Cui, US
Baozhi Cui, Tallahassee, FL US
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20080232997 | Method of producing cobalt-platinum magnetic alloys with improved magnetic properties - A method for processing CoPt alloys with improved magnetic properties. The method includes sealing a sample of a CoPt alloy in an evacuated quartz tube, and heating the alloy to a temperature of approximately 1000 degrees C. to homogenize the alloy for approximately 3 hours. The sample is then cooled at a controlled cooling rate of 120-150 degrees C. per minute to 600 degrees C. The sample is then held at 600 degrees C. for 10 hours to promote isothermal ordering. Finally, the sample is quenched in mineral oil. | 09-25-2008 |
20120019341 | COMPOSITE PERMANENT MAGNETS MADE FROM NANOFLAKES AND POWDERS - Composite RE-TM permanent magnets fabricated by using powders and nanoflakes produced by surfactant-assisted, wet, high energy, ball milling, with or without prior dry, high energy, ball milling; where RE represents rare earth elements and TM represents transition metals and where the powders include Fe nanoparticles, Fe—Co nanoparticles, B | 01-26-2012 |
20120019342 | Magnets made from nanoflake precursors - RE-TM based permanent magnets (single phase, hybrid, laminated or polymer bonded magnets) fabricated by using nanoflakes produced by surfactant assisted, wet, high energy ball-milling, with or without prior dry high energy ball-milling, where RE represents rare earth elements and TM represents transition metals. | 01-26-2012 |
20120021219 | MAGNETIC NANOFLAKES - Magnetic nanoflakes fabricated by surfactant assisted, wet, high energy ball milling of bulk precursors, with or without preceding dry, high energy ball milling, wherein certain nanoflakes indicate hard magnetic properties, crystallographic texture and magnetic anisotropy. | 01-26-2012 |
20150104645 | MAGNETIC NANOFLAKES - Magnetic nanoflakes fabricated by surfactant assisted, wet, high energy ball milling of bulk precursors, with or without preceding dry, high energy ball milling, wherein certain nanoflakes indicate hard magnetic properties, crystallographic texture and magnetic anisotropy. | 04-16-2015 |
Bentao Cui, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20100090311 | Growth of low dislocation density group-III nitrides and related thin-film structures - Methods of growing Group-III nitride thin-film structures having reduced dislocation density are provided. Methods in accordance with the present invention comprise growing a Group-III nitride thin-film material while applying an ion flux and preferably while the substrate is stationary or non-rotating substrate. The ion flux is preferably applied as an ion beam at a glancing angle of incidence. Growth under these conditions creates a nanoscale surface corrugation having a characteristic features size, such as can be measured as a wavelength or surface roughness. After the surface corrugation is created, and preferably in the same growth reactor, the substrate is rotated in an ion flux which cause the surface corrugation to be reduced. The result of forming a surface corrugation and then subsequently reducing or removing the surface corrugation is the formation of a nanosculpted region and polished transition region that effectively filter dislocations. Repeating such nanosculpted and polished regions advantageously provide significant reduction in dislocation density in thin-film structures. | 04-15-2010 |
Cai-Bin Cui, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20110135610 | Multipotent stem cells from the extrahepatic biliary tree and methods of isolating same - The present invention relates to a multipotent stem cell, multipotent cell populations, and an enriched multipotent cell population, each found in fetal, neonatal, pediatric, and adult biliary tree tissue and up to 72 hours post mortem (although preferentially, within 10 hours post mortem) and capable of maturing into multiple endodermal tissues that include liver, biliary and pancreatic tissues. The multipotent stem/progenitor cell and cell populations are found in peribiliary glands, and progenitors descending from them are present throughout the biliary tree including in the gallbladder. High numbers of the peribiliary glands are found in the branching locations of the biliary tree such as hilum, common hepatic duct, cystic duct, common duct, common hepato-pancreatic duct and gallbladder. Related multipotent cells, multipotent cell populations and their descendent progenitors are found throughout the biliary tree including in the gall bladder, which does not have peribiliary glands. Compositions comprising same, methods of identifying and isolating same, maintaining same in culture, expanding same in culture and differentiating or lineage restricting the same in vitro or in vivo to hepatic, biliary or pancreatic fates (e.g., as hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, and/or pancreatic islet cells) are also provided. Methods of using the multipotent cells and/or multipotent cell populations are also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
Cai-Bin Cui, Carrboro, NC US
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20130195811 | Biomatrix Scaffolds - The present invention provides biomatrix scaffolds, a tissue extract enriched for extracellular matrix components and bound growth factors, cytokines and hormones, and methods of making and using same. | 08-01-2013 |
20150110753 | BIOMATRIX SCAFFOLDS - The present invention provides biomatrix scaffolds, a tissue extract enriched for extracellular matrix components and bound growth factors, cytokines and hormones, and methods of making and using same. | 04-23-2015 |
Chi Cui, College Park, MD US
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20090096895 | MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING - Multi-spectral imaging technique embodiments are presented which involve an active imaging approach that uses wide band illumination of known spectral distributions to obtain multi-spectral reflectance information in the presence of unknown ambient illumination. In general, a reflectance spectral distribution of a captured scene is computed by selecting a number of different illumination spectra and capturing multiple images of the scene. Each of these images is captured when the scene is illuminated by a different one of the selected illumination spectra in addition to the ambient light. The reflectance spectral distribution of the scene is computed for each pixel location based on the relative response between pairs of the radiometric responses of the corresponding pixels in the captured images, given a set of parameters including the added illumination spectra used to capture each of the images and the response function and spectral sensitivity of the camera used to capture the images | 04-16-2009 |
20120218463 | MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING - Multi-spectral imaging technique embodiments are presented which involve an active imaging approach that uses wide band illumination of known spectral distributions to obtain multi-spectral reflectance information in the presence of unknown ambient illumination. In general, a reflectance spectral distribution of a captured scene is computed by selecting a number of different illumination spectra and capturing multiple images of the scene. Each of these images is captured when the scene is illuminated by a different one of the selected illumination spectra in addition to the ambient light. The reflectance spectral distribution of the scene is computed for each pixel location based on the relative response between pairs of the radiometric responses of the corresponding pixels in the captured images, given a set of parameters including the added illumination spectra used to capture each of the images and the response function and spectral sensitivity of the camera used to capture the images | 08-30-2012 |
Chongwu Cui, Lexington, KY US
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20090153814 | SELF-CLEANING SCAN HEAD ASSEMBLY - A scan head assembly for use in an imaging device for scanning media that uses fluid particles from the atmosphere for cooling an optical system, cleaning existing contamination particles in the scan head assembly and preventing contamination particles from accruing in the scan head assembly. The scan head assembly is enclosed in a chamber housing having an inlet in fluid communication with the scan head assembly and atmosphere. The scan head assembly has an optical system and a cooling mechanism located adjacent to the inlet. During use, the cooling mechanism directs fluid particles from the atmosphere through the inlet across the scan head assembly to provide cooling and cleaning to the scan head assembly, including the optical system. A negative pressure system is created within the scan head assembly to prevent contamination particles from accruing in the optical system. | 06-18-2009 |
Cory Cui, Carmel, IN US
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20100169999 | INDUCED CHROMOSOME DOUBLING IN PLANTS - Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. | 07-01-2010 |
Dehua Cui, Norhville, MI US
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20100253601 | FULL-WINDSHIELD HUD ENHANCEMENT: PIXELATED FIELD OF VIEW LIMITED ARCHITECTURE - A system projects graphics upon a transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle. The system includes a graphics projection system projecting light upon the transparent windscreen head-up display and the transparent windscreen head-up display emitting light in a limited field of view based upon the projected light. The transparent windscreen head-up display includes light emitting particles small enough that the transparent windscreen head-up display is substantially transparent. | 10-07-2010 |
Frank Cui, Round Lake, IL US
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20090111446 | CellPhone Answering System Without Button or Flip Event - A method and apparatus for operating a cellular telephone are provided. The method includes the steps of detecting a call, monitoring a sensor that detects performance of a predetermined act by a user and activating the cellular telephone to accept the detected call when the monitored sensor changes state in response to performance of the predetermined act. | 04-30-2009 |
Haifeng Cui, King Of Prussia, PA US
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20080234261 | Preparation of 1,6-Disubstituted Azabenzimidazoles as Kinase Inhibitors - Novel inhibitors of Rho-kinases are disclosed. | 09-25-2008 |
Hanyu Cui, Raleigh, NC US
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20120206463 | Method and Apparatus for Dispatching Graphics Operations to Multiple Processing Resources - Parallel graphics-processing methods and mobile computing apparatus with parallel graphics-processing capabilities are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a mobile computing apparatus includes physical memory, at least two distinct graphics-processing devices, and a bus coupled to the physical memory and the at least two graphics-processing devices. A virtual graphics processing component enables each of at least two graphics-processing operations to be executed, in parallel, by a corresponding one of the at least two distinct graphics-processing devices, which operate in the same memory surface at the same time. | 08-16-2012 |
Hao Cui, Gresham, OR US
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20100200993 | DIELECTRIC BARRIER LAYER FOR INCREASING ELECTROMIGRATION LIFETIMES IN COPPER INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES - Embodiments of the invention include a copper interconnect structure having increased electromigration lifetime. Such structures can include a semiconductor substrate having a copper layer formed thereon. A dielectric barrier stack is formed on the copper layer. The dielectric barrier stack includes a first portion formed adjacent to the copper layer and a second portion formed on the first portion, the first portion having improved adhesion to copper relative to the second portion and both portions are formed having resistance to copper diffusion. The invention also includes several embodiments for constructing such structures. Adhesion of the dielectric barrier stack to copper can be increased by plasma treating or ion implanting selected portions of the dielectric barrier stack with adhesion enhancing materials to increase the concentration of such materials in the stack. | 08-12-2010 |
Hongliang Cui, West Hartford, CT US
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20080257096 | Flexible Parallel Manipulator For Nano-, Meso- or Macro-Positioning With Multi-Degrees of Freedom - The present invention is a friction- and backlash-fee flexible parallel manipulator device. The device is composed of multiple elastic fiber legs with various physical properties, a top platform, and a bottom platform. With multiple degrees of freedom, the motion of the top platform is controlled by the multiple elastic fiber legs whose lengths or curvatures between the top and bottom platforms are controlled based on the required motion of the top platform. The device can be used for nano-, micro-, or meso-manipulation. | 10-23-2008 |
Jian-Guo Cui, New Orleans, LA US
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20100004171 | Therapeutic Methods for Neuropathic Pain - The agrin protein was shown to be important in preventing the development of neuropathic pain, as well as in treating neuropathic pain. Both agrin protein and gene expression were shown to be down-regulated in mammals with neuropathic pain. Increasing either agrin gene expression or protein resulted in a decrease in the development of neuropathic pain. Agrin protein or the C-terminal agrin fragments can be administered in a number of ways, preferably by intrathecal injection. In addition, agrin can be increased by administering a compound shown to affect agrin gene expression or agrin protein concentration, e.g., SCP-I and SCP-M1 (also known as JMM). Agrin protein decrease was shown to be prevented by administering an NMDA receptor antagonist, e.g., MK801. Agrin and a C-terminal agrin fragment also induced phosphorylation of the NMDA receptor subunit NR1 at the serine residue site which led to suppression of neuropathic pain. | 01-07-2010 |
Jianmei Cui, Kennesaw, GA US
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20150152077 | SecA Inhibitors and Methods of Making and Using Thereof - Inhibitors of SecA, and methods of making and using thereof, are described herein. The compounds described herein can be used to treat or prevent microbial infections, such as bacterial infections. | 06-04-2015 |
Jianyi Cui, Roslindale, MA US
