a water faucet. The brush assembly includes a backplane with two opposed brushes attached to the backplane such that the bristles on each brush face outward from the backplane. A... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012338 | Method for preparing biomedical surfaces A method for selectively dissolving the beta (β) phase of a titanium alloy out of the surface of the alloy, thereby leaving behind a nano-scale porous surface having enhanced bonding properties with either a biological tissue, such as bone, or an adhesive material,... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7930073 | Method and system for controlling airfoil actuators A method of measuring the state of flow above an airfoil using an estimation of the velocity field based on a combination of Particle Image Velocimetry PIV and multiple surface pressure measurements processed through a POD/mLSE algorithm. Integral to the POD/mLSE al... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7904209 | Open web services-based indoor climate control system The present invention relates generally to a building automation system, and, more particularly, to an Internet-centric, open, extensible software and hardware framework supporting all aspects of control and monitoring of a smart building ecosphere. The present inve... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892594 | Enhanced bio-assays by using gradient nanotopgraphy A system and method for using gradient nanotopography to increase mammalian cell attachment and cell confinement on surfaces. A surface platform consisting of a thin film of gold possessing a gradient of topography on the surface and self-assembled monolayers of alk... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7829287 | Method of generating branched and multi-chain nucleic acid switches for ligand detection Embodiments of the invention relate to a branched or multichain nucleic acid switch adapted to switch from a first conformation to a second conformation upon ligand binding. The switch includes a probe strand, P, which includes the ligand binding domain; a switching... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824060 | Wind powered device A turbine generator having one or more wind turbines for generating energy and a series of plates located above and below each turbine for focusing and converging the wind inwardly. The plates are aerodynamically-designed to converge the wind onto the turbine and pr... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7790442 | Bacteriorhodopsin-based photochromic sensor for detection of chemical and environmental toxins A bacteriorhodopsin based chemical sensing architecture based upon the collective response of bacteriorhodopsin and a number of its mutants; the wild type protein and a selection of genetically-engineered variants was able to respond differentially to a selection of... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7718784 | Switchable nucleic acids for diagnostics, screening and molecular electronics In one embodiment, the present invention relates to fluorescent nucleic acid constructs and methods of using these switchable constructs to rapidly screen for target molecule interactions. More particularly, an RNA/DNA chimera comprising a fluorophore-quencher pair ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7700010 | Binary optical compound and method of manufacture A binary optical compound formed from a preparation of proteorhodopsin, is provided. The preparation is prepared by dissolving proteorhodopsin in distilled water, where the pH is adjusted to be above 11 either by using sodium hydroxide or an appropriate buffer. The ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7670492 | Method of removing a metal ion from a water stream using organo-ceramic composite materials The present invention relates to an organo-ceramic composite material useful for the extraction of metal ions from solution. The organo-ceramic composite material is formed according to a sol gel synthesis scheme by reacting a functional precursor silane and its hom... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668699 | Optimized stochastic resonance method for signal detection and image processing Apparatus and method for improving the detection of signals obscured by noise using stochastic resonance noise. The method determines the stochastic resonance noise probability density function in non-linear processing applications that is added to the observed data... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7641144 | Cross-flow fan propulsion system A cross-flow propulsion mechanism for use in providing propulsion to an aircraft, includes a housing defining an inlet, a rotor compartment, and an outlet. The inlet is adapted to receive an inflow of air along a first longitudinal axis. The rotor is mounted within ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7521546 | Branched and multi-chain nucleic acid switches for sensing and screening Embodiments of the invention relate to a branched or multichain nucleic acid switch adapted to switch from a first conformation to a second conformation upon ligand binding. The switch includes a probe strand, P, which includes the ligand binding domain; a switching... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517968 | Rapid and inexpensive method for the purification of proteorhodopsin A method for purifying a membrane protein is disclosed which includes providing a test sample potentially including a target membrane protein; adding incremental amounts of a precipitating agent to the test sample to form one or more mixtures; and treating the one o... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7493262 | Method for valuing intellectual property A computer based system and method for calculating the value of a license for an intellectual property asset between a licensor and a licensee based on the licensor and licensee investment in the license, as well as the predicted increase in product value due to the... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7488357 | Supercritical diesel fuel composition, combustion process and fuel system An embodiment of the invention is a composition of diesel, biodiesel or blended fuel (DF) with exhaust gas (EG) mixtures or with liquid CO2. The composition is in a liquid state near the supercritical region or a supercritical fluid mixture such that it q... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7468557 | Method of producing an ultra thin electrically conducting film with very low electrical resistance An ultra thin film with very low electrical resistance is produced by forming a substrate of a substrate material which forms a metastable bond and depositing a conducting film on the substrate in a vacuum environment in which a base pressure is reduced to a value b... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7428313 | Method for correcting sound for the hearing-impaired A method for correcting sound for the hearing impaired includes analyzing an incoming sound into frequency channels and computing a group delay of each of the frequency channels that is expected in a healthy ear. A correction is defined as a percentage less than 100... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7358318 | Organo-ceramic composite materials, their use as adsorbents, and methods of making the same The present invention relates to an organo-ceramic composite material useful for the extraction of metal ions from solution. The organo-ceramic composite material is formed according to a sol gel synthesis scheme by reacting a functional precursor silane and its hom... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355958 | Blind OFDM channel estimation and identification using receiver diversity A method for blindly determining a channel impulse response (CIR) for a channel in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications system includes constructing a matrix from two received signals. A singular value decomposition is performed on the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7188069 | Method for valuing intellectual property A method of placing a discrete value on an intellectual property asset through a series of associations and calculations that determine the proportional contribution of an intellectual property asset to the competitive advantage of a related product in a real market... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7075303 | Polymeric NMR sample tubes and method for using A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sample tube is made of a polymeric material instead of glass. Such tubes are thinner than glass tubes, thus increasing the internal volume and sample size. Such tubes are also more closely matched to the magnetic susceptibility of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7042811 | Frictionless, non-destructive playback system for cylinder recordings The present invention provides a laser heterodyne interferometer based system for audibly producing sounds recorded on a cylinder recording, such as an Edison type wax cylinder, or a 33, 45 or 78 RPM LP (long play) record. The system generally comprises an optical s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042221 | System and method for detecting a narrowband signal A system for the detection of narrowband signals in wideband noise that combines information across two frequency channels that straddle the frequency of the target signal. Two band pass filters having center frequencies that straddle the frequency of the target sig... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6850861 | System for monitoring sensing device data such as food sensing device data A monitoring system particularly useful for monitoring food located at one or a plurality of food serving or storage location includes a sensing subsystem and a processing subsystem. The sensing subsystem may include at least one sensing device and the processing su... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6679672 | Transfer port for movement of materials between clean rooms A transfer port facilitates transfer of a material between clean room modules, and/or between a clean room module and a clean box transporter that can travel through the contaminated ambient environment. A transfer port permits transfer of clean material ... | 01/20/2004 |
