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2014
(West Campus Library, Texas A&M University, 2014)
Emission computed tomography for guidance of sampling and therapeutic delivery
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-11-11)
Treatment for a variety of diseases often requires guidance for the delivery of either a drug or radiation to the disease site. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) can provide three dimensional positioning of the location ...
Method and apparatus for direct counterfactual quantum communication
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-11-18)
It has long been assumed in physics that for information to travel in empty space between two parties (the Sender and the Receiver), “physically real” entities have to travel between the parties. The recently discovered ...
Integrated biofuel processing system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-08-12)
A unique, integrated non-obvious pathway to convert biomass to biofuels using integration of chemical processes is described herein. The present invention is simple, direct, and provides for the shortest or minimum path ...
Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal Brayton cycle engine
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-09-02)
According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and ...
Functionalized carbon nanotube-polymer composites and interactions with radiation
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-08-19)
The present invention involves the interaction of radiation with functionalized carbon nanotubes that have been incorporated into various host materials, particularly polymeric ones. The present invention is directed to ...
Annular seals for non-contact sealing of fluids in turbomachinery
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-09-30)
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, an annular seal generally includes a hollow member having two ends and an inner surface. The hollow member has a number of depressions formed in and extending around its inner ...
System and method for efficient air dehumidification and liquid recovery with evaporative cooling
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-04-01)
The present invention relates to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing humidity gradients in one or more dehumidification units. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering the dehumidification ...
Systems and methods for multi-stage air dehumidification and cooling
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-02-04)
Systems and methods are provided for dehumidifying air by establishing a humidity gradient across a water selective permeable membrane in a dehumidification unit. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering ...
Shaft-less energy storage flywheel
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-01-21)
Embodiments of the present invention include a shaft-less energy storage flywheel system. The shaft-less energy storage flywheel system includes a solid cylindrical flywheel having permanent motor magnets mounted about the ...