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20100272997 | DENSIFICATION OF METAL OXIDES - The present invention relates to methods for manufacturing of fully densified nanocrystalline metal oxide ceramic materials at low sintering temperature. Methods of the invention involve dry compaction of a product resulting from hydrothermal treatment of metal ion suspensions and subsequent sintering. The present invention may produce ceramic bodies that exhibit nanocrystalline structural features with measured densities that are found to be extremely similar to the theoretical density. | 10-28-2010 |
Jiaxi Cui, Somerville, MA US
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20150152270 | SLIPPERY SELF-LUBRICATING POLYMER SURFACES - The present disclosure describes a strategy to create self-healing, slippery self-lubricating polymers. Lubricating liquids with affinities to polymers can be utilized to get absorbed within the polymer and form a lubricant layer (of the lubricating liquid) on the polymer. The lubricant layer can repel a wide range of materials, including simple and complex fluids (water, hydrocarbons, crude oil and bodily fluids), restore liquid-repellency after physical damage, and resist ice, microorganisms and insects adhesion. Some exemplary applications where self-lubricating polymers will be useful include energy-efficient, friction-reduction fluid handling and transportation, medical devices, anti-icing, optical sensing, and as self-cleaning, and anti-fouling materials operating in extreme environments. | 06-04-2015 |
Jiayue Cui, Chicago, IL US
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20100035892 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING HIGH-PURITY CHEMICAL LIBRARIES, COMPOUNDS SUPPRESSING ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE ACTIVITIES DISCOVERED BY SAME - The present disclosure provides novel compounds of the formula (I): | 02-11-2010 |
John X. Cui, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20090204303 | Method for Determining Trailer Braking Output - A method for providing a trailer equipped with trailer brakes with an electronically controlled trailer braking output to help slow a vehicle/trailer combination as quickly as possible, but in a stable and balanced manner. In situations where a low friction environment is detected, such as a wet or icy road, the present method can brake the trailer in a more aggressive manner than a gain setting would normally allow. This gain-independent segment of the trailer braking output can result in a shorter stopping distance for the vehicle/trailer combination, without causing excessive trailer wheel lockup. | 08-13-2009 |
20100152969 | ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An active suspension system and method for controlling the height of a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the active suspension system receives information from one or more input sources, including both internal and external vehicle inputs, and uses that information to actively control the vehicle height. By doing so, the active suspension system can reduce aerodynamic drag on the vehicle and improve the vehicle's fuel economy, ride comfort, handling, and other aspects of operation. Some examples of external vehicle inputs that may be used include: short-range road and vehicle information, as well as long-range traffic, road and route information. | 06-17-2010 |
20110093166 | Temperature Compensation Method for an Air Suspension After Engine Shut-Off - A method for temperature compensating an air spring of an air spring suspension of a motor vehicle after engine shut-off. A desired trim height is obtained. At engine shut-off, the ambient temperature is measured and the temperature of air in the air spring determined. After a wait time (for loading/unloading), a start trim height is measured. A predicted trim height is determined for when the air in the air spring is at the ambient temperature. Finally, the volume of the air in the air spring is selectively adjusted so that when the air in the air spring arrives at the ambient temperature, the trim height will be about the desired trim height. | 04-21-2011 |
20140074366 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH VARIATOR SPEED RATIO CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK - A system and method of controlling a continuously variable transmission with variator speed ratio (VSR) closed-loop feedback is provided. The method includes determining a desired VSR based on at least one of the driver and vehicle inputs, determining a motor position adjustment needed to adjust the position of a roller to achieve the desired VSR, driving the motor based on the determined motor position adjustment needed, sensing a transmission output speed as the motor is being driven, determining an actual VSR as the motor is being driven, and providing closed-loop feedback corresponding to any difference between the actual VSR and the desired VSR and driving the motor to eliminate the difference, thereby achieving the desired VSR with improved quick response time and more accurate control. | 03-13-2014 |
20150088398 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER SOOT LOADING FOR SAME USING TWO-TIER NEURAL NETWORK - A method of estimating soot loading in a diesel particulate filter (DPF) in a vehicle exhaust system includes estimating an engine-out soot rate using a first neural network that has a first set of vehicle operating conditions as inputs. The method further includes estimating DPF soot loading using a second neural network that has the estimated engine-out soot rate from the first neural network and a second set of vehicle operating conditions as inputs. Estimating the engine-out soot rate and estimating the DPF soot loading are performed by an electronic controller that executes the first and the second neural networks. The method also provides for training the first and second neural networks both offline (for initial settings of the neural networks in the vehicle), and online (when the vehicle is being used by a vehicle operator). An exhaust system has a controller that implements the method. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088399 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER SOOT LOADING FOR SAME - A method of estimating soot loading in a diesel particulate filter (DPF) in a vehicle exhaust system includes determining engine operating conditions of an engine in exhaust flow communication with the diesel particulate filter, and monitoring a pressure differential of the exhaust flow across the diesel particulate filter. The method includes estimating soot loading in the diesel particulate filter according to a pressure-based model using the monitored pressure differential when the engine operating conditions are within a predetermined first set of engine operating conditions, and estimating soot loading in the diesel particulate filter according to an engine-out soot model and a DPF soot loading model when the engine operating conditions are within a predetermined second set of operating conditions. The method includes updating the engine-out soot model based in part on a difference in estimated soot loading between the pressure-based model and the DPF soot loading model. | 03-26-2015 |
Juan Cui, Athens, GA US
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20110224913 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING PROTEINS THAT CAN BE SECRETED INTO BODILY FLUIDS - The present invention is directed to methods and systems for predicting protein secretion into bodily fluids. In an embodiment, a method uses a feature set comprising secretory properties of collected proteins to train a classifier, based on the feature set, to recognize protein features corresponding to proteins that are likely to be secreted into a biological fluid. Another method determines, using a trained classifier and identified features of a received protein sequence, the probability of the protein sequence being secreted into a biological fluid. In an embodiment, a system predicts the secretion of proteins into a biological fluid. The system comprises components configured to construct a protein feature set comprising properties of collected proteins, train a classifier to predict features of a protein that is likely to be secreted into the biological fluid, receive a protein sequence, and identify the received protein sequence as a secretory protein. | 09-15-2011 |
Jun Cui, Houston, TX US
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20110229560 | NLRC5 AS A TARGET FOR IMMUNE THERAPY - The present invention concerns the enhancement of immune response to microbial infection and/or inflammation-associated disease through at least partial inhibition of NLRC5. The inhibition may be of any suitable means, although in particular cases it is via siRNA agents. In specific embodiments, a particular domain of NLRC5 is targeted by the siRNA. | 09-22-2011 |
Kai Cui, Durham, NC US
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20120071417 | METHODS OF INHIBITING CANCER CELL GROWTH WITH HDAC INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF SCREENING FOR HDAC10 INHIBITORS - Methods of inhibiting cancer cell growth using HDAC10 inhibitors are provided. Methods of treating cancer in a subject using HDAC10 inhibitors are also provided. In certain embodiments, at least one second inhibitor selected from an autophagy inhibitor, an AMPK inhibitor, and methyl pyruvate is also used in the methods. Dose packs comprising HDAC10 inhibitors and at least one second inhibitor are provided. Methods of identifying HDAC10 inhibitors are also provided. | 03-22-2012 |
Licong Cui, Cleveland, OH US
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20150143300 | CONJUNCTIVE MENU ORGANIZATION - Systems and methods are provided for displaying content items to a user. The user is allowed to select a plural, proper subset of a first set of categories, and a proper subset of a first set of subordinate items is displayed according to the selected plural, proper subset of the first set of categories by the user. The user then allowed to select a plurality of subordinate items of a displayed proper subset of the first set of subordinate items at the display, a proper subset of a second set of subordinate items is displayed according to the selected plurality of the proper subset of the first set of subordinate items. | 05-21-2015 |
Lijun Cui, Arlington, MA US
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20100230689 | Novel Metal Core Multi-LED SMD Package and Method of Producing the Same - A new SMD (surface mount devices) package design for efficiently removing heat from LED Chip(s) is involved in this invention. Different from the regular SMD package, which electrical isolated materials like Alumina or AlN are used, the substrate material here is metal like Copper, Aluminum and so on. Also, different from regular design, which most time only has one LED chip inside, current design will at least have two or more LED chips (or chip groups) in one package. All chips are electrical connected via metal blocks, traces or wire-bond. This type of structure is generally fabricated via chemical etching and then filled with dielectric material inside to form a strong package. Because the thermal conductivity of the metal is much higher than the ceramics, the package thermal resistance is much lower than the ceramics based package. Also, the cost of the package is much lower than ceramics package. Moreover, emitting area in one package is much larger than the current arts. | 09-16-2010 |
Meng Cui, Ashburn, VA US
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20110108707 | ACOUSTIC ASSISTED PHASE CONJUGATE OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY - A light microscope for imaging a sample containing one or more fluorescent agents, comprising a source for generating acoustic waves that are focused at a focus in the sample, wherein the acoustic waves frequency shift a frequency of light passing through the focus, thereby creating a frequency shifted light beam; at least one spatial light modulator (SLM) positioned to illuminate the sample with an output beam that is an optical phase conjugate of the frequency shifted light beam, wherein the output beam is a reflection of a first reference beam off one or more pixels of the SLM, and the pixels are for modulating the first reference beam to create the output beam; and a detector positioned to detect fluorescence generated by the output beam exciting the fluorescent agents at the focus in the sample, thereby imaging the sample. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109962 | OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION 4 PI MICROSCOPE - A 4-Pi microscope for imaging a sample, comprising a first objective for focusing a first light beam on the sample at a spatial point one or more Digital Optical Phase Conjugation (DOPC) devices, wherein the DOPC devices include a sensor for detecting the first light beam that has been transmitted through the sample and inputted on the sensor; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) for outputting, in response to the first light beam detected by the sensor, a second light beam that is an optical phase conjugate of the first light beam; and a second objective positioned to transmit the first light beam to the sensor and focus the second light beam on the sample at the spatial point, so that the first light beam and the second light beam are counter-propagating and both focused to the spatial point. | 05-12-2011 |
20110122416 | TURBIDITY SUPPRESSION BY OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION USING A SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A detector of light transmitted through a turbid medium, comprising: one or more Digital Optical Phase Conjugation (DOPC) devices, wherein the DOPC devices include (1) a sensor for detecting input light that has been transmitted through the turbid medium and inputted on the sensor; and (2) a spatial light modulator (SLM) for outputting, in response to the input light detected by the sensor, output light that is an optical phase conjugate of the input light. | 05-26-2011 |
20110309267 | ITERATIVE TIME-REVERSAL ENHANCED TRANSMISSION SOLVING APPROACH - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for irradiating a sample with electromagnetic (EM) radiation. A number of passes of EM radiation through a sample are formed and/or selected, wherein the EM radiation in each of the passes comprises (1) input EM radiation incident on the sample, and (2) transmitted EM radiation exiting the sample formed from the input EM radiation that is transmitted through the sample. A phase conjugate of the transmitted EM radiation is used as the input EM radiation in a next pass of the EM radiation. The number of passes results in one or more EM fields of the input EM radiation having at least a threshold transmittance through the sample. | 12-22-2011 |
