| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7608824 |
Doped carbon nanostructure field emitter arrays for infrared imaging |
October 27, 2009 |
| An infrared imaging device and method for making infrared detector(s) having at least one anode, at least one cathode with a substrate electrically connected to a plurality of doped carbon nanostructures; and bias circuitry for applying an electric field between the anode and the cat |
| 7605200 |
Boron loaded scintillator |
October 20, 2009 |
| A scintillating composition for detecting neutrons and other radiation comprises a phenyl containing silicone rubber with carborane units and at least one phosphor molecule. The carborane units can either be a carborane molecule dispersed in the rubber with the aid of a compatiblizat |
| 7603822 |
Panelized wall system with foam core insulation |
October 20, 2009 |
| A wall system includes a plurality of wall members, the wall members having a first metal panel, a second metal panel, and an insulating core between the first panel and the second panel. At least one of the first panel and the second panel include ridge portions. The insulating core |
| 7601965 |
Infra-red signature neutron detector |
October 13, 2009 |
| A method of detecting an activator, the method including impinging with an activator a receptor material that includes a photoluminescent material that generates infrared radiation and generating a by-product of a nuclear reaction due to the activator impinging the receptor material. |
| 7591979 |
Enhanced monitor system for water protection |
September 22, 2009 |
| An automatic, self-contained device for detecting toxic agents in a water supply includes an analyzer for detecting at least one toxic agent in a water sample, introducing means for introducing a water sample into the analyzer and discharging the water sample from the analyzer, holding |
| 7587017 |
Carrier phase synchronization system for improved amplitude modulation and television broadcast |
September 8, 2009 |
| Systems and methods are described for carrier phase synchronization for improved AM and TV broadcast reception. A method includes synchronizing the phase of a carrier frequency of a broadcast signal with the phase of a remote reference frequency. An apparatus includes a receiver to detec |
| 7587011 |
Digital-data receiver synchronization method and apparatus |
September 8, 2009 |
| Digital data receiver synchronization is provided with composite phase-frequency detectors, mutually cross-connected comparison feedback or both to provide robust reception of digital data signals. A single master clock can be used to provide frequency signals. Advantages can include |
| 7579052 |
Method of making gold thiolate and photochemically functionalized microcantilevers |
August 25, 2009 |
| Highly sensitive sensor platforms for the detection of specific reagents, such as chromate, gasoline and biological species, using microcantilevers and other microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) whose surfaces have been modified with photochemically attached organic monolayers, such as |
| 7569737 |
Method for excluding salt and other soluble materials from produced water |
August 4, 2009 |
| A method for reducing the salinity, as well as the hydrocarbon concentration of produced water to levels sufficient to meet surface water discharge standards. Pressure vessel and coflow injection technology developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is used to mix produced water |
| 7560847 |
Two-stage eutectic metal brushes |
July 14, 2009 |
| A two-stage eutectic metal brush assembly having a slip ring rigidly coupled to a shaft, the slip ring being electrically coupled to first voltage polarity. At least one brush is rigidly coupled to a second ring and slidingly engaged to the slip ring. Eutectic metal at least partially |
| 7553799 |
Chemical solution deposition method of fabricating highly aligned MgO templates |
June 30, 2009 |
| A superconducting article includes a substrate having an untextured metal surface; an untextured barrier layer of La.sub.2Zr.sub.2O.sub.7 or Gd.sub.2Zr.sub.2O.sub.7 supported by and in contact with the surface of the substrate; a biaxially textured buffer layer supported by the untex |
| 7552636 |
Electron/hole transport-based NEMS gyro and devices using the same |
June 30, 2009 |
| A nanomechanical (NEMS) gyroscope includes an integrated circuit substrate, a pair of spaced apart contact pads disposed on the substrate, and a movable nanoscale element forming at least a portion of a first electrically conductive path electrically coupling the contact pads. The mo |
| 7550892 |
High slot utilization systems for electric machines |
June 23, 2009 |
