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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080227 | Processes for producing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes produced thereby A carbon nanotube formation process of producing carbon nanotubes includes controlled heating of plant fiber materials in an oxygen-limited atmosphere. The plant fiber materials may be heated either cyclically or by rapid heating to produce the carbon nanotubes.... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7880149 | 3D biplane microscopy A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. T... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7829864 | Microfabricated miniature grids A grid structure and method for manufacturing the same. The grid is used for gating a stream of charged particles in certain types of particle measurement instruments, such as ion mobility spectrometers and the like. The methods include various microfabrication tech... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7772569 | 3D biplane microscopy A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. T... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7569835 | Gating grid and method of manufacture The present invention relates generally to grids for gating a stream of charged particles and methods for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a Bradbury-Nielson gate having transmission line grid elements. In one embodiment is... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7403867 | Spectroscopy instrument using broadband modulation and statistical estimation techniques to account for component artifacts A spectroscopy instrument that uses spectra produced from random binary sequence modulated data. Statistical estimation techniques are used to achieve resolution enhancement, while properly accounting for the Poisson noise distribution and other artifacts introduced... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396974 | Oxidation using a non-enzymatic free radical system mediated by redox cycling chelators Methods for oxidizing organic compounds using hydroxyl radicals formed through redox cycling chelator-mediated Fenton chemistry are disclosed. The methods include generating a reactive oxygen species by contacting a redox cycling chelator with an oxygen containing o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7358593 | Microfabricated miniature grids A grid structure and method for manufacturing the same. The grid is used for gating a stream of charged particles in certain types of particle measurement instruments, such as ion mobility spectrometers and the like. The methods include various microfabrication tech... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7300894 | Composites pressure resin infusion system (ComPRIS) The present invention provides resin infused composite articles. Also provided is a method for preparing the composite articles of the invention. The method includes infusing the assembled components of the composite with resin under pressure. There are also provide... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7120998 | Fabrication of chopper for particle beam instrument A technique for providing a grid for a gate such as utilized in gating a stream of ions or other particles in a spectrometer instrument. The grid of wires may, for example, be a so-called Bradbury-Nielson Gate that consists of a set of two electrically isolated sets... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7031877 | Spectroscopy instrument using broadband modulation and statistical estimation techniques to account for component artifacts A spectroscopy instrument that uses spectra produced from random binary sequence modulated data. Statistical estimation techniques are used to achieve resolution enhancement, while properly accounting for the Poisson noise distribution and other artifacts introduced... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6782342 | Spectroscopy instrument using broadband modulation and statistical estimation techniques to account for component artifacts A spectroscopy instrument that uses spectra produced from random binary sequence modulated data. Statistical estimation techniques are used to achieve resolution enhancement, while properly accounting for the Poisson noise distribution and other artifacts introduced... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6781120 | Fabrication of chopper for particle beam instrument A technique for providing a grid for a gate such as utilized in gating a stream of ions or other particles in a spectrometer instrument. The grid of wires may, for example, be a so-called Bradbury-Nielson Gate that consists of a set of two electrically isolated sets... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6281148 | Resin starved impregnated panels, wood composites utilizing said panels and methods of making the same The present invention is a resin-starved pultruded-impregnated panel, wood composites utilizing said panel, and a method of making the same. The panel of the present invention comprises a pultruded center portion made from a plurality of fibers bound toge... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6170209 | Prestressing system for wood structures and elements The present invention is a prestressing system for wood elements and structures and a method from prestressing wood beams. In its most basic form, the system for prestressing structures comprises a plurality of members arranged in a predetermined configur... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6033852 | Monolithic piezoelectric sensor (MPS) for sensing chemical, biochemical and physical measurands A piezoelectric sensor and assembly for measuring chemical, biochemical and physical measurands is disclosed. The piezoelectric sensor comprises a piezoelectric material, preferably a crystal, a common metal layer attached to the top surface of the piezoe... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6001396 | Method and solution for improving frozen seafood quality A method for improving the quality of frozen seafood by enhancing flavor and shelf-life so that the seafood can be stored under commercial conditions. This method includes injection of substances into the flesh or circulatory system of live fish and whole... | 12/14/1999 |
| 4862707 | Two compartment refrigerator The refrigeration system disclosed herein provides separate chilling and freezing compartments and operates in alternate phases. In the first phase, an evaporator which controls chilling compartment temperature also absorbs heat from a thermal mass throug... | 09/05/1989 |