20130015367 | Wavefront Correction of Light Beam - An apparatus includes a transverse scanning optical system in the path of a first light beam traveling along a first optic axis; a wavefront correction system in the path of a second light beam traveling along a second optic axis, the wavefront correction system including a wavefront correction device having a spatial phase profile on its surface; a beam combiner that receives the first light beam and the second light beam and outputs an interference beam having a beat frequency equal to a difference frequency between the first light beam and second light beam; and a detection system placed relative to a random scattering medium, which is in the path of the interference beam. The detection system detects measurement light produced by the random scattering medium while the interference beam strikes the random scattering medium. | 01-17-2013 |
20130114630 | Ultrashort Optical Pulse Compression - An apparatus includes a spatial light modulator configured to receive an optical pulse train; and output a modulated optical pulse train; a non-linear optical system that receives the modulated optical pulse train and generates a non-linear optical signal; and a power detector that detects a power of the generated non-linear optical signal. A control system outputs a signal to the spatial light modulator to cause it to modulate the optical pulse train by modulating the spectral phase of the optical pulse at wavelengths within a current wavelength range subset and maintain the spectral phase of the optical pulse constant at wavelengths outside the current wavelength range subset; and based on the detected power, extracts values of the spectral phase for the optical pulse at wavelengths within the current wavelength range subset, the values extracted being those that compress the optical pulses. | 05-09-2013 |
20130182253 | WAVEFRONT COMPENSATION FOR DEEP TISSUE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY - Wavefront distortions of an optical beam are measured. The transverse optical modes of the optical beam are partitioned into a plurality of subsets of transverse optical modes, one of the subsets of transverse optical modes is selected as the current subset, and the optical beam is modulated based on the current subset by maintaining the transverse optical modes of the optical beam that are outside the current subset stable, and modulating the transverse optical modes of the optical beam within the current subset. A non-linear optical signal is generated from the modulated optical beam by directing the modulated optical beam through a non-linear optical system that includes a random scattering medium, the power of the generated non-linear optical signal is measured, and, based on the measured power, values of the spatial phase for the optical beam at transverse optical modes are extracted within the current subset. | 07-18-2013 |
20150042992 | VOLUME IMAGING - A system for a laser-scanning microscope includes an optical element configured to transmit light in a first direction onto a first beam path and to reflect light in a second direction to a second beam path that is different from the first beam path; a reflector on the first beam path; and a lens including a variable focal length, the lens positioned on the first beam path. The lens and reflector are positioned relative to each other to cause light transmitted by the optical element to pass through the lens a plurality of times and in a different direction each time. In some implementations, the system also can include a feedback system that receives a signal that represents an amount of focusing of the lens, and changes the focal length of the lens based on the received signal. | 02-12-2015 |
Mengmeng Cui, Amherst, MA US
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20150102265 | STABILIZING LIQUID DROPS OF ARBITRARY SHAPE BY THE INTERFACIAL JAMMING OF NANOPARTICLES - A stabilized assembly including a first liquid phase of non-spherical droplets in a second liquid phase, wherein the second liquid phase is immiscible with the first phase, and nanoparticle surfactants assembled at an interface of the non-spherical droplets and the second phase is disclosed. The nanoparticle surfactants include nanoparticles and end-functionalized polymers that can interact through ligand type interactions, and the first phase is stabilized by a disordered, jammed layer of nanoparticle surfactants. A method of preparing a stabilized assembly is also disclosed. | 04-16-2015 |
Mingwu Cui, Lexington, KY US
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20110289836 | USE OF CHLORATE, SULFUR OR OZONE TO REDUCE TOBACCO SPECIFIC NITROSAMINES - A method is provided for reducing levels of tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA) in tobacco during barn curing. The method includes contacting tobacco with chlorate, sulfur, ozone or combinations thereof in amounts effective for controlling or reducing bacterial an/or fungal populations on or in tobacco. | 12-01-2011 |
20140261481 | NITRITE-DEGRADING AND TSNA-DEGRADING BACTERIA AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - Provided herein are bacterial strains that are capable of degrading nitrite and/or TSNAs. Also provided herein are methods of using such bacterial strains to degrade nitrite and/or TSNAs. | 09-18-2014 |
Ning Cui, Lyndhurst, OH US
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20080241678 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING LOW VOLUME COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A low volume collector assembly and an electrochemical cell employing a collector assembly are provided. The electrochemical cell includes an electrically conductive can having inner and outer electrodes disposed therein. The cell also includes a collector assembly assembled to an open end of the can to provide closure to the open end of the can. The collector assembly includes a seal and a cover assembled to the seal to provide a sealed closure to the open end of the can. The cover includes an integrally formed current collector portion that contacts one end of the inner electrode. The cover serves as a current collector and also serves as a contact terminal of the cell. | 10-02-2008 |
Ningzhou Cui, Fox Grove, IL US
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20120275391 | GRANTING SCHEDULING REQUESTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments include methods and apparatus for granting scheduling requests in a wireless communications system that includes an eNB, a plurality of UEs, and a public safety system. The eNB receives multiple scheduling requests from multiple UEs, where each of the scheduling requests indicates that a corresponding UE is requesting uplink data transmission resources. The eNB determines a priority value for each of the scheduling requests based on multiple scoring criteria, resulting in a plurality of priority values associated with the scheduling requests. The eNB transmits one or more scheduling request grants to a subset of the UEs, where the subset includes one or more UEs that are associated with one or more scheduling requests having relatively high priority values. In an embodiment, the multiple scoring criteria include information associated with a public safety activity (e.g., a user role, a jurisdictional coverage area, an incident type, and/or an application type). | 11-01-2012 |
Peng Cui, Charlottesville, VA US
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20130137693 | LISOFYLLINE ANALOGS AND METHODS FOR USE - Analogs of a Lisofylline (LSF), and synthetic methods for the preparation of such analogs are provided. The analogs of LSF provided have the ability to protect cell viability, particularly the ability to protect pancreatic β-cells. | 05-30-2013 |
20140018355 | LISOFYLLINE ANALOGS AND METHODS FOR USE - The present invention provides analogs of a Lysofylline (LSF), and synthetic methods for the preparation of such analogs. The have the active side chain moiety (5-R-hydroxyhexyl) of LSF and can have greater potency and oral bioavailability than LSF. | 01-16-2014 |
Qiang Cui, Orlando, FL US
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20120256233 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SHUNTING CIRCUIT - An integrated electrostatic discharge (ESD) shunting circuit includes a III-V semiconductor layer, and a first drain-less high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) or a metal-semiconductor FET (MESFET) transistor having a first gate and at least a second drain-less HEMT or MESFET having a second gate formed in the substrate. The HEMTs or MESFETs include a donor layer on the semiconductor layer, no drains, and a source including an ohmic contact layer on the donor layer. | 10-11-2012 |
Qingzhou Cui, Lowell, MA US
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20120015211 | METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION OF NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention relates to methods of fabricating nanostructures using a replacement reaction. In a preferred embodiment, metal particles in an inert atmosphere undergo a replacement reaction to form a layer on the metal particle which is removed to form a high surface area nanostructure. A preferred embodiment includes the fabrication of heater elements, powders and heater assemblies using the nanostructures. | 01-19-2012 |
20120132644 | METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION OF NANOSTRUCTURES HEATING ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to methods of fabricating nanostructures using a replacement reaction. In a preferred embodiment, metal particles in an inert atmosphere undergo a replacement reaction to form a layer on the metal particle which is removed to form a high surface area nanostructure. A preferred embodiment includes the fabrication of heater elements, powders and heater assemblies using the nanostructures. | 05-31-2012 |
Qiu Cui, Madison, WI US
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20090192725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS IN A MIXTURE - A method of determining a concentration level of a compound in a mixture is provided. A plurality of compounds are identified in the mixture based on intensity peaks identified from NMR data generated from the mixture. A compound is selected from the identified plurality of compounds for a concentration determination. A concentration equation associated with the selected compound is determined. A first peak associated with the selected compound is selected from the NMR data. The selected first peak does not overlap with a peak associated with another compound of the identified plurality of compounds. An intensity value associated with the selected first peak is determined. A concentration of the selected compound in the mixture is calculated using the determined concentration equation and the determined intensity value. | 07-30-2009 |
Shuguang Cui, College Station, TX US
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20130271286 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring Environmental Conditions Using Wireless Sensor Devices and Actuator Networks - The present invention comprises methods and systems of a network of sensor devices to monitor environmental conditions. Each sensor device is capable of acquiring environmental data and transmitting the data to a central controller of a networking system by wireless communication. By processing the environmental data obtained from the geographically deployed sensor devices, the central controller is capable of detecting a trend of the hazardous condition. The central controller generates early warning signals based on the hazardous levels of the physical or environmental conditions, as well as the trend of such conditions. When receiving a high level of hazardous conditions from one of the networked sensor devices, the central controller can compare the results with neighboring sensor devices to determine whether the signal received is due to a hazard leakage or a sensor device malfunction, so to reduce false alarms and provide feedbacks to communication devices networked in the system. | 10-17-2013 |
Tao Cui, Durham, NC US
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20100067396 | OPTIMIZING THROUGHPUT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for optimizing throughput in a wireless communication system is disclosed. A target metric is estimated based on previous acknowledgment data. A channel quality indicator offset is determined based on the target metric. A channel quality indicator is adjusted based on the channel quality indicator offset. The channel quality indicator indicates the quality of a wireless transmission channel. | 03-18-2010 |
20110051831 | UNIFIED ITERATIVE DECODING ARCHITECTURE USING JOINT LLR EXTRACTION AND A PRIORI PROBABILITY - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for unified iterative demodulation-decoding that can be employed in both multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and non-MIMO wireless systems. | 03-03-2011 |
20110051860 | ITERATIVE DECODING ARCHITECTURE WITH HARQ COMBINING AND SOFT DECISION DIRECTED CHANNEL ESTIMATION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for iterative decoding with re-transmissions of data and to a method for iterative decoding with soft decision directed channel estimation. | 03-03-2011 |
Tianhong Cui, St. Paul, MN US
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20120272518 | FLEXIBLE SENSORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING FORCES APPLIED TO AN OBJECT, SUCH AS A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Methods of manufacturing a flexible force sensor include forming a first sensor part providing a plurality of spaced first electrode plates in an electrically non-conductive material. A second sensor part is also formed and includes a plurality of second electrode plates in an electrically non-conductive material. The second electrode plates are identical to the first electrode plates at least in terms of spacing. The first part is assembled to the second part such that each of the first electrode plates are aligned with and parallel to, yet spaced from, respective ones of the second electrode plates, establishing a plurality of capacitive sensing components. The first electrode plates are movable relative to the corresponding second electrode plates, establishing a variable gap therebetween. The sensor parts can be ring-shaped. The sensor parts can be formed via MEMS techniques, with the non-conductive material being a polymer. | 11-01-2012 |
Tianhong Cui, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140060783 | HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method is provided for heat transfer from a surface to a fluid. The method includes directing a first fluid flow towards the surface in a first direction and directing a second fluid flow towards the surface in a second direction. The first and second fluid flows cooperate to cool the surface. | 03-06-2014 |
Tingting Cui, Mountain View, CA US
