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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7508912 | Sagittal focusing Laue monochromator An x-ray focusing device generally includes a slide pivotable about a pivot point defined at a forward end thereof, a rail unit fixed with respect to the pivotable slide, a forward crystal for focusing x-rays disposed at the forward end of the pivotable slide and a ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507495 | Hydrogen absorption induced metal deposition on palladium and palladium-alloy particles The present invention relates to methods for producing metal-coated palladium or palladium-alloy particles. The method includes contacting hydrogen-absorbed palladium or palladium-alloy particles with one or more metal salts to produce a sub-monoatomic or monoatomic... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507480 | Corrosion-resistant metal surfaces The present invention relates to metal surfaces having thereon an ultrathin (e.g., less than ten nanometer thickness) corrosion-resistant film, thereby rendering the metal surfaces corrosion-resistant. The corrosion-resistant film includes an at least partially cros... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7432516 | Rapid cycling medical synchrotron and beam delivery system A medical synchrotron which cycles rapidly in order to accelerate particles for delivery in a beam therapy system. The synchrotron generally includes a radiofrequency (RF) cavity for accelerating the particles as a beam and a plurality of combined function magnets a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7378637 | Method and apparatus for signal processing in a sensor system for use in spectroscopy A method for processing pulses arriving randomly in time on at least one channel using multiple peak detectors includes asynchronously selecting a non-busy peak detector (PD) in response to a pulse-generated trigger signal, connecting the channel to the selected PD ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361377 | Fluorinated precursors of superconducting ceramics, and methods of making the same This invention provides a method of making a fluorinated precursor of a superconducting ceramic. The method comprises providing a solution comprising a rare earth salt, an alkaline earth metal salt and a copper salt; spraying the solution onto a substrate to provide... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7323335 | Mutant fatty acid desaturase and methods for directed mutagenesis The present invention relates to methods for producing fatty acid desaturase mutants having a substantially increased activity towards substrates with fewer than 18 carbon atom chains relative to an unmutagenized precursor desaturase having an 18 carbon chain length... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323306 | Genome signature tags Disclosed is a method for analyzing the organismic complexity of a sample through analysis of the nucleic acid in the sample. In the disclosed method, through a series of steps, including digestion with a type II restriction enzyme, ligation of capture adapters and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305064 | Methods for assisting recovery of damaged brain and spinal cord using arrays of X-Ray microplanar beams A method of assisting recovery of an injury site of brain or spinal cord injury includes providing a therapeutic dose of X-ray radiation to the injury site through an array of parallel microplanar beams. The dose at least temporarily removes regeneration inhibitors ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298486 | Aerosol mobility size spectrometer A device for measuring aerosol size distribution within a sample containing aerosol particles. The device generally includes a spectrometer housing defining an interior chamber and a camera for recording aerosol size streams exiting the chamber. The housing includes... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285243 | Quantitative determination of atmospheric hydroperoxyl radical A method for the quantitative determination of atmospheric hydroperoxyl radical comprising: (a) contacting a liquid phase atmospheric sample with a chemiluminescent compound which luminesces on contact with hydroperoxyl radical; (b) determining luminescence intensit... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271395 | Device and method for the measurement of depth of interaction using co-planar electrodes A device and method for measuring a depth of interaction of an ionizing event and improving resolution of a co-planar grid sensor (CPG) are provided. A time-of-occurrence is measured using a comparator to time the leading edge of the event pulse from the non-collect... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7230250 | Real-time self-networking radiation detector apparatus The present invention is for a radiation detector apparatus for detecting radiation sources present in cargo shipments. The invention includes the features of integrating a bubble detector sensitive to neutrons and a GPS system into a miniaturized package that can w... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227297 | Secondary emission electron gun using external primaries An electron gun for generating an electron beam is provided, which includes a secondary emitter. The secondary emitter includes a non-contaminating negative-electron-affinity (NEA) material and emitting surface. The gun includes an accelerating region which accelera... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198750 | Spore collection and elimination apparatus and method The present invention is for a spore collection apparatus and its method of use. The portable spore collection apparatus includes a suction source, a nebulizer, an ionization chamber and a filter canister. The suction source collects the spores from a surface. The s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194063 | Methods for implementing microbeam radiation therapy A method of performing radiation therapy includes delivering a therapeutic dose such as X-ray only to a target (e.g., tumor) with continuous broad beam (or in-effect continuous) using arrays of parallel planes of radiation (microbeams/microplanar beams). Microbeams ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187316 | Method and apparatus for clockless analog-to-digital conversion and peak detection An apparatus and method for analog-to-digital conversion and peak detection includes at least one stage, which includes a first switch, second switch, current source or capacitor, and discriminator. The discriminator changes state in response to a current or charge ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158607 | Methods for assisting recovery of damaged brain and spinal cord using arrays of X-ray microplanar beams A method of assisting recovery of an injury site of brain or spinal cord injury includes providing a therapeutic dose of X-ray radiation to the injury site through an array of parallel microplanar beams. The dose at least temporarily removes regeneration inhibitors ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157266 | Structure of adenovirus bound to cellular receptor car Disclosed is a mutant CAR-DI-binding adenovirus which has a genome comprising one or more mutations in sequences which encode the fiber protein knob domain wherein the mutation causes the encoded viral particle to have a significantly weakened binding affinity for C... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7126126 | Compact conscious animal positron emission tomography scanner A method of serially transferring annihilation information in a compact positron emission tomography (PET) scanner includes generating a time signal for an event, generating an address signal representing a detecting channel, generating a detector channel signal inc... | 10/24/2006 |
