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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160131622 | SENSING DEVICE FOR SPECTROSCOPIC DETECTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE - A sensing device for determining the presence of hydrogen peroxide is disclosed. The sensing device comprises a light guide having a distal portion terminating at a light guide tip and a proximal portion, wherein the light guide tip is proximal to a layer of Prussian blue (PB), which is pure (or essentially free of contaminants). The sensing device produces a fast linear response and is durable, due to the robustness and purity of the PB. The PB is chemically deposited proximal to, or on, the light guide tip using a single-source precursor technique. Methods of making and using the device also are disclosed herein. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129100 | IMMUNGENIC TP0751 FRAGMENTS - The present application provides methods of stimulating an immune response, such as a protective immune response against | 05-12-2016 |
20160017958 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM WITH A NOVEL DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - Dual-clutch transmission assemblies for use with electric vehicles include a first shaft having a plurality of input gearwheels mounted thereon. The assembly further includes a second shaft having a plurality of intermediate gearwheels that are freely rotatable with respect to the second shaft and situated to mesh with respective input gearwheels on the first shaft. The assembly also includes a first clutch mounted to the first shaft and a second clutch mounted to the first shaft, the second clutch being spaced apart from the first clutch along a longitudinal axis of the first shaft. The assembly can further include a gear selector disposed on the second shaft to selectively engage at least one of the intermediate gearwheels of the second shaft to lock the at least one intermediate gearwheel to the second shaft such that the at least one intermediate gearwheel co-rotates with the second shaft. | 01-21-2016 |
20150344367 | SURFACE TREATMENT FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT - Described herein are reinforcing members for use in fabricating reinforced concrete, as well as methods of fabricating such reinforcing members. A reinforcing member can include a central reinforcement element and a supplementary cementitious material coated on the central reinforcement element. A method can including applying the supplementary cementitious material to the central reinforcement element, placing concrete around the reinforcing member, and allowing the concrete to cure. The supplementary cementitious material can be a pozzolan. | 12-03-2015 |
20150328976 | HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE DRIVE MACHINES - Embodiments of hybrid drive systems are provided. In one representative embodiment, a hybrid drive system includes a transmission having first and second parallel input shafts. The first and second parallel input shafts are selectively coupled together via a plurality of gearwheels operable to vary the rotational speed of the second parallel shaft relative to the first parallel shaft. The hybrid drive system includes at least one irreversible drive machine coupled to the transmission and operable to provide torque to at least one of the first or second parallel input shafts, and at least one reversible drive machine coupled to the transmission and operable to provide torque to at least one of the first or second parallel input shafts. | 11-19-2015 |
20150276739 | SOLUBLE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM PROTEIN TP0453, TP0453-TP0326 FUSION PROTEIN, AND USE IN SYPHILIS DIAGNOSIS - The present application provides methods of producing soluble | 10-01-2015 |
20150236957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT TRANSPORT OF LARGE DATA FILES - Telecommunication networks are under stress due to rapid traffic increase cause mostly by large file transfers. Disclosed herein is a cross-layer transport protocol specifically designed to efficiently handle large transactions. Traffic generated from large transactions is shaped into a periodic succession of fixed-size data frames. Each transaction can then be scheduled for transmission using a two-way reservation protocol. Exemplary results show that the proposed approach is capable of significantly improving goodput and end-to-end delay relative to TCP, improving efficiency of bandwidth utilization by over 40%. | 08-20-2015 |
20150124893 | MODULATION-ASSISTED PREPROCESSING FOR NON-BINARY LDPC DECODING - A modulation-assisted preprocessing scheme for non-binary LDPC reduces the computational complexity of non-binary LDPC decoding. A received signal is directly mapped onto a truncated symbol vector through a table lookup. The mapping table is built off-line based on the characteristics of a constellation structure. The receiver calculates and, if necessary, ranks the reliability of the symbols in the truncated vectors. This avoids unnecessary reliability calculation and ranking during on-line operation. The disclosed preprocessing methods offer lower computational complexity in terms of ranking and addition operations while offering the same error rate performance as conventional EMS preprocessing. | 05-07-2015 |
20140357503 | METHOD AND ARRAY FOR IDENTIFYING HISTONE-CODE-RELATED ANALYTES - Disclosed embodiments concern an array for use in identifying or identifying and quantifying analytes in a sample using a macrocyclic sensor comprising a macrocyclic compound and a detectable moiety. The disclosed array may be used to discriminate among various analytes based on different features, such as post-translational modifications, isomeric post-translational modifications, and the peptide sequence around post-translational modifications. Also disclosed is a method for identifying analytes comprising a post-translational modification, as well as an enzymatic assay using the disclosed macrocyclic sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