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20150127469 | RESERVE PRICE MODELING FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING AUCTIONS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that manages online advertising. During operation, the system calculates an intrinsic value of an online advertisement slot from at least one of a user engagement value and a cannibalization value. Next, the system obtains a reserve price for the online advertisement slot from at least one of the intrinsic value and an advertiser value. Finally, the system uses the reserve price to manage serving of online advertisements from a set of advertising campaigns in the online advertisement slot. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127470 | BID SUGGESTIONS FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING AUCTIONS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that manages online advertising. During operation, the system identifies a user segment for targeting using an online advertisement slot. Next, the system obtains a distribution associated with winning bids for online advertisements shown to the user segment in the online advertisement slot. Finally, the system uses one or more points from the distribution as bid suggestions for advertising campaigns associated with the user segment. | 05-07-2015 |
Wanxing Cui, Norcross, GA US
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20080268013 | Polyethylene Oxide Polymers Including Anti-Inflammatory Glycodendrons - Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) glycodendrimers can serve as multivalent inhibitors of selectin-mediated leukocyte recruitment regulating inflammatory response. Disclosed are compounds and methods relating to functionalized branched glycopolymers. In embodiments, the compounds are capable of modifying cell adhesion events and inflammatory conditions. In a particular embodiment, a multi-arm PEO polymer with sulfated lactose end groups can specifically inhibit interactions involving L-selectin. Also disclosed are methods of synthetic preparation and use. | 10-30-2008 |
Weihong Cui, Northampton, MA US
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20100180940 | Photovoltaic Module With Stabilized Polymer - The present invention provides a photovoltaic device comprising metal and a poly(vinyl butyral) layer that incorporates a suitable amount of 1H-benzotriazole. When electrical bias is applied to the photovoltaic device, 1H-benzotriazole forms a barrier layer at the metal/poly(vinyl butyral) interface, which, for example, unexpectedly virtually eliminated the yellowing of poly(vinyl butyral) in photovoltaic devices comprising silver components. | 07-22-2010 |
Xiaohong Cui, Quinton, VA US
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20130164289 | HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS VACCINE - Combination peptides, polypeptides and proteins that elicit high titer neutralizing antibodies against cytomegalovirus (CMV) are provided. The combination peptides, polypeptides and proteins encompass epitopes located within the UL130 and UL131 components of the gH/gL/UL128-131 protein complex, in particular, epitopes located within amino acid residues 27-46 of UL130 and amino acid residues 90-106 of UL131. The combination peptides, polypeptides and proteins, and the nucleic acids encoding them, may be used in vaccines, and as diagnostic and research tools. | 06-27-2013 |
20150086578 | HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS VACCINE - Combination peptides, polypeptides and proteins that elicit high titer neutralizing antibodies against cytomegalovirus (CMV) are provided. The combination peptides, polypeptides and proteins encompass epitopes located within the UL130 and UL131 components of the gH/gL/UL128-131 protein complex, in particular, epitopes located within amino acid residues 27-46 of UL130 and amino acid residues 90-106 of UL131. The combination peptides, polypeptides and proteins, and the nucleic acids encoding them, may be used in vaccines, and as diagnostic and research tools. | 03-26-2015 |
Xiaojiang Cui, Pearland, TX US
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20110150979 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PRIMARY AND METASTATIC BASAL-LIKE BREAST CANCER AND OTHER CANCER TYPES - In one embodiment, a method of theranostic classification of a breast cancer tumor is provided, comprising obtaining a breast cancer tumor sample from a subject, detecting an expression level of FOXC1, comparing the expression level of FOXC1 to a predetermined cutoff level, and classifying the breast cancer tumor sample as belonging to a theranostic basal-like breast cancer tumor subtype or a theranostic hybrid basal-like breast cancer tumor subtype when the expression level of FOXC1 is higher than the predetermined cutoff level. In other embodiments, methods for predicting a prognosis of a basal-like breast cancer and methods of treating a basal-like breast cancer are provided, | 06-23-2011 |
20140134626 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PRIMARY AND METASTATIC BASAL-LIKE BREAST CANCER AND OTHER CANCER TYPES - In one embodiment, a method of theranostic classification of a breast cancer tumor is provided, comprising obtaining a breast cancer tumor sample from a subject, detecting an expression level of FOXC1, comparing the expression level of FOXC1 to a predetermined cutoff level, and classifying the breast cancer tumor sample as belonging to a theranostic basal-like breast cancer tumor subtype or a theranostic hybrid basal-like breast cancer tumor subtype when the expression level of FOXC1 is higher than the predetermined cutoff level. In other embodiments, methods for predicting a prognosis of a basal-like breast cancer and methods of treating a basal-like breast cancer are provided. | 05-15-2014 |
Xiaoli Cui, Memphis, TN US
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20110256546 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER RESISTANT TO ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) KINASE INHIBITORS - Compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of a cancer that is resistant to at least one anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) kinase inhibitor are provided herein. The present invention is based on the discovery of mutations within ALK that confer resistance to at least one ALK kinase inhibitor. Polynucleotides and polypeptides having at least one ALK inhibitor resistance mutation are provided and find use in methods and compositions useful in the diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of diseases associated with aberrant ALK activity, more particularly, those that are resistant to at least one ALK kinase inhibitors. Methods and compositions are also provided for the identification of agents that can inhibit the kinase activity and/or reduce the expression level of the ALK resistance mutants. | 10-20-2011 |
20130244893 | Methods And Compositions For The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Cancer Resistant To Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Kinase Inhibitors - Compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of a cancer that is resistant to at least one anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) kinase inhibitor are provided herein. The present invention is based on the discovery of mutations within ALK that confer resistance to at least one ALK kinase inhibitor. Polynucleotides and polypeptides having at least one ALK inhibitor resistance mutation are provided and find use in methods and compositions useful in the diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of diseases associated with aberrant ALK activity, more particularly, those that are resistant to at least one ALK kinase inhibitors. Methods and compositions are also provided for the identification of agents that can inhibit the kinase activity and/or reduce the expression level of the ALK resistance mutants. | 09-19-2013 |
Xiaoxia Cui, Saint Louis, MO US
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20090142838 | Methods for expressing rnp particles in eukaryotic cells - Provided herein are nucleic acid constructs and methods for producing or enhancing the production of group II intron RNP particles in eukaryotic cells. The present methods comprise introducing at least one nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleic acid encoding a modified or wild type group II intron RNA and a wild-type or modified group II intron-encoded protein into the eukaryotic cell, and maintaining the cell under conditions that allow for expression of the group II intron RNA and the group II intron-encoded protein in the cell. The nucleic acid encoding the group II intron RNA is operably linked to an RNA polymerase I, an RNA polymerase II, or an RNA polymerase III promoter, and the nucleic acid encoding the group II intron-encoded protein is operably linked to an RNA polymerase II promoter. In certain embodiments, a subcellular localization signal is attached to the group II intron-encoded protein. | 06-04-2009 |
Xin Cui, Tampa, FL US
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20130030170 | ENANTIOSELECTIVE CYCLOPROPENATION OF ALKYNES - The cobalt(II) complex of new D2-symmetric chiral porphyrin 3,5-DiMes-ChenPhyrin, [Co(P2)], has been shown to be a highly effective chiral metalloradical catalyst for enantioselective cyclopropenation of alkynes with acceptor/acceptor-substituted diazo reagents such as α-cyanodiazoacetamides and α-cyanodiazoacetates. The [Co(P2)]-mediated metalloradical cyclopropenation is suitable to a wide range of terminal aromatic and related conjugated alkynes with varied steric and electronic properties, providing the corresponding tri-substituted cyclopropenes in high yields with excellent enantiocontrol of the all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers. In addition to mild reaction conditions, the Co(II)-based metalloradical catalysis for cyclopropenation features a high degree of functional group tolerance. | 01-31-2013 |
Xin Cui, Gilbert, AZ US
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20130186001 | DOOR CONTROL SYSTEMS - The present disclosure includes systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for controlling a door. In various embodiments, exemplary systems may include a controller that may initialize and/or reset a limit count. A controller may initialize and/or reset a limit count in response to detection by a first position sensor of a first target. A controller may further initialize and/or reset a limit count by incrementing the limit count in response to a signal from a gear tooth sensor until a second position sensor detects a second target, whereupon the controller may store the limit count. | 07-25-2013 |
Xinyan Cui, Wexford, PA US
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20090005667 | ELECTRODE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS - An electrode system include a flowable and cohesive surface contact element comprising a hydrophilic polymer swollen with an electrolyte fluid, the contact element having a Q′ ratio of at least 5 as defined by the equation | 01-01-2009 |
20090012446 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELEASE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS - An electrode system includes at least one electrically conductive element to effect at least one of (a) delivery an electrical signal to living cells in the vicinity of the electrically conductive element or (b) measurement of an electrical signal from living cells in the vicinity of the electrically conductive element. The electrically conductive element includes a first conductive polymer which includes at least a first chemical agent to affect activity of the living cells. The first chemical agent is associated with the conductive polymer and is releasable from the first conductive polymer to interact with the living cells upon application of a first electrical potential to the electrically conductive element. As used herein, reference to a first electrical potential includes reference to a range or electrical potentials suitable to effect release of the chemical agent | 01-08-2009 |
20140187901 | ELECTRODE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS - An electrode system include a flowable and cohesive surface contact element comprising a hydrophilic polymer swollen with an electrolyte fluid, the contact element having a Q′ ratio of at least 5 as defined by the equation | 07-03-2014 |
Xiuhua Cui, Pearland, TX US
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20110282018 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY POLYMERIZING ETHYLENE AND CATALYST THEREFOR - The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation. | 11-17-2011 |
20140163186 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY POLYMERIZING ETHYLENE AND CATALYST THEREFOR - The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation. | 06-12-2014 |
Xiumin Cui, Swarthmore, PA US
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20120317733 | ENZYMATIC PERACID GENERATION FOR USE IN HAIR CARE PRODUCTS - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to treat hair with a peracid-based benefit agent. The peracid benefit agent can be used for hair bleaching, hair weakening, hair removal, hair waiving, hair straightening or any combination thereof. The peracid may be enzymatically generated from a carboxylic acid ester substrate using an enzyme having perhydrolytic activity (perhydrolase) in the presence of a source of peroxygen. A fusion protein comprising the perhydrolase coupled to a hair-binding domain, either directly or through an optional linker, may be used to target the perhydrolytic activity to the hair surface. | 12-20-2012 |
Yan Cui, Plano, TX US
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20130052973 | LOW-POWER AND NOISE-CANCELLING WIDEBAND RECEIVER FRONT-END - One embodiment of the present invention provides a receiver for wireless communication. The receiver includes a group of band-pass filters (BPFs), a wideband amplifier coupled to the BPFs, and a tunable demodulator coupled to the wideband amplifier. A particular BPF is configured to filter RF signals at a particular frequency band. The wideband amplifier is configured to amplify the filtered RF signals. The tunable demodulator is configured to demodulate the amplified RF signals. | 02-28-2013 |
20130127499 | FRACTIONAL-N SYNTHESIZER - One embodiment of the present invention provides a synthesizer. The synthesizer includes one or more tunable oscillators, a frequency-dividing circuit coupled to the tunable oscillators, and a multiplexer coupled to the frequency-dividing circuit. The frequency-dividing circuit includes a number of frequency dividers, and is configured to generate a number of frequency-dividing outputs. At least one frequency-dividing output has a different frequency division factor. The multiplexer is configured to select a frequency-dividing output | 05-23-2013 |
