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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168514 | Laser separation of thin laminated glass substrates for flexible display applications A method of separating a sheet of coated brittle material comprises the steps of providing a sheet of layered brittle material comprising a brittle layer and a coating material adhered to a surface of the brittle layer and applying a laser along a separation line in... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8141388 | Radiation collimator for infrared heating and/or cooling of a moving glass sheet A glass manufacturing system and a method are described herein that use an enhanced temperature control device to help manufacture a uniformly thick glass sheet that is substantially stress free. In one example, the enhanced temperature control device includes an ar... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113015 | Control of the bow of a glass ribbon Methods for controlling the bow (shape) of a vertical glass ribbon (13) produced by a downdraw process are provided. The methods involve passing the ribbon (13) through a gas-filled vertical enclosure (23), e.g., a draw tower, whose bottom (3... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8088877 | Photo or electron beam curable compositions A curable composition and a process for using the curable composition within a grating-coupled waveguide (GCW) sensor are disclosed. The composition can be used for facile replication of optical components, specifically those used in a label-independent detection sy... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8076090 | Label free biosensors and cells Disclosed are compositions and methods for using label free optical biosensors for performing cell assays. In certain embodiments the assays can be performed in high throughput methods and can be multiplexed. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066961 | Kinematic wellplate mounting method A mechanism for positionally restraining a microplate is disclosed. The mechanism is defined by a base having at least one surface with a receptacle for the insertion of a microplate into the base. Supports and/or positioning structures on a surface of the base have... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062881 | Method for making a polymer blend for reducing protein binding to surfaces Hydrophobic polymer surfaces whose level of protein binding is less than about 50-80 ng/cm2 are achieved by: (1) applying a coating solution composed of a solvent and a non-ionic surfactant having a HLB number of less than 5 to the surface; and (2) drying... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058057 | Cell culture apparatus and method A cell culture apparatus includes a housing, a bag and an inflatable bladder. The bag is disposed in the housing and has an interior surface defining a chamber for culturing cells. The bladder is disposed in the housing, external to the bag, and is sufficiently infl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057092 | Disposable spinner flask The present invention relates generally to a cell culture stirring vessel and associated impeller. More particularly, it relates to a fully integrated, disposable spinner flask vessel having a suspended impeller assembly permanently integrated therein. The invention... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047085 | Force monitoring methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus (7) for monitoring the tension (17) and pinch force (19) associated with the contact of angled stub rollers (91) with a glass ribbon (23) are provided. The apparatus (7) includes a support member (39... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042360 | Glass handling and processing system Systems, methods and apparatus relate to handling and processing glass, such as glass for use in liquid crystal displays, involving a measurement device, such as a distortion gauge, residing in an environmentally controlled measurement room, and a cassette loading d... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042359 | Methods and apparatus for heat treating glass sheets Methods for heat treating glass sheets (13) are disclosed in which the sheets (13) are held in a vertical orientation in a treatment container (15) during the heat treatment. The container (15) includes a support system for the glass shee... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021613 | System and method for self-referencing a sensor in a micron-sized deep flow chamber A system and method are described herein for self-referencing a sensor that is used to detect a biomolecular binding event and/or kinetics which occur in a sample solution flowing along side a reference solution in a micron-sized deep flow channel. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011207 | Laser scoring of glass sheets at high speeds and with low residual stress Experimental data is presented which shows that laser scoring of glass sheets (112) with existing techniques produces unacceptable levels of residual stress in the separated sheets as the scoring speed is increased. Methods for solving this problem are disclo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007913 | Laminated glass articles and methods of making thereof Disclosed are laminated glass articles and methods of making the same. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999944 | Multi-channel swept wavelength optical interrogation system and method for using same A multi-channel swept wavelength optical interrogation system and a method are described herein that enable the interrogation of one or more biosensors which for example could be located within the wells of a microplate. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7979241 | Optimized method for LID biosensor resonance detection An optical interrogation system is described herein that can interrogate a label-independent-detection (LID) biosensor and monitor a biological event on top of the biosensor without suffering from problematical parasitic reflections and/or problematical pixelation e... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976217 | Screening system and method for analyzing a plurality of biosensors A screening device and a method are described herein which can automatically handle and measure (interrogate) a plurality of sensor carriers (i.e., multiwell plates, microplates) with multi-dimensionally arranged, temperature-compensated or temperature-compensatable... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7935649 | Alkali-free glasses containing iron and tin as fining agents Alkali-free glasses are disclosed which can be used to produce substrates for flat panel display devices, e.g., active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glasses contain iron and tin as fining agents, and preferably are substantially free of arsenic and an... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934435 | Modular glass reference plate assembly Systems, methods, and apparatus relate to a glass reference plate panel; to a modular glass reference plate assembly; and to creation of the modular glass reference plate assembly, which may include providing a plurality of glass reference plate panels, arranging th... