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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047475 | Real-time web applications A computer-implemented method for updating a web user interface on a client device is provided. A router back-boned to the Internet communicates with the client device web-user interface data defined in markup language to dynamically update the web-user interface on the... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047152 | Method and apparatus for facilitating use of hypertext links on the World Wide Web A database server contains pointers to useful information, such as on the World Wide Web. Users of the server may have hypertext links added automatically into documents they submit. Users may additionally contribute to the link database, thereby extending it, and may a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045426 | Method and apparatus for enhanced flameholding in augmentors Techniques for the enhancement of the stability of an afterburning flame in the viscinity of a low pressure loss augmentor are provided by various geometrical modifications of the base region of the augmentor.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038270 | Method for facilitating latency measurements using intermediate network devices between endpoint devices connected by a computer network Network latency measurements of RTP traffic are measured using an intermediate network device positioned between endpoints that do not necessarily support RTCP. During an active RTP stream between two endpoints, the intermediate device detects whether the endpoints are ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037928 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER FOR USE ON THE FRONT SIDE OFLCDS A liquid crystal display may include a rear polarizer comprising a front and rear wire grid polarizer respectively having first and second pluralities of closely spaced parallel metallic lines. An optically absorptive material is disposed proximate a viewing side of the... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035685 | Heterogenous content channel manager for ubiquitous computer software systems A heterogeneous content channel manager is provided for content management and collaboration within and across interactive workspaces. A content channel bar, available on each of the displays in the workspace(s), contains two or more unique representations of respective... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027694 | Solid-oxide fuel cells with concentric laminating electrolytes in a nanoporous membrane A solid oxide fuel cell with an electrolyte membrane having one or more layers with interfaces perpendicular to the surfaces of the membrane is provided. The layers can be deposited on vertical walls of holes in a nanoporous membrane until the layers fully fill the hole... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027689 | Silver-copper-zinc catalyst for fuel cells and/or electrolyzers Silver-copper-zinc compositions are employed as catalysts, e.g., for fuel cell and/or electrolyzer applications. These compositions have been experimentally tested in solid oxide fuel cell and proton exchange membrane fuel cell configurations. Such catalysts can be effe... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023582 | Sensor for measuring properties of liquids and gases The present invention provides a device that measures at least one property of the liquid or gas, where the invention is a CMUT sensor that includes a substrate, a first layer disposed on the substrate, where the first layer includes a cavity, and a compound plate, wher... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016071 | Method for efficiently simulating the information processing in cells and tissues of the nervous system with a temporal series compressed encoding neural network A neural network simulation represents components of neurons by finite state machines, called sectors, implemented using look-up tables. Each sector has an internal state represented by a compressed history of data input to the sector and is factorized into distinct his... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014526 | High temperature direct coal fuel cell A fuel cell is provided that includes a chemically non-reactive and non-consumable molten anode that is chemically stable in composition and structure and is catalytically active, a cathode, where one surface of the cathode is in contact with air, where the air supplies... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011729 | Method and apparatus for inductive amplification of ion beam energy Accelerated charged particles are provided by inductive amplification of particle energy in connection with a deflagration-mode plasma discharge. The deflagration mode discharge tends to increase particle energy relative to other operating modes. Inductive amplification... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009761 | Method and system for real-time profiling respiratory motion with variable-horizon prediction capability A method of profiling respiratory motion is provided that includes estimating a temporal respiratory pattern, using a warping function to map the temporal respiratory pattern to a corresponding phase value, using a baseline drift function to determine drift in the tempo... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100320390 | Liquid xenon gamma ray imager A gamma ray imager includes a chamber containing a scintillation liquid such as xenon and several mutually optically isolated interaction modules immersed in the scintillation liquid within the chamber. Multiple photodetectors optically coupled to the modules separately... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100316259 | Using a moving imaging system to monitor anatomical position as a function of time Real-time 3D tracking of anatomical positions during radiation therapy uses acquired image data from an MV treatment beam as it is rotated around the patient during arc radiotherapy treatment. The acquired image data and associated angular positions are computationally ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100307571 | Using energy relay dyes to increase light absorption in dye-sensitized solar cells Improved efficiency for dye-sensitized solar cells is provided using a combination of dyes that have distinct roles—a sensitizing dye and an energy relay dye. The sensitizing dye is disposed on the surface of a photo-electrode, and is capable of absorbing incident rad... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100300883 | Microfluidic separation device A microfluidic separation device is provided that includes a sample channel having a first sample channel region and a second sample channel region, where a cross-section of the first sample channel region is smaller than a cross-section of the second sample channel reg... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300563 | Modular device and method for moving fluids to and from a sample delivery element Provided is a sequenced fluid control device that includes a pneumatic driver module, a fluid cartridge having at least one fluid chamber and at least one waste chamber, and at least one sample delivery element disposed to sealably contact the fluid cartridge forming a ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100295646 | Manufacture and use of planar embedded magnetics as discrete components and in integrated connectors The current invention provides an integrated planar transformer and electronic component that includes at least one wideband planar transformer disposed in a planar substrate, where each wideband planar transformer includes a planar substrate in a fully-cured and rigid ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294951 | Sensitive gas-phase flourimeter at ambient pressure for nitrogen dioxide An instrument detects an amount of a component of a sample gas by passing an excitation light through the sample gas at atmospheric pressure to produce fluorescence light from the component. The fluorescence light is discriminated using a sequence of multiple long pass ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292906 | Method of controlling engine performance The present invention provides a method of controlling engine performance that includes obtaining at least one optical wavelength-dependent measurement from at least one combustion event in at least one combustion chamber. The method further includes analyzing the optic... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100280147 | High refractive index interpenetrating networks for ophthalmic applications Ophthalmic devices are provided based on an interpenetrating (IPN) double network hydrogel of a first network physically entangled with a second network. The first network is an entangled network of self-linked hydrophilic telechelic macromonomers and hydrophobic moieti... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100278136 | Cooperative OFDMA and distributed MIMO relaying over dense wireless networks A method for wireless communication combines OFDMA resource allocation and power control policies with cooperative relaying techniques. The techniques are preferably implemented in a dense wireless network of power-limited mobile devices assisted by mobile relay devices... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100277660 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER WITH COMBINED FUNCTIONALITY FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS A combined functionality film may include a wire gird polarizer formed onto a surface of the retarder or compensation film. The wire grid polarizer is configured to transmit light of a desired polarization and reflect light of an undesired polarization. The retarder fil... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100272928 | Blast-resistant window screen system The present invention provides a system for window blast protection. The system includes a first material, which is either elastomeric or non-elastomeric, which is bonded to a second material, which is elastomeric when the first material is non-elastomeric, and is non-e... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272626 | Microbial production of nitrous oxide coupled with chemical reaction of gaseous nitrous oxide A bioreactor designed to produce N2O from organic nitrogen and/or reactive nitrogen in waste is coupled to a hardware reactor device in which the N2O is consumed in a gas phase chemical reaction, e.g., catalytic decomposition to form oxygen and nit... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268152 | Method and apparatus for ultrasound assisted local delivery of drugs and biomarkers The current invention provides an ultrasound-assisted delivery device, that includes a focused ultrasound transducer having an ultrasound focal point, a real-time imaging device having an imaging focal point, and a therapeutic delivery device, where the transducer and t... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100258746 | Massive parallel generation of nonclassical photons via polaritonic superfluid to mott- insulator quantum phase transition Deterministic generation of nonclassical photons by producing a dilute gas of exciton-polaritons in a solid-state microcavity that includes a periodic array of potential well traps. A photon-exciton frequency detuning is modulated in the microcavity to produce a polarit... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100258731 | Optical delay combining for multiplexing in radiation imaging systems Multiplexing for radiation imaging is provided by using optical delay combiners to provide distinct optical encoding for each detector channel. Each detector head provides an optical output which is encoded. The encoded optical signals can be optically combined to provi... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100256615 | Patterned Laser Treatment Patterned laser treatment of the retina is provided. A visible alignment pattern having at least two separated spots is projected onto the retina. By triggering a laser subsystem, doses of laser energy are automatically provided to at least two treatment locations coinc... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100255381 | All -electron battery having area-enhanced electrodes Improved energy storage is provided by exploiting two physical effects in combination. The first effect can be referred to as the All-Electron Battery (AEB) effect, and relates to the use of inclusions embedded in a dielectric structure between two electrodes of a capac... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100254858 | MICROCHANNEL STRUCTURES HAVING BONDED LAYERS INCLUDING HEIGHT CONTROL FEATURES Patterned layers including height control features are stacked and bonded to form microchannels in a micro-fluidic device. The heights of the microchannels are determined by the height control features of the patterned layers. Side walls of the microchannels are partial... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100251605 | LIQUID METAL CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION Molten metal or molten metal alloy catalysts for transesterification reactions are provided. In particular, readily available molten tin is used as a catalyst for biodiesel production. Catalysts comprising tin alloys with low melting point temperatures to allow for low ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100245819 | Method and apparatus for phase-compensated sensitivity-enhanced spectroscopy (PCSES) A method and apparatus for convolving spectroscopic data with certain phase information for practicing phase-compensated sensitivity-enhanced spectroscopy (PCSES). PCSES uses a beam of radiation in a polarization state PSp from a source emitting at a pluralit... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100243865 | Cross-strip charge multiplexing readout for differential detector arrays An array of two-terminal detectors is configured to provide output signals that provide position sensitive radiation detection (e.g., outputs A and B provide vertical position and outputs C and D provide horizontal position), and which are differential (i.e., signal A+B... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100241404 | Patient-specific hemodynamics of the cardio vascular system A noninvasive patient-specific method is provided to aid in the analysis, diagnosis, prediction or treatment of hemodynamics of the cardiovascular system of a patient. Coronary blood flow and pressure can be predicted using a 3-D patient image-based model that is implic... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240167 | Quantum confinement solar cell fabricated by atomic layer deposition The current invention provides a method of fabricating quantum confinement (QC) in a solar cell that includes using atomic layer deposition (ALD) for providing at least one QC structure embedded into an intrinsic region of a p-i-n diode in the solar cell, where optical ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100239357 | MARKER APPARATUS An apparatus for applying a mark to a substrate, the apparatus comprising a housing (10) for containing a reservoir of marker fluid, a marker fluid retaining nib (12) protruding from one end of the housing and drawing marker fluid from the reservoir, the n... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100239066 | Configurations for integrated MRI-linear accelerators The present invention provides a radiotherapy treatment apparatus that includes a treatment beam, a magnetic field disposed parallel collinear to the treatment beam, and a target that is disposed along the treatment beam. The treatment beam can be a charged particle bea... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100235776 | Social network for affecting personal behavior A social network for affecting personal behavior is provided. The psychological and behavioral progress of a registered user of the social network is maintained. The social network provides the registered user with friends who can track the user's progress and encourage... | 09/16/2010 |