20130128931 | ON-CHIP RADIO CALIBRATION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a quadrature-mixing transmitter for wireless communication. The transmitter includes a quadrature modulator comprising an in-phase (I) channel and a quadrature (Q) channel, a calibration-signal generator configured to generate calibration signals that are sent to the I channel and the Q channel, and a calibration circuit configured to calibrate an imbalance between the I channel and the Q channel. The modulator, the calibration-signal generator, and the calibration circuit are located on a same integrated circuit (IC) chip, thereby facilitating on-chip calibration of the imbalance between the I channel and the Q channel. | 05-23-2013 |
20140220915 | WIDEBAND TRANSMITTER FRONT-END - One embodiment of the present invention provides a transmitter for wireless communication. The transmitter includes a wideband tunable modulator, a number of power amplifiers with a particular power amplifier associated with a particular frequency range, and a wideband power amplifier (PA) driver. The PA driver is configured to receive an output signal from the wideband tunable modulator, amplify the output signal, and send the amplified output signal to at least one of the power amplifiers. | 08-07-2014 |
20140220921 | RECONFIGURABLE WIDEBAND RECEIVER - One embodiment of the present invention provides a receiver for wireless communication. The receiver includes a demodulator and at least one filtering mechanism coupled to the demodulator, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the filtering mechanism. The filtering mechanism can be configured to function as a low-pass filter (LPF) or a band-pass filter (BPF), thereby enabling the receiver to function as a direct-conversion receiver or a low-intermediate frequency (low-IF) receiver. | 08-07-2014 |
20140292376 | FRACTIONAL-N SYNTHESIZER - One embodiment of the present invention provides a synthesizer. The synthesizer includes one or more tunable oscillators, a frequency-dividing circuit coupled to the tunable oscillators, and a multiplexer coupled to the frequency-dividing circuit. The frequency-dividing circuit includes a number of frequency dividers, and is configured to generate a number of frequency-dividing outputs. At least one frequency-dividing output has a different frequency division factor. The multiplexer is configured to select a frequency-dividing output | 10-02-2014 |
Yan Cui, Central, SC US
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20150035546 | High Sensitivity Tunable Radio Frequency Sensors - Disclosed are highly sensitive and tunable RF sensors that provide detection and analysis of single cells and particles. The tunable RF sensors are configured as tunable interferometers, wherein cells or particles to be analyzed are passed through a channel, such as a microfluidic channel, across waveguides corresponding to reference and test branches of the interferometers. A network analyzer coupled to the interferometers can be configured to measure a plurality of scattering parameters, such as transmission scattering coefficients (S | 02-05-2015 |
Yan Cui US
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20140065320 | HYBRID COATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Hybrid coating systems include an electrospark deposition device having an electrode that deposits a coating on a substrate and a laser that produces a laser beam directed towards at least a portion of the coating as the coating is deposited on the substrate. | 03-06-2014 |
Yan Cui, Greer, SC US
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20110024393 | PROCESS OF CLOSING AN OPENING IN A COMPONENT - A process for closing an opening in a surface of a component, and components formed thereby. The process entails forming a channel in the component surface so that the channel at least partially surrounds an opening at the component surface. An alloy is then deposited in the channel to form a crack-free deposit in the channel. A step is then machined that intersects the opening and is at least partially formed in the deposit. The step defines a recess that is at least partially surrounded by a peripheral portion of the deposit and has a surface recessed into the component surface. A cap is placed in the recess and welded to the peripheral portion of the deposit to define a weld joint that completely closes the opening. The surface of the weld joint is then machined to form a machined surface that is substantially flush with the component surface. | 02-03-2011 |
20120214019 | COMPONENT AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING A COMPONENT - A component and a method of processing a component are disclosed. The method includes providing a base metal having a feature, removing the feature to form a processed region, applying a first layer to the processed region, and applying a second layer to the first layer. The base metal, the first layer, and the second layer each have predetermined thermal expansion coefficients, yield strengths, and elongations. The processed component includes the first layer applied to a processed region of the base metal and a second layer applied to the first layer. | 08-23-2012 |
20120234798 | CLADDING APPLICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING HYBRID LASER PROCESS - Disclosed is a method for affixing a metal cladding to a metal base. The method includes: heating the metal cladding and a surface of the metal base with a heating device to create a molten metal pool having molten metal cladding layered upon molten metal base material in the metal base; stabilizing a temperature gradient of the molten metal pool with a laser beam directed into the molten metal pool; and cooling the molten metal pool to affix solidified cladding to the metal base. | 09-20-2012 |
20120255989 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING FILLER METAL CHEMISTRY FOR A FILLER ROD FOR JOINING COMPONENTS - A method of establishing filler metal composition for joining components includes determining an initial desired filler metal chemistry, adjoining a first filler rod having a first portion of the desired filler metal chemistry with a second filler rod having a second portion of the desired filler metal chemistry to form a test filler rod, joining a first component formed from a first material to a second component formed from a second material at a weld joint with the test filler rod providing a filler metal portion of the weld joint, and testing the weld joint for desired mechanical, chemical, and weldability properties to establish a desired filler metal composition. | 10-11-2012 |
20120261389 | HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING - A hybrid welding apparatus, and a system and method for welding at least two adjacent components having a large gap of approximately 3.0 millimeters that results in a full-penetration weld is provided. The welding system includes a hybrid welder having a defocused laser beam, an electric arc welder, and at least one bridge piece adjacent to one or more of the at least two adjacent components. The defocused laser beam and the electric arc welder are arranged and disposed to direct energy onto the at least two adjacent components to create a common molten pool operable to provide a full penetration weld to bridge the gap at a high constant weld speed, thereby joining the two adjacent components with a weld. | 10-18-2012 |
20120267344 | WELDED COMPONENT, A WELDED GAS TURBINE COMPONENT, AND A PROCESS OF WELDING A COMPONENT - A welded component, a welded gas turbine component, and a process of welding a component are disclosed. The welded component includes a first alloy, a second alloy, and a weld positioned between the first alloy and the second alloy. The weld is formed by a first shim and a second shim being beam welded. | 10-25-2012 |
20120328902 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPONENT AND A MANUFACTURED COMPONENT - A method of fabricating a component and a fabricated component are disclosed. The method includes depositing a material to a component and manipulating the material to form a boundary region and a filler region for desired properties. The component includes the boundary region and the filler region, thereby having the desired properties. | 12-27-2012 |
20130056449 | WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A welding system comprises pieces positioned to form a gap, a filler positioned in the gap, an arc welder positioned and configured to follow the gap and transfer melted material to the vicinity of the gap to create an initial weld pool, and a laser welder positioned and configured to project a beam through the initial weld pool adjacent to the gap to melt a portion of the filler, creating an enhanced weld pool and helping it to fill the gap. A welding method comprises fixing pieces to define a gap, positioning a filler in the gap, applying an electrical arc to at least one of the pieces so as to transfer melted material to the vicinity of the gap and thereby create an initial weld pool, and projecting a laser beam through the initial weld pool adjacent to the gap to melt a portion of the filler. | 03-07-2013 |
20130086785 | HYBRID REPAIR PLUGS AND REPAIR METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Hybrid repair plugs include an alloy core and a sintered preform shell at least partially surrounding the alloy core, wherein the sintered preform shell includes a mixture comprising a base alloy comprising about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of the mixture and a second alloy including a sufficient amount of a melting point depressant to have a lower melting temperature than the base alloy. | 04-11-2013 |
20130086911 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR OVERLAY WELDING - An apparatus and process for depositing an overlay weld on a substrate in a manner that reduces dilution of the substrate material. A consumable electrode is positioned in proximity to the surface of the substrate, and an electrical potential is applied between the electrode and substrate to generate an electrical arc therebetween. The arc melts the electrode and forms a molten spray that deposits on the substrate surface. Energy of the electric arc is absorbed to reduce the temperature at the substrate surface by feeding an additional filler material into the electric arc toward its center axis. The filler material continuously melts prior to reaching the center axis of the electric arc, and the electrode and filler materials are simultaneously deposited to form the overlay weld on the substrate. Sufficient energy is absorbed by the filler material to reduce intermixing between the overlay weld and the substrate. | 04-11-2013 |
20130136940 | WELDING SYSTEM, WELDING PROCESS, AND WELDED ARTICLE - A welding system, welding process and welded article are disclosed. The system includes a laser welding apparatus, a GMAW apparatus, and a GTAW apparatus. The laser welding apparatus, the GMAW apparatus, and the GTAW apparatus are positioned to weld an article along a weld path. The process includes providing a welding system having a laser welding apparatus, a GMAW apparatus, and a GTAW apparatus. The process further includes welding an article with one or more of the laser welding apparatus, the GMAW apparatus, and the GTAW apparatus. The welded article includes a weld formed by welding from a GMAW apparatus, a laser welding apparatus, and a GTAW apparatus. | 05-30-2013 |
20130168926 | SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TURBINE - According to one aspect of the invention, a method for assembling a turbine includes placing a middle layer between a first and second outer member, wherein the middle layer includes a non-continuous layer of material and the first and second outer members each include a member of continuous material and welding a primary joint between the middle layer, first outer member and second outer member, the primary joint extending through the first outer member, the middle layer and at least a portion of the second outer member. The method also includes welding a secondary joint between the middle layer and first outer member, the secondary joint extending through the first outer member and at least a portion of the middle layer. | 07-04-2013 |
20130175325 | METHOD FOR MAKING A CELLULAR SEAL - A method for making a cellular seal member for a turbine is disclosed. The method includes, in sequence, forming a diffusion aluminide coating on a surface of a cellular seal to form a coated cellular seal. The method also includes brazing the coated cellular seal to a seal substrate. | 07-11-2013 |
20130309000 | HYBRID LASER ARC WELDING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A welding method and apparatus that simultaneously utilize laser beams and arc welding techniques. The welding apparatus generates a first laser beam that is projected onto a joint region between at least two workpieces to produce a first laser beam projection on adjacent surfaces of the workpieces and to cause the first laser beam projection to travel along the joint region and penetrate the joint region. The apparatus also generates an electric arc to produce an arc projection that encompasses the first laser beam projection and travels therewith along the joint region to form a molten weld pool. In addition, the apparatus generates a pair of lateral laser beams that produce lateral laser beams projections that are encompassed by the arc projection and are spaced laterally apart from the joint region to interact with portions of the weld pool that solidify to define weld toes of the weld joint. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309418 | ELECTROSPARK DEPOSITION PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR REPAIR OF GAS TURBINE - A system and method for repairing a metal substrate includes an electrospark device and an electrode removably supported in the electrode holder. The electrospark device applies a coating of a material when placed into contact with the metal substrate. A cooling device to lowers the temperature of shielding gas flow below an ambient temperature. A conduit is arranged to direct a flow of the shielding gas to the interface of the electrode and the substrate to cool the area of the substrate receiving the coating. | 11-21-2013 |
20130323533 | REPAIRED SUPERALLOY COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING SUPERALLOY COMPONENTS - Methods for repairing superalloy components include disposing a single crystal coupon in a void of the superalloy component, disposing one or more shims between the single crystal coupon and the superalloy component, and, welding the one or more shims to join with the single crystal coupon and the superalloy component using a high energy density beam welder. | 12-05-2013 |
