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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129704 | GENERATION OF UNIFORM FRAGMENTS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS USING PATTERNED SUBSTRATES Methods of generating nucleic acid fragments of substantially uniform length from sample nucleic acids comprising linearly stretching the sample nucleic acids over a substrate having a plurality of cleavage regions separated by relatively consistent distances, cleaving ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20110269855 | DEVULCANIZATION OF RUBBER AND OTHER ELASTOMERS A process for devulcanizing crosslinked elastomer particles comprising applying an alternating electric field to a composition comprising crosslinked elastomer particles under compression. The alternating electric field preferably has a frequency between 1 and 100 MHz a... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110204219 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOLECULES USING MASS SPECTROMETRY AND RELATED TECHNIQUES The present invention generally relates to mass spectrometry and related techniques, and in some cases, to determining single species using mass spectrometry. In certain instances, polymers such as DNA or RNA can also be sequenced. Certain embodiments of the invention r... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110091149 | POLING STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRO-OPTIC ACTIVITY IN ORGANIC NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES Poling structures and methods utilizing an electrostatic field generated from a polar dielectric material, including pyroelectric and ferroelectric materials, to produce electro-optic activity in organic nonlinear optical materials.... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110005918 | Compositions, devices, systems, and methods for using a nanopore The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. The devices and methods are also used to determine rapidly (˜>50 ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100266668 | Manufacturing Dissolvable Dosage Forms A method of manufacturing a dosage form is described wherein a liquid solution of a biologically compatible polymer containing a suspension of particulate material that is insoluble in the polymer is supplied to a liquid supply tube (2) having an outlet (2... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100197817 | ANTIMICROBIAL HOUSING AND COVER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE A method for immobilizing dyes and antimicrobial agents on a polymeric cover or housing for a medical device is disclosed and described. The surface may be that of a catheter, a connector, a drug vial spike, a bag spike, a prosthetic device, an endoscope, a surface of a... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100068517 | ENHANCED SILK PROTEIN MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME The invention provides an enhanced silk fiber rivaling spider silk in mechanical performance, in combination with a very low-cost method for producing it from the usual silkworms. The method provides for the simple application of an electric field which results in an en... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100056652 | PROCESSES FOR FORMING HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANES AND POROUS MEMBRANES THEREOF A process of forming an integral hydrophilic membrane from a porous hydrophobic membrane includes exposing a porous hydrophobic polymer membrane to a plasma, wherein the plasma contains reactive carbon dioxide species configured to covalently bond carboxylic functional ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100044211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET MOLECULES The present technology provides apparatuses for the detection of one or more target molecules. The apparatuses include a membrane having a nanochannel configured to allow passage of the target molecule, an electrical detection unit, and an optical detection unit. The ap... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100048815 | Electrically Conducting Polymers The present invention provides a polymer for use in detecting or quantifying an analyte Exposure of the polymer to the analyte is capable of causing a shift in the onset potential for conductivity or semiconductivity of the polymer. A sensor for an analyte comprising th... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090314630 | PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ENHANCED METHOD OF EXTRACTION The present invention relates to a process enhancing the extraction of phytochemicals from plant materials using pulsed electric field. The process is also used with a step of pressing, wherein the pressing and the pulse electric field treatment can be accomplished in a... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090306300 | Cell Made of Polymers for Spectra Measurement and Method for Producing the Same This invention provides a cell made of polymers for spectra measurement while inhibiting a decrease in a molecular weight of resin caused by discharge treatment and having a stable hydrophilic modified surface. The hydrophilic resin cell is prepared by providing a polym... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090211894 | Continuous and Semi-Continuous Treatment of Textile Materials Integrating Corona Discharge The application of CORONA discharge is proposed in continuous and semi-continuous processes for the finishing of cotton, flax, cotton/flax blends or other cellulosic materials, either in form of yarns, woven or knitted fabrics, in order to obtain complete hidrophilizati... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090194408 | Conversion of carbon dioxide into useful organic products by using plasma technology The present invention provides a plasma method for conversion of carbon dioxide into useful organic products. In this method, carbon dioxide and counterpart molecules are mixed in a reaction chamber and the plasma excitation is utilized to trigger chemical reactions. De... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090163743 | LUMINESCENCE SYSTEM, METHOD OF LUMINESCENCE, AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FOR LUMINESCENCE An object of the present invention is to provide, inexpensively and safely, a luminescence system, a method of luminescence, and a luminescent substance based on a novel luminescence mechanism that luminesces at high efficiency. The present invention relates to a lumine... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090023010 | METHOD OF SURFACE MODIFICATION OF POLYIMIDE FILM USING ETHYLENEIMINES COUPLING AGENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXIBLE COPPER CLAD LAMINATE AND ITS PRODUCT THEREBY A method of surface modifying a polyimide film, a method of manufacturing a flexible copper clad laminate using the same, and a flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) having a two-layer structure manufactured thereby. The method of surface modifying a polyimide film is co... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080296146 | Process For Sequestrating Carbon In The Form Of A Mineral In Which The Carbon Has Oxidation Number +3 A process for sequestrating carbon emitted into the atmosphere in the form of CO2 comprises:
| 12/04/2008 |
| 20080289952 | SURFACE DEFORMATION ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS The present invention provides electroactive polymer transducers that produce out-of-plane deflections. The transducers form a set of surface features based on deflection of an electroactive polymer. The set of surface features may include elevated polymer surface featu... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080230752 | Control of Lattice Spacing Within Crystals A method of creating and controlling the particle spacing of a regular lattice of monodisperse particles or a mixture of monodisperse particles by using an electric field.... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080156633 | Capacitive Electrostatic Process for Inhibiting the Formation of BioFilm Deposits in Membrane-Separation Systems A high-voltage capacitive electrostatic device is used to improve the performance of membrane-separation processes, particularly reverse-osmosis units, wherein species of a given ionic polarity are separated from water. The device is immersed in the water flowing across... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080090080 | Method Of Production Of Fluorinated Carbon Nanostructures A method for the production of fluorinated carbon nanostructures such as carbon black is disclosed, wherein a plasma is generated in a plasma chamber and a fluorocarbon, or a fluorocarbon containing mixture, is supplied to the plasma to convert at least some of the fluo... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080035469 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL CONVERSION A process and reactor for chemical conversion is taught. The process allows the selective breaking of chemical bonds in a molecule by use of fast rise alternating current or fast rise pulsed direct current, each fast rise portion being selected to have a suitable voltag... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080009434 | Peptide Nanostructures Containing End-Capping Modified Peptides And Methods Of Generating And Using The Same A nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, each peptide containing at least one aromatic amino acid, whereby one or more of these peptides is end-capping modified, is disclosed. The nanostructure can take a tubular, fibrillar, planar or spherical shape, and ca... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070284242 | Method For Treating Gases By High Frequency Discharges The invention relates to a method for the treatment of gases comprising impurities, in which the gas, which is essentially at atmospheric pressure, is subjected to a radio-frequency inductive plasma (RF-ICP) discharge. ... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070248852 | Method for the Controlled Storage and Release of Gases Using an Electrochemically Produced Crystalline, Porous, Organometallic Skeleton Material The present invention relates to a method of absorbing and/or storing gases, in which the gas to be stored is brought into contact with an electrochemically prepared metal-organic framework under conditions suitable for absorption of the gas, with absorption of the gas ... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070054316 | Radical activated cleavage of biologics and microfluidic devices using the same Disclosed is a cleavage method for biological sample characterization using hydroxyl radical activated cleavage in place of traditional enzymatic approaches. The hydroxyl radicals are generated from a semiconductor excited by an energy source. A microfluidic device for ... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060196764 | MICROWAVE-ATTENUATING COMPOSITE MATERIALS, METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING THE SAME, DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME, METHODS OF PREPARING SUCH A DEVICE, AND METHODS OF ATTENUATING MICROWAVES The present invention provides microwave attenuating, filled composite materials which contain a polymer or ceramic matrix and metallic tubules and processes for making the same and devices which contain such materials. ... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060144693 | Arc-hydrolysis fuel generator with energy recovery An arc-hydrolysis fuel generator and method of use thereof, the generator comprising a circuit for recovery of electrical energy from an arc. The generator further selectively comprises an electrical potential loop, which recycles electrical energy and a grid placed aro... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060054489 | Plasma treatment within dielectric fluids A dielectric liquid having entrained bubbles of gas or vapor is subjected to an electric field applied between spaced electrodes (112, 116) which generates microdischarges (and thus plasma) within the bubbles, allowing modification of the properties of the dielec... | 03/16/2006 |