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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7671523 | Material for electrodes of low temperature plasma generators Material for electrodes of low temperature plasma generators. The material contains a porous metal matrix impregnated with a material emitting electrons. The material uses a mixture of copper and iron powders as a porous metal matrix and a Group IIIB metal component... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7578976 | Sleeve reaction chamber system A chemical reaction chamber system that combines devices such as doped polysilicon for heating, bulk silicon for convective cooling, and thermoelectric (TE) coolers to augment the heating and cooling rates of the reaction chamber or chambers. In addition the system ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7534402 | Method for forming a chemical microreactor Disclosed is a chemical microreactor that provides a means to generate hydrogen fuel from liquid sources such as ammonia, methanol, and butane through steam reforming processes when mixed with an appropriate amount of water. The microreactor contains capillary micro... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7527659 | Metal hydride fuel storage and method thereof Disclosed herein is a metal hydride fuel storage cartridge having integrated resistive heaters that can be used in conjunction with fuel cells such as MEMS-based fuel cells. The cartridge is fabricated using micromachining methods and thin/thick film materials synth... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7462089 | Material for electrodes of low temperature plasma generators Material for electrodes of low temperature plasma generators. The material contains a porous metal matrix impregnated with a material emitting electrons. The material uses a mixture of copper and iron powders as a porous metal matrix and a Group IIIB metal component... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7361424 | Solid polymer MEMS-based fuel cells A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based thin-film fuel cells for electrical power applications. The MEMS-based fuel cell may be of a solid oxide type (SOFC), a solid polymer type (SPFC), or a proton exchange membrane type (PEMFC), and each fuel cell basicall... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7291653 | Preparation of hydrophobic organic aeorgels Synthetic methods for the preparation of hydrophobic organics aerogels. One method involves the sol-gel polymerization of 1,3-dimethoxybenzene or 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene with formaldehyde in non-aqueous solvents. Using a procedure analogous to the preparation of res... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7252901 | Conversion of raw carbonaceous fuels Three configurations for an electrochemical cell are utilized to generate electric power from the reaction of oxygen or air with porous plates or particulates of carbon, arranged such that waste heat from the electrochemical cells is allowed to flow upwards through ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7211607 | Method for producing high surface area chromia materials for catalysis Nanostructured chromium(III)-oxide-based materials using sol-gel processing and a synthetic route for producing such materials are disclosed herein. Monolithic aerogels and xerogels having surface areas between 150 m2/g and 520 m2/g have been p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189471 | Solid oxide MEMS-based fuel cells A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based thin-film fuel cells for electrical power applications. The MEMS-based fuel cell may be of a solid oxide type (SOFC), a solid polymer type (SPFC), or a proton exchange membrane type (PEMFC), and each fuel cell basicall... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186352 | Microfluidic systems with embedded materials and structures and method thereof Described herein is a process for fabricating microfluidic systems with embedded components in which micron-scale features are molded into the polymeric material polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Micromachining is used to create a mold master and the liquid precursors fo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150531 | Autostereoscopic projection viewer An autostereoscopic viewer is employed to produce aberration corrected images to simulate a virtual presence by employing pairs of projector optical components coupled with an image corrector plate and a field lens. Images are designed with magnifications and optica... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148836 | Obstacle penetrating dynamic radar imaging system An obstacle penetrating dynamic radar imaging system for the detection, tracking, and imaging of an individual, animal, or object comprising a multiplicity of low power ultra wideband radar units that produce a set of return radar signals from the individual, animal... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148180 | Composites for removing metals and volatile organic compounds and method thereof Functionalized hydrophobic aerogel/solid support structure composites have been developed to remove metals and organic compounds from aqueous and vapor media. The targeted metals and organics are removed by passing the aqueous or vapor phase through the composite wh... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149567 | Near-infrared spectroscopic tissue imaging for medical applications Near infrared imaging using elastic light scattering and tissue autofluorescence are explored for medical applications. The approach involves imaging using cross-polarized elastic light scattering and tissue autofluorescence in the Near Infra-Red (NIR) coupled with ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145229 | Silicone metalization A system for providing metal features on silicone comprising providing a silicone layer on a matrix and providing a metal layer on the silicone layer. An electronic apparatus can be produced by the system. The electronic apparatus comprises a silicone body and metal... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146221 | Flexible electrode array for artifical vision An image is captured or otherwise converted into a signal in an artificial vision system. The signal is transmitted to the retina utilizing an implant. The implant consists of a polymer substrate made of a compliant material such as poly(dimethylsiloxane) or PDMS. T... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134174 | Drum ring removal/installation tool A handheld tool, or a pair of such tools, such as for use in removing/installing a bolt-type clamping ring on a container barrel/drum, where the clamping ring has a pair of clamping ends each with a throughbore. Each tool has an elongated handle and an elongated lev... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134219 | Fiber optic gap gauge A lightweight, small size, high sensitivity gauge for indirectly measuring displacement or absolute gap width by measuring axial strain in an orthogonal direction to the displacement/gap width. The gap gauge includes a preferably titanium base having a central tensi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125580 | Method for preparing a solid phase microextraction device using aerogel A sample collection substrate of aerogel and/or xerogel materials bound to a support structure is used as a solid phase microextraction (SPME) device. The xerogels and aerogels may be organic or inorganic and doped with metals or other compounds to target specific c... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122261 | Metal hydride fuel storage and method thereof Disclosed herein is a metal hydride fuel storage cartridge having integrated resistive heaters that can be used in conjunction with fuel cells such as MEMS-based fuel cells. The cartridge is fabricated using micromachining methods and thin/thick film materials synth... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120184 | Phasing surface emitting diode laser outputs into a coherent laser beam A system for generating a powerful laser beam includes a first laser element and at least one additional laser element having a rear laser mirror, an output mirror that is 100% reflective at normal incidence and | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118661 | Nanolaminate microfluidic device for mobility selection of particles A microfluidic device made from nanolaminate materials that are capable of electrophoretic selection of particles on the basis of their mobility. Nanolaminate materials are generally alternating layers of two materials (one conducting, one insulating) that are made ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112846 | Thin film transistors on plastic substrates with reflective coatings for radiation protection Fabrication of silicon thin film transistors (TFT) on low-temperature plastic substrates using a reflective coating so that inexpensive plastic substrates may be used in place of standard glass, quartz, and silicon wafer-based substrates. The TFT can be used in larg... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096794 | Inductrack configuration A simple permanent-magnet-excited maglev geometry provides levitation forces and is stable against vertical displacements from equilibrium but is unstable against horizontal displacements. An Inductrack system is then used in conjunction with this system to effect s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090979 | Derivatized versions of ligase enzymes for constructing DNA sequences A method of making very long, double-stranded synthetic poly-nucleotides. A multiplicity of short oligonucleotides is provided. The short oligonucleotides are sequentially hybridized to each other. Enzymatic ligation of the oligonucleotides provides a contiguous pie... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092948 | Method and system of integrating information from multiple sources A system and method of integrating information from multiple sources in a document centric application system. A plurality of application systems are connected through an object request broker to a central repository. The information may then be posted on a webpage.... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089177 | System and method for characterizing voiced excitations of speech and acoustic signals, removing acoustic noise from speech, and synthesizing speech The present invention is a system and method for characterizing human (or animate) speech voiced excitation functions and acoustic signals, for removing unwanted acoustic noise which often occurs when a speaker uses a microphone in common environments, and for synth... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087544 | Nano-ceramics and method thereof Disclosed herein is a method to produce ceramic materials utilizing the sol-gel process. The methods enable the preparation of intimate homogeneous dispersions of materials while offering the ability to control the size of one component within another. The method al... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083951 | 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... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082606 | Dedicated heterogeneous node scheduling including backfill scheduling A method and system for job backfill scheduling dedicated heterogeneous nodes in a multi-node computing environment. Heterogeneous nodes are grouped into homogeneous node sub-pools. For each sub-pool, a free node schedule (FNS) is created so that the number of to ch... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7082148 | Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser A method and apparatus is provided for producing near-diffraction-limited laser light, or amplifying near-diffraction-limited light, in diode pumped alkali vapor photonic-band-gap fiber lasers or amplifiers. Laser light is both substantially generated and propagated... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081227 | Amphiphilic mediated sample preparation for micro-flow cytometry A flow cytometer includes a flow cell for detecting the sample, an oil phase in the flow cell, a water phase in the flow cell, an oil-water interface between the oil phase and the water phase, a detector for detecting the sample at the oil-water interface, and a hyd... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078838 | Passive magnetic bearing for a motor-generator Conductive lap windings are interleaved with conventional loops in the stator of a motor-generator. The rotor provides magnetic induction lines that, when rotated, cut across the lap windings and the loops. When the rotor is laterally displaced from its equilibrium ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073845 | Aerodynamic drag reduction apparatus for gap-divided bluff bodies such as tractor-trailers An apparatus for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a bluff-bodied vehicle such as a tractor-trailer in a flowstream, the bluff-bodied vehicle of a type having a leading portion, a trailing portion connected to the leading portion, and a gap between the leading and tr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067351 | Selectively-etched nanochannel electrophoretic and electrochemical devices Nanochannel electrophoretic and electrochemical devices having selectively-etched nanolaminates located in the fluid transport channel. The normally flat surfaces of the nanolaminate having exposed conductive (metal) stripes are selectively-etched to form trenches a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064337 | Radiation detection system for portable gamma-ray spectroscopy A portable gamma ray detection apparatus having a gamma ray detector encapsulated by a compact isolation structure having at least two volumetrically-nested enclosures where at least one is a thermal shield. The enclosures are suspension-mounted to each other to suc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064336 | Adaptable radiation monitoring system and method A portable radioactive-material detection system capable of detecting radioactive sources moving at high speeds. The system has at least one radiation detector capable of detecting gamma-radiation and coupled to an MCA capable of collecting spectral data in very sma... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062504 | Creating ensembles of oblique decision trees with evolutionary algorithms and sampling A decision tree system that is part of a parallel object-oriented pattern recognition system, which in turn is part of an object oriented data mining system. A decision tree process includes the step of reading the data. If necessary, the data is sorted. A potential... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057073 | Synthesis of trinitrophloroglucinol and triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) A method to convert surplus nitroarene explosives into trinitrophloroglucinol and triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) is described. Picric acid is directly aminated to diaminopicric acid, which is converted to trinitrophloroglucinol and triaminotrinitrobenzene. ... | 06/06/2006 |
