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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258745 | Method for fabricating hafnia films The present invention comprises a method for fabricating hafnia film comprising the steps of providing a substrate having a surface that allows formation of a self-assembled monolayer thereon via covalent bonding; providing an aqueous solution that provides homogene... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7217354 | Method and apparatus for detection of chemical vapors The present invention is a gas detector and method for using the gas detector for detecting and identifying volatile organic and/or volatile inorganic substances present in unknown vapors in an environment. The gas detector comprises a sensing means and a detecting ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7105832 | Composite solid-state scintillators for neutron detection Applicant's present invention is a composite scintillator for neutron detection comprising a matrix material fabricated from an inorganic sol-gel precursor solution homogeneously doped with a liquid scintillating material and a neutron absorbing material. The neutro... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6899827 | Inorganic optical taggant and method of making Sintered, translucent ceramic microbeads, preferably alumina, titania, zirconia, yttria, zirconium phosphate, or yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) are doped with one or more optically active species. The beads may be added to substances such as explosives in order to cr... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6821474 | Method for preparing dielectric composite materials The invention allows the fabrication of small, dense beads of dielectric materials with selected compositions, which are incorporated into a polymeric matrix for use in capacitors, filters, and the like. A porous, generally spherical bead of hydrous metal oxide cont... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6763705 | High throughput microcantilever detector In an improved uncoated microcantilever detector, the sample sites are placed on a separate semi-conducting substrate and the microcantilever element detects and measures the changes before and after a chemical interaction or hybridization of the sites by sensing di... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6645908 | Sol-gel derived sorbents Described is a method for producing copolymerized sol-gel derived sorbent particles for the production of copolymerized sol-gel derived sorbent material. The method for producing copolymerized sol-gel derived sorbent particles comprises adding a basic sol... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6599493 | Method for preparing hydrous iron oxide gels and spherules The present invention is directed to methods for preparing hydrous iron oxide spherules, hydrous iron oxide gels such as gel slabs, films, capillary and electrophoresis gels, iron monohydrogen phosphate spherules, hydrous iron oxide spherules having suspe... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6600645 | Dielectric composite materials and method for preparing The invention allows the fabrication of small, dense beads of dielectric materials with selected compositions, which are incorporated into a polymeric matrix for use in capacitors, filters, and the like. A porous, generally spherical bead of hydrous metal... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6492016 | Method for preparing spherical ferrite beads and use thereof The invention allows the fabrication of small, dense, highly polished spherical beads of hexagonal ferrites with selected compositions for use in nonreciprocal microwave and mm-wave devices as well as in microwave absorbent or reflective coatings, composi... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6395252 | Method for the continuous production of hydrogen The present invention is a method for the continuous production of hydrogen. The present method comprises reacting a metal catalyst with a degassed aqueous organic acid solution within a reaction vessel under anaerobic conditions at a constant temperature... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6264912 | Methods for producing monodispersed particles of barium titanate The present invention is a low-temperature controlled method for producing high-quality, ultrafine monodispersed nanocrystalline microsphere powders of barium titanate and other pure or composite oxide materials having particles ranging from nanosized to ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6174677 | Advanced surface-enhanced Raman gene probe systems and methods thereof The subject invention is a series of methods and systems for using the Surface-Enhanced Raman (SER)-labeled Gene Probe for hybridization, detection and identification of SER-labeled hybridized target oligonucleotide material comprising the steps of immobi... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6060315 | Method for facilitating the introduction of material into cells The present invention is a method for creating a localized disruption within a boundary of a cell or structure by exposing a boundary of a cell or structure to a set of energetically charged particles while regulating the energy of the charged particles s... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5944971 | Large scale DNA microsequencing device A microminiature sequencing apparatus and method provide means for simultaneously obtaining sequences of plural polynucleotide strands. The apparatus comprises a microchip into which plural channels have been etched using standard lithographic procedures ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942424 | Method for the enzymatic production of hydrogen The present invention is an enzymatic method for producing hydrogen comprising the steps of: a) forming a reaction mixture within a reaction vessel comprising a substrate capable of undergoing oxidation within a catabolic reaction, such as glucose, galact... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5841545 | Multi-function diamond film fiberoptic probe and measuring system employing same A fused fiberoptic probe having a protective cover, a fiberoptic probe system, and embodiments thereof for conducting electromagnetic spectral measurements are disclosed. The fused fiberoptic probe comprises a probe tip having a specific geometrical confi... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5821186 | Method for preparing hydrous titanium oxide spherules and other gel forms thereof The present invention are methods for preparing hydrous titanium oxide spherules, hydrous titanium oxide gels such as gel slabs, films, capillary and electrophoresis gels, titanium monohydrogen phosphate spherules, hydrous titanium oxide spherules having ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5822072 | Fiberoptic probe and system for spectral measurements A fused fiberoptic probe, a system, method and embodiments thereof for conducting spectral measurements are disclosed. The fused fiberoptic probe comprises a probe tip having a specific geometrical configuration, an exciting optical fiber and at least one... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5814516 | Surface enhanced Raman gene probe and methods thereof The subject invention disclosed herein is a new gene probe biosensor and methods thereof based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) label detection. The SER gene probe biosensor comprises a support means, a SER gene probe having at least one oligon... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5807697 | Biological tracer method The present invention is a biological tracer method for characterizing the movement of a material through a medium, comprising the steps of: introducing a biological tracer comprising a microorganism having ice nucleating activity into a medium; collectin... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5783389 | Surface enhanced Raman gene probe and methods thereof The subject invention disclosed herein is a new gene probe biosensor and methods thereof based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) label detection. The SER gene probe biosensor comprises a support means, a SER gene probe having at least one oligon... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5725888 | Apparatus for the production of gel beads containing a biocatalyst An apparatus for the large-scale and continuous production of gel beads containing a biocatalyst. The apparatus is a columnar system based on the chemical cross-linking of hydrocolloidal gels that contain and immobilize a biocatalyst, the biocatalyst bein... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5721102 | Surface enhanced Raman gene probe and methods thereof The subject invention disclosed herein is a new gene probe biosensor and methods thereof based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) label detection. The SER gene probe biosensor comprises a support means, a SER gene probe having at least one oligon... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5686988 | Gas concentration measurement instrument based on the effects of a wave-mixing interference on stimulated emissions A method and apparatus for measuring partial pressures of gaseous components within a mixture. The apparatus comprises generally at least one tunable laser source, a beam splitter, mirrors, optical filter, an optical spectrometer, and a data recorder. Mea... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5661028 | Large scale DNA microsequencing device A microminiature sequencing apparatus and method provide means for simultaneously obtaining sequences of plural polynucleotide strands. The apparatus comprises a microchip into which plural channels have been etched using standard lithographic procedures ... | 08/26/1997 |
