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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8380445 | NMR method for differentiating complex mixtures A method for differentiating complex mixtures each having one or more chemical species is provided. The method comprises producing a sample NMR spectrum by subjecting a mixture to a selective spectroscopy process, wherein the NMR spectrum has individual spectral pea... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8352197 | Method and arrangement for monitoring and presenting the status of an electrolytic process in an electrolytic cell The invention relates to an arrangement and method for monitoring and presenting the status of an electrolytic process in an electrolytic cell (1). The arrangement is characterized by a return channel arrangement (8) for transmitting status information... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8301395 | Analyte testing systems The present invention includes analyte measurement systems, analyte measurement meters, analyte testing devices, cartridges thereof and integrated circuits for use therewith, and further includes methods related to the use of the integrated circuits and, in certain ... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8296077 | Food additive detector Systems and methods for a handheld food additive detector are described. In one aspect, the food additive detector includes a test strip treated with or comprising chemical(s) reactive to at least one target characteristic (e.g., additive(s), compound(s) created as ... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8290717 | Methods and apparatus for wafer area pressure control in an adjustable gap plasma chamber In a plasma processing chamber, a method and an arrangement to stabilize pressure are provided. The method includes providing coarse pressure adjustments in an open-loop manner and thereafter providing fine pressure adjustments in a closed-loop manner. The coarse pr... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8260557 | System and method for detecting particle generation source, and storage medium therefor A system for determining occurrence factors of particles includes a user interface device, and an apparatus for detecting the occurrence factors of particles. The apparatus for detecting the occurrence factors of particles includes a storage unit that stores a progr... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8249816 | High throughput screening methods for fuel compositions Methods for determining deposit formation tendencies for a plurality of fluid samples of different compositions is provided. Each sample includes fuel additive compositions containing one or more fuel additives or fuel compositions containing one or more fuels and o... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8244481 | Methods for utilizing paint formulations based on paint component risk scores Methods for predicting the performance risk of a paint component are disclosed. The methods include providing a proposed paint formulation, wherein the proposed paint formulation comprises at least one paint component, and identifying previous paint formulations com... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8234139 | Process manufacturing with least cost formulation A system for manufacturing a product receives a formulation specification that includes a plurality of ingredients for the product. The system further receives cost information for the ingredients and inventory information. The system then generates a least cost for... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8180577 | Techniques for determining the effects on a system of a component that has four states Techniques for determining effects on a biological system include determining rate constants for a particular time interval starting at an initial time. Each rate constant indicates a rate of transition from one of four states to a different one of the four states f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180576 | Data processor for mass spectrometer When a target substance's composition formula is deduced by using a mass spectrometer, if the target substance's composition formula is deduced based on an MSn spectrum and candidates are found, a composition formula candidate list including all the compo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175815 | Method for assessing absorption properties of low solubility compounds The invention deals with a method for the assessment of the effect of excipients, pH and combinations thereof on the predicted absorption properties of low solubility compounds, comprising the step of assessing a change in a flux function for a combination of a low ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175816 | System and method for analyzing metabolomic data The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of sa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160820 | Binding affinity scoring function including factor for environs of ring or bulky rigid group Scoring functions can be markedly improved by taking into account the status environs of ligand rings (or indeed other bulky rigid ligand structures) on the ligand when the ligand is complexed with the receptor. In its most general form, the invention features, quan... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150636 | System and method for time correlated multi-photon counting measurements The invention provides a method and a measurement system for characterization of luminescence properties, the method comprises irradiating the luminescent material with a pulse of excitation light, providing a triggering signal correlated to the pulse of excitation ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8112232 | System and method for autoverifying laboratory test results A method of autoverifying clinical test results comprises displaying an autoverification process as a flowchart on a graphical user interface. The autoverification process is defined by a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes. The autoveri... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105983 | High-throughput method for optimum solubility screening for homogeneity and crystallization of proteins An optimum solubility screen in which a panel of buffers and many additives are provided in order to obtain the most homogeneous and monodisperse protein condition for protein crystallization. The present methods are useful for proteins that aggregate and cannot be ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105552 | Optical sensor array system for parallel processing of chemical and biochemical information Total analysis systems and methods for simultaneously monitoring a suite of biological and/or chemical species in water and/or other process systems are disclosed. The system provides a sample-volume controlled sensor array comprising a fluid delivery device and a p... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8086415 | Molecularly imprinted polymer A computer aided rational molecular design method that includes establishing a virtual library of functional monomers each having a portion that is capable of polymerizing and a functional group that is capable of interacting with a template molecule with the aid of... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8073634 | Method to extract target signals of a known type from raw data containing an unknown number of target signals, interference, and noise A signal analysis method extracts transient target signals of known type from a raw data source signal that contains an unknown number of target signals. The method can enhance the analysis of data obtained from in-line oil-debris sensors. The method comprises steps... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8019555 | Virus as a scaffold for hierarchical self-assembly of functional nanoscale devices An electrically active particle is disclosed, having a virus scaffold. Nanoparticles are bonded to the surface of the virus, and the nanoparticles are connected to each other by, molecular wires. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010299 | Determination of chemical or physical properties of sample or component of a sample The present invention offers an alternative strategy for the correlation of interference information to chemical and/or physical properties of a sample. This strategy can be implemented in a method and a system, which offer substantial technical and commercial advan... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000903 | Coated or doped carbon nanotube network sensors as affected by environmental parameters Methods for using modified single wall carbon nanotubes (“SWCNTs”) to detect presence and/or concentration of a gas component, such as a halogen (e.g., Cl2), hydrogen halides (e.g., HCl), a hydrocarbon (e.g., CnH2n+2), an alcohol... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000904 | Methods and products related to the improved analysis of carbohydrates The invention relates, in part, to the improved analysis of carbohydrates. In particular, the invention relates to the analysis of carbohydrates, such as N-glycans and O-glycans found on proteins. Improved methods, therefore, for the study of glycosylation patterns ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7962292 | Sample analyzer and sample analyzing method A sample analyzer optically measures reaction of a sample mixed with reagent, and obtains optical information therefrom; generates a reaction curve representing change in the optical information over time; determines a first area prior to an evaluation target time (... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957916 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for producing theoretical mass spectral fragmentation patterns of chemical structures Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating theoretical mass spectral fragmentation patterns of a chemical structure is provided. The method includes obtaining a description of a chemical structure and generating, from the description, a list of c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949475 | System and method for analyzing metabolomic data The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of sa... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7917307 | Oil sample analysis calculator and method of using the same In an oil sample analysis calculator (100) for analyzing results of oil samples from an engine, the oil sample analysis calculator (100) includes an input module (110) which receives an input data set (140), a processing module (130 | 03/29/2011 |
| 7908092 | Chemical sensor array evaluation method A method for identifying a chemical substance from a set of output states provided by a chemical sensor array being exposed to the chemical substance, the method including: selecting, with an evaluation circuit, from a set of class descriptions for different chemica... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904251 | Method for modification of a synthetically generated assay using measured whole crude properties The present invention is a method for modifying any synthetically generated assay of a whole crude oil or a portion of a whole crude, such as a condensate or resid material, by using measured crude properties. These measured properties are used to adjust the synthes... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7840359 | Measuring and analyzing multi-dimensional sensory information for identification purposes Methods and systems are provides for measuring multi-dimensional sensing information for identification purposes. The identity of one or more substances is determined through analysis of multidimensional data that can include, among others, intrinsic information as ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835872 | Robust deconvolution of complex mixtures by covariance spectroscopy Methods and systems are provided for the deconvolution of the NMR spectrum of a mixture into individual components and spin systems by combining covariance total correlation spectroscopy (TOCSY) spectra with covariance NMR. The method may include obtaining a 2D TOCS... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7836102 | Method and system for enhancing software documentation and help systems A method and system for enhancing software documentation and help systems. In one embodiment, a virtual library for a selected combination of tools is created. The virtual library is then linked to the tools in the selected combination of tools. In another embodimen... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7826980 | Cumulative chemical/physical phenomenon detecting apparatus A sensitivity of a cumulative chemical/physical phenomenon detecting apparatus is improved. Prior to transferring charges at a sensing section to a floating diffusion section, the charges remaining at the sensing section are removed from the sensing section by a pot... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7801687 | Chemical sensors using coated or doped carbon nanotube networks Methods for using modified single wall carbon nanotubes (“SWCNTs”) to detect presence and/or concentration of a gas component, such as a halogen (e.g., Cl2), hydrogen halides (e.g., HCl), a hydrocarbon (e.g., CnH2n+2), an alcohol... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792644 | Methods, computer readable media, and graphical user interfaces for analysis of frequency selective surfaces A frequency selective surface (FSS) and associated methods for modeling, analyzing and designing the FSS are disclosed. The FSS includes a pattern of conductive material formed on a substrate to form an array of resonance elements. At least one aspect of the frequen... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7756646 | Method for predicting peptide detection in mass spectrometry A method of predicting whether a peptide present in a biological sample will be detected by analysis with a mass spectrometer. The method uses at least one mass spectrometer to perform repeated analysis of a sample containing peptides from proteins with known amino ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7729867 | Method for introducing conjugated caps onto molecular fragments and systems and methods for using the same to determine inter-molecular interaction energies A method of introducing conjugated caps onto molecular fragments is described. A first molecule may be decomposed or cut into molecular fragments. Molecular caps may then be introduced in the form of conjugated caps onto the molecular fragments at the decomposition ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7698073 | Anti-terrorism water quality monitoring system An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. Th... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689367 | Method and system of computing and rendering the nature of the excited electronic states of atoms and atomic ions A method and system of physically solving the charge, mass, and current density functions of excited-state atoms and atomic ions using Maxwell's equations and computing and rendering the nature of excited-state electrons using the solutions. The results can be displ... | 03/30/2010 |
