| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7464614 |
Offline solid phase microextraction sampling system |
December 16, 2008 |
| An offline solid phase microextraction (SPME) sampling apparatus for enabling SPME samples to be taken a number of times from a previously collected fluid sample (e.g. sample atmosphere) stored in a fused silica lined bottle which keeps volatile organics in the fluid sample stable for |
| 7463982 |
Liquid class predictor for liquid handling of complex mixtures |
December 9, 2008 |
| A method of establishing liquid classes of complex mixtures for liquid handling equipment. The mixtures are composed of components and the equipment has equipment parameters. The first step comprises preparing a response curve for the components. The next step comprises using the res |
| 7463690 |
Multi-channel time-reversal receivers for multi and 1-bit implementations |
December 9, 2008 |
| A communication system for transmitting a signal through a channel medium comprising digitizing the signal, time-reversing the digitized signal, and transmitting the signal through the channel medium. In one embodiment a transmitter is adapted to transmit the signal, a multiplicity of |
| 7462518 |
Silicone metalization |
December 9, 2008 |
| 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 features on the s |
| 7462089 |
Material for electrodes of low temperature plasma generators |
December 9, 2008 |
| 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 such as Y.sub.2O. |
| 7460605 |
Time reversal communication system |
December 2, 2008 |
| A system of transmitting a signal through a channel medium comprises digitizing the signal, time-reversing the digitized signal, and transmitting the signal through the channel medium. The channel medium may be air, earth, water, tissue, metal, and/or non-metal. |
| 7452666 |
Synthesis of DNA |
November 18, 2008 |
| A method of synthesizing a desired double-stranded DNA of a predetermined length and of a predetermined sequence. Preselected sequence segments that will complete the desired double-stranded DNA are determined. Preselected segment sequences of DNA that will be used to complete the de |
| 7446314 |
Superconducting gamma and fast-neutron spectrometers with high energy resolution |
November 4, 2008 |
| Superconducting Gamma-ray and fast-neutron spectrometers with very high energy resolution operated at very low temperatures are provided. The sensor consists of a bulk absorber and a superconducting thermometer weakly coupled to a cold reservoir, and determines the energy of the inci |
| 7442517 |
Method for the detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis |
October 28, 2008 |
| Described herein is the identification of a novel Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis locus that serves as a marker for DNA-based identification of this bacterium. In addition, three primer pairs derived from this locus that may be used in a nucleotide detection method to detect |
| 7440858 |
Poynting-vector based method for determining the bearing and location of electromagnetic sources |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus is utilized to determine the bearing and/or location of sources, such as, alternating current (A.C.) generators and loads, power lines, transformers and/or radio-frequency (RF) transmitters, emitting electromagnetic-wave energy for which a Poynting-Vector can b |
| 7440568 |
Bipolar pulse forming line |
October 21, 2008 |
| A bipolar pulse forming transmission line module for linear induction accelerators having first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planar conductors which form an interleaved stack with dielectric layers between the conductors. Each conductor has a first end, and a second end adjacent |
| 7440121 |
Optically measuring interior cavities |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method of measuring the three-dimensional volume or perimeter shape of an interior cavity includes the steps of collecting a first optical slice of data that represents a partial volume or perimeter shape of the interior cavity, collecting additional optical slices of data that rep |
| 7438987 |
Carbon fuel particles used in direct carbon conversion fuel cells |
October 21, 2008 |
| 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. The finely divided |
| 7426028 |
Spectroscopic feedback for high density data storage and micromachining |
September 16, 2008 |
| Optical breakdown by predetermined laser pulses in transparent dielectrics produces an ionized region of dense plasma confined within the bulk of the material. Such an ionized region is responsible for broadband radiation that accompanies a desired breakdown process. Spectroscopic mo |
| 7423931 |
Acoustic system for communication in pipelines |
September 9, 2008 |
| A system for communication in a pipe, or pipeline, or network of pipes containing a fluid. The system includes an encoding and transmitting sub-system connected to the pipe, or pipeline, or network of pipes that transmits a signal in the frequency range of 3-100 kHz into the pipe, or |
| 7422766 |
Method of fabrication of high power density solid oxide fuel cells |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method for producing ultra-high power density solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The method involves the formation of a multilayer structure cells wherein a buffer layer of doped-ceria is deposited intermediate a zirconia electrolyte and a cobalt iron based electrode using a colloidal |
