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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7700929 | Remote laser assisted biological aerosol standoff detection in atmosphere A system for detecting atmospheric contamination, the system comprising a laser operable to generate an infrared light beam comprising a longitudinal component and a transverse component, the laser remote from the atmospheric contamination, and a processor operable ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695941 | Multiplexed polymerase chain reaction for genetic sequence analysis A PCR method involving: providing a biological sample suspected of containing one or more pathogen nucleic acids; adding a plurality of PCR primers corresponding to genes found in the pathogens; and performing a polymerase chain reaction on the sample to amplify a s... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693388 | Thermally stable IR transmitting chalcogenide glass A thermally stable chalcogenide glass, a process for making the same, and an optical fiber drawn therefrom are provided. A chalcogenide glass having the composition Ge(5−y)As(32−x)Se(59+x)Te(4+y) (0≦y≦1 and 0≦xâ‰... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692586 | Sparse interferometric array for radio frequency azimuth direction finding A sparsely populated array of antenna elements on a plane is provided such that the angle of arrival (AoA) measurement for a radiofrequency signal received by the array has high resolution and is non-ambiguous within a 360-degree azimuthal field of view. The array c... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692093 | High temperature high voltage cable A cable having one or more conductive members and one or more strength members. Each conductive member has a metal microwire having an outer diameter and an inorganic cladding having an inner diameter. The microwire is positioned within the cladding, and the outer d... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691439 | Highly conducting transparent thin polymers films formed from double and multiple layers of poly(3,4, ethylenedioxythiophene) and its derivatives A polymer film comprising at least two layers, wherein each layer comprises a compound comprising the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected organic groups. A me... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685133 | System and method for automated discovery, binding, and integration of non-registered geospatial web services A method and computer system for identifying internet web pages containing documents that comply with a predetermined XML schema. The method includes searching the internet with a search engine for web pages using initial search terms and identifying a first set of ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683444 | Metamaterial structure has resonant and strip line elements comprising a photoconductive semiconductor material formed on substrate to induce negative permeability and negative permittivity in operating frequency range Materials and structures whose index of refraction can be tuned over a broad range of negative and positive values by applying above band-gap photons to a structure with a strip line element, a split ring resonator element, and a substrate, at least one of which is ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683346 | Remote laser assisted biological aerosol standoff detection in atmosphere A method used to detect and identify biological substances suspended in air in the form of aerosols or clouds including generating a remote infrared light beam directed toward the atmospheric contamination, producing an ultraviolet light beam from the infrared light... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682519 | Formulation for dust abatement and prevention of erosion A composition of matter containing a solution made from: from about 18 to about 70 wt % of a sugar; from about 2 to about 10 wt % of a water-soluble polysaccharide; from about 0.1 to about 1 wt % of a phosphate; from about 0.01 to about 1 wt % of a surfactant; and f... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673517 | System and method for optical interrogation of micro-mechanical sensors using microcavity interferometry A sensor and a method for sensing a change in mass of a reflective microbeam in a sensor, the sensor having a reflective layer disposed on a substrate and spaced apart from the reflective microbeam. The microbeam receives amplitude modulated laser energy at a first ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7672598 | Carrier signal suppression and extraction system A carrier signal extraction system for suppressing and extracting a carrier signal component and transmitting a double sideband component includes a polarized light source for transmitting a polarized light signal output; a polarization modulator with a first input ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672355 | Metal vapor vacuum arc ion source A two-wire metal vapor vacuum arc (MeVVA) vacuum head includes an upper housing and a lower vacuum housing. The lower vacuum housing includes a plurality of ports, a vacuum space, and a first grid positioned in the vacuum space. A plurality of electrodes are positio... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672114 | Carbon nanoarchitectures with ultrathin, conformal polymer coatings for electrochemical capacitors A composite having an electroactive polymer coating on a porous carbon structure is disclosed. The composite may be used in capacitor electrodes. The composite may be made by self-limiting electropolymerization of a monomer on the carbon structure. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7671799 | Antenna calibration method and system A phased array antenna system includes an RF front end, a radome, and an optical calibrator embedded in the radome for enabling in-situ calibration of the RF front end. The optical calibrator employs an optical timing signal generator (OTSG), a Variable Optical Ampl... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670685 | Low loss visible-IR transmitting glass-ceramic spinel composites and process This invention pertains to a composite of Spinel and BGG glass substrates and to process for bonding Spinel to BGG glass. The composite includes a Spinel and a BGG glass bonded together and having transmission in the visible and mid-infrared wavelength region. The p... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670680 | Coated microspheres comprising ferromagnetic and conductive coatings A device having a substrate, a pair of ferromagnetic leads on a surface of the substrate, laterally separated by a gap, and one or more ferromagnetic microparticles comprising a conductive coating at least partially within the gap. The conductive coating forms at le... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670651 | Waterborn coating containing microcylindrical conductors A composition is provided having cylindrically shaped metal or metal-coated particles and a polymer latex dispersion. A coating is provided having cylindrically shaped metal or metal-coated particles and a polymer matrix formed from a latex dispersion. The particles... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668664 | Design and selection of genetic targets for sequence resolved organism detection and identification A computer-implemented method as follows. Providing a list of target sequences associated with one or more organisms. Providing a list of candidate prototype sequences suspected of hybridizing to one or more of the target sequences. Generating a collection of probes... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663452 | Ridge-waveguide filter and filter bank A ridge-waveguide filter with a signal input port at a first end and a signal output port at a second end contains a cascade assembly of metal-bounded ridge-waveguide sections with interspersed metal-bounded evanescent-mode coupling regions, and also contains low-lo... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7656351 | Method of designing a low cost multibeam phased array antenna for communicating with geostationary satellites A method for electronically scanning a predetermined geostationary orbital arc segment around the earth with an antenna system. The antenna system includes a planar array. A number of fixed electronic squints is selected. Lengths of the total plurality of fixed dela... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7655738 | Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and carborane containing network polymers A thermoset and method of making such by crosslinking a mixture of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane having pendent siloxane groups or unsaturated carbon bonds and a siloxylcarborane compound having unsaturated carbon bonds. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651819 | Composite electrode structure with an ultrathin conformal polymer coating A device for use in energy storage comprising a nanostructured mesoporous electrically conductive substrate coated with a metal oxide and an ultrathin conformal polymer coating on the metal oxide wherein said electrode has a mesoporous structure. Also disclosed is t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7649070 | Synthesis of elastomeric poly(carborane-siloxane-acetelyene)s A linear polymer comprising carborane, siloxane, and acetylene units, which may be cross-linked to a cured polymer and/or pyrolyzed to a ceramic. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648843 | Field of modular multifunctional ligands This invention pertains to a surface ligand; preparation of the ligand; colloidal nanoparticle, such as quantum dot bearing one or more of the ligand; and a bioconjugate characterized by a nanoparticle bearing one or more of the ligand conjugated to a biomolecule. T... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646946 | Intensity modulated fiber optic strain sensor A strain sensor includes an optical fiber with at least one optical fiber, a reflector body with a reflective surface, a housing affixed to the optical fiber probe and to the reflector body. The reflective surface is spaced apart at a distance d from the ends of the... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7639356 | Highly efficient surface enhanced Raman and fluorescence nanostructure substrates An apparatus comprising a substrate and at least two nanowires on the substrate, the nanowires comprising a core and a metal shell, wherein the core is selected from the group consisting of a semiconductor and a dielectric, thereby forming a nanowire-composite to al... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632565 | Porous metal/organic polymeric composites Metal foams are impregnated with resins. The metal foam/polymer composite formed upon curing has excellent acoustic dampening and structural properties. Foams of various metals, such as aluminum, titanium, nickel, copper, iron, zinc, lead, silver, gold, platinum, ta... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7623997 | Computer-implemented biological sequence identifier system and method A method of: submitting reference sequences to a taxonomic database to produce taxonomic results; and reporting a taxonomic identification based on the taxonomic results. The reference sequences are the output of genetic database queries that return a score for each... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623063 | System for simultaneously transmitting multiple signals through each element of a radar array In conventional phased array antennas, multiple signals that perform different functions, such as radar, electronic warfare (EW) and telecommunications, can each be simultaneously transmitted only through a different sub-aperture of the array. For maximum power and ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7622541 | Polyurethane coating A polyurethane coating made by: applying to a surface a polyol composition and an isocyanate composition, such that a mixture of the polyol composition and the isocyanate composition is formed during the application; and allowing the mixture to cure to the polyureth... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618523 | Cast membrane reference electrode and method of making A hand-held portable drug monitoring system to detect and quantitate cocaine and other organic drugs in saliva, sweat, and surface wipes by using an ion selective electrode or an array of ion selective electrodes. The ion selective electrode has a cast membrane refe... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615604 | Diols formed by ring-opening of epoxies A polyol monomer comprising the formula: R1 and R3 are —H, aliphatic, aromatic, or ether; R2 is aliphatic, aromatic, ester, ether, or acrylic, and R1 contains a hydroxyl group, ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611661 | Spinel and process for making same This invention pertains to product and process. The product is a transparent product of a density in excess 99.5% comprising spinel and having uniform mechanical properties. The process pertains to fabrication of a transparent spinel product comprising the steps of ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7605218 | Synthesis of elastomeric carborane-siloxanes by hydrosilation reactions A carborane-siloxane compound is provided having the repeat unit Q contains any of —SiR2—, —SiR2—O—, —C≡C—C≡C—, carboranyl, and U′. Each R and R′ is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, halo... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7579430 | Polymeric material made from siloxane-acetylene polymer containing metal-acetylene complex A metallized polymer having a backbone having an acetylenic repeat unit and —SiR2—(O—SiR2)n— and/or —SiR2—(O—SiR2)n-[Cb-SiR2—(O—SiR2)n]mâ€... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579424 | Ceramic material made from siloxane-acetylene polymer containing metal-acetylene complex A ceramic made by providing a composition and pyrolyzing the composition. The composition has siloxane polymer, metallic polymer, siloxane thermoset, and/or metallic thermoset having a backbone having: an acetylenic repeat unit; and —SiR2—(O—SiR | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576168 | Thermoset material made from siloxane-acetylene polymer containing metal-acetylene complex A metallized thermoset containing a crosslinked metallized polymer having a backbone having an acetylenic repeat unit and —SiR2—(O—SiR2)n— and/or —SiR2—(O—SiR2)n-[Cb-SiR2—(O... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570949 | Automatic antenna selector switch A shipboard communications system for providing RF communications between a ship and a communications satellite includes a modem, an antenna selector switch coupled to the modem and to a pair of directional antennas, a programmable controller for each antenna, and a... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563480 | Method for fluoride salt coated magnesium aluminate A particle having a magnesium aluminate core and a fluoride salt coating on the core. The particle has been heated in an oxidizing atmosphere to a temperature in the range of about 400° C. to about 750° C. A method of making a particle by mixing a magnesium alumin... | 07/21/2009 |