| Two new High Slot Utilization (HSU) Systems for electric machines enable the use of form wound coils that have the highest fill factor and the best use of magnetic materials. The epoxy/resin/curing treatment ensures the mechanical strength of the assembly of teeth, core, and coils. In |
| 7550401 |
Method of making lightweight high performance ceramic material |
June 23, 2009 |
| A method of making a sintered ceramic composition includes the steps of: providing a powder that includes at least 50 wt. % boron carbide and 0.05 wt. % to 30 wt. % of at least one oxide selected from oxides of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; milling the pow |
| 7536240 |
Real power regulation for the utility power grid via responsive loads |
May 19, 2009 |
| A system for dynamically managing an electrical power system that determines measures of performance and control criteria for the electric power system, collects at least one automatic generation control (AGC) input parameter to at least one AGC module and at least one automatic load |
| 7534980 |
High magnetic field ohmically decoupled non-contact technology |
May 19, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus are described for high magnetic field ohmically decoupled non-contact treatment of conductive materials in a high magnetic field. A method includes applying a high magnetic field to at least a portion of a conductive material; and applying an inductive magnetic |
| 7534854 |
Apparatus and method for oxidation and stabilization of polymeric materials |
May 19, 2009 |
| An apparatus for treating polymeric materials comprises a treatment chamber adapted to maintain a selected atmosphere; a means for supporting the polymeric material within the chamber; and, a source of plasma-derived gas containing at least one reactive oxidative species whereby the |
| 7525431 |
Space charge dosimeters for extremely low power measurements of radiation in shipping containers |
April 28, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus are described for space charge dosimeters for extremely low power measurements of radiation in shipping containers. A method includes insitu polling a suite of passive integrating ionizing radiation sensors including reading-out dosimetric data from a first pass |
| 7520942 |
Nano-scale nitride-particle-strengthened high-temperature wrought ferritic and martensitic steel |
April 21, 2009 |
| A method of making a steel composition includes the steps of: a. providing a steel composition that includes up to 15% Cr, up to 3% Mo, up to 4% W, 0.05-1% V, up to 2% Si, up to 3% Mn, up to 10% Co, up to 3% Cu, up to 5% Ni, up to 0.3% C, 0.02-0.3% N, balance iron, wherein the perc |
| 7518278 |
High strength undiffused brushless machine and method |
April 14, 2009 |
| A method and apparatus in which a rotor (11) and a stator (17) define a radial air gap (20) for receiving AC flux and at least one DC excitation coil (23, 24) positioned near the stator end turn to produce DC flux in axial air gaps (21, 22) additive to the AC flux. Side magnets (16) and |
| 7514833 |
Axial gap permanent-magnet machine with reluctance poles and PM element covers |
April 7, 2009 |
| An electric machine (10) has a disk-shaped rotor (24) disposed in an operating space between two opposing stator assemblies (11, 12) to provide two axial air gaps (15, 16). The rotor (24) has a hub (28) and an outer ring (26) of non-magnetic material and is further provided with a pl |
| 7510997 |
Conductive and robust nitride buffer layers on biaxially textured substrates |
March 31, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to epitaxial, electrically conducting and mechanically robust, cubic nitride buffer layers deposited epitaxially on biaxially textured substrates such as metals and alloys. The invention comprises of a biaxially textured substrate with epitaxial layers of |
| 7501077 |
Binderless composite scintillator for neutron detection |
March 10, 2009 |
| Composite scintillator material consisting of a binderless sintered mixture of a Lithium (Li) compound containing .sup.6Li as the neutron converter and Y.sub.2SiO.sub.5:Ce as the scintillation phosphor, and the use of this material as a method for neutron detection. Other embodiments |
| 7493934 |
Method and apparatus for semi-solid material processing |
February 24, 2009 |
| A method of forming a material includes the steps of: vibrating a molten material at an ultrasonic frequency while cooling the material to a semi-solid state to form non-dendritic grains therein; forming the semi-solid material into a desired shape; and cooling the material to a soli |
| 7491934 |
SEM technique for imaging and measuring electronic transport in nanocomposites based on electric |