| 7414719 |
Imaging spectrometer wide field catadioptric design |
August 19, 2008 |
| A wide field catadioptric imaging spectrometer with an immersive diffraction grating that compensates optical distortions. The catadioptric design has zero Petzval field curvature. The imaging spectrometer comprises an entrance slit for transmitting light, a system with a catadioptri |
| 7414106 |
Synthesis of peptide .alpha.-thioesters |
August 19, 2008 |
| Disclosed herein is a new method for the solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) of C-terminal peptide .alpha. thioesters using Fmoc/t-Bu chemistry. This method is based on the use of an aryl hydrazine linker, which is totally stable to conditions required for Fmoc-SPPS. When the peptid |
| 7413711 |
System for dispensing a precise amount of fluid |
August 19, 2008 |
| A dispensing system delivers a precise amount of fluid for biological or chemical processing and/or analysis. Dispensing means moves the fluid. The dispensing means is operated by a pneumatic force. Connection means delivers the fluid to the desired location. An actuator means provides |
| 7412356 |
Detection and quantification system for monitoring instruments |
August 12, 2008 |
| A method of detecting real events by obtaining a set of recent signal results, calculating measures of the noise or variation based on the set of recent signal results, calculating an expected baseline value based on the set of recent signal results, determining sample deviation, cal |
| 7412103 |
3D wavelet-based filter and method |
August 12, 2008 |
| A 3D wavelet-based filter for visualizing and locating structural features of a user-specified linear size in 2D or 3D image data. The only input parameter is a characteristic linear size of the feature of interest, and the filter output contains only those regions that are correlated wi |
| 7410718 |
Aerogel and xerogel composites for use as carbon anodes |
August 12, 2008 |
| Disclosed herein are aerogel and xerogel composite materials suitable for use as anodes in fuel cells and batteries. Precursors to the aerogel and xerogel compounds are infused with inorganic polymeric materials or carbon particles and then gelled. The gels are then pyrolyzed to form |
| 7397169 |
Energy harvesting using a thermoelectric material |
July 8, 2008 |
| A novel energy harvesting system and method utilizing a thermoelectric having a material exhibiting a large thermally induced strain (TIS) due to a phase transformation and a material exhibiting a stress induced electric field is introduced. A material that exhibits such a phase tran |
| 7393810 |
Solid materials for removing arsenic and method thereof |
July 1, 2008 |
| Solid materials have been developed to remove arsenic compounds from aqueous media. The arsenic is removed by passing the aqueous phase through the solid materials which can be in molded, granular, or powder form. The solid materials adsorb the arsenic leaving a purified aqueous stre |
| 7386203 |
System for diffusing light from an optical fiber or light guide |
June 10, 2008 |
| A system for diffusing light from an optical fiber wherein the optical fiber is coupled to a light source, comprising forming a polymer element adapted to be connected to the optical fiber and incorporating a scattering element with the polymer element wherein the scattering element |
| 7386017 |
Synthetic guide star generation |
June 10, 2008 |
| A system for assisting in observing a celestial object and providing synthetic guide star generation. A lasing system provides radiation at a frequency at or near 938 nm and radiation at a frequency at or near 1583 nm. The lasing system includes a fiber laser operating between 880 nm and |
| 7384589 |
Nanoscale molecularly imprinted polymers and method thereof |
June 10, 2008 |
| Nanoscale molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) having polymer features wherein the size, shape and position are predetermined can be fabricated using an xy piezo stage mounted on an inverted microscope and a laser. Using an AMF controller, a solution containing polymer precursors and a |
| 7383053 |
Position estimation of transceivers in communication networks |
June 3, 2008 |
| This invention provides a system and method using wireless communication interfaces coupled with statistical processing of time-of-flight data to locate by position estimation unknown wireless receivers. Such an invention can be applied in sensor network applications, such as environ |
| 7379509 |
Digital intermediate frequency QAM modulator using parallel processing |
May 27, 2008 |
| The digital Intermediate Frequency (IF) modulator applies to various modulation types and offers a simple and low cost method to implement a high-speed digital IF modulator using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The architecture eliminates multipliers and sequential processing |
| 7378830 |
Miniature modified Faraday cup for micro electron beams |
May 27, 2008 |
| A micro beam Faraday cup assembly includes a refractory metal layer with an odd number of thin, radially positioned traces in this refractory metal layer. Some of the radially positioned traces are located at the edge of the micro modified Faraday cup body and some of the radially po |
