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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119233 | Functional composites, functional inks and applications thereof Functional composite materials comprise elemental inorganic particles within an organic matrix. The elemental inorganic materials generally comprise elemental metal, elemental metalloid, alloys thereof, or mixtures thereof. In alternative or additional embodiments, ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100961 | Elastin stabilization of connective tissue A method and product are provided for the treatment of connective tissue weakened due to destruction of tissue architecture, and in particular due to elastin degradation. The treatment agents employ certain unique properties of phenolic compounds to develop a protoc... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8048523 | Cerium oxide nanoparticles Nanoscale UV absorbing particles are described that have high UV absorption cross sections while being effectively transparent to visible light. These particles can be used to shield individuals from harmful ultraviolet radiation. These particles can also be used in... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8010534 | Identifying related objects using quantum clustering Techniques for grouping related objects such as documents and files using quantum clustering are disclosed. A method may include constructing a feature-object database of multiple objects. The feature-object database may have quantized selected features as keys. A c... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996367 | Automatic document exchange with document searching capability The exchange of documents for execution can be performed efficiently using an automated system that routes and stores documents based on routing information. Routing may be accomplished with reminders for individuals of deadline for responding. After execution is co... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993947 | Silicon/germanium oxide particle inks, inkjet printing and processes for doping semiconductor substrates Highly uniform silica nanoparticles can be formed into stable dispersions with a desirable small secondary particle size. The silican particles can be surface modified to form the dispersions. The silica nanoparticles can be doped to change the particle properties a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988705 | Steerable device having a corewire within a tube and combination with a functional medical component An integrated guiding device has a tube and a corewire within the tube and a torque coupler. The torque coupler can couple the rotational motion of the tube with the rotational motion of the corewire. The wire can be moved longitudinally at least some amount relativ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976516 | Medical device having mechanically interlocked segments A biocompatible medical device having a segmented element including a first segment having a first shaped interface and a second segment having a second shaped interface configured to operably couple the first shaped interface. When the first shaped interface is eng... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972691 | Composites of polymers and metal/metalloid oxide nanoparticles and methods for forming these composites Successful dispersion approaches are described for the formation of dispersion of dry powders of inorganic particles. In some embodiments, it is desirable to form the dispersion in two processing steps in which the particles are surface modified in the second proces... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7908708 | Surface cover with snap having a drill guide The invention relates to method(s) and device(s) for accurately positioning and fastening a surface cover to the surface. A surface cover can be provided with a cover snap member that has a drill guide through which a hole can be drilled into the surface. The hole c... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7895166 | Automatic document exchange with archiving capability The exchange of documents for execution can be performed efficiently using an automated system that routes and archives documents. The system may facilitate the exchange of drafts between parties by highlighting changes of the current draft with respect to the previ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892872 | Silicon/germanium oxide particle inks, inkjet printing and processes for doping semiconductor substrates Highly uniform silica nanoparticles can be formed into stable dispersions with a desirable small secondary particle size. The silican particles can be surface modified to form the dispersions. The silica nanoparticles can be doped to change the particle properties a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7879067 | Fiber based embolism protection device Improved embolism protection devices comprises fibers that can have one configuration for delivery of the device and a second configuration in which the device is deployed for filtering of flow within a vessel. In some embodiments, the fibers can be connected to a f... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879062 | Fiber based embolism protection device Improved embolism protection devices comprises fibers that can have one configuration for delivery of the device and a second configuration in which the device is deployed for filtering of flow within a vessel. In some embodiments, the fibers can be connected to a f... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7816439 | Structures incorporating polymer-inorganic particle blends Polymer-inorganic particle blends are incorporated into structures generally involving interfaces with additional materials that can be used advantageously for forming desirable devices. In some embodiments, the structures are optical structures, and the interfaces ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7792406 | Polymer-inorganic particle composites Inorganic particle/polymer composites are described that involve chemical bonding between the elements of the composite. In some embodiments, the composite composition includes a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles. Furthermore, the c... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783712 | System and method for bi-directional synchronized conversion of electronic mail data A portable storage device is connected to a first computer and the email data is synchronized between the first computer and the device. The portable storage device can then be connected to a second computer that has an email program that is incompatible with the fi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781060 | Hollow silica nanoparticles as well as synthesis processes and applications thereof Hollow silica nanoparticles can have well defined non-porous shells with low shell fragmentation and good dispersability. These well defined hollow particles can be formed through the controlled oxidation of silicon nanoparticles in an organic solvent. The hollow na... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7713543 | Elastin stabilization of connective tissue A method and product are provided for the treatment of connective tissue weakened due to destruction of tissue architecture, and in particular due to elastin degradation. The treatment agents employ certain unique properties of phenolic compounds to develop a protoc... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7648509 | Sacroiliac joint immobilization Improved tools and procedures relate to the immobilization of the sacroiliac joint for the treatment of pain associated with the joint. Kits comprise, for example, a guide element and an immobilization element of a biocompatible material with a size and shape suitab... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7575784 | Coating formation by reactive deposition Light reactive deposition uses an intense light beam to form particles that are directly coated onto a substrate surface. In preferred embodiments, a coating apparatus comprising a noncircular reactant inlet, optical elements forming a light path, a first substrate,... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574096 | Optical attenuator A tilting mirror MEMS variable optical attenuator attenuates light over a band of wavelengths with minimum wavelength dependent loss. The attenuator includes a lens that has a wedged input face and is made from a material that has high dispersion. The lens design ca... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7574084 | Photodetector coupled to a planar waveguide An improved electro-optical system has a planar waveguide coupled to a photodetector through a transparent substrate. The planar waveguide is within a planar optical structure that can be part of optical communication network. The photodetector is positioned to rece... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7521097 | Reactive deposition for electrochemical cell production Light reactive deposition can be adapted effectively for the deposition of one or more electrochemical cell components. In particular, electrodes, electrolytes, electrical interconnects can be deposited form a reactive flow. In some embodiments, the reactive flow co... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7507382 | Multiple reactant nozzles for a flowing reactor A collection of zinc oxide nanoparticles have been produced by laser pyrolysis. The zinc oxide nanoparticles have average particle diameters of less than about 95 nm and a very narrow particle size distribution. The laser pyrolysis process is characterized by the pr... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7491431 | Dense coating formation by reactive deposition Methods for forming coated substrates can be based on depositing material from a flow onto a substrate in which the coating material is formed by a reaction within the flow. In some embodiments, the product materials are formed in a reaction driven by photon energy ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7423512 | Zinc oxide particles A collection of zinc oxide nanoparticles have been produced by laser pyrolysis. The zinc oxide nanoparticles have average particle diameters of less than about 95 nm and a very narrow particle size distribution. The laser pyrolysis process is characterized by the pr... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416537 | Rehabilitative orthoses Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include hinges that can rotate in multiple different planes. Particularly pr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7391940 | Integrated gradient index lenses Gradient index lenses are described that are integrated within a planar optical structure. The gradient index lens is optically coupled to a planar optical waveguide. In some embodiments, the gradient index lens with variation in index-of-refraction n one dimension ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384680 | Nanoparticle-based power coatings and corresponding structures Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron/nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 n... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372121 | GeBPSG top clad for a planar lightwave circuit A method of depositing a top clad layer for an optical waveguide of a planar lightwave circuit. A GeBPSG top clad layer for an optical waveguide structure of a planar lightwave circuit is fabricated such that the top clad layer comprises doped silica glass, wherein ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7323158 | Multiple metal oxide submicron particles Collections of particles comprising multiple a metal oxide can be formed with average particle sizes less than about 500 nm. In some embodiments, the particle collections have particle size distributions such that at least about 95 percent of the particles have a di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306845 | Optical materials and optical devices Nanoscale particles, particle coatings/particle arrays and corresponding consolidated materials are described based on an ability to vary the composition involving a wide range of metal and/or metalloid elements and corresponding compositions. In particular, metallo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303575 | Embolism protection devices Embolism protection devices can be formed with a biocompatible expandable polymer that can expand upon release within a patient's vessel. Upon release, the structure can be configured to filter flow through the vessel. The material of the embolism protection devices... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7272273 | Photodetector coupled to a planar waveguide An improved electro-optical system has a planar waveguide coupled to a photodetector through a transparent substrate. The planar waveguide is within a planar optical structure that can be part of optical communication network. The photodetector is positioned to rece... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258706 | Abrasive particles for surface polishing Polishing compositions are described that are appropriate for fine polishing to very low tolerances. The polishing compositions include particles with small diameters with very narrow distributions in size and effectively no particles with diameters several times la... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226966 | Structures incorporating polymer-inorganic particle blends Polymer-inorganic particle blends are incorporated into structures generally involving interfaces with additional materials that can be used advantageously for forming desirable devices. In some embodiments, the structures are optical structures, and the interfaces ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224882 | Optical materials with selected index-of-refraction Photosensitive optical materials are used for establishing more versatile approaches for optical device formation. In some embodiments, unpatterned light is used to shift the index-of-refraction of planar optical structures to shift the index-of-refraction of the ph... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214446 | Batteries with electroactive nanoparticles Batteries based on nanoparticles are demonstrated that achieve high energy densities. Vanadium oxide nanoparticles can have several different stoichiometries and corresponding crystal lattices. The nanoparticles preferably have average diameters less than about 500 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194162 | Filter response optimization for an arrayed waveguide grating device by adjusting grating optical path length at nanometer scale A method of optimizing a filter response of an arrayed waveguide grating is disclosed. The method includes the step of measuring a respective phase error of a plurality of waveguide cores of the arrayed waveguide grating. Once the phase error is measured, a respecti... | 03/20/2007 |