20140275316 | PHOTOINITIATING SYSTEM FOR ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a polymeric compound, embodiments of a method for making and using the disclosed polymeric compound, and embodiments of a polymerizable composition. The polymeric compound is formed via photopolymerization of a photoinitiator and various polymerizable monomers. The disclosed polymeric compound and its components are useful as biomaterials, photolithography, and other applications. In particular disclosed embodiments, the photoinitiator comprises one or more chromophores capable of absorbing energy at particular wavelengths suitable for promoting formation of a carbanion capable of reacting with a polymerizable monomer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140186861 | SOLUBLE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM PROTEIN TP0453, TP0453-TP0326 FUSION PROTEIN, AND USE IN SYPHILIS DIAGNOSIS - The present application provides methods of producing soluble | 07-03-2014 |
20140045277 | SYSTEM FOR TRAPPING, INTERACTING AND MODIFYING SINGLE PROTEIN MOLECULES USING A DOUBLE-NANOHOLE STRUCTURE - Molecules or particle having a hydrodynamic radius as small as 3.5 nm can be trapped using a double-nanohole structure defined in a metal film or other metallic layer. Application of a suitable optical radiation flux to the double-nanohole structure can provide a folding and/or binding of protein molecules that can be identified based on changes in optical transmission. Varying nanohole transmissions can thus be associated with trapping, binding and unfolding of biological particles. The double-nanohole defines cusps, but such cusps can be defined in other ways as well. | 02-13-2014 |
20130338939 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF ELECTRIC MACHINES - Faults and fault types in electric machines can be identified based on spectra associated with stator and field currents. Signals associated with such currents can be compensated for line variations, and spectral contributions for non-eccentric machines can be reduced or eliminated to permit distinguish static eccentricities from non-eccentric machine operation. One or more of a static eccentricity, a dynamic eccentricity, and a mixed eccentricity can be identified based on spectral component magnitudes at selected frequencies. | 12-19-2013 |
20130210904 | SYNTHESIS OF BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHOD FOR THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Disclosed embodiments concern the synthesis and use of therapeutic compounds that for treating emerging flu strains and minimizing resistance to such strains. Methods for making the disclosed compounds concern using a base-mediated addition/cyclization sequence followed by functional group manipulation to develop functionalized compounds that can target neuraminidase, which makes them ideal candidates for treating influenza. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the therapeutic compounds and biologically-acceptable materials are also described. Methods of inhibiting neuraminidase in subjects that are suspected of containing neuraminidase are also described. The use of metabolites of the disclosed compounds can also be used in diagnostic assays for therapeutic dosing of the disclosed compounds. | 08-15-2013 |
20130177589 | VACCINES COMPRISING HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSGENES - The present disclosure provides temperature sensitive essential nucleic acid molecules from a psychrophilic bacterium, proteins encoded by the nucleic acid molecules, as well as recombinant cells into which have been introduced such nucleic acid molecules. The disclosed recombinant cells containing one or more essential nucleic acid molecules from a psychrophilic bacterium are thereby made temperature sensitive, and can be administered to a mammal to induce an immune response in the mammal. | 07-11-2013 |
20130145848 | PROBING SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF MICRO-SCALE OBJECTS - An apparatus for measuring dimensions of a micro-scale object includes a movable stylus, a probe and at least one acoustic emissions sensor. The movable stylus is positionable to contact an object to be measured. The probe is rotatably coupled to the stylus and has a distal end that circumscribes a circle when rotated. The acoustic emissions sensor is operatively coupled to the probe. The sensor is operative to detect acoustic emissions generated from contact between the distal end of the probe and the object, thereby allowing dimensions of the object to be determined. | 06-13-2013 |
20130022308 | MULTI-POINT PRESSURE SENSOR AND USES THEREOF - A sensing device for detecting a physical parameter exemplified by pressures, strains, temperatures, indices of refraction, and combinations thereof. The sensing device comprises a probe having a housing for sealably mounting therein an optical fibre. The optical fibre is provided at its distal end with at least two spaced apart fibre Bragg gratings. The proximal end of the probe is engagable with a holder, and is in communication with fibre Bragg grating interrogation systems. Spacers and seals may be provided about the optical fibre between the fibre Bragg gratings. An orifice may be provided and sealed with a resilient membrane to provide a contained airspace around each fibre Bragg grating. The contained airspace may be optionally filled with a fluid or a gas. | 01-24-2013 |