| 7378042 |
Nonlinear optical crystal optimized for Ytterbium laser host wavelengths |
May 27, 2008 |
| A material for harmonic generation has been made by substitutional changes to the crystal LaCa.sub.4 (BO.sub.3).sub.3 also known as LaCOB in the form Re1.sub.xRe2.sub.yRe3.sub.zCa.sub.4(B0.sub.3).sub.3O where Re1 and Re2, (rare earth ion 1 and rare earth ion 2) are selected from the grou |
| 7370524 |
Adaptive vibration control using synchronous demodulation with machine tool controller motor com |
May 13, 2008 |
| A control system and method for actively reducing vibration in a spindle housing caused by unbalance forces on a rotating spindle, by measuring the force-induced spindle-housing motion, determining control signals based on synchronous demodulation, and provide compensation for the me |
| 7361891 |
Pressure-flow reducer for aerosol focusing devices |
April 22, 2008 |
| A pressure-flow reducer, and an aerosol focusing system incorporating such a pressure-flow reducer, for performing high-flow, atmosphere-pressure sampling while delivering a tightly focused particle beam in vacuum via an aerodynamic focusing lens stack. The pressure-flow reducer has an |
| 7359480 |
Neutron interrogation system using high gamma ray signature to detect contraband special nuclear |
April 15, 2008 |
| A system for inspecting cargo for the presence of special nuclear material. The cargo is irradiated with neutrons. The neutrons produce fission products in the special nuclear material which generate gamma rays. The gamma rays are detecting indicating the presence of the special nucl |
| 7345283 |
Filtered back-projection algorithm for Compton telescopes |
March 18, 2008 |
| A method for the conversion of Compton camera data into a 2D image of the incident-radiation flux on the celestial sphere includes detecting coincident gamma radiation flux arriving from various directions of a 2-sphere. These events are mapped by back-projection onto the 2-sphere to |
| 7342311 |
Electronic unit integrated into a flexible polymer body |
March 11, 2008 |
| A peel and stick electronic system comprises a silicone body, and at least one electronic unit operatively connected to the silicone body. The electronic system is produce by providing a silicone layer on a substrate, providing a metal layer on the silicone layer, and providing at le |
| 7339172 |
Portable compton gamma-ray detection system |
March 4, 2008 |
| A Compton scattered gamma-ray detector system. The system comprises a gamma-ray spectrometer and an annular array of individual scintillators. The scintillators are positioned so that they are arrayed around the gamma-ray spectrometer. The annular array of individual scintillators in |
| 7339169 |
Sample rotating turntable kit for infrared spectrometers |
March 4, 2008 |
| An infrared spectrometer sample rotating turntable kit has a rotatable sample cup containing the sample. The infrared spectrometer has an infrared spectrometer probe for analyzing the sample and the rotatable sample cup is adapted to receive the infrared spectrometer probe. A reflect |
| 7337700 |
Precision tool holder with flexure-adjustable, three degrees of freedom for a four-axis lathe |
March 4, 2008 |
| A precision tool holder for precisely positioning a single point cutting tool on 4-axis lathe, such that the center of the radius of the tool nose is aligned with the B-axis of the machine tool, so as to facilitate the machining of precision meso-scale components with complex three-d |
| 7337012 |
Stretchable polymer-based electronic device |
February 26, 2008 |
| A stretchable electronic circuit or electronic device and a polymer-based process to produce a circuit or electronic device containing a stretchable conducting circuit. The stretchable electronic apparatus has a central longitudinal axis and the apparatus is stretchable in a longitud |
| 7330533 |
Compact x-ray source and panel |
February 12, 2008 |
| A compact, self-contained x-ray source, and a compact x-ray source panel having a plurality of such x-ray sources arranged in a preferably broad-area pixelized array. Each x-ray source includes an electron source for producing an electron beam, an x-ray conversion target, and a multi |
| 7311009 |
Microelectromechanical systems contact stress sensor |
December 25, 2007 |
| A microelectromechanical systems stress sensor comprising a microelectromechanical systems silicon body. A recess is formed in the silicon body. A silicon element extends into the recess. The silicon element has limited freedom of movement within the recess. An electrical circuit in |
| 7309393 |
High resistivity aluminum antimonide radiation detector |
December 18, 2007 |
| Bulk Aluminum Antimonide (AlSb)-based single crystal materials have been prepared for use as ambient (room) temperature X-ray and Gamma-ray radiation detection. |
| 7301624 |
Nanosensors based on functionalized nanoparticles and surface enhanced raman scattering |
November 27, 2007 |
| Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a vibrational spectroscopic technique that utilizes metal surfaces to provide enhanced signals of several orders of magnitude. When molecules of interest are attached to designed metal nanoparticles, a SERS signal is attainable with single |
