| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE37537 |
Method and apparatus for altering material |
February 5, 2002 |
| Methods and apparatus for thermally altering the near surface characteristics of a material are described. In particular, a repetitively pulsed ion beam system comprising a high energy pulsed power source and an ion beam generator are described which are capable of producing single s |
| RE37100 |
Pulsed ion beam source |
March 20, 2001 |
| An improved magnetically-confined anode plasma pulsed ion beam source. Beam rotation effects and power efficiency are improved by a magnetic design which places the separatrix between the fast field flux structure and the slow field structure near the anode of the ion beam source, by a g |
| RE36760 |
Method and apparatus for altering material using ion beams |
July 4, 2000 |
| A method and apparatus for treating material surfaces using a repetitively pulsed ion beam. In particular, a method of treating magnetic material surfaces in order to reduce surface defects, and product amorphous fine grained magnetic material with properties that can be tailored by |
| H2057 |
Load attenuating passively adaptive wind turbine blade |
January 7, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for improving wind turbine performance by alleviating loads and controlling the rotor. The invention employs the use of a passively adaptive blade that senses the wind velocity or rotational speed, and accordingly modifies its aerodynamic configuration. The inv |
| 7454595 |
Distributed processor allocation for launching applications in a massively connected processors |
November 18, 2008 |
| A compute processor allocator architecture for allocating compute processors to run applications in a multiple processor computing apparatus is distributed among a subset of processors within the computing apparatus. Each processor of the subset includes a compute processor allocator |
| 7452507 |
Portable apparatus for separating sample and detecting target analytes |
November 18, 2008 |
| Portable devices and methods for determining the presence of a target analyte using a portable device are provided. The portable device is preferably hand-held. A sample is injected to the portable device. A microfluidic separation is performed within the portable device and at least |
| 7451173 |
Fast combinatorial algorithm for the solution of linearly constrained least squares problems |
November 11, 2008 |
| A fast combinatorial algorithm can significantly reduce the computational burden when solving general equality and inequality constrained least squares problems with large numbers of observation vectors. The combinatorial algorithm provides a mathematically rigorous solution and oper |
| 7450081 |
Compact low frequency radio antenna |
November 11, 2008 |
| An antenna is disclosed that comprises a pair of conductive, orthogonal arches and a pair of conductive annular sector plates, wherein adjacent legs of each arch are fastened to one of the annular sector plates and the opposite adjacent pair of legs is fastened to the remaining annular |
| 7449699 |
Method and apparatus for creating a topography at a surface |
November 11, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus whereby an optical interferometer is utilized to monitor and provide feedback control to an integrated energetic particle column, to create desired topographies, including the depth, shape and/or roughness of features, at a surface of a specimen. Energetic particle |
| 7449579 |
Detection of electrophilic and nucleophilic chemical agents |
November 11, 2008 |
| A "real time" method for detecting electrophilic and nucleophilic species generally by employing tunable, precursor sensor materials that mimic the physiological interaction of these agents to form highly florescent berberine-type alkaloids that can be easily and rapidly detected. These |
| 7449404 |
Method for improving Mg doping during group-III nitride MOCVD |
November 11, 2008 |
| A method for improving Mg doping of Group III-N materials grown by MOCVD preventing condensation in the gas phase or on reactor surfaces of adducts of magnesocene and ammonia by suitably heating reactor surfaces between the location of mixing of the magnesocene and ammonia reactants |
| 7439935 |
Antenna structure with distributed strip |
October 21, 2008 |
| An antenna comprises electrical conductors arranged to form a radiating element including a folded line configuration and a distributed strip configuration, where the radiating element is in proximity to a ground conductor. The folded line and the distributed strip can be electrically |
| 7439055 |
Biomolecular detection device |
October 21, 2008 |
| A device for detecting and measuring the concentration of biomolecules in solution, utilizing a conducting electrode in contact with a solution containing target biomolecules, with a film with controllable pore size distribution characteristics applied to at least one surface of the |
| 7436349 |
Controlling data collection to support SAR image rotation |
October 14, 2008 |
| A desired rotation of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image can be facilitated by adjusting a SAR data collection operation based on the desired rotation. The SAR data collected by the adjusted SAR data collection operation can be efficiently exploited to form therefrom a SAR image |
| 7435297 |
Molten-salt-based growth of group III nitrides |
October 14, 2008 |
| A method for growing Group III nitride materials using a molten halide salt as a solvent to solubilize the Group-III ions and nitride ions that react to form the Group III nitride material. The concentration of at least one of the nitride ion or Group III cation is determined by elec |
| 7426873 |
Micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor for footwear |
September 23, 2008 |
| Footwear comprises a sole and a plurality of sealed cavities contained within the sole. The sealed cavities can be incorporated as deformable containers within an elastic medium, comprising the sole. A plurality of micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors are respectively |
