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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071790 | Synthetic analogs of bacterial quorum sensors Bacterial quorum-sensing molecule analogs having the following structures: and methods of reducing bacterial pathogenicity, comprising providing a biological system comprising pathogenic bacteria which produce natural quoru... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8034448 | Fibrous composites comprising carbon nanotubes and silica Fibrous composite comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a silica-containing moiety having one of the structures: (SiO)3Si—(CH2)n—NR1R2) or (SiO)3Si—(CH2)n—NCO; ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8003571 | Buffer layers for coated conductors A composite structure is provided including a base substrate, an IBAD oriented material upon the base substrate, and a cubic metal oxide material selected from the group consisting of rare earth zirconates and rare earth hafnates upon the IBAD oriented material. Add... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999116 | Explosive complexes Lead-free primary explosives of the formula [MII(A)R(BX)S](CY)T, where A is 1,5-diaminotetrazole, and syntheses thereof are described. Substantially stoichiometric equivalents of the reactants lead to... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988887 | Metal-polymer composites comprising nanostructures and applications thereof Metal-polymer composites, and methods of making and use thereof, said composites comprising a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate; an acid dopant; and, metal nanostructure deposits wherein the deposits have a morphology dependent upon the acid dopant. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981319 | Non-aqueous liquid compositions comprising ion exchange polymers Compositions, and methods of making thereof, comprising from about 1% to about 5% of a perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomer or a hydrocarbon-based ionomer; and from about 95% to about 99% of a solvent, said solvent consisting essentially of a polyol; wherein said co... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7959889 | Carbon microtubes A carbon microtube comprising a hollow, substantially tubular structure having a porous wall, wherein the microtube has a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 150 μm, and a density of less than 20 mg/cm3. Also described is a carbon microtube, having a ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7935419 | Thick-shell nanocrystal quantum dots Colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots comprising an inner core having an average diameter of at least 1.5 nm and an outer shell, where said outer shell comprises multiple monolayers, wherein at least 30% of the quantum dots have an on-time fraction of 0.80 or greater u... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7888855 | Mixed semiconductor nanocrystal compositions Composition comprising one or more energy donors and one or more energy acceptors, wherein energy is transferred from the energy donor to the energy acceptor and wherein: the energy acceptor is a colloidal nanocrystal having a lower band gap energy than the energy d... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7847941 | Fiber optical assembly for fluorescence spectrometry A system for analyzing a sample for the presence of an analyte in a sample. The system includes a sample holder for containing the sample; an excitation source, such as a laser, and at least one linear array radially disposed about the sample holder. Radiation from ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846410 | Regeneration of polyborazylene Method of producing ammonia borane, comprising providing polyborazylene; digesting the polyborazylene with a dithiol-containing agent to produce a boro-sulfide compound and a byproduct; converting the byproduct to the boro-sulfide product of step (b) by reaction wit... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875725 | Primary explosives The present invention provides a compound of the formula (Cat)+z[M++(5-nitro-1H-tetrazolato-N2)−x(H2O)y] where x is 3 or 4, y is 2 or 3, x+y is 6, z is 1 or 2, and M++ is selec... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7851412 | Wide band gap semiconductor templates The present invention relates to a thin film structure based on an epitaxial (111)-oriented rare earth-Group IVB oxide on the cubic (001) MgO terminated surface and the ion-beam-assisted deposition (“IBAD”) techniques that are amendable to be over coated by semi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851399 | Method of making chalcogen catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells A method of making an electrode catalyst material using aqueous solutions. The electrode catalyst material includes a support comprising at least one transition metal and at least one chalcogen disposed on a surface of the transition metal. The method includes reduc... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7786037 | Nanostructured metal-polyaniline composites Metal-polyaniline (PANI) composites are provided together with a process of preparing such composites by an electrodeless process. The metal of the composite can have nanoscale structural features and the composites can be used in applications such as catalysis for ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781730 | Linear electronic field time-of-flight ion mass spectrometers Time-of-flight mass spectrometer comprising a first drift region and a second drift region enclosed within an evacuation chamber; a means of introducing an analyte of interest into the first drift region; a pulsed ionization source which produces molecular ions from... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781364 | Chalcogen catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cell A methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst and a membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells that includes such a cathode catalyst. The cathode catalyst includes a support having at least one transition metal in elemental form and a chalcogen disposed on the support. Metho... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7759229 | Charge-free method of forming nanostructures on a substrate A charge-free method of forming a nanostructure at low temperatures on a substrate. A substrate that is reactive with one of atomic oxygen and nitrogen is provided. A flux of neutral atoms of least one of oxygen and nitrogen is generated within a laser-sustained-dis... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7736761 | Buffer layer for thin film structures A composite structure including a base substrate and a layer of a mixture of strontium titanate and strontium ruthenate is provided. A superconducting article can include a composite structure including an outermost layer of magnesium oxide, a buffer layer of stront... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736547 | Method of synthesis of proton conducting materials A method of producing a proton conducting material, comprising adding a pyrophosphate salt to a solvent to produce a dissolved pyrophosphate salt; adding an inorganic acid salt to a solvent to produce a dissolved inorganic acid salt; adding the dissolved inorganic a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729740 | Noise cancellation in magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography with isolated reference sensors An apparatus measures electromagnetic signals from a weak signal source. A plurality of primary sensors is placed in functional proximity to the weak signal source with an electromagnetic field isolation surface arranged adjacent the primary sensors and between the ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7645902 | Acid-catalyzed dehydrogenation of amine-boranes A method of dehydrogenating an amine-borane using an acid-catalyzed reaction. The method generates hydrogen and produces a solid polymeric [R1R2B—NR3R4]n product. The method of dehydrogenating amine-boranes ma... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7642557 | Non-contact pumping of light emitters via non-radiative energy transfer A light emitting device is disclosed including a primary light source having a defined emission photon energy output, and, a light emitting material situated near to said primary light source, said light emitting material having an absorption onset equal to or less ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7642222 | Method for improving performance of high temperature superconductors within a magnetic field The present invention provides articles including a base substrate including a layer of an oriented cubic oxide material having a rock-salt-like structure layer thereon; and, a buffer layer upon the oriented cubic oxide material having a rock-salt-like structure lay... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611856 | Mass spectrometry-based methods for detection and differentiation of botulinum neurotoxins The present invention is directed to a method for detecting the presence of clostridial neurotoxins in a sample by mixing a sample with a peptide that can serve as a substrate for proteolytic activity of a clostridial neurotoxin; and measuring for proteolytic activi... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7601430 | Biaxially oriented film on flexible polymeric substrate A flexible polymer-based template having a biaxially oriented film grown on the surface of a polymeric substrate. The template having the biaxially oriented film can be used for further epitaxial growth of films of interest for applications such as photovoltaic cell... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7592462 | Explosive complexes Lead-free primary explosives of the formula [MII(A)R(BX)S](CY)T, where A is 1,5-diaminotetrazole, and syntheses thereof are described. Substantially stoichiometric equivalents of the reactants lead to... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7589047 | Composite materials and method of making A method of depositing noble metals on a metal hexaboride support. The hexaboride support is sufficiently electropositive to allow noble metals to deposit spontaneously from solutions containing ionic species of such metals onto the support. The method permits the d... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588857 | Chalcogen catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cell A methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst and a membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells that includes such a cathode catalyst. The cathode catalyst includes a support having at least one transition metal in elemental form and a chalcogen disposed on the support. Metho... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7575824 | Method of improving fuel cell performance by removing at least one metal oxide contaminant from a fuel cell electrode A method of removing contaminants from a fuel cell catalyst electrode. The method includes providing a getter electrode and a fuel cell catalyst electrode having at least one contaminant to a bath and applying a voltage sufficient to drive the contaminant from the f... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7575709 | Tape-cast sensors and method of making A method of making electrochemical sensors in which an electrolyte material is cast into a tape. Prefabricated electrodes are then partially embedded between two wet layers of the electrolyte tape to form a green sensor, and the green sensor is then heated to sinter... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7563484 | Permeable polyaniline articles for gas separation Immersion precipitation of solutions having 15%-30% (w/w) and various molecular weights of the emeraldine base form of polyaniline in polar aprotic solvents are shown to form integrally skinned asymmetric membranes and fibers having skin layers | 07/21/2009 |
| 7550223 | Method of making metal-polymer composite catalysts A metal-polymer-carbon composite catalyst for use as a cathode electrocatalyst in fuel cells. The catalyst includes a heteroatomic polymer; a transition metal linked to the heteroatomic polymer by one of nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus, and a recast ionomer dispers... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7544837 | Base metal dehydrogenation of amine-boranes A method of dehydrogenating an amine-borane having the formula R1H2N—BH2R2 using base metal catalyst. The method generates hydrogen and produces at least one of a [R1HN—BHR2]m oligomer ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7541197 | Planar optical waveguide based sandwich assay sensors and processes for the detection of biological targets including protein markers, pathogens and cellular debris An assay element is described including recognition ligands bound to a film on a single mode planar optical waveguide, the film from the group of a membrane, a polymerized bilayer membrane, and a self-assembled monolayer containing polyethylene glycol or polypropyle... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7541196 | Planar optical waveguide based sandwich assay sensors and processes for the detection of biological targets including early detection of cancers An assay element is described including recognition ligands adapted for binding to carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) bound to a film on a single mode planar optical waveguide, the film from the group of a membrane, a polymerized bilayer membrane, and a self-assembled m... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7537775 | Low pH skin care compositions containing dehydroacetic acid Stable skin care compositions comprising dehydroacetic acid and a dermatologically acceptable carrier. The dermatologically acceptable carrier comprises at least one oil, said oil having a solubility in water of about 5% or less and a solubility parameter of from ab... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7521026 | Field-enhanced electrodes for additive-injection non-thermal plasma (NTP) processor The present invention comprises a field enhanced electrode package for use in a non-thermal plasma processor. The field enhanced electrode package includes a high voltage electrode and a field-enhancing electrode with a dielectric material layer disposed in-between ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519998 | Detection of malicious computer executables A method of detecting malicious binary executable files is accomplished by inputting a binary executable file; converting the binary executable file to byte hexadecimal text strings; calculating the frequency of each byte pattern in the byte hexadecimal text strings... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7510641 | High current density electropolishing in the preparation of highly smooth substrate tapes for coated conductors A continuous process of forming a highly smooth surface on a metallic tape by passing a metallic tape having an initial roughness through an acid bath contained within a polishing section of an electropolishing unit over a pre-selected period of time, and, passing a... | 03/31/2009 |
