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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185319 | Method of compensation of dose-response curve of an assay for sensitivity to perturbing variables Assays and methods of compensating for changes in a dose-response curve of an assay due to variations in a perturbing variable by firstly measuring the dose-response curve, the individual assay parameters, at different values of the perturbing variable. Next, unknow... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185318 | Method of compensation of dose-response curve of an assay for sensitivity to perturbing variables The present invention provides assays and methods of compensating for changes in an assay where such changes are due to variations in a perturbing variable. This is achieved by a two-step method, the first step of which involves measurements of the dose-response cur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181911 | Satellite refuelling system and method The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus for robotic refueling of satellites. The system may include a dedicated refueling satellite launched directly from either earth, or alternatively it could be launched from another larger mother spacecraft... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8161904 | Direct coating solid dosage forms using powdered materials The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dry coating solid dosage forms. The method includes the steps of placing solid dosage forms in a rotatable, electrically grounded housing, and spraying a film forming polymer powder composition into the housi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8148661 | Highly ordered structure pyrolitic graphite or carbon-carbon composite cathodes for plasma generation in carbon containing gases A DC plasma torch which includes a long lasting thermionic cathode and has a high thermal efficiency. The DC plasma torch employs a solid cathode made of graphite with highly ordered structure such as Pyrolitic Graphite or Carbon-Carbon composites. Furthermore, carb... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128659 | Spinous process stabilization device and method A fixation device is provided to immobilize a spinal motion segment and promote posterior fusion, used as stand-alone instrumentation or as an adjunct to an anterior approach. The device functions as a multi-level fusion system including modular single-level impleme... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110794 | Soft ablative desorption method and system Methods and systems are provided for the soft desorption of analyte from a sample, in which an optical beam absorbed within an irradiate zone of the sample causes vibrational excitations of a component within the sample. The optical beam, providing sufficient energy... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104702 | Apparatus for uniformly dispersing additive particles in fine powders Blending methods for adding and uniformly mixing a small fraction of relatively small particles (additives) to a bulk particulate powder of larger size than the additives. In particular, the present invention provides blending methods for adding and uniformly mixing... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8090491 | Guidance, navigation, and control system for a vehicle A guidance, navigation, and control method and system for an underground mining vehicle wherein an operator directly or indirectly guides the vehicle along a route as vehicle-mounted sensors including odometric sensors and rangefinders log motion data to a file whic... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090117 | Microphone array and digital signal processing system A digital microphone array is configured in an open geometry such as a sphere with a large number of inexpensive microphone elements mounted in opposite-facing pairs. The microphone array with DSP is intended to be placed in a three-dimensional sound field, such as ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088839 | Method of producing hybrid polymer-inorganic materials Hybrid composite materials with multiscale morphologies are formed by doping polymer submicrometer spheres with semiconductor or metal (e.g. CdS or Ag, respectively) nanoparticles and using these doped microspheres as functional building blocks in production of hybr... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082710 | Removable attachment system for buildings The present invention discloses an attachment system for use in a building comprising a plurality of first wall sections, a plurality of horizontal planks resting on the first wall sections, and a plurality of second wall sections resting on the horizontal planks. T... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080785 | High pressure collision cell for mass spectrometer A high pressure collision cell for use in a mass spectrometer. The high pressure collision cell has a cell length L selected to be in a range such that upon application of voltages to a pair of opposed elongate electrically conducting electrodes there is produced an... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077315 | Multiple path length transmittance measuring device A device to measure the amount of light able to transmit through a test liquid sample. A single lamp is used to illuminate a liquid sample cell containing the test water. A light detector is fixed relative to the lamp and is used to detect the amount of light from t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076128 | Automated analyzer using light diffraction The present invention provides an automated analyzer system for performing chemical, biochemical or biological assays using changes/no changes in diffraction of light by the presence/absence of analytes which may or may not be present in a sample binding to their an... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074935 | Satellite refuelling system and method The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus for robotic refueling of satellites. The system may include a dedicated refueling satellite launched directly from either earth, or alternatively it could be launched from another larger mother spacecraft... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073526 | Method and system for computerized drawing and writing during functional magnetic resonance imaging The present invention provides a method and device to record and visualize drawing and writing movements during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of brain activity. The system includes a touch-sensitive tablet, an elevated mounting platform, a stylus, and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062191 | Recumbent stepper A recumbent stepper includes a frame, a pair of lever arms, pedals, pulleys, flexible members, springs and adjustable resistance devices The pair of lever arms are pivotally attached to the frame and are movable from a retracted position to an extended position. Ped... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053239 | Digital microfluidic method for protein extraction by precipitation from heterogeneous mixtures A method for extracting proteins from heterogeneous fluids by precipitation using microfluidics. The method uses an automated protocol for precipitation of proteins onto surfaces, rinsing the precipitates to remove impurities, and resolubilization in buffer for furt... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051686 | Multi-lock security device and detaching device for use therewith A security device for use in association with a security pin includes a tag body, a spring lock and a magnetic lock. The tag body has a body aperture formed therein adapted to receive the security pin. The spring lock is situated within the tag body and has a spring... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8037880 | Dry powder inhaler A new dry powder inhaler is developed as a pulmonary medicine delivery device for dispersing precise tiny dosages (10 μg-50 mg) of pure carrier-free ultra-fine powdered medicament ( | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031933 | Method and apparatus for producing an enhanced 3D model of an environment or an object The present invention provides a system (method and apparatus) for creating photorealistic 3D models of environments and/or objects from a plurality of stereo images obtained from a mobile stereo camera and optional monocular cameras. The cameras may be handheld, mo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031909 | Method and apparatus for producing 3D model of an underground environment The present invention provides a system (method and apparatus) for creating photorealistic 3D models of environments and/or objects from a plurality of stereo images obtained from a mobile stereo camera and optional monocular cameras. The cameras may be handheld, mo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029501 | Laser selective cutting by impulsive heat deposition in the IR wavelength range for direct-drive ablation The present invention provides a method of laser processing of materials, specifically laser induced ablation processes for laser removal of material particularly important in medical and dental applications in which the laser removal of material should be done in s... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8008619 | High sensitivity mass spectrometer interface for multiple ion sources An interface for mass spectrometers. The interface uses non coaxial sampling pathways of the analyte ion beam prior to entering the entrance of a mass spectrometer for decreasing chemical background, and can be done in such a way as to permit multiple sprayers, incr... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003060 | Reaction vessel with integrated optical and fluid control elements The present invention provides disposable, semi-reusable, or single use reaction vessels with integrated optical elements for use with diffraction based assay systems. The vessel for assaying liquids for analytes includes a housing having at least one chamber or wel... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998537 | Method for selectively removing hydrogen from molecules Methods for removing hydrogen from molecules are disclosed. In one embodiment, hydrogen-containing molecules are deposited on a solid substrate and are bombarded with hydrogen projectile particles. The particles may have energies of 5-100 eV, or more preferably 10-5... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987647 | Re-roofing system and a method of installation The present invention relates to a roof system for installation on an existing roof. The existing roof has a plurality of open web steel joists with an existing metal deck thereon. The roof system includes a plurality of deck straps, a roof deck and roofing and insu... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7972272 | Electrostatically driven image probe The present invention provides an imaging probe for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. The imaging probe uses electrostatic discharge for actuating a metalized cantilever whi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7947799 | High organic group content-periodic mesoporous organosilicas (HO-PMO's) The present invention provides a new class of organic/inorganic hybrid materials having [ER]n rings interconnected by E′ atoms. In an embodiment a class of materials called high organic group content periodic mesoporous organosilicas (HO-PMO's) with [Si... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943066 | Electrically conductive paper composite The present invention provides electrically conductive paper composites prepared from cellulose fibers modified to bind a conducting polymer to a surface of the cellulose fibers and mixing these with unmodified cellulose fibers and forming paper products from the co... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935248 | Adsorbents for denitrogenation desulfurization of hydrocarbon oils and methods of producing The present invention provides adsorbents for deep denitrogenation/desulfurization of hydrocarbon oils, and more particularly to an adsorbent material that selectively adsorbs organonitrogen and organosulfur from transportation fuels at room temperature and atmosphe... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919562 | Preparation of supramolecular polymers containing sequence-selective hydrogen bonding subunits in their backbone which form double helices The present invention relates to supramolecular polymers containing sequence-selective hydrogen bonding subunits in their backbone which form double helices. The invention allows for tuning of the numbers and sequences of donor/acceptor units incorporated in any one... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914765 | Reactor and process for the continuous production of hydrogen based on steam oxidation of molten iron The present invention provides a reactor and gasification process for the continuous controlled production of hydrogen (H2) and a by-product synthesis gas (mixture of CO+H2+CO2), such a process called a hydrogen priority poly-generat... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914710 | Loading quantum dots into thermo-responsive microgels by reversible transfer from organic solvents to water Method for the preparation of inorganic-NP-composite microgels is based on the reversible transfer of microgels between water and an organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran (THF). The method is used to produce semiconductor nanocrystals, often referred to as quantum... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7902443 | Oriented polymer reeds for woodwind instruments A synthetic reed for use in reed-blown wind instruments such as the clarinets, saxophones, oboes and bassoons may be made from an oriented thermoplastic material such as uniaxially oriented polypropylene. The reed may have a profile that is thinner near the tip and ... | 03/08/2011 |
| D633585 | Skate guard | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894046 | Two-dimensional estimation technique for doppler optical coherence tomography (OCT) Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution, non-invasive technique to image subsurface tissue and tissue functions. A broadband light source illuminates an object and the reflected photons are processed using an interferometer, demodulated into inphase ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7879596 | Method and apparatus for assay based on light diffraction The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting analytes in a medium, and more particularly the present invention relates to an assay based on light diffraction which appears or changes upon the binding of analytes to their specific receptors l... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878430 | Method and apparatus for uniformly dispersing additive particles in fine powders Blending methods for adding and uniformly mixing a small fraction of relatively small particles (additives) to a bulk particulate powder of larger size than the additives. In particular, the present invention provides blending methods for adding and uniformly mixing... | 02/01/2011 |
