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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183111 | Method of fabricating conductive electrodes on the front and backside of a thin film structure A method of fabricating a thin film device having conductive front and backside electrodes or contacts. Top-side cavities are first formed on a first dielectric layer, followed by the deposition of a metal layer on the first dielectric layer to fill the cavities. De... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180579 | Real time gamma-ray signature identifier A real time gamma-ray signature/source identification method and system using principal components analysis (PCA) for transforming and substantially reducing one or more comprehensive spectral libraries of nuclear materials types and configurations into a correspond... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8125089 | Optically-initiated silicon carbide high voltage switch An improved photoconductive switch having a SIC or other wide band gap substrate material, such as GaAs and field-grading liners composed of preferably SiN formed on the substrate adjacent the electrode perimeters or adjacent the substrate perimeters for grading the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8081798 | Method and system for detecting polygon boundaries of structures in images as particle tracks through fields of corners and pixel gradients A stochastic method and system for detecting polygon structures in images, by detecting a set of best matching corners of predetermined acuteness α of a polygon model from a set of similarity scores based on GDM features of corners, and tracking polygon boundaries ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075712 | Amorphous metal formulations and structured coatings for corrosion and wear resistance A system for coating a surface comprising providing a source of amorphous metal that contains more than 11 elements and applying the amorphous metal that contains more than 11 elements to the surface by a spray. Also a coating comprising a composite material made of... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065119 | Computerized method and system for designing an aerodynamic focusing lens stack A computerized method and system for designing an aerodynamic focusing lens stack, using input from a designer related to, for example, particle size range to be considered, characteristics of the gas to be flowed through the system, the upstream temperature and pre... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8039413 | Transparent ceramics and methods of preparation thereof According to one embodiment, a method for forming a transparent ceramic preform includes forming a suspension of oxide particles in a solvent, adding the suspension to a mold of a desired shape, and uniformly curing the suspension in the mold for forming a preform. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031339 | Particle measurement systems and methods A system according to one embodiment includes a light source for generating light fringes; a sampling mechanism for directing a particle through the light fringes; and at least one light detector for detecting light scattered by the particle as the particle passes t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025856 | Colorimetric chemical analysis sampler for the presence of explosives A tester for testing for explosives comprising a body, a lateral flow swab unit operably connected to the body, a explosives detecting reagent contained in the body, and a dispenser operatively connected to the body and the lateral flow swab unit. The dispenser sele... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7998627 | Carbon fuel particles used in direct carbon conversion fuel cells A system for preparing particulate carbon fuel and using the particulate carbon fuel in a fuel cell. Carbon particles are finely divided. The finely dividing carbon particles are introduced into the fuel cell. A gas containing oxygen is introduced into the fuel cell... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995892 | Low loss, high and low index contrast waveguides in semiconductors A system in one general embodiment includes a waveguide structure comprising a core of an alloy of Group III-V materials surrounded by an oxide (which may include one or more Group III-V metals), wherein an interface of the oxide and core is characterized by oxidati... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993785 | MEMS-based fuel cells with integrated catalytic fuel processor and method thereof Described herein is a means to incorporate catalytic materials into the fuel flow field structures of MEMS-based fuel cells, which enable catalytic reforming of a hydrocarbon based fuel, such as methane, methanol, or butane. Methods of fabrication are also disclosed... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993583 | Passive microfluidic array card and reader A microfluidic array card and reader system for analyzing a sample. The microfluidic array card includes a sample loading section for loading the sample onto the microfluidic array card, a multiplicity of array windows, and a transport section or sections for transp... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993534 | Chemical microreactor and method thereof A method for forming a chemical microreactor includes forming at least one capillary microchannel in a substrate having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, integrating at least one heater into the chemical microreactor, interfacing the capillary microchannel... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981268 | Deionization and desalination using electrostatic ion pumping The present invention provides a new method and apparatus/system for purifying ionic solutions, such as, for example, desalinating water, using engineered charged surfaces to sorb ions from such solutions. Surface charge is applied externally, and is synchronized wi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978847 | System using data compression and hashing adapted for use for multimedia encryption A system and method is disclosed for multimedia encryption. Within the system of the present invention, a data compression module receives and compresses a media signal into a compressed data stream. A data acquisition module receives and selects a set of data from ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972827 | Photoswitchable method for the ordered attachment of proteins to surfaces Described herein is a method for the attachment of proteins to any solid support with control over the orientation of the attachment. The method is extremely efficient, not requiring the previous purification of the protein to be attached, and can be activated by UV... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972818 | Flow cytometric detection method for DNA samples Disclosed herein are two methods for rapid multiplex analysis to determine the presence and identity of target DNA sequences within a DNA sample. Both methods use reporting DNA sequences, e.g., modified conventional Taqman® probes, to combine multiplex PCR amplific... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965868 | System and method for bullet tracking and shooter localization A system and method of processing infrared imagery to determine projectile trajectories and the locations of shooters with a high degree of accuracy. The method includes image processing infrared image data to reduce noise and identify streak-shaped image features, ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7960700 | Cellular telephone-based radiation detection instrument A network of radiation detection instruments, each having a small solid state radiation sensor module integrated into a cellular phone for providing radiation detection data and analysis directly to a user. The sensor module includes a solid-state crystal bonded to ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949126 | Unsplit bipolar pulse forming line A bipolar pulse forming transmission line module and system for linear induction accelerators having first, second, third, and fourth planar conductors which form a sequentially arranged interleaved stack having opposing first and second ends, with dielectric layers... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939029 | Chemical analysis kit for the presence of explosives A tester for testing for explosives associated with a test location comprising a first explosives detecting reagent; a first reagent holder, the first reagent holder containing the first explosives detecting reagent; a second explosives detecting reagent; a second r... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931993 | Method of preparation of bonded polyimide fuel cell package Described herein are processes for fabricating microfluidic fuel cell systems with embedded components in which micron-scale features are formed by bonding layers of DuPont Kapton™ polyimide laminate. A microfluidic fuel cell system fabricated using this process i... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7924121 | Dispersion-free radial transmission lines A dispersion-free radial transmission line (“DFRTL”) preferably for linear accelerators, having two plane conductors each with a central hole, and an electromagnetically permeable material (“EPM”) between the two conductors and surrounding a channel connecti... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922965 | Slip casting nano-particle powders for making transparent ceramics A method of making a transparent ceramic including the steps of providing nano-ceramic powders in a processed or unprocessed form, mixing the powders with de-ionized water, the step of mixing the powders with de-ionized water producing a slurry, sonifing the slurry ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922644 | Hazardous particle binder, coagulant and re-aerosolization inhibitor A copolymer and water/ethanol solvent solution capable of binding with airborne contaminants or potential airborne contaminants, such as biological weapon agents or toxic particulates, coagulating as the solvent evaporates, and adhering the contaminants to a surface... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916947 | False alarm recognition in hyperspectral gas plume identification According to one embodiment, a method for analyzing hyperspectral data includes collecting first hyperspectral data of a scene using a hyperspectral imager during a no-gas period and analyzing the first hyperspectral data using one or more gas plume detection logics... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905168 | Portable convertible blast effects shield A rapidly deployable portable convertible blast effects shield/ballistic shield includes a set two or more frusto-conically-tapered telescoping rings operably connected to each other to convert between a telescopically-collapsed configuration for storage and transpo... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902503 | Slit disk for modified faraday cup diagnostic for determining power density of electron and ion beams A diagnostic system for characterization of an electron beam or an ion beam includes an electrical conducting disk of refractory material having a circumference, a center, and a Faraday cup assembly positioned to receive the electron beam or ion beam. At least one s... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901623 | Lateral flow strip assay A lateral flow strip assay apparatus comprising a housing; a lateral flow strip in the housing, the lateral flow strip having a receiving portion; a sample collection unit; and a reagent reservoir. Saliva and/or buccal cells are collected from an individual using th... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7894496 | Gain media edge treatment to suppress amplified spontaneous emission in a high power laser A novel method and apparatus for suppressing ASE and/or parasitic oscillation modes in a laser is introduced. By roughening one or more peripheral edges of a solid-state crystal or ceramic laser gain media and by bonding such edges to a predetermined electromagnetic... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893541 | Optically initiated silicon carbide high voltage switch An improved photoconductive switch having a SiC or other wide band gap substrate material, such as GaAs and field-grading liners composed of preferably SiN formed on the substrate adjacent the electrode perimeters or adjacent the substrate perimeters for grading the... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7871799 | Sequential addition of short DNA oligos in DNA-polymerase-based synthesis reactions A method of fabricating a DNA molecule of user-defined sequence. The method comprises the steps of preselecting a multiplicity of DNA sequence segments that will comprise the DNA molecule of user-defined sequence, separating the DNA sequence segments temporally, and... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871661 | Serpentine and corduroy circuits to enhance the stretchablity of a stretchable electronic device A stretchable electronic apparatus and method of producing the apparatus. The apparatus has a central longitudinal axis and the apparatus is stretchable in a longitudinal direction generally aligned with the central longitudinal axis. The apparatus comprises a stret... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867713 | Polymerase chain reaction system using magnetic beads for analyzing a sample that includes nucleic acid A polymerase chain reaction system for analyzing a sample containing nucleic acid includes providing magnetic beads; providing a flow channel having a polymerase chain reaction chamber, a pre polymerase chain reaction magnet position adjacent the polymerase chain re... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867445 | Explosives tester An explosives tester that can be used anywhere as a screening tool by non-technical personnel to determine whether a surface contains explosives. First and second explosives detecting reagent holders and dispensers are provided. A heater is provided for receiving th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867441 | Low to moderate temperature nanolaminate heater A low to moderate temperature heat source comprising a high temperature energy source modified to output low to moderate temperatures wherein the high temperature energy source modified to output low to moderate temperatures is positioned between two thin pieces to ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7851203 | Functionalized apertures for the detection of chemical and biological materials Disclosed are nanometer to micron scale functionalized apertures constructed on a substrate made of glass, carbon, semiconductors or polymeric materials that allow for the real time detection of biological materials or chemical moieties. Many apertures can exist on ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838134 | Durable silver mirror with ultra-violet thru far infra-red reflection A durable highly reflective silver mirror characterized by high reflectance in a broad spectral range of about 300 nm in the UV to the far infrared (˜10000 nm), as well as exceptional environmental durability. A high absorptivity metal underlayer is used which prev... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830946 | Grating enhanced solid-state laser amplifiers A novel method and apparatus for suppressing ASE and parasitic oscillation modes in a high average power laser is introduced. Such an invention, as disclosed herein, uses diffraction gratings to increase gain, stored energy density, and pumping efficiency of solid-s... | 11/09/2010 |