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7898670 | Distortion measurement imaging system A distortion measurement and inspection system is presented. In one embodiment, a vision system is implemented. The vision system performs dual focal plane imaging where simultaneous imaging of two focal planes is simultaneously performed on a sample substrate and a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7871811 | Method for eliminating crosstalk between waveguide grating-based biosensors located in a microplate and the resulting microplate The present invention includes several methods for modifying the current processes of manufacturing optical sensing microplates that use continuous waveguide films to reduce/eliminate crosstalk between the biosensors that are incorporated within wells. The methods i... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867932 | Refractory glass ceramics A formation of internally nucleated glass ceramics articles that can be heated in the 1350-1450° C. range for extended periods of time without significant deformation or change in shape is disclosed. The predominant crystal phase of these glass ceramics is celsian ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866185 | Glass handling and processing system Systems, methods and apparatus relate to handling and processing glass, such as glass for use in liquid crystal displays, involving a measurement device, such as a distortion gauge, residing in an environmentally controlled measurement room, and a cassette loading d... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7851394 | Fining of boroalumino silicate glasses Glasses are disclosed which can be used to produce substrates for flat panel display devices, e.g., active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glasses have MgO concentrations in the range from 1.0 mole percent to 3.0 mole percent and Σ[RO]/[Al2O... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851208 | Optical reader system and method for monitoring and correcting lateral and angular misaligments of label independent biosensors An optical reader system and method are described herein that can detect a lateral and/or angular misalignment of one or more biosensors so that the biosensors can be properly re-located after being removed from and then reinserted into the optical reader system. In... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7829290 | Method and device for protein delivery into cells Methods for performing surface-mediated protein delivery into living cells, and fabricating protein-transfected cell cluster arrays are provided. The method comprises providing a protein-containing mixture; depositing said protein-containing mixture onto a surface a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7799885 | Photo or electron beam curable compositions A curable composition and a process for using the curable composition within a grating-coupled waveguide (GCW) sensor are disclosed. The composition can be used for facile replication of optical components, specifically those used in a label-independent detection sy... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7781203 | Supports for assaying analytes and methods of making and using thereof A support for performing an assay, including: a substrate having a pre-blocked binding polymer directly or indirectly attached to the substrate, the pre-blocked binding polymer having a plurality of maleic anhydride reactive groups capable of attaching to a biomolec... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776572 | Method for reducing loss of enzyme activity during storage Hydrophobic polymer surfaces whose level of protein binding is less than about 50-80 ng/cm2 are achieved by: (1) applying a coating solution composed of a solvent and a non-ionic surfactant having a HLB number of less than 5 to the surface; and (2) drying... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771991 | Cell cultivating flask A stackable flask for the culturing of cells is disclosed. The cell culture chamber is defined by a top plate and a rigid bottom tray of substantially rectangular shape connected by side and end walls, the body of the flask has imparted therein an opening connected ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7745209 | Multilayered cell culture apparatus A multilayered cell culture apparatus for the culturing of cells is disclosed. The cell culture apparatus is defined as an integral structure having a plurality of cell culture chambers in combination with tracheal space(s). The body of the apparatus has imparted th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7729573 | Single mode (SM) fiber optical reader system and method for interrogating resonant waveguide-grating sensor (S) An optical reader system is described herein which has a single mode (SM) optical fiber launch/receive system that uses one or more SM optical fibers to interrogate a biosensor and does not use multimode (MM) optical fibers to interrogate the biosensor. The use of t... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722256 | Flat surface air bearing assembly An air bearing assembly includes: an upper portion having a plurality of air supply and vacuum holes therethrough; a lower portion; and a plurality of spacers disposed between and maintaining the upper and lower portions in spaced relation, wherein a density of the ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7696115 | Sag control of isopipes used in making sheet glass by the fusion process Isopipes for use in making sheet glass by a fusion process are provided which exhibit reduced sag. The isopipes are composed of a zircon refractory which has a mean creep rate (MCR) at 1180° C. and 250 psi and a 95 percent confidence band (CB) for said mean creep r... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696113 | Method of manufacturing alkali-free glasses containing iron and tin as fining agents Alkali-free glasses are disclosed which can be used to produce substrates for flat panel display devices, e.g., active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glasses contain iron and tin as fining agents, and preferably are substantially free of arsenic and an... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691580 | Reverse protein delivery into cells on coded microparticles Systems, methods and kits that utilize uniquely coded microparticles for performing protein assays are provided. The uniquely coded microparticles are used as a substrate for reverse protein delivery into cells. The microparticles and methods offer the possibility o... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687262 | Flask The present invention provides a flask having a top piece 20 and a bottom piece 22 with optical properties on the interior surface 24 of which cells are grown. The top piece 20 and the bottom piece 22 are joined by a removable elas... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682802 | Assay solution compositions and methods for GPCR arrays Buffered assay solutions for performing 1) binding or 2) functional assays on GPCR arrays, along with methods for their use are described. The buffered assay solution has an underlying composition having: a buffer reagent with a pH in the range of about 6.5 to about... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7678539 | Arrays of biological membranes and methods and use thereof The present invention overcomes the problems and disadvantages associated with prior art arrays by providing an array comprising a plurality of biological membrane microspots associated with a surface of a substrate that can be produced, used and stored, not in an a... | 03/16/2010 |