February 17, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus are described for SEM imaging and measuring electronic transport in nanocomposites based on electric field induced contrast. A method includes mounting a sample onto a sample holder, the sample including a sample material; wire bonding leads from the sample hold |
| 7484626 |
Water nano-filtration device |
February 3, 2009 |
| A water filter includes a porous support characterized by a mean porosity in the range of 20 to 50% and a mean pore size of 2 to 5 .mu.m; and a carbon filter medium membrane disposed thereon which is characterized by a mean particle size of no more than 50 .mu.m and a mean pore size of n |
| 7469693 |
Advanced engine management of individual cylinders for control of exhaust species |
December 30, 2008 |
| A method and system controls engine-out exhaust species of a combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The method typically includes various combinations of steps such as controlling combustion parameters in individual cylinders, grouping the individual cylinders into a lean |
| 7456131 |
Increased thermal conductivity monolithic zeolite structures |
November 25, 2008 |
| A monolith comprises a zeolite, a thermally conductive carbon, and a binder. The zeolite is included in the form of beads, pellets, powders and mixtures thereof. The thermally conductive carbon can be carbon nano-fibers, diamond or graphite which provide thermal conductivities in exc |
| 7454790 |
Method for detecting sophisticated cyber attacks |
November 18, 2008 |
| A method of analyzing computer intrusion detection information that looks beyond known attacks and abnormal access patterns to the critical information that an intruder may want to access. Unique target identifiers and type of work performed by the networked targets is added to audit |
| 7450023 |
Remote shock sensing and notification system |
November 11, 2008 |
| A low-power shock sensing system includes at least one shock sensor physically coupled to a chemical storage tank to be monitored for impacts, and an RF transmitter which is in a low-power idle state in the absence of a triggering signal. The system includes interference circuitry in |
| 7449165 |
Robust carbon monolith having hierarchical porosity |
November 11, 2008 |
| A carbon monolith includes a robust carbon monolith characterized by a skeleton size of at least 100 nm, and a hierarchical pore structure having macropores and mesopores. |
| 7440483 |
Cascaded injection resonator for coherent beam combining of laser arrays |
October 21, 2008 |
| The invention provides a cascaded injection resonator for coherent beam combining of laser arrays. The resonator comprises a plurality of laser emitters arranged along at least one plane and a beam sampler for reflecting at least a portion of each laser beam that impinges on the beam |
| 7438733 |
Fossil fuel combined cycle power generation method |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method for converting fuel energy to electricity includes the steps of converting a higher molecular weight gas into at least one mixed gas stream of lower average molecular weight including at least a first lower molecular weight gas and a second gas, the first and second gases being |
| 7438004 |
MgAl2O4 spinel refractory as containment liner for high-temperature alkali salt containing envir |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method includes containing a high-temperature alkali salt containing environment using a refractory containment liner containing MgAl.sub.2O.sub.4 spinel. A method, includes forming a refractory brick containing MgAl.sub.2O.sub.4 spinel having an exterior chill zone defined by subs |
| 7435399 |
Chromatographic extraction with di(2-ethylhexyl)orthophosphoric acid for production and purifica |
October 14, 2008 |
| A method of producing and purifying promethium-147 including the steps of: irradiating a target material including neodymium-146 with neutrons to produce promethium-147 within the irradiated target material; dissolving the irradiated target material to form an acidic solution; loading th |
| 7432229 |
Superconductors on iridium substrates and buffer layers |
October 7, 2008 |
| Laminated, biaxially textured superconductors include Ir-based buffer layers and/or substrates. |
| 7431011 |
Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion |
October 7, 2008 |
| This invention is a method of achieving stable, optimal mixtures of HCCI and SI in practical gasoline internal combustion engines comprising the steps of: characterizing the combustion process based on combustion process measurements, determining the ratio of conventional and HCCI co |
| 7423763 |
Faster processing of multiple spatially-heterodyned direct to digital holograms |
September 9, 2008 |
| Systems and methods are described for faster processing of multiple spatially-heterodyned direct to digital holograms. A method includes of obtaining multiple spatially-heterodyned holograms, includes: digitally recording a first spatially-heterodyned hologram including spatial heter |
| 7423164 |
Synthesis of ionic liquids |
September 9, 2008 |
| Ionic compounds which are liquids at room temperature are formed by the method of mixing a neutral organic liqand with the salt of a metal cation and its conjugate anion. The liquids are hydrophobic, conductive and stable and have uses as solvents and in electrochemical devices. |
| 7422669 |
Microfluidic device and method for focusing, segmenting, and dispensing of a fluid stream |
September 9, 2008 |
| A microfluidic device and method for forming and dispensing minute volume segments of a material are described. In accordance with the present invention, a microfluidic device and method are provided for spatially confining the material in a focusing element. The device is also adapted |
| 7419925 |
Lightweight high performance ceramic material |
September 2, 2008 |
| A sintered ceramic composition includes at least 50 wt. % boron carbide and at least 0.01 wt. % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, the sintered ceramic composition being characterized by a density of |
| 7419575 |
Microfluidic systems and methods for transport and lysis of cells and analysis of cell lysate |
September 2, 2008 |
| Microfluidic systems and methods are disclosed which are adapted to transport and lyse cellular components of a test sample for analysis. The disclosed microfluidic systems and methods, which employ an electric field to rupture the cell membrane, cause unusually rapid lysis, thereby |
| 7413687 |
Low temperature proton conducting oxide devices |
August 19, 2008 |
| A device for conducting protons at a temperature below 550.degree. C. includes a LAMOX ceramic body characterized by an alpha crystalline structure. |
| 7408186 |
Controlled alignment catalytically grown nanostructures |
August 5, 2008 |
| Systems and methods are described for controlled alignment of catalyticaly grown nanostructures in a large-scale synthesis process. A composition includes an elongated nanostructure including a first segment defining a first axis and a second segment coupled to the first segment, the sec |
| 7394381 |
Marine asset security and tracking (MAST) system |
July 1, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus are described for marine asset security and tracking (MAST). A method includes transmitting identification data, location data and environmental state sensor data from a radio frequency tag. An apparatus includes a radio frequency tag that transmits identification |
| 7375293 |
System and method for weighing and characterizing moving or stationary vehicles and cargo |
May 20, 2008 |
| A weigh-in-motion device and method having at least one transducer pad, each transducer pad having at least one transducer group with transducers positioned essentially perpendicular to the direction of travel. At least one pad microcomputer is provided on each transducer pad having a me |
| 7371538 |
Microluminometer chip and method to measure bioluminescence |
May 13, 2008 |
| An integrated microluminometer includes an integrated circuit chip having at least one n-well/p-substrate junction photodetector for converting light received into a photocurrent, and a detector on the chip for processing the photocurrent. A distributed electrode configuration includ |
| 7361893 |
In situ scanning tunneling microscope tip treatment device for spin polarization imaging |
April 22, 2008 |
| A tip treatment device for use in an ultrahigh vacuum in situ scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The device provides spin polarization functionality to new or existing variable temperature STM systems. The tip treatment device readily converts a conventional STM to a spin-polarized |
| 7361213 |
Borazine-boron nitride hybrid hydrogen storage system |
April 22, 2008 |
| A hybrid hydrogen storage composition includes a first phase and a second phase adsorbed on the first phase, the first phase including BN for storing hydrogen by physisorption and the second phase including a borazane-borazine system for storing hydrogen in combined form as a hydride |
| 7360703 |
Laser scanning system for object monitoring |
April 22, 2008 |
| A laser scanner is located in a fixed position to have line-of-sight access to key features of monitored objects. The scanner rapidly scans pre-programmed points corresponding to the positions of retroreflecting targets affixed to the key features of the objects. The scanner is capab |