20140014628 | METHOD OF WELDING ALLOY ARTICLES - A method of welding alloys having a ductility drop temperature range to limit strain-age cracking. The method involves the use of a welding device to weld a weld area of an article while maintaining temperatures throughout the weld area and a heat affected zone adjacent the weld area within a non-crack sensitive temperature range that is above a ductility drop temperature range of the alloy being welded. During welding, the temperatures of the weld area and the heat affected zone are predominantly controlled with heat input from the welding device. Once the welding has been terminated, the weld area and the heat affected zone are cooled from the non-crack sensitive temperature range through the ductility drop temperature range to a temperature below the ductility drop temperature range of the alloy. | 01-16-2014 |
20140017415 | COATING/REPAIRING PROCESS USING ELECTROSPARK WITH PSP ROD - An electrospark deposition electrode and an associated method for depositing coatings using the electrode are provided. The electrode includes a powder of a first metal and a powder of a second metal. The second metal is a braze alloy including nickel, the second metal having a lower melting point than the first metal. The powder of the first metal and the powder of the second metal are sintered together to form the electrode so that the powders are comingled but not combined within the electrode. The method includes depositing a layer of the first metal onto the substrate using an electrospark deposition process. | 01-16-2014 |
20140027410 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OVERSIZED HOLES ON TURBINE COMPONENTS - A system is disclosed for reducing an internal diameter of a hole in a metal substrate. The system includes an electrospark device having an electrospark torch and an electrode holder rotatable about an axis. An electrode is removably supported in the electrode holder. The electrospark device configured to apply a coating of a material of which the electrode is formed, to the substrate on an inner wall of the hole when the electrode is rotated within the hole. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027413 | DUAL-WIRE HYBRID WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING - A dual-wire hybrid welding system includes a hybrid welding apparatus having laser, electric arc welder and second wire feeding device. Electric arc welder includes first wire feeding device for feeding first wire. Second wire feeding device is arranged and disposed to feed a second wire to electric arc welder. Laser and electric arc welder are arranged and disposed to direct energy toward at least two adjacent components along a joint and first wire is a consumable electrode fed into joint to establish molten pool generated by both laser and arc welder with first wire. Second wire is fed to molten pool to form a common molten pool. Common molten pool is operable to provide a full penetration weld with less total heat input to join the at least two adjacent components without cracking the components at a high constant weld speed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027414 | HYBRID WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING - A hybrid welding system including a hybrid welding apparatus and method of welding are provided. The hybrid welding apparatus includes a laser, an electric arc welder with a non-consumable electrode and a wire feeding device. The electric arc welder provides an electric arc without feeding a welding wire. The wire feeding device is arranged and disposed to feed a wire to a treatment area, which is located between the projections of laser beam and the electric arc. The laser and the electric arc welder are arranged and disposed to direct energy toward at least two adjacent components to form a common molten pool. The wire is fed by the wire feeding device into the common molten pool created by the laser and the electric arc. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027415 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL HYBRID WELDING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING - An adaptive control hybrid welding system including hybrid welding apparatus, control system connected to hybrid welding apparatus, and seam tracker connected to control system is provided. Hybrid welding apparatus includes a laser and an electric arc welder. Laser and electric arc welder each have adjustable welding parameters. Control system modifies welding parameters of laser and electric arc welder, and spacing between laser beam and arc of welder. Seam tracker is operable to measure seam property of adjacent workpieces prior to welding. Seam tracker is operable to send signals to control system in response to the measured seam property. Control system modifies welding parameters based on signal from seam tracker and adaptive control hybrid welding apparatus joins adjacent workpieces having variable gap sizes of up to 2.5 mm with full penetration welds. Also provided is a method of controlling the adaptive control hybrid welding system. | 01-30-2014 |
20140034144 | LEAK PLUGGING IN COMPONENTS WITH FLUID FLOW PASSAGES - A method for repairing a component with a leak are disclosed. In an embodiment, a component having at least one fluid flow path with a leak therein is provided. The component may be made of a first material. A second material may be introduced into the fluid flow path, and propelled into the location of the leak in the flow path. Once there, the second material is melted and solidified, forming a plug that occludes the leak. | 02-06-2014 |
20140037981 | CASTING METHODS AND MOLDED ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREFROM - A method comprising introducing a first casting material into a casting mold; applying directional solidification to the first casting material in the casting mold; introducing a second casting material into the casting mold, the second casting material having a different chemical composition than the first casting material; applying directional solidification to the second casting material in the casting mold; and forming a molded article, wherein the molded article comprises a first region | 02-06-2014 |
20140061171 | HYBRID WELDING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Hybrid welding apparatuses include a laser that produces a leading laser beam, and, an arc welder that produces a trailing backhand weld arc, wherein the leading laser beam and the trailing backhand weld arc are directed towards a common molten pool, and wherein the trailing backhand weld arc trails the leading laser beam as the leading laser beam progresses in a weld direction. | 03-06-2014 |
20140205490 | NICKEL-BASED ALLOY AND TURBINE COMPONENT HAVING NICKEL-BASED ALLOY - A nickel-based alloy and a turbine component including a nickel-based alloy are disclosed. The nickel-based alloy includes, by weight, between about 8% and about 11% cobalt, up to about 3% niobium, up to about 3% titanium, up to about 2.3% aluminum, up to about 3% tungsten, up to about 25% chromium, up to about 0.1% carbon, up to about 0.01% boron, and a balance nickel, or the nickel-based alloy includes, by weight, between about 1% and about 3% niobium, between about 1% and about 3% titanium, between about 2.1% and about 2.5% aluminum, up to about 3% tungsten, up to about 11% cobalt, up to about 25% chromium, up to about 0.1% carbon, up to about 0.01% boron, and a balance nickel. The turbine component includes the nickel-based alloy. | 07-24-2014 |
20140212208 | BRAZING PROCESS AND PLATE ASSEMBLY - A brazing process and plate assembly are disclosed. The brazing process includes positioning a braze foil on a first workpiece, then securing the braze foil to the first workpiece to form a brazable component, then positioning a second workpiece proximal to the brazable component, and then brazing the second workpiece to the brazable component. Additionally or alternatively, the brazing process includes positioning the braze foil on a tube, then securing the braze foil to the tube to form a brazable tube, then positioning a plate of a plate assembly proximal to the brazable tube, and then brazing the plate to the brazable tube. The plate assembly includes a plate and a tube brazed to the plate by a braze foil secured to the tube. | 07-31-2014 |
20140212628 | MULTILAYER COMPONENT AND FABRICATION PROCESS - A multilayer component and fabrication process are disclosed. The multilayer component includes a foil surface layer abutting the bond coat layer and a channel-forming material positioned between the foil surface layer and a substrate. The channel-forming material defines at least a portion of a channel. The channel can be at least partially defined by a channel-forming material brazed with a foil surface layer to a substrate of the multilayer component. The process includes applying one or more layers to a foil surface layer and applying a channel-forming material to at least partially define a channel between the foil surface layer and a substrate. | 07-31-2014 |
20140212681 | JOINING PROCESS AND JOINED ARTICLE - A joining process and a joined article are disclosed. The joining process includes positioning an article having a base material, and friction welding a pre-sintered preform to the base material. The pre-sintered preform forms a feature on the article. The joined article includes a feature joined to a base material by friction welding of a pre-sintered preform. | 07-31-2014 |
20140220376 | BRAZING PROCESS, BRAZE ARRANGEMENT, AND BRAZED ARTICLE - A brazing process, a braze arrangement, and a brazed article are disclosed. The brazing process includes brazing an article with a braze arrangement. The braze arrangement includes a first braze material and a second braze material, the first braze material having a first melting point and the second braze material having a second melting point, the first melting point differing from the second melting point. The brazed article includes a treatment region, a first brazed material positioned within the treatment region, and a second brazed material positioned distal from the article in comparison to the first brazed material. The first brazed material is formed by the first braze material and the second brazed material is formed by the second braze material. | 08-07-2014 |
20140335373 | JOINING PROCESS, JOINED ARTICLE, AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING A JOINED ARTICLE - Joining process, joined article, and process of fabricating a joined article are disclosed. The joining process includes providing a consumable electrode comprising a first material and a second material, melting the consumable electrode by a current-induced melting or remelting, and re-solidifying the first material and the second material to form a dissimilar ingot having a first region being a re-solidification of the first material and a second region being a re-solidification of the second material. The joined article includes the first region and the second region; the dissimilar ingot at least partially defines the joined article. The process of fabricating includes providing the dissimilar ingot, positioning the dissimilar ingot within a die, and applying force from the die to compress the dissimilar ingot, thereby forming the joined article. | 11-13-2014 |
20140342139 | CASTING METHOD, CAST ARTICLE AND CASTING SYSTEM - A casting method, cast article and casting system are disclosed. The casting method includes providing a base material in a mold, directing a fluid material into the mold, and solidifying the base material and the fluid material to form a cast article. The base material has a first density and first composition. The fluid material has a second density and a second composition. The first density differs from the second density, the first composition differs from the second composition, or the first density differs from the second density and the first composition differs from the second composition. The cast article includes a first material solidification from the base material, and a second material solidification from the fluid material. The casting system includes a mold for containing a base material and an input configuration, with flow control feature, for directing a fluid material into the mold containing the base material. | 11-20-2014 |
20140352835 | WELDING PROCESS, WELDING SYSTEM, AND WELDED ARTICLE - A welding process, welding system and welded article are disclosed. The welding process includes generating a first beam from a stationary fusion apparatus and generating a second beam from a rotatable fusion apparatus. The first beam and the second beam form a weld in an article. The welding system includes a stationary fusion apparatus and a rotatable fusion apparatus directed at an article to be welded, the stationary fusion apparatus and rotatable fusion apparatus being arranged and disposed to form a single weld in the article. The welded article includes a first element welded to a second element, the welded article having a decreased root reinforcement, in an inaccessible region, from that of a hybrid stationary fusion apparatus. | 12-04-2014 |
20140369741 | JOINING PROCESS AND JOINED ARTICLE - A joining process and a joined article are disclosed. The joining process includes positioning an article having a base material, and friction joining a pre-sintered preform to the base material. The pre-sintered preform forms a feature on the article. The joined article includes a feature joined to a base material by friction joining of a pre-sintered preform. | 12-18-2014 |
20150030460 | METHODS FOR MODIFYING COOLING HOLES WITH RECESS-SHAPED MODIFICATIONS AND COMPONENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Methods for modifying a plurality of cooling holes of a component include disposing a recess-shaped modification in a recess of the component comprising a plurality of cooling hole outlets, wherein the recess-shaped modification is formed to substantially fill the recess and comprising a plurality of modified cooling holes passing there through. The method further includes aligning the plurality of modified cooling holes of the recess-shaped modification with the plurality of cooling hole outlets of the component, and, bonding the recess-shaped modification disposed in the recess to the component, wherein the plurality of modified cooling holes of the recess-shaped modification is fluidly connected with the plurality of cooling holes of the component. | 01-29-2015 |
20150129644 | METAL CHEMISTRY FOR IMPROVED WELDABILITY OF SUPER ALLOYS - A metal chemistry includes an amount of chromium weight of between about 9.0% and about 16% by weight, an amount of cobalt of between about 7.0% and about 14% by weight, an amount of molybdenum of between about 10% and about 20% by weight, an amount of iron of between about 1.0% and about 5.0% by weight, an amount of aluminum of between about 0.05% and about 0.75% by weight, an amount of titanium of between about 0.5% and about 2.0% by weight, an amount of manganese not to exceed about 0.8% by weight, an amount of carbon of between about 0.02% and about 0.10% by weight, an amount of a titanium+aluminum alloy of between about 0.55% and about 2.75% by weight, and an amount of nickel. | 05-14-2015 |
