Olivo
Alessandro Olivo, London GB
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20100054415 | PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING - Phase contrast imaging is achieved using a sample mask | 03-04-2010 |
20140233697 | X-RAY IMAGING - A method of aligning masks for phase imaging or phase contrast imaging in X-ray apparatus using a pixel-type X-ray detector makes use of non-idealities of all real detectors. A mask may be provided before the sample to generate beams, adjacent to the pixels of the detector or both. The method includes moving the mask into a plurality of translational position increments and identifying the increment for which the intensity has a maximum or minimum. The identified value of the increment may vary over the pixels of the detector. Alignment positions are selected in which steps in a plot of the increment over the area of the detector are minimised and/or aligned with the rows and columns of pixels. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233699 | PHASE IMAGING - A method of phase imaging uses X-ray beams having edges overlapping with pixels. A phase image may be obtained from first and second images using one or more X-ray beam, the first image being measured with the first edge but not the second edge of each X-ray beam overlapping the corresponding pixel(s) and the second image being measured with the second edge but not the first edge overlapping the corresponding pixel(s). The gradient of the X-ray absorption function may be calculated and a proportional term included in the image processing to calculate a quantitative phase image. | 08-21-2014 |
Anthony Olivo, Raleigh, NC US
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20120025614 | Uninterruptible Power Supply Apparatus and Methods Using Reconfigurable Energy Storage Networks - A power supply system includes an inverter circuit, for example, an inverter circuit of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), having an output configured to be coupled to a load and an input configured to be coupled to a power source and a storage network configuration circuit configured to vary interconnections of a plurality of energy storage units of the power source, for example, plural ultracapacitors, responsive to a control input. The network configuration circuit may be operative to detect a state of the power source, such as a voltage produced thereby, and to modify parallel and serial coupling of the energy storage units responsive to the detected state. In some embodiments, the network configuration circuit may be operative to increase and/or decrease a number of the power source units connected in series across the input of the inverter circuit responsive to the detected state. | 02-02-2012 |
20120153995 | RESONANT TANK DRIVE CIRCUITS FOR CURRENT-CONTROLLED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A resonant tank circuit has an output port configured to be coupled to a load comprising a current-controlled semiconductor device, such as a diode, thyristor, transistor or the like. A voltage generator circuit is configured to intermittently apply voltages to an input port of the resonant tank circuit in successive intervals having a duration equal to or greater than a resonant period of the resonant tank circuit. Such an arrangement may be used, for example, to drive a static switch. | 06-21-2012 |
Anthony J. Olivo, Raleigh, NC US
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20130009672 | ENERGY-RECYCLING RESONANT DRIVE CIRCUITS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A transistor driver includes an inductor coupled to a gate terminal of a transistor and a switching circuit coupled to the inductor and configured to charge a capacitance at a gate terminal of the transistor from a source via the inductor responsive to a first state of a control input, to block discharge of the charged capacitance responsive to a voltage at the gate terminal and to return charge from the charged capacitance to the source responsive to transition of the control input to a second state. The switching circuit may include a switch coupled in series with the inductor and the source and configured to conduct responsive to transition of the control input to the first state and a rectifier coupled in series with the inductor and the source and configured to block discharge of the charged capacitance responsive to the voltage at the gate terminal. | 01-10-2013 |
Anthony Joseph Olivo, Raleigh, NC US
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20140133201 | UPS SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING UPS MODULES WITH DIFFERENTIAL MODE INDUCTOR COUPLING - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes at least two UPS modules having respective switchmode power converter circuits coupled in common to a current source/sink by respective conductors. The system further includes at least one differential mode inductor magnetically coupling the at least two conductors. For example, the switchmode power converter circuits may include respective DC/DC converter circuits coupled in common to a terminal of a DC power source, such as a battery, by the conductors. The differential mode inductors may be implemented using, for example, ferrite rings. | 05-15-2014 |
Diane M. Olivo, Rochester, NY US
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20140204404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLOADING A REJECTED PRINT JOB REQUEST TO AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for uploading a rejected print job request to an alternative location are disclosed. For example, the method receives a print job request in a managed print environment, determines that the print job request violates a rule for printing in the managed print environment, displays a print job pop-up dialogue that indicates that the print job request has been rejected, wherein the print job pop-up dialogue provides one or more alternative locations to upload the print job request, receives a selection of one of the one or more alternative locations to upload the print job request, converts the print job request into an electronic document and uploads the electronic document to the one of the one or more alternative locations that was selected. | 07-24-2014 |