| 7422724 |
Biological preconcentrator |
September 9, 2008 |
| A biological preconcentrator comprises a stimulus-responsive active film on a stimulus-producing microfabricated platform. The active film can comprise a thermally switchable polymer film that can be used to selectively absorb and desorb proteins from a protein mixture. The biologica |
| 7422701 |
Oxidation resistant organic hydrogen getters |
September 9, 2008 |
| A composition for removing hydrogen from an atmosphere, comprising a mixture of a polyphenyl ether and a hydrogenation catalyst, preferably a precious metal catalyst, and most preferably Pt. This composition is stable in the presence of oxygen, will not polymerize or degrade upon exp |
| 7421924 |
Apparatus for raising or tilting a micromechanical structure |
September 9, 2008 |
| An active hinge apparatus is disclosed which can be used to raise a micromechanical structure (e.g. a plate or micromirror) on a substrate. The active hinge apparatus utilizes one or more of teeth protruding outward from an axle which also supports the micromechanical structure on on |
| 7420656 |
Scannerless loss modulated flash color range imaging |
September 2, 2008 |
| Scannerless loss modulated flash color range imaging methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing three dimensional (3D) images of a target within a scene. Apparatus and methods according to the present invention comprise a light source providing at least three wavelengths (passband |
| 7420442 |
Micromachined microwave signal control device and method for making same |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method for fabricating a signal controller, e.g., a filter or a switch, for a coplanar waveguide during the LIGA fabrication process of the waveguide. Both patterns for the waveguide and patterns for the signal controllers are created on a mask. Radiation travels through the mask and |
| 7420225 |
Direct detector for terahertz radiation |
September 2, 2008 |
| A direct detector for terahertz radiation comprises a grating-gated field-effect transistor with one or more quantum wells that provide a two-dimensional electron gas in the channel region. The grating gate can be a split-grating gate having at least one finger that can be individual |
| 7419630 |
Methods and systems for rapid prototyping of high density circuits |
September 2, 2008 |
| A preferred embodiment provides, for example, a system and method of integrating fluid media dispensing technology such as direct-write (DW) technologies with rapid prototyping (RP) technologies such as stereolithography (SL) to provide increased micro-fabrication and micro-stereolit |
| 7417222 |
Correlation ion mobility spectroscopy |
August 26, 2008 |
| Correlation ion mobility spectrometry (CIMS) uses gating modulation and correlation signal processing to improve IMS instrument performance. Closely spaced ion peaks can be resolved by adding discriminating codes to the gate and matched filtering for the received ion current signal, |
| 7410762 |
Method for detecting biomolecules |
August 12, 2008 |
| A method for detecting and measuring the concentration of biomolecules in solution, utilizing a conducting electrode in contact with a solution containing target biomolecules, with a film with controllable pore size distribution characteristics applied to at least one surface of the |
| 7403065 |
Differential transimpedance amplifier circuit for correlated differential amplification |
July 22, 2008 |
| A differential transimpedance amplifier circuit for correlated differential amplification. The amplifier circuit increase electronic signal-to-noise ratios in charge detection circuits designed for the detection of very small quantities of electrical charge and/or very weak electroma |
| 7400772 |
Spatial compression algorithm for the analysis of very large multivariate images |
July 15, 2008 |
| A method for spatially compressing data sets enables the efficient analysis of very large multivariate images. The spatial compression algorithms use a wavelet transformation to map an image into a compressed image containing a smaller number of pixels that retain the original image' |
| 7400119 |
Modular high voltage power supply for chemical analysis |
July 15, 2008 |
| A high voltage power supply for use in a system such as a microfluidics system, uses a DC-DC converter in parallel with a voltage-controlled resistor. A feedback circuit provides a control signal for the DC-DC converter and voltage-controlled resistor so as to regulate the output vol |
| 7399449 |
Microfabricated diffusion source |
July 15, 2008 |
| A microfabricated diffusion source to provide for a controlled diffusion rate of a vapor comprises a porous reservoir formed in a substrate that can be filled with a liquid, a headspace cavity for evaporation of the vapor therein, a diffusion channel to provide a controlled diffusion of |
| 7397418 |
SAR image formation with azimuth interpolation after azimuth transform |
July 8, 2008 |
| Two-dimensional SAR data can be processed into a rectangular grid format by subjecting the SAR data to a Fourier transform operation, and thereafter to a corresponding interpolation operation. Because the interpolation operation follows the Fourier transform operation, the interpolat |
| 7397301 |
Pyroelectric demodulating detector |
July 8, 2008 |
| A pyroelectric demodulating detector (also termed a pyroelectric demodulator) is disclosed which utilizes an electrical resistor stacked upon a pyroelectric element to demodulate an rf or microwave electrical input signal which is amplitude-modulated (AM). The pyroelectric demodulato |
| 7393145 |
Fault location in optical networks |
July 1, 2008 |
| One apparatus embodiment includes an optical emitter and a photodetector. At least a portion of the optical emitter extends a radial distance from a center point. The photodetector provided around at least a portion of the optical emitter and positioned outside the radial distance of the |
| 7391357 |
Correction of motion measurement errors beyond the range resolution of a synthetic aperture rada |