20150144605 | HYBRID WELDING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY OFFSET COMPONENTS - Hybrid welding methods include directing a laser beam from a laser onto a first component that is vertically offset from a second component, and, directing a weld arc from an arc welder onto a weld joint between the first component and the second component to weld the first and second components together. | 05-28-2015 |
20150147164 | MODIFIED TURBINE COMPONENTS WITH INTERNALLY COOLED SUPPLEMENTAL ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Modified turbine components include an original turbine component comprising an outer wail enclosing an internal cavity, wherein the outer wall has an original portion removed therefrom to expose the internal cavity, and, an internally cooled supplemental element joined to the outer wall that replaces the original portion removed from the outer wall and re-encloses the internal cavity. The internally cooled supplemental element comprises one or more cooling channels that circulate air from the internal cavity through at least a portion of the internally cooled supplemental element. | 05-28-2015 |
Yan Cui, Greenville, SC US
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20100059573 | PROCESS OF FILLING OPENINGS IN A COMPONENT - A process for filling openings, including blind holes, through-holes, and cavities, in high temperature components. The process entails forming a powder mixture by mixing particles of at least a base alloy and a second alloy that contains a sufficient amount of a melting point depressant to have a lower melting temperature than the base alloy. The powder mixture is combined with a binder and compacted to form a compacted preform, which is then heated to remove the binder and form a rigid sintered preform. The sintered preform is produced, or optionally is further shaped, to have a cross-sectional shape and dimensions to achieve a clearance of up to 200 micrometers with the opening, after which the preform is placed in the opening and diffusion bonded within the opening to form a brazement comprising the particles of the base alloy dispersed in a matrix formed by the second alloy. | 03-11-2010 |
20110076151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FOCUSED ENERGY BRAZING - A method and system that includes generation of an energy beam. The energy beam may be generated from a focused energy source. Additionally, the energy beam may be directed towards a pre-sintered preform. The pre-sintered preform may be made of a braze material and may seal a hole that may be located in a turbine component. | 03-31-2011 |
20120231295 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPONENT AND A COMPONENT - A method of fabricating a component and a component are disclosed. The method includes beam brazing a pre-sintered preform to the component to form a beam-brazed portion. The component includes a beam-brazed portion formed by a pre-sintered preform. | 09-13-2012 |
20130032577 | CLADDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A CLADDING TO A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM COMPONENT - A cladding system and method for applying a cladding to a power generation system component including a first weld bead, a second weld and a filler bead. The first weld is deposited on the surface with a first energy source and solidified to form a first weld bead. The second weld is deposited on the surface adjacent to the first weld bead with the first energy source, wherein depositing the second weld creates a surface depression between the first weld bead and second weld. The filler bead is simultaneously deposited in the surface depression with a second energy source while depositing the second weld bead. The second weld and the filler bead are solidified to form the cladding bead. | 02-07-2013 |
20130071250 | PROCESS OF WELDING A TURBINE BLADE, A PROCESS OF WELDING A NON-UNIFORM ARTICLE, AND A WELDED TURBINE BLADE - A process of welding an article and a welded turbine blade are disclosed. The process includes fusion welding over a primary symmetry line determined from a center of gravity on a first side of the article or blade and fusion welding over the primary symmetry line determined from the center of gravity on a second side of the article or blade. The fusion treating includes multiple fusion treatments. | 03-21-2013 |
20130095342 | BRAZING PROCESS, BRAZE ASSEMBLY, AND BRAZED ARTICLE - A brazing process, a braze assembly, and a brazed article are disclosed. The brazing process includes applying a braze material to an article within a vacuum chamber while the vacuum chamber is substantially evacuated. The braze assembly is capable of applying a braze material to an article within a vacuum chamber while the vacuum chamber is substantially evacuated. The brazed article is devoid of re-formed oxides. | 04-18-2013 |
20150056469 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPONENT AND A MANUFACTURED COMPONENT - A method of fabricating a component and a fabricated component are disclosed. The method includes depositing a material to a component and manipulating the material to form a boundary region and a filler region for desired properties. The component includes the boundary region and the filler region, thereby having the desired properties. | 02-26-2015 |
20150104322 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A SUBSTRATE - A thermal management article, a method for forming a thermal management article and a thermal management method are disclosed. Forming a thermal management article includes forming a duct adapted to be inserted into a groove on the surface of a substrate, and attaching the duct to the groove so that the top outer surface of the duct is substantially flush with the surface of the substrate. Thermal management of a substrate includes transporting a fluid through the duct of a thermal management article to alter the temperature of the substrate. | 04-16-2015 |
Yi Cui, Urbana, IL US
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20100115628 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR AN ON-DEMAND DISTRIBUTED STREAMING SYSTEM - A DRM scheme that may be optionally invoked by the owner. With the DRM protection turned on, the media is encrypted before it is distributed in a P2P network, and is decrypted prior to its use (play back). The peers may still efficiently distribute and serve without authorization from the owner. Nevertheless, when the media is used (played back), the client node must seek proper authorization from the owner. The invention further provides a hierarchical DRM scheme wherein each packet of the media is associated with a different protection level. In the hierarchical DRM scheme of the invention there is usually an order of the protection level. As a result, in one embodiment of the invention, the decryption key of a lower protection layer is the hash of the decryption key at the higher protection level. That way, a user granted access to the high protection layer may simply hold a single license of that layer, and obtain decryption keys of that layer and below. The invention further provides for a process for managing digital rights to a scalable media file wherein a different encryption/decryption key is used to encrypt each truncatable media packet with a base layer without requiring additional storage space to store the key. | 05-06-2010 |
Yi Cui, Allston, MA US
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20100243990 | NANOSENSORS - Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described. | 09-30-2010 |
Yi Cui, Dublin, CA US
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20150128491 | Modular Magnetic Container System - A vessel in a modular magnetic storage system is set forth. The vessel includes at least one magnet housing assembly configured to securely store a magnet therein. The magnet housing assembly is provided on, within a portion, or within a wall of the vessel. An interior wall of the vessel is configured to form a compartment and to selectively store at least one object therein. The magnet housing assembly is configured to hold the vessel securely in a suspended configuration through a cover provided on the magnet housing assembly. The vessel is mounted in the suspended configuration by selectively connecting the magnet to a surface. | 05-14-2015 |
Yingwei Claire Cui, Los Altos, CA US
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20140337128 | CONTENT-TARGETED ADVERTISING USING COLLECTED USER BEHAVIOR DATA - A content-targeting ad system is provided with a user behavior (e.g., selection (e.g., click), conversion, etc.) feedback mechanism. The performance of individual ads, or groups of ads, may be tracked on a per document (e.g. per URL) and/or on a per host (e.g. per Website) basis. The performance of ad targeting functions may also be tracked on a per document, and/or per host basis. Such user behavior feedback data may be processed (e.g., aggregated) into useful data structures. Such user behavior feedback data (raw or processed) may then be used in a content-targeting ad system to improve ad quality, improve user experience, and/or maximize revenue. | 11-13-2014 |
Yuehua Cui, Boston, MA US
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20120142795 | HIERARCHICAL THERMOPLASTIC SURFACE TEXTURES FORMED BY PHASE TRANSFORMATION AND METHODS OF MAKING - Method for treating thermoplastic to make a surface thereof superhydrophobic. The method includes exposing the thermoplastic to a specific solvent for a selected time period. It is preferred that the treatment time be in the range of one minute to approximately five hours and more preferably in the range of one minute to 15 minutes. Thermoplastics and solvents having a similar solubility parameter interact with one another to form hydrophobic hierarchical surfaces. | 06-07-2012 |
Yunxing Cui, Carmel, IN US
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20110289620 | AAD-1 EVENT DAS-40278-9, RELATED TRANSGENIC CORN LINES, EVENT-SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION THEREOF, AND METHODS OF WEED CONTROL INVOLVING AAD-1 - This invention relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. This invention includes a novel aad-1 transformation event in corn plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a corn cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (of corn grain, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the corn genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided. The subject invention also includes related methods of controlling weeds. | 11-24-2011 |
20140041083 | STACKED HERBICIDE TOLERANCE EVENT 8264.44.06.1, RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES, AND DETECTION THEREOF - This invention relates in part to soybean event pDAB8264.44.06.1 and includes a novel expression cassettes and transgenic inserts comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to endpoint TaqMan PCR assays for the detection of Event pDAB8264.44.06.1 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided. | 02-06-2014 |
Yunxing C. Cui, Carmel, IN US
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20110154529 | INDUCED CHROMOSOME DOUBLING IN PLANTS - Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. | 06-23-2011 |
20120110688 | AAD-12 EVENT 1606 AND RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES - This invention relates to soybean event pDAB4472-1606 (Event 1606). This invention includes a novel aad-12 transformation event in soybean plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a soybean cell. This invention also relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. | 05-03-2012 |
20120222153 | AAD-1 EVENT DAS-40278-9, RELATED TRANSGENIC CORN LINES, AND EVENT-SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION THEREOF - This invention relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. This invention includes a novel aad-1 transformation event in corn plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a corn cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (of corn grain, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the corn genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided. | 08-30-2012 |
20120244533 | DETECTION OF AAD1 EVENT DAS-40278-9 - This invention relates in part to detecting herbicide tolerant plants—more specifically, an aad-1 transformation event in corn plants. The subject invention also provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (of corn grain, for example). Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided. The subject invention also relates in part to plant breeding using the subject methods. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits. More specifically, the invention relates in part to an endpoint TaqMan PCR assay for AAD-1 corn event 40278-9. Some embodiments are directed to assays that are capable of high throughput zygosity analysis. The subject invention further relates, in part, to the use of a preferred reference gene for use in determining zygosity. | 09-27-2012 |
20130061346 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT SOYBEAN EVENT 9582.814.19.1 - Soybean event 9582.814.19.1 comprises genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. | 03-07-2013 |
20130191938 | HERBICIDE TOLERANT COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.18.07.1 - Cotton event pDAB4468.18.07.1 comprises genes encoding AAD-12 and PAT, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. | 07-25-2013 |
20130212747 | HERBICIDE TOLERANT COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.19.10.3 - Cotton event pDAB4468.19.10.3 comprises genes encoding AAD-12 and PAT, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. | 08-15-2013 |
20130324408 | AAD-12 EVENT 416, RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES, AND EVENT-SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION THEREOF - This invention includes a novel aad-12 transformation event for herbicide tolerance in soybean plants—referred to herein as pDAB4468-0416. This invention includes a heterologous polynucleotide inserted into a specific site within the genome of a soybean cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (a soybean, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the soybean genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20140201873 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT SOYBEAN EVENT 9582.814.19.1 - Soybean event 9582.814.19.1 comprises genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. | 07-17-2014 |
20140344994 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT BREEDING STACK OF SOYBEAN EVENT PDAB9582.814.19.1 AND PDAB4468.04.16.1 - A breeding stack of soybean event 9582.814.19.1 and soybean event pDAB4468.04.16.1 resulted in the novel soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1 :: pDAB4468.04.16.1. Soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1 :: pDAB4468.04.16.1 comprises genes encoding AAD-12, CrylF, CrylAc (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. | 11-20-2014 |
Yunxing Cory Cui, Carmel, IN US
