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| 8057938 | Structural fuel cells and components thereof A structural fuel cell includes a first and a second electrically conductive electrode plate each comprised of a porous, open-cell material. A proton conductive membrane is disposed between the first and second plates, and a skin encloses the electrode plates and me... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8027824 | Protein switches incorporating cytochrome Cin monolayers and method for producing same A biomolecular electronic switch includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, a programmable monolayer of either cytochrome c or cytochrome c3 or bovine serum hormone sandwiched between the first and second electrical contacts and a s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026017 | High voltage methanol fuel cell assembly using proton exchange membranes and base/acid electrolytes An electrolyte membrane assembly for use in a fuel cell or other electrochemical device includes an ion exchange membrane, a base electrolyte reservoir configured and operable to maintain a volume of a basic electrolyte solution in contact with at least some of the ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7958829 | Sabot A sabot with exactly two complimentary halves, wherein each half portion comprises teeth configured to interlock with teeth of the other half portion. The sabot may further comprise a semi-circular groove configured in the teeth of each half portion. Also, each half... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7917296 | Protein switches incorporating cytochrome c, cytochrome cand bovine serum albumen (BSA) monolayers and method for producing same A biomolecular electronic switch includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, a programmable monolayer of either cytochrome c or cytochrome c3 or bovine serum hormone sandwiched between the first and second electrical contacts and a s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7864505 | Structural capacitors and components thereof A structural capacitor includes at least one pair of electrodes comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode, with a body of dielectric material disposed therebetween. The combination of the electrodes and dielectric has a stiffness which can be between ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863376 | Thermally controlled particulate core migration within polymer matrix A composition is provided that includes a polymer matrix. A core having a core surface is embedded within the polymer matrix. A polymeric ligand passivates the core surface and has a moiety Y, where Y is a Diels-Alder group of a diene or dienophile. A polymeric link... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7855017 | Structural batteries and components thereof A structural battery includes an anode, cathode and electrolyte which, taken collectively, have sufficient mechanical strength to allow the battery to be used as a structural component of an article of manufacture. The combined anode, cathode and electrolyte have a ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854297 | Muffler and related systems Mufflers are provided for a vehicle exhaust system having a combustion chamber and an exhaust pipe. The vehicle exhaust system is configured to reduce the noise of combustion gasses generated in the combustion chamber. An exemplary muffler includes a proximal end an... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851274 | Processing technique to improve the turn-off gain of a silicon carbide gate turn-off thyristor A structure and method for a silicon carbide (SiC) gate turn-off (GTO) thyristor device operable to provide an increased turn-off gain comprises a cathode region, a drift region having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the drift region overlies the catho... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849628 | Rifle launcher for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) A launcher system and method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the launcher system comprises a barrel comprising a prepackaged internal pusher cup configured behind the UAV housed within the barrel; an expansion chamber operatively connected around the b... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7739938 | Gas generator launcher for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The launching of an unmanned projectile includes pre-packaging a barrel with a projectile, a pusher cup, and a gas generator. The gas generator generates gas to propel the projectile out of the barrel. A pressure chamber increases a pressure of the gas in the barrel... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734122 | Multimode interference device with side input/output ports A multimode interference device and a method of configuring the same comprises a multimode interference region having a major axis; and a plurality of ports connected to a side portion of the multimode interference region, wherein the side portion is positioned in a... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7695601 | Electrochemical test apparatus and method for its use An electrochemical electrode probe includes an elongated body of a porous material disposed in a housing. The porous material is permeated with an electrolyte. A body of electrode material surrounds the porous body and functions as one electrode of an electrochemica... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669358 | Dynamic process for enhancing the wear resistance of ferrous articles A dynamic process for increasing the wear life of ferrous articles subjected to a high-temperature environment created by combustion of a propellant or fuel comprises selecting the propellant or fuel so that its combustion products include relatively large amounts o... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7656749 | Systems and methods for analyzing acoustic waves Systems for analyzing acoustic waves are provided. An exemplary system includes a housing, multiple acoustic passageways and an acoustic sensor. The housing defines an interior cavity. The multiple acoustic passageways communicate acoustically between the interior c... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7650710 | Article with enhanced resistance to thermochemical erosion, and method for its manufacture A body of iron, steel or other such ferrous material is protected from thermochemical erosion by a layer of an iron nitride having a relatively low nitrogen content. The atomic percentage of nitrogen in the iron nitride layer is no greater than 20%, and in specific ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7629080 | Electrode materials for electrochemical cells A lithiated metal phosphate material is doped by a portion of the lithium atoms which are present at the M2 sites of the material. The doped material has the general formula: Li1+xM1−x−dDdPO4. In the formula, M is a di... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7593587 | Spectral feature generation using high-pass filtering for scene anomaly detection A method of detecting an image anomaly (target) within a scene represented by image data comprises obtaining test data from a test window within the scene, combining the test data with reference data to generate combined data, then comparing the combined data with e... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7585579 | Electrolyte for metal-oxygen battery and method for its preparation An electrolyte for a metal-oxygen battery includes a non-aqueous solvent which is characterized in that the solubility of oxygen therein is at least 0.1150 cc O2/cc of solvent at STP. The electrolyte also includes an electrolyte salt dissolved in the solv... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7524579 | Non-aqueous solvent electrolyte battery with additive alkali metal salt of a mixed anhydride combination of oxalic acid and boric acid A method for enhancing the performance characteristics of a battery through the use of the electrolyte composition comprised of a non-aqueous solvent, and a salt mixture. The salt mixture includes an alkali metal electrolyte salt and an additive salt having an anion... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7518207 | Molecular beam epitaxy growth of ternary and quaternary metal chalcogenide films The ternary alloy CdSexTe1-x(2 1 1) and the quaternary alloy Cd1-zZnzSexTe1-x have been grown on Si(2 1 1) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The growth of CdSeTe is facilitated using a co... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515269 | Surface-enhanced-spectroscopic detection of optically trapped particulate A method of particle detection includes optically trapping a single particle having an averaged linear dimension of between 0.10 microns and 50 microns in a focal region optical trap formed from a trap visible to near-infrared wavelength. The trap is proximal to a s... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511654 | Systems and methods for mine detection Systems, methods, and devices for detecting land mines and unexploded ordnance are disclosed. A first embodiment may be construed as a method that includes: inserting an antenna into the ground; transmitting an electromagnetic signal into the ground via the antenna;... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7485437 | Method for detecting bacterial endospores in a sealed container A device for detecting bacterial endospores in a sealed container. The device has a suction tube connected to an aerosol concentrator containing a lanthanide salt solution, a suction pump engaged to the aerosol concentrator, an excitation energy source and an optica... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7454110 | Method of constructing a reconfigurable photonic band gap device A method for constructing a reconfigurable photonic band gap device having a substrate and a crystal membrane with a lattice structure having its ends attached to a substrate so that a midportion of the lattice membrane is spaced upwardly from the substrate and form... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442471 | Solvent systems comprising a mixture of lactams and esters for non-aqueous electrolytes and non-aqueous electrolyte cells comprising the same A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for lithium or a lithium ion cell, which improves lithium ion cell capacity retention and enhances storage life thereof. The non-aqueous solution can be implemented in the context of an electrolyte system that includes a lithium sa... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415929 | Systems with bore-launched projectiles Systems for launching one or more projectiles from a bore are provided. An exemplary system incorporates a shell, a projectile, an explosive charge and a wad. The shell includes a base and a casing, with the casing defining an interior. The projectile is located wit... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410063 | Method and system for sorting particles sampled from air Methods and systems for sorting particles entrained in a gaseous stream are disclosed. A representative system, among others, includes a particle scanner, a sorter, which is in pneumatic communication with the particle scanner, and a controller, which is in electric... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7307127 | Highly sulfonated block copolymer hydrogels and uses thereof A block copolymer composition AB is provided that has pendent groups —RZ extending from the A copolymer on at least 70 mol % of the A monomers, where R and Z are each an ionic species. The composition is included in a semipermeable membrane for use in a direct met... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297626 | Process for nickel silicide Ohmic contacts to n-SiC A Ni2Si-nSiC Ohmic contact is formed by pulsed laser ablation deposition (PLD) of Ni2Si source target deposited on a n-SiC substrate or SiC substrate wafer with SiC epilayer. The Ni2Si Ohmic contact on n-SiC was rapid thermal anneale... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7253761 | Analog to digital conversion with signal expansion Included are embodiments of a method for converting a received analog signal into a digital signal. Some embodiments of the method can include receiving an analog signal; periodically dividing the received analog signal into a plurality of discrete signals at a pred... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251195 | Apparatus for generating an acoustic signal An apparatus for generating an acoustic signal which has a dielectric substrate having opposed first and second sides. A pair of electrodes are mounted on the first surface of the substrate so that the electrodes are spaced apart from each other. A high voltage powe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7217926 | Systems involving voltage-tunable quantum-well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs) and related methods The present disclosure relates to detection of light (or radiation) at different wavelengths. A voltage-tunable multi-color infrared (IR) detector element receives incident radiation through a substantially-transparent substrate. Side surfaces of the voltage-tunable... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207258 | Weapon silencers and related systems Silencers are provided for a weapon having a combustion chamber and a barrel. The weapon is configured to launch a projectile with combustion gases generated in the combustion chamber. An exemplary silencer includes a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197248 | Adaptive correction of wave-front phase distortions in a free-space laser communication system and method An adaptive free-space laser communication system and a method of communication between laser communication transceivers of the system. Communication channel condition information communicated via laser beams transmitted between a first laser communication transceiv... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172834 | Additive for enhancing the performance of electrochemical cells A lithium battery includes an electrolyte comprised of a non-aqueous solvent, and a salt mixture. The salt mixture includes an alkali metal electrolyte salt and an additive salt having an anion of a mixed anhydride of oxalic acid and boric acid. Specific additive sa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164702 | Optical transmitters and interconnects using surface-emitting lasers and micro-optical elements Micro-optical elements (MOEs) are designed and fabricated onto transparent laser driver substrates to collimate or focus the beams from vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) in accordance with specific application requirements. One disclosed example teach... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158710 | Reconfigurable photonic band gap device A reconfigurable photonic band gap device having a substrate and a crystal membrane with a lattice structure having its ends attached to a substrate so that a midportion of the lattice membrane is spaced upwardly from the substrate and forms a chamber therebetween. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150235 | Anti-armor multipurpose and chemical energy projectiles An anti-armor projectile has a tail fin boom having an inner hollow area. A warhead made of high density materials is disposed in the hollow area to serve as a kinetic-energy penetrator that is released upon impact to increase the lethality of the anti-armor project... | 12/19/2006 |