Fogi Leni Olivo, Ciserano (bergamo) IT
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20090084533 | Radiator With Radiating Plate Having High Efficiency - The radiator ( | 04-02-2009 |
Horacio F. Olivo, Iowa City, IA US
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20100179330 | Methods for the Preparation of Thiazolidinethione Indene-Based Chiral Auxiliaries - Methods for the preparation of indene-based thiazolidinethiones are provided comprising contacting 1-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ol, or a substituted derivative thereof, with an acid under suitable reaction conditions to provide a first intermediate; and contacting the first intermediate with an alkali xanthate in the presence of an alkali hydroxide under suitable reaction conditions to provide a compound of formula (III), | 07-15-2010 |
Jared Olivo, Highland, CA US
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20140213948 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE HAVING A DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM - An orthopedic device is arranged to apply a dynamic load on a leg of a user. The orthopedic device has a rigid or semi-rigid frame including lower and upper frames, and a hinge assembly connecting the lower and upper frames. A dynamic loading component is used to urge the load on the user's leg on the basis of flexion of the hinge assembly on the basis of tension in an elongate element connecting the dynamic loading component and at least one of the lower and upper frames. A peak load is generated at a flexion angle between extension and maximum flexion of the hinge assembly. | 07-31-2014 |
20140336554 | Orthopedic Device Having a Dynamic Control System and Method for Using the Same - An orthopedic device and method for using the same are provided for applying a dynamic load on a leg of a user. The orthopedic device has a rigid or semi-rigid frame including lower and upper frames, and a hinge assembly connecting the lower and upper frames. A dynamic loading component is used to urge the load on the user's leg on the basis of flexion of the hinge assembly on the basis of tension in an elongate element connecting the dynamic loading component and at least one of the lower and upper frames. A peak load is generated at a flexion angle between extension and flexion of the hinge assembly. | 11-13-2014 |
Malini Olivo, Singapore SG
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20120128592 | SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION - A compound for detecting an analyte using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and a method of forming the compound is provided. The compound has Formula I: | 05-24-2012 |
20130101517 | DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOSTABLE NEAR-IR CYANINE DYES FOR IN VIVO IMAGING - A compound of structural formula (I): | 04-25-2013 |
20130171667 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER SENSOR - A method for sensing, a photonic crystal fiber, a method for fabricating a photonic crystal fiber sensor, and a Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) sensing apparatus. The method for sensing comprises the steps of providing a photonic crystal fiber comprising a hollow core and a plurality of cladding holes around the hollow core; providing Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) active nanoparticles; and adapting the SERS active nanoparticles and/or the fiber for SERS sensing. | 07-04-2013 |
20130196057 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY PARTICLE - There is provided a method of preparing a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) particle comprising the step of encapsulating a plurality of Raman molecules on the surface of a metallic core with a biocompatible protective shell at an elevated temperature selected to decrease the encapsulation time by more than one-fold relative to an encapsulation performed at 20° C. | 08-01-2013 |
20130242297 | SUBSTRATE FOR OPTICAL SENSING BY SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Various embodiments relate to a substrate for optical sensing by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The substrate comprises a support, a first layer consisting of a plurality of metal nanoparticles attached to the surface of the support, and a second layer consisting of a plurality of metal nanoparticles attached to the surface of the metal nanoparticles of the first layer, wherein the mean diameter of the metal nanoparticles of the first layer is greater than the mean diameter of the metal nanoparticles of the second layer. Various embodiments also refer to methods for forming the substrate. In a further aspect, various embodiments refer to a biosensor comprising the inventive substrate for the detection of an analyte in a sample by SERS, a method for the detection of an analyte in a sample by SERS using the biosensor, and use of the biosensor in SERS detection methods. | 09-19-2013 |