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20130029329 | DETECTION OF AAD-12 SOYBEAN EVENT 416 - The invention relates in part to methods of detecting an AAD-12 soybean event. The subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (of soybeans, for example). Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided. More specifically, the present invention relates in part to an endpoint TaqMan PCR assay for the AAD-12 soybean event. Some embodiments are directed to assays that are capable of high throughput zygosity analysis. The subject invention further relates, in part, to the discovery of a preferred reference gene for use in determining zygosity. This invention also relates in part to plant breeding using any of the subject methods. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits. The subject procedures can be used to uniquely identify soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. | 01-31-2013 |
20130055453 | STACKED HERBICIDE TOLERANCE EVENT 8264.42.32.1, RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES, AND DETECTION THEREOF - This invention relates to soybean event pDAB8264.42.32.1 and includes novel expression cassettes and transgenic inserts comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to endpoint TAQMAN PCR assays for the detection of Event pDAB8264.42.32.1 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130189681 | COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.19.10.3 DETECTION METHOD - Cotton event pDAB4468.19.10.3 comprises gene expression cassettes which contain genes encoding aad-12 and pat, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. Embodiments of the subject invention provide polynucleotide-related event detection methods. | 07-25-2013 |
20130189682 | COTTON EVENT pDAB4468.18.07.1 DETECTION METHOD - Cotton event pDAB4468.18.07.1 comprises gene expression cassettes which contain genes encoding aad-12 and pat, affording herbicide tolerance to cotton crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection. Embodiments of the subject invention provide polynucleotide-related event detection methods. | 07-25-2013 |
20130260995 | METHODS OF IMPROVING THE YIELD OF 2,4-D RESISTANT CROP PLANTS - This invention is related to methods for improving plant height and/or yield of crop plants that are resistant to herbicide 2,4-D by treating the plants with 2,4-D at application rates which are not harmful to the plants. In particular, provided is a method using 2,4-D application to increase yield of crop plants that express an AAD-12 gene for 2,4-D resistance. Soybeans are a preferred crop for use according to the subject invention. | 10-03-2013 |
20130338006 | STACKED HERBICIDE TOLERANCE EVENT 8291.45.36.2, RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES, AND DETECTION THEREOF - This invention relates to soybean event pDAB8291.45.36.2, which includes a novel expression cassette comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding, and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to detection methods, including endpoint TaqMan PCR assays, for the detection of Event pDAB8291.45.36.2 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided. | 12-19-2013 |
20140026253 | INDUCED CHROMOSOME DOUBLING IN PLANTS - Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. | 01-23-2014 |
Yushun Cui, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20110117309 | BIOMIMETIC TENDON-REINFORCED (BTR) COMPOSITE MATERIALS - Biomimetic tendon-reinforced” (BTR) composite structures feature improved properties including a very high strength-to-weight ratio. A basic structure comprises a plurality of spaced-apart stuffer members, each having a first end and a second end defining a length. A plurality of tendon elements interconnect with the first and second ends of the stuffer members in alternating fashion, such that the tendon elements criss-cross each other between the stuffer members. A first panel is bonded or attached to the first ends of the stuffer members, and a second panel is bonded or attached to the second ends of the stuffer members. In the preferred embodiments, the first panel, the second panel, or both the first and second panels are curved. An efficient manufacturing process based upon hollow stuffers and tendon elements in the form of bent wires is also disclosed. | 05-19-2011 |
20110168313 | ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT RUNFLAT TIRES BASED UPON NEGATIVE POISSON RATIO (NPR) AUXETIC STRUCTURES - Negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) or auxetic are used to make lightweight wheels and runflat tires. The NPR tires can be tailored and functionally-designed to optimally meet the runflat requirements for both military and commercial vehicles. NPR-runflat tires may be fabricated using standard materials and simple manufacturing processes, resulting in low-cost and high-volume production. In preferred embodiments the runflat tire designs are fully compatible with Central Tire Inflation Systems (CTIS), while providing a performance equivalent to current military vehicle solutions but at half the weight. An auxetic wheel according to the invention comprises a line defining an axis of rotation; and a plurality of concentric rings of unit cells surrounding the axis, each unit cell being constructed of a plurality of members defining a Negative Poisson's Ratio (NPR) structure. The outermost ring of unit cells is arranged to facilitate rolling terrain contact, such that the stiffness of the structure in the localized region of loading due to terrain contact increases as the wheel rotates. A layer of material may be disposed between the concentric rings of unit cells which in preferred embodiments comprise a plurality of nested-V shapes. A cover may be provided over the outermost ring of unit cells forming a tire which may, or may not, be inflated. | 07-14-2011 |
Zheng Cui, Winston-Salem, NC US
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20120107293 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER - A method of treating cancer comprises: (a) providing allogenic or autologous white blood cells from a suitable donor; and then (b) administering the white blood cells to the subject in an amount effective to treat the cancer. Preferably the white blood cells comprise innate immune cells. Preferably the white blood cells comprise less than 10% by number of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Preferably the white blood cells, or more particularly the innate immune cells, are preselected in vitro to kill cancer cells in vitro (for example, by collecting white blood cells from the patient and determining that the white blood cells kill cancer cells in vitro before and thereby pre-selecting the donor, before collecting a subsequent population of cells from the donor for administration). | 05-03-2012 |
20120276013 | GENETICALLY DETERMINED MOUSE MODEL OF RESISTANCE TO TRANSPLANTABLE CANCERS - We have established and studied a colony of mice with a unique trait of host resistance to both ascites and solid cancers induced by transplantable cells. One dramatic manifestation of this trait is age-dependent spontaneous regression of advanced cancers. This powerful resistance segregates as a single-locus dominant trait, is independent of tumor burden and is effective against cell lines from multiple types of cancer. During spontaneous regression or immediately following exposure, cancer cells provoke a massive infiltration of host leukocytes which form aggregates and rosettes with tumor cells. The cytolytic destruction of cancer cells by innate leukocytes is rapid and specific without apparent damage to normal cells. The mice are healthy, cancer-free and have a normal life span. These observations suggest a previously unrecognized mechanism of immune surveillance that may have potential for therapy or prevention of cancer. | 11-01-2012 |
Zhi Cui, Marietta, GA US
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20090103545 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - Quality of Service (QoS) can be managed in a network that uses time division access, such as a Passive Optical Network (PON), by supporting provisioning of at least two scheduling precedence levels in the PON, none of the at least two precedence levels being associated with a fixed or assured bandwidth traffic type in the PON, but having a bandwidth precedence and/or proportion relationship to each other. | 04-23-2009 |
20100103947 | DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ACCESS MULTIPLEXERS TO INCREASE BANDWIDTH IN ACCESS NETWORKS - Example distributed DSLAMs to increase bandwidth in access networks are disclosed. An example DSLAM comprises a first distribution cable segment to couple an SAI to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second distribution cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a second pedestal and to transport a first portion of the user data from the first pedestal to the second pedestal, the second cable segment comprising a pair of DSL-based signals bonded together, a drop cable to couple the first pedestal to a customer premises and to transport a second portion of the user data to the customer premises, and a switch at the first pedestal to route the first portion of the user data between the first and second cable segments and to route the second portion of the user data between the first cable segment and the drop cable. | 04-29-2010 |
20100119235 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DEPLOY FIBER OPTIC BASED ACCESS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus to deploy fiber optic based access networks are disclosed. An example access network comprises a first fiber optic cable segment to couple an optical access head-end to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second fiber optic cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a second pedestal and to transport a first portion of the user data to the second pedestal, a drop cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a customer premises and to transport a second portion of the user data to the customer premises, and a switch at the first pedestal to route the first portion of the user data between the first and second fiber optic cable segments and to route the second portion of the user data between the first fiber optic cable segment and the drop cable segment. | 05-13-2010 |
20110026930 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO UPGRADE COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN SUBSCRIBER DISTRIBUTION AREAS - Example methods and apparatus to upgrade communication services in subscriber distribution areas are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves installing an optical network unit communicatively coupled to an optical line terminal serving a subscriber distribution area communicatively coupled to the optical line terminal. The optical network unit includes a first subscriber downlink interface to serve a first subscriber premises and a second subscriber downlink interface to serve a second subscriber premises. A first communication service is provided to the first subscriber premises via a first electrically conductive medium communicatively coupled to the first subscriber downlink interface via a first removably attachable subscriber downlink module. A second communication service is provided to the second subscriber premises via a second electrically conductive medium communicatively coupled to the second subscriber downlink interface via a second removably attachable subscriber downlink module. In response to receiving a request to upgrade the first communication service, the first removably attachable subscriber downlink module is replaced with a third removably attachable subscriber downlink module, an optical transmission medium is connected between the third removably attachable subscriber downlink module and the first subscriber premises while retaining the second electrically conductive medium communicatively coupled to the second subscriber downlink interface to provide the second communication service to the second subscriber premises. | 02-03-2011 |
20130016945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DEPLOY FIBER OPTIC BASED ACCESS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus to deploy fiber optic based access networks are disclosed. An example access network comprises a first fiber optic cable segment to couple an optical access head-end to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second fiber optic cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a second pedestal and to transport a first portion of the user data to the second pedestal, a drop cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a customer premises and to transport a second portion of the user data to the customer premises, and a switch at the first pedestal to route the first portion of the user data between the first and second fiber optic cable segments and to route the second portion of the user data between the first fiber optic cable segment and the drop cable segment. | 01-17-2013 |
20140016936 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DEPLOY FIBER OPTIC BASED ACCESS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus to deploy fiber optic based access networks are disclosed. An example access network comprises a first fiber optic cable segment to couple an optical access head-end to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second fiber optic cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a second pedestal and to transport a first portion of the user data to the second pedestal, a drop cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a customer premises and to transport a second portion of the user data to the customer premises, and a switch at the first pedestal to route the first portion of the user data between the first and second fiber optic cable segments and to route the second portion of the user data between the first fiber optic cable segment and the drop cable segment. | 01-16-2014 |
Zhi Cui, Marieta, GA US
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20110093732 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Power Over Ethernet (PoE) device (PD) having a controller to receive signals over a first cable having twisted pair wires from at least one of a network element and a gateway where the network element is associated with a service provider where the gateway is associated with a premises and where the service provider provides network communications to the premises, adjust the signals, transmit the adjusted signals over a second cable having twisted pair wires to at least one of the network element and the gateway, and receive power from at least one of the network element and the gateway, where the power is received over at least one of the first and second cables, where the power is received according to PoE protocol, and where the PD is positioned between the network element and the gateway. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |