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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147428 | Device and method for quantifying edema The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed at a device that provides a reliable, accurate and quantifiable measure of a patient's edema. The device improves on the current method of digital manipulation by evaluating the pitting phenomena in a u... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114664 | Scalable wall bioreactor for culture of plant and animal tissues A flexible wall bioreactor is described that uses a small droplet size mist unit, a lower rate ambient air flow rate, and a flexible wall culture chamber to provide an environment that allows for the growth of dense root matrix, shoot cultures, and 2 and 3 dimension... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8076125 | Imagewise patterning of films and devices comprising the same The present invention is directed, at least in part, to methods for imagewise patterning of a surface. Such patterned surfaces can be used, e.g., in microfluidic devices. Accordingly, the present invention is also directed, at least in part, to nanopatterned devices... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8005486 | Precise node localization in sensor ad-hoc networks Methods and systems for configuring ad-hoc networks, especially a self-configuring wireless sensor networks, are described. The network has an initial number of anchors with known positions that broadcast a signal. The signals are received by distributed nodes whose... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7935309 | Multi-transduction mechanism based microfluidic analyte sensors In various aspects are provided a microfluidic and/or nanofluidic sensor that can provide an indication of the reliability of its measurement of the presence of an analyte in a sample under investigation, an analyte concentration in the sample under investigation, o... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7896807 | Multi-channel electrophysiologic signal data acquisition system on an integrated circuit A physiologic data acquisition system includes an analog input, a sigma-delta front end signal conditioning circuit adapted to subtract out DC and low frequency interfering signals from and amplify the analog input before analog to digital conversion. The system can... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7751984 | Image-based computational mechanical analysis and indexing for cardiovascular diseases A method and a computer system, for providing an assessment for disease status of a disease, such as a cardiovascular disease, employ construction of image-based 3D computational model of an organ representative of the disease status; computationally obtaining a cer... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727596 | Method for fabricating a composite gas separation module A method for fabricating a composite gas separation module includes depositing a preactivated powder over a porous substrate; depositing a binder metal onto the preactivated powder; and depositing a dense gas-selective membrane to overlie the preactivated powder and... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7513962 | Alloy substantially free of dendrites and method of forming the same Described herein are alloys substantially free of dendrites. A method includes forming an alloy substantially free of dendrites. A superheated alloy is cooled to form a nucleated alloy. The temperature of the nucleated alloy is controlled to prevent the nuclei from ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7390536 | Method for fabricating composite gas separation modules The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a composite gas separation module and to gas separation modules formed by the method. In one embodiment, the method for fabricating a composite gas separation module includes depositing a first material on a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7326526 | Films with photoresponsive wettability In various aspects, the present invention provides substantially monolayer thick molecular films with photoresponsive wettability, the molecules of said films comprising a photochromic molecule coordinated to a metal atom, which is coordinated to an organic tetherin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7292189 | Methods and apparatus for high resolution positioning The invention relates to a method of signal analysis that determines the location of a transmitter and to devices that implement the method. The method includes receiving by at least three receivers, from a transmitter, a first continuous-time signal having a first ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255726 | Composite gas separation modules having high Tamman temperature intermediate layers A composite gas separation module includes a porous metal substrate; an intermediate layer that includes a powder having a Tamman temperature higher than the Tamman temperature of the porous metal substrate and wherein the intermediate layer overlies the porous meta... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7214538 | Device and method for the determination of lithium ion concentration in a biological fluid The present invention relates to a novel device and method for the detection of lithium ions in a biological fluid. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel compound and a optical sensor which incorporates said compound for the detection of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201210 | Casting of aluminum based wrought alloys and aluminum based casting alloys Preferred embodiments of the present invention include methods that allow for casting alloys, and preferentially casting wrought alloys to circumvent problems such as, for example, hot tearing. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide for alloys having... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175694 | Composite gas separation modules having intermediate porous metal layers The present invention relates to a composite gas separation module and to methods for fabricating a composite gas separation module. The present invention also relates to methods for selectively separating hydrogen gas from a hydrogen gas-containing gaseous stream. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172644 | Method for curing defects in the fabrication of a composite gas separation module The present invention relates to a method for curing a defect in the fabrication of a composite gas separation module and to composite gas separation modules formed by a process that includes the method. The present invention also relates to a method for selectively... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7084630 | Multi-modal RF coil for magnetic resonance imaging Multi-modal coils for coupling MRI RF signals from an anatomical region(s) to be imaged. The coil includes a segmented annular base ring conductor including a plurality of capacitances disposed between the segments, and at least one arcuate conductor symmetrically c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079025 | Reconfigurable geolocation system A portable reconfigurable geolocation system is provided. The system includes a portable user node and one or more portable pseudolite nodes in communication one another and with the user node. Each of the user nodes and pseudolite nodes includes a transmitter that ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068054 | Real-time carbon sensor for measuring concentration profiles in carburized steel An alloy solute sensor probe, measurement system and measurement method are disclosed for directly measuring solute concentration profiles in conductive material components at elevated processing temperatures. The disclosed device and method permit direct, real-time... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069287 | Method for efficient computation of odd characteristic extension fields A method for implementing an elliptic curve or discrete logarithm cryptosystem on inexpensive microprocessors is disclosed which provides for advantageous finite field computational performance on microprocessors having limited computational capabilities. The method... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6962245 | Variable force energy dissipater and decelerator Tunable pull-through energy attenuator and decelerator devices is disclosed which provide for variable force-time profiles, deceleration and kinetic energy attenuation of moving objects so as to prevent damage or injury to impacting objects, vehicles or persons. The... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6902720 | Cyclic peptide structures for molecular scale electronic and photonic devices The present invention discloses a family of cyclic peptide monomers and supramolecular cyclic peptide structures comprising chromophore residues which possess electronic and electro-optic properties for producing molecular scale electronic and photonic devices made ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6893716 | Non-covalent assembly of multilayer thin film supramolecular structures Self-assembled monolayers and multilayer thin film structures were assembled from multiple components that were linked non-covalently by metal-ligand complexation. Non-covalently assembled multicomponent films assembly my the present method obviate problems associat... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6869586 | Method of preparing metal containing compounds using hydrodynamic cavitation A process for the preparation of nanostructured materials in high phase purities using cavitation is disclosed. The method comprises mixing a metal containing solution with a precipitating agent and passing the mixture into a cavitation chamber. The chamber consists... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6829269 | Systems and methods using phonon mediated intersubband laser The present invention is directed to the development of compact, coherent sources emitting in the terahertz frequency region using interface phonons. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a semiconductor heterostructure light emitting device includes a quantum ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6746595 | Ammonium ionophore, an ammonium ion selective matrix, an ammonium ion-selective sensor, and a method for detecting ammonium ions in a fluid sample An ammonium selective ionophore for use in ion selective electrodes. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6693443 | Systems for detecting and measuring inclusions The present invention relates to systems of methods of detecting and measuring inclusions in liquid metals. More particularly, non-metallic inclusions having a conductivity level different from the liquid metal melt are forced to migrate and are collected... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6637971 | Reusable high molecular weight/high density polyethylene guardrail The present invention provides a reusable high molecular weight, high density polyethylene guardrail designed for economical construction and rapid replacement of the elements comprising the guardrail system. This guardrail system is energy absorbing and ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6590200 | Systems for detecting measuring inclusions The present invention relates to systems of methods of detecting and measuring inclusions in liquid metals. More particularly, non-metallic inclusions having a conductivity level different from the liquid metal melt are forced to migrate and are collected... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589501 | Method of preparing metal containing compounds using hydrodynamic cavitation A process for the preparation of nanostructured materials in high phase purities using cavitation is disclosed. The method comprises mixing a metal containing solution with a precipitating agent and passing the mixture into a cavitation chamber. The chamb... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6533938 | Polymer enhanced diafiltration: filtration using PGA A method is describe for removing metal ions of interest from aqueous solutions containing low concentrations of the metal ions of interest. The method involves the use of a microbially produced polymer, γ-glutamic acid. The polymer is used in conjunctio... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6365555 | Method of preparing metal containing compounds using hydrodynamic cavitation A process for the preparation of nanostructured materials in high phase purities using cavitation is disclosed. The method comprises mixing a metal containing solution with a precipitating agent and passing the mixture into a cavitation chamber. The chamb... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6252959 | Method and system for point multiplication in elliptic curve cryptosystem A point doubling method for elliptic curve cryptosystems is disclosed in which 2k P=(Xk, yk) is directly calculated from P=(x,y) without computing intermediate points such as 2P, 4P, etc. The advantage in this direct calcu... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248682 | Incorporation of zeolites into hybrid polymer matrices A family of innovative composite zeolite materials and methods for making the same are disclosed. Zeolites 3A and 13X have been incorporated into hybrid polysiloxane polymers to form composite materials which are useful as membranes for separating a varie... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6218846 | Multi-probe impedance measurement system and method for detection of flaws in conductive articles An innovative multi-dimensional, low frequency, impedance measurement probe array, measurement system, and method are disclosed for detecting flaws in conductive articles. The device and method provide for contacting a conductive article with an multi-pro... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6152987 | Hydrogen gas-extraction module and method of fabrication A hydrogen gas-extraction module includes an intermediate layer bonded between a porous metal substrate and a membrane layer that is selectively permeable to hydrogen. The metal substrate includes a substantial concentration of a first metal at a surface ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6062076 | Ultrasonic monitoring method and system for wake turbulence useful at runways Two techniques for detecting vortices and their associated circulation are disclosed. The first is termed a closed path configuration, and the second is termed the dual path configuration. These techniques are useable for the detection of wake turbulence ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5807272 | Impedance spectroscopy system for ischemia monitoring and detection An impedance spectroscopy tissue status monitoring and measurement system is disclosed. The system uses a synthesizer to generates electrical signals of selected frequencies. An electrical current source is responsive to the synthesizer and generates elec... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5787958 | Method, casting pattern and apparatus for gasifying residue during metal casting with polymers This invention includes a method, a casting pattern, and an apparatus directed to gasifying residue during metal casting. The method for metal casting includes using a casting pattern that includes an additive that can react with a residue formed as the c... | 08/04/1998 |
