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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168086 | Inorganic luminescent phosphor materials for lighting A light emitting device comprising a light producing element configured to generate ultraviolet light having a wavelength of from about 250 nm to about 400 nm and a self-activating phosphor comprising an ordered oxyfluoride compound is provided. The nitrogen-free or... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168085 | White light phosphors for fluorescent lighting Materials suitable for use in highly energy-efficient production of white light through photo-luminescence, such as in light emitting devices, are generally provided. A composition comprising a compound having the formula: Sr3-vAvMO4-x | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167979 | High efficiency, non-toxic scrubbing system and method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas Scrubbing systems and methods for removing carbon dioxide from a gas are provided. The scrubbing system can include a scrubber defining a vertically oriented tubing assembly, a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The tubing assembly has a tank section, a reduced diameter se... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8153554 | Reversible hydrogen storage materials In accordance with the present disclosure, a process for synthesis of a complex hydride material for hydrogen storage is provided. The process includes mixing a borohydride with at least one additive agent and at least one catalyst and heating the mixture at a tempe... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133611 | Method of making polypyrrole and silver vanadium oxide composite In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a composite electrode for a battery is provided. The composite electrode includes silver vanadium oxide present in an amount from about 75 weight percent to about 99 weight percent and polypyrrole present in an amount fro... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8102101 | Piezoelectric sensors A piezoelectric sensor having a plurality of electrodes deposited on a single surface of the dielectric medium is generally provided. The plurality of electrodes can define a plurality of square-shaped electrodes forming a grid on the first surface of the dielectric... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8080600 | Layered mixed-metal phosphonates for high dielectric strength polymer nanocomposites Mixed metal phosphonates are generally provided. The mixed metal phosphonate can generally have the composition: AB(RPO3)3, where A is Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Pb2+, La3+, Co... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8054110 | Driver circuit for gallium nitride (GaN) heterojunction field effect transistors (HFETs) A driver circuit and integrated circuit implementation of a driver circuit for driving a GaN HFET device is disclosed. The driver circuit includes a resonant drive circuit having an LC circuit with an inductance and a capacitance. The capacitance of the LC circuit i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8007996 | Methods to identify protein arginine deiminase 4 inhibitors In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method to identify a protein arginine deiminase 4 inhibitor is disclosed. The method includes performing a competitive assay in which a potential inhibitor compound competes with rhodamine-conjugated flu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003397 | Glucose monitoring by viscometric sensing of polymeric fluid A polymeric sensing fluid for detecting the presence of glucose and systems and methods of its use are generally disclosed. The polymeric sensing fluid includes a polymer in a solvent (e.g., an aqueous solvent). The polymer has a plurality of boronic acid moieties e... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7979223 | Systems and methods for power hardware in the loop testing A system for power hardware in the loop testing is described. The system includes a power system and a control system, the power system connected to a power converter of a device under test, the control system being in communication with the power system and the pow... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7964636 | Synthesis and use of novel inhibitors and inactivators of protein arginine deiminases In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an inactivator of protein arginine deiminase 4 is disclosed. The inactivator includes: (I) and x includes F; Cl, and H, y includes OH and NH2, R includes H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alknyl group, an... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7951860 | Polymer composite materials and methods for producing the same Polymer composite materials having improved gas barrier properties are generally disclosed, along with process of making the same. The polymer composite materials can include phosphonate particles, oxide particles, and combinations thereof. For example, the particle... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7910066 | Plate platform with visual indicator A plate platform having a visual indicator that allows the user to track his or her progress in loading the platform wells is generally disclosed. The plate platform is constructed from a substantially transparent base having a plurality of elongated bore-holes inte... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7889346 | Thin-layer porous optical sensors for gases and other fluids A gas sensor uses optical interferents in a porous thin film cell to measure the refractive index of the pore medium. As the medium within the pores changes, spectral variations can be detected. For example, as the pores are filled with a solution, the characteristi... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881881 | Structural health monitoring apparatus and methodology Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for structural health monitoring (SHM) in which smart devices interrogate structural components to predict failure, expedite needed repairs, and thus increase the useful life of those components. Piezoelectric wafer active s... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878786 | Apparatus for producing tissue scaffold having aligned fibrils An apparatus for producing a tubular tissue scaffold having aligned biopolymer fibrils including a biopolymer gel dispersion feed pump that is operably connected to a tube-forming device having an exit port, where the tube-forming device is capable of producing a tu... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7834999 | Optical analysis system and optical train A multivariate optical computing and analysis system includes a light source configured to radiate a first light along a first ray path; a modulator disposed in the first ray path, the modulator configured to modulate the first light to a desired frequency; a spectr... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820426 | Bionanomaterials and their synthesis The use of biomaterials, such as viruses and virus-like particles, to form nanostructures is generally disclosed. For instance, rod-like viruses can be used to form composite nanofibers that are fixed together in a head-to-tail assembly by a polymer. Also, 2-dimensi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7629285 | Carbon-based composite electrocatalysts for low temperature fuel cells A process for synthesis of a catalyst is provided. The process includes providing a carbon precursor material, oxidizing the carbon precursor material whereby an oxygen functional group is introduced into the carbon precursor material, and adding a nitrogen function... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7527687 | Biocompatible cement containing reactive calcium phosphate nanoparticles and methods for making and using such cement A cement powder is disclosed that contains reactive tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles and other ingredients required to form a cementous material. Methods of making the reactive tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles, the cement powder, the cement paste, and cured ceme... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7438889 | Use of complex metal oxides in the autothermal generation of hydrogen A process for producing hydrogen comprising reacting at least one hydrocarbon and steam in the presence of a complex metal oxide and a steam-hydrocarbon reforming catalyst in a production step under reaction conditions sufficient to form hydrogen and a spent complex... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7384574 | Hydrogen storage material and process using graphite additive with metal-doped complex hydrides A hydrogen storage material having improved hydrogen absorbtion and desorption kinetics is provided by adding graphite to a complex hydride such as a metal-doped alanate, i.e., NaAlH4. The incorporation of graphite into the complex hydride significantly e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7338517 | Tissue scaffold having aligned fibrils and artificial tissue comprising the same A tubular tissue scaffold is described which comprises a tube having a wall, wherein the wall includes biopolymer fibrils that are aligned in a helical pattern around the longitudinal axis of the tube where the pitch of the helical pattern changes with the radial po... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7303916 | Sustained totipotent culture of selected monocot genera A method is provided for generating sustained totipotent tissue cultures of a plant of the Class Monocotyledonae, and for micropropagating such plant in vitro, wherein immature inflorescence are cultivated to produce totipotent tissue which is suitable for sustained... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267985 | Control of post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants Calmodulin-like polypeptides named rgs-CaM are disclosed. cDNAs coding rgs-CaM are also provided. In addition, methods of using rgs-CaM cDNAs and polypeptides for modulating gene expression in plants are also provided. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7174255 | Self-processing integrated damage assessment sensor for structural health monitoring A small, lightweight, portable, and inexpensive self-processing integrated damage assessment sensor (SPIDAS) that may be temporarily or permanently attached to a structure for structural health monitoring is provided. The SPIDAS device employs an electromechanical i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7083730 | Production of purified water and high value chemicals from salt water Sodium chloride and purified water are recovered by treating salt water that contains sodium chloride with an integrated reverse osmosis and electrodialysis system, which includes an efficiency-enhancing feature that is one or more of the following: the use of univa... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081161 | Biocompatible cement containing reactive calcium phosphate nanoparticles and methods for making and using cement A cement powder is disclosed that contains reactive tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles and other ingredients required to form a cementous material. Methods of making the reactive tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles, the cement powder, the cement paste, and cured ceme... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078433 | FC101 and analogs as a method of treatment for cancer The present invention provides a treatment for angiogenic diseases, including solid tumors. The treatment consists of administering therapeutically active dosages of FC101, resulting in a reduction in endothelial cell proliferation and inhibition of new blood vessel... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7030146 | Methods for treating diabetic neuropathy A method for treating diabetic neuropathy is disclosed consisting of administering pyridoxamine or a salt thereof. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024315 | In-situ structural health monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics system utilizing thin piezoelectric sensors A method of detecting a damaged feature within a structure includes embedding a plurality of thin piezoelectric ceramic sensors on the structure. A first sensor is excited so that the first sensor produces a responsive signal in the structure. The responsive signal ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015336 | Sub-nanoscale electronic devices and processes A new class of electronic systems, wherein microelectronic semiconductor integrated circuit devices are integrated on a common substrate with molecular electronic devices. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6996480 | Structural health monitoring system utilizing guided lamb waves embedded ultrasonic structural radar A method and device for performing ultrasonic damage detection in a thin-wall structure using an array of embedded Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors (PWAS) for the transmission and reception of guided waves and a signal processing methodology based on the beamformi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972349 | Control of post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants Calmodulin-like polypeptides named rgs-CaM are disclosed. cDNAs coding rgs-CaM are also provided. In addition, methods of using rgs-CaM cDNAs and polypeptides for modulating gene expression in plants are also provided. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6808561 | Biocompatible cement containing reactive calcium phosphate nanoparticles and methods for making and using such cement A cement powder is disclosed that contains reactive tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles and other ingredients required to form a cementous material. Methods of making the reactive tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles, the cement powder, the cement paste, and cured ceme... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806400 | Method for enhancing pathogen resistance in plants The present invention provides a method for inducing or enhancing resistance in plants by supplying to the plant a virally encoded booster sequence comprising the 5′ proximal region of the potyvirus genome or by supplying other sequences encoding suppressors of ge... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6740668 | Methods for inhibiting diabetic complications The instant invention provides compositions and methods for modeling post-Amadori AGE formation and the identification and characterization of effective inhibitors of post-Amadori AGE formation, and such identified inhibitor compositions. The instant invention also ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6730686 | Methods for inhibiting oxidative modification of proteins The instant invention provides compositions and methods for modeling post-Amadori AGE formation and the identification and characterization of effective inhibitors of post-Amadori AGE formation, and such identified inhibitor compositions. The instant invention also ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6660765 | FC101 as a method of treatment for cancer The present invention provides a treatment for angiogenic diseases, including solid tumors. The treatment consists of administering therapeutically active dosages of FC101, resulting in a reduction in endothelial cell proliferation and inhibition of new b... | 12/09/2003 |