June 24, 2008 |
| Motion measurement errors that extend beyond the range resolution of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can be corrected by effectively decreasing the range resolution of the SAR in order to permit measurement of the error. Range profiles can be compared across the slow-time dimension of |
| 7390432 |
Enhanced formulations for neutralization of chemical, biological and industrial toxants |
June 24, 2008 |
| 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 according to the present i |
| 7390377 |
Bonding thermoplastic polymers |
June 24, 2008 |
| We demonstrate a new method for joining patterned thermoplastic parts into layered structures. The method takes advantage of case-II permeant diffusion to generate dimensionally controlled, activated bonding layers at the surfaces being joined. It is capable of producing bonds charac |
| 7390201 |
Data port security lock |
June 24, 2008 |
| In a security apparatus for securing an electrical connector, a plug may be fitted for insertion into a connector receptacle compliant with a connector standard. The plug has at least one aperture adapted to engage at least one latch in the connector receptacle. An engagement member is |
| 7386352 |
Modular sensor network node |
June 10, 2008 |
| A distributed wireless sensor network node is disclosed. The wireless sensor network node includes a plurality of sensor modules coupled to a system bus and configured to sense a parameter. The parameter may be an object, an event or any other parameter. The node collects data repres |
| 7385334 |
Contour mode resonators with acoustic reflectors |
June 10, 2008 |
| A microelectromechanical (MEM) resonator is disclosed which has a linear or ring-shaped acoustic resonator suspended above a substrate by an acoustic reflector. The acoustic resonator can be formed with a piezoelectric material (e.g. aluminum nitride, zinc oxide or PZT), or using an |
| 7385003 |
In-situ formation of nanoparticles within a silicon-based matrix |
June 10, 2008 |
| A method for encapsulating nanoparticles with an encapsulating matrix that minimizes aggregation and maintains favorable properties of the nanoparticles. The matrix comprises silicon-based network-forming compounds such as ormosils and polysiloxanes. The nanoparticles are synthesized |
| 7384526 |
High-pressure microhydraulic actuator |
June 10, 2008 |
| Electrokinetic ("EK") pumps convert electric to mechanical work when an electric field exerts a body force on ions in the Debye layer of a fluid in a packed bed, which then viscously drags the fluid. Porous silica and polymer monoliths (2.5-mm O.D., and 6-mm to 10-mm length) having a nar |
| 7383774 |
Microelectromechanical safing and arming apparatus |
June 10, 2008 |
| A two-stage acceleration sensing apparatus is disclosed which has applications for use in a fuze assembly for a projected munition. The apparatus, which can be formed by bulk micromachining or LIGA, can sense acceleration components along two orthogonal directions to enable movement |
| 7378533 |
Method for preparing thermally cleavable surfactants without deprotonation |
May 27, 2008 |
| The present invention describes surfactants of formula (I), ##STR00001## wherein R, R.sub.N, and m are defined herein, processes for their preparation, and methods for their decomposition. |
| 7376507 |
Geophysics-based method of locating a stationary earth object |
May 20, 2008 |
| A geophysics-based method for determining the position of a stationary earth object uses the periodic changes in the gravity vector of the earth caused by the sun- and moon-orbits. Because the local gravity field is highly irregular over a global scale, a model of local tidal acceler |
| 7376403 |
Terahertz radiation mixer |
May 20, 2008 |
| A terahertz radiation mixer comprises a heterodyned field-effect transistor (FET) having a high electron mobility heterostructure that provides a gatable two-dimensional electron gas in the channel region of the FET. The mixer can operate in either a broadband pinch-off mode or a nar |
| 7375814 |
Natural gas leak mapper |
May 20, 2008 |
| A system is described that is suitable for use in determining the location of leaks of gases having a background concentration. The system is a point-wise backscatter absorption gas measurement system that measures absorption and distance to each point of an image. The absorption mea |
| 7375332 |
Laser-based irradiation apparatus and method to measure the functional dose-rate response of sem |
May 20, 2008 |
| A broad-beam laser irradiation apparatus can measure the parametric or functional response of a semiconductor device to exposure to dose-rate equivalent infrared laser light. Comparisons of dose-rate response from before, during, and after accelerated aging of a device, or from periodic |
| 7374599 |
Dendritic metal nanostructures |
May 20, 2008 |
| A method for making dendritic metal nanostructures using a surfactant structure template, a metal salt, and electron donor species. |
| 7371310 |
Apparatus for producing a thin sample band in a microchannel system |
May 13, 2008 |
| The present invention improves the performance of microchannel systems for chemical and biological synthesis and analysis by providing a method and apparatus for producing a thin band of a species sample. Thin sample bands improve the resolution of microchannel separation processes, as |
| 7370023 |
Simulation of human decision making |
May 6, 2008 |
| A method for computer emulation of human decision making defines a plurality of concepts related to a domain and a plurality of situations related to the domain, where each situation is a combination of at least two of the concepts. Each concept and situation is represented in the co |
| 7362859 |
Enhancement of utilization of encryption engine |
April 22, 2008 |
| A method of enhancing throughput of a pipelined encryption/decryption engine for an encryption/decryption process has a predetermined number of stages and provides feedback around the stages (and of such an encryption/decryption engine) by receiving a source datablock for a given sta |
