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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166051 | Computation of term dominance in text documents An improved entropy-based term dominance metric useful for characterizing a corpus of text documents, and is useful for comparing the term dominance metrics of a first corpus of documents to a second corpus having a different number of documents. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7899146 | Porous nuclear fuel element for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors Porous nuclear fuel elements for use in advanced high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR's), and to processes for fabricating them. Advanced uranium bi-carbide, uranium tri-carbide and uranium carbonitride nuclear fuels can be used. These fuels have high ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887092 | Vehicle assisted harpoon breaching tool A harpoon breaching tool that allows security officers, SWAT teams, police, firemen, soldiers, or others to forcibly breach metal doors or walls very quickly (in a few seconds), without explosives. The harpoon breaching tool can be mounted to a vehicle's standard re... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875101 | Hybrid membrane—PSA system for separating oxygen from air A portable, non-cryogenic, oxygen generation system capable of delivering oxygen gas at purities greater than 98% and flow rates of 15 L/min or more is described. The system consists of two major components. The first component is a high efficiency membrane capable ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7850865 | Highly concentrated foam formulation for blast mitigation A highly concentrated foam formulation for blast suppression and dispersion mitigation for use in responding to a terrorism incident involving a radiological dispersion device. The foam formulation is more concentrated and more stable than the current blast suppress... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7816482 | Epoxy-crosslinked sulfonated poly (phenylene) copolymer proton exchange membranes An epoxy-crosslinked sulfonated poly(phenylene) copolymer composition used as proton exchange membranes, methods of making the same, and their use as proton exchange membranes (PEM) in hydrogen fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cell, in electrode casting solutions an... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7790134 | Method of purifying isosaccharinate A method of purifying isosaccharinate by mixing sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide with calcium isosaccharinate, removing the precipitated calcium carbonate and adjusting the pH to between approximately 4.5 to 5.0 thereby ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7751878 | Real-time human collaboration monitoring and intervention A method of and apparatus for monitoring and intervening in, in real time, a collaboration between a plurality of subjects comprising measuring indicia of physiological and cognitive states of each of the plurality of subjects, communicating the indicia to a monitor... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7750199 | Kit systems for granulated decontamination formulations A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7742640 | Reduction of background clutter in structured lighting systems Methods for segmenting the reflected light of an illumination source having a characteristic wavelength from background illumination (i.e. clutter) in structured lighting systems can comprise pulsing the light source used to illuminate a scene, pulsing the light sou... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7666463 | Methods for manufacturing porous nuclear fuel elements for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors Methods for manufacturing porous nuclear fuel elements for use in advanced high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR's). Advanced uranium bi-carbide, uranium tri-carbide and uranium carbonitride nuclear fuels can be used. These fuels have high melting tempe... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662759 | Decontamination formulation with additive for enhanced mold remediation Decontamination formulations with an additive for enhancing mold remediation. The formulations include a solubilizing agent (e.g., a cationic surfactant), a reactive compound (e.g., hydrogen peroxide), a carbonate or bicarbonate salt, a water-soluble bleaching activ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7645437 | Integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer for sulfuric acid decomposition A method and apparatus, constructed of ceramics and other corrosion resistant materials, for decomposing sulfuric acid into sulfur dioxide, oxygen and water using an integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer unit comprising a bayonet-type, dual-tube, counter-fl... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7588694 | Low-melting point inorganic nitrate salt heat transfer fluid A low-melting point, heat transfer fluid made of a mixture of four inorganic nitrate salts: 9-18 wt % NaNO3, 40-52 wt % KNO3, 13-21 wt % LiNO3, and 20-27 wt % Ca(NO3)2. These compositions can have liquidus tempe... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7571493 | Armored garment for protecting A lightweight, armored protective garment for protecting an arm or leg from blast superheated gases, blast overpressure shock, shrapnel, and spall from a explosive device, such as a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) or a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566429 | Catalytic reactive separation system for energy-efficient production of cumene The present invention relates to an atmospheric pressure, reactive separation column packed with a solid acid zeolite catalyst for producing cumene from the reaction of benzene with propylene. Use of this un-pressurized column, where simultaneous reaction and partia... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7516112 | Flexible, secure agent development framework While an agent generator is generating an intelligent agent, it can also evaluate the data processing platform on which it is executing, in order to assess a risk factor associated with operation of the agent generator on the data processing platform. The agent gene... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514493 | Strippable containment and decontamination coating composition and method of use A method for containing at least a portion of radioisotopes, radionuclides, heavy metal or combination thereof contaminating a substrate wherein a containment composition is applied to the substrate. The ingredients within the containment composition interact with t... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514004 | In-tank recirculating arsenic treatment system A low-cost, water treatment system and method for reducing arsenic contamination in small community water storage tanks. Arsenic is removed by using a submersible pump, sitting at the bottom of the tank, which continuously recirculates (at a low flow rate) arsenic-c... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7494640 | Hydrogen peroxide modified sodium titanates with improved sorption capabilities The sorption capabilities (e.g., kinetics, selectivity, capacity) of the baseline monosodium titanate (MST) sorbent material currently being used to sequester Sr-90 and alpha-emitting radioisotopes at the Savannah River Site are significantly improved when treated w... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494557 | Method of using sacrificial materials for fabricating internal cavities in laminated dielectric structures A method of using sacrificial materials for fabricating internal cavities and channels in laminated dielectric structures, which can be used as dielectric substrates and package mounts for microelectronic and microfluidic devices. A sacrificial mandrel is placed in-... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7427302 | Method of manufacturing micro-disperse particles of sodium borohydride A compact solid source of hydrogen gas, where the gas is generated by contacting water with micro-disperse particles of sodium borohydride in the presence of a catalyst, such as cobalt or ruthenium. The micro-disperse particles can have a substantially uniform diame... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7390432 | Enhanced formulations for neutralization of chemical, biological and industrial toxants An enhanced formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The enhanced formulation accordin... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7352176 | Rotating concave eddy current probe A rotating concave eddy current probe for detecting fatigue cracks hidden from view underneath the head of a raised head fastener, such as a buttonhead-type rivet, used to join together structural skins, such as aluminum aircraft skins. The probe has a recessed conc... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329857 | Side-emitting fiber optic position sensor A side-emitting fiber optic position sensor and method of determining an unknown position of an object by using the sensor. In one embodiment, a concentrated beam of light source illuminates the side of a side-emitting fiber optic at an unknown axial position along ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306780 | Method of generating hydrogen gas from sodium borohydride A compact solid source of hydrogen gas, where the gas is generated by contacting water with micro-disperse particles of sodium borohydride in the presence of a catalyst, such as cobalt or ruthenium. The micro-disperse particles can have a substantially uniform diame... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299711 | Analyte separation utilizing temperature programmed desorption of a preconcentrator mesh A method and system for controllably releasing contaminants from a contaminated porous metallic mesh by thermally desorbing and releasing a selected subset of contaminants from a contaminated mesh by rapidly raising the mesh to a pre-determined temperature step or p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301002 | Sulfonated polyphenylene polymers Improved sulfonated polyphenylene compositions, improved polymer electrolyte membranes and nanocomposites formed there from for use in fuel cells are described herein. The improved compositions, membranes and nanocomposites formed there from overcome limitations of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282676 | Integrating preconcentrator heat controller A method and apparatus for controlling the electric resistance heating of a metallic chemical preconcentrator screen, for example, used in portable trace explosives detectors. The length of the heating time-period is automatically adjusted to compensate for any chan... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282470 | Decontamination formulation with sorbent additive A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276468 | Granulated decontamination formulations A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271137 | Decontamination formulations for disinfection and sterilization Aqueous decontamination formulations that neutralize biological pathogens for disinfection and sterilization applications. Examples of suitable applications include disinfection of food processing equipment, disinfection of areas containing livestock, mold remediati... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271310 | Cask weeping mitigation A method (and concomitant kit) for treating a surface to reduce subsequent 137Cs nuclide desorption comprising contacting the surface with a first cation-containing solution, the cation being one or more of Cs+, Rb+, Ag+, ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247242 | Arsenic removal from water Methods for removing arsenic from water by addition of inexpensive and commonly available magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium oxide, or calcium hydroxide to the water. The hydroxide has a strong chemical affinity for arsenic and rapidly adsorbs arsenic, ev... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237115 | Authenticating concealed private data while maintaining concealment A method of and system for authenticating concealed and statistically varying multi-dimensional data comprising: acquiring an initial measurement of an item, wherein the initial measurement is subject to measurement error; applying a transformation to the initial me... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234059 | Anonymous authenticated communications A method of performing electronic communications between members of a group wherein the communications are authenticated as being from a member of the group and have not been altered, comprising: generating a plurality of random numbers; distributing in a digital me... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229593 | Portable vapor diffusion coefficient meter An apparatus for measuring the effective vapor diffusion coefficient of a test vapor diffusing through a sample of porous media contained within a test chamber. A chemical sensor measures the time-varying concentration of vapor that has diffused a known distance thr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7189360 | Circular chemiresistors for microchemical sensors A circular chemiresistor for use in microchemical sensors. A pair of electrodes is fabricated on an electrically insulating substrate. The pattern of electrodes is arranged in a circle-filling geometry, such as a concentric, dual-track spiral design, or a circular i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186790 | Sulfonated polyphenylene polymers Improved sulfonated polyphenylene compositions, improved polymer electrolyte membranes and nanocomposites formed there from for use in fuel cells are described herein. The improved compositions, membranes and nanocomposites formed there from overcome limitations of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179421 | Multi-pin chemiresistors for microchemical sensors A multi-pin chemiresistor for use in microchemical sensors. A pair of free-standing, bare wires is supported by an electrically insulating support, and are oriented parallel to each other and spaced closely together. A free-standing film of a chemically sensitive po... | 02/20/2007 |