20130315834 | NANOPROBE COMPRISING GOLD COLLOID NANOPARTICLES FOR MULTIMODALITY OPTICAL IMAGING OF CANCER AND TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY FOR CANCER - The present invention is directed to a nanoparticle loaded with a light sensitive molecule and a method of preparing the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle is a colloidal gold nanoparticle and the light sensitive molecule is non-covalently adsorbed to the surface of the nanoparticle. The present invention is also directed to a nanoprobe comprising the nanoparticle and further comprising a targeting moiety covalently coupled to the surface of the nanoparticle. Additionally, the present invention is directed to an imaging method comprising administering the nanoprobe to a subject and collecting imaging data of the subject or part of the subject with optical multimodality imaging. A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising administering the nanoprobe and performing photodynamic therapy on the subject is further disclosed. | 11-28-2013 |
Martin Olivo, Westwood, NJ US
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20140163095 | USE OF ERIBULIN IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER - The invention provides methods of treating breast cancer in subjects having locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. | 06-12-2014 |
Paul Olivo, Clayton, MO US
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20110262397 | COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF HEPATITIS C VIRAL INFECTIONS - Various tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds, compositions, methods of making, and methods for the prevention and treatment of HCV infections and associated diseases are disclosed. The invention further relates to biomarkers for identification of HCV strains which are resistant to the tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds. | 10-27-2011 |
Paul Olivo, St. Louis, MO US
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20110305715 | ANTIBODIES TO 3-HYDROXYCOTININE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention provides antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to 3-hydroxycotinine (3HC). The invention also provides compositions containing these antibodies and fragments thereof, and to their use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications for diseases involving nicotine activity (e.g., smoking and/or smokeless tobacco use). | 12-15-2011 |
Paul D. Olivo, Clayton, MO US
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20090221624 | 4-AMINOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING VIRUS-RELATED CONDITIONS - This invention is directed to aminoquinoline compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of such compounds, kits comprising such compounds, and uses of such compounds for preparing medicaments and treating virus-related conditions in animals. | 09-03-2009 |
Paul D. Olivo, St. Louis, MO US
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20130065252 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AUTOANTIBODIES - The invention provides compositions and methods for detecting thyroid hormone blocking immunoglobulin (TBI). The invention's methods are sensitive and specific for TBI, and may be used for the dual detection of both TBI and TSI. The invention's compositions and methods are useful for the diagnosis of diseases that are associated with the presence of TBI and/or TSI, for monitoring the progress of disease and/or treatment regimens, therapeutics, vaccines, etc., and for assisting clinicians in making treatment decisions. | 03-14-2013 |
Tony Olivo, Raleigh, NC US
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20140103727 | ISLAND GRID POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHODS USING ENERGY STORAGE FOR TRANSIENT STABILIZATION - A system includes at least one generator coupled to an island grid, at least one energy storage unit and at least one converter coupled to the at least one energy storage unit and configured to be coupled to the island grid. The system further includes a control circuit configured to cause the at least one converter to transfer power between the at least one energy storage unit and the grid responsive to a change in a load on the island grid to maintain operation of the at least one generator at a predetermined operating point. The at least one generator may include a control system configured to match generator output to the load and the control circuit may be configured to maintain the control system of the at least one generator within a predetermined dynamic response capability limit responsive to the change in the load. | 04-17-2014 |
20140316593 | MULTI-GENERATOR APPLICATIONS USING VARIABLE SPEED AND SOLID STATE GENERATORS FOR EFFICIENCY AND FREQUENCY STABILIZATION - A system includes at least one variable speed generator system configured to provide power to a load bus and at least one fixed speed generator configured to provide power to the load bus. The system also includes a solid state generator (SSG) system including at least one energy storage device and a converter coupled to the at least one energy storage device and configured to transfer power between the at least one energy storage device and the load bus. The system further includes a control system configured to control the at least one variable speed generator system, the at least one fixed speed generator and the SSG system responsive to changes in a load on the load bus. | 10-23-2014 |
Tony Joseph Olivo, Raleigh, NC US
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20120320648 | CYCLO-CONVERTER AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A three phase full resonant cyclo-converter suitable for converting a three phase AC supply to a DC output. In one embodiment the cyclo-converter consists of two half bridge cyclo-converters driving a resonant circuit. The main switching sequence of the cyclo-converter may consist of a switching sequence in which the phases of a three phase supply are switched in a repeating sequence from the largest to the smallest absolute voltage value of the supply phases. | 12-20-2012 |