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Stochastic sensing through covalent interactions
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2013-03-26)
A system and method for stochastic sensing in which the analyte covalently bonds to the sensor element or an adaptor element. If such bonding is irreversible, the bond may be broken by a chemical reagent. The sensor element ...
Distributed joint source-channel coding of video using raptor codes
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-11-20)
A video encoder system includes a base layer and an enhancement layer for encoding video data. The base layer encodes a reduced quality version of the video data to obtain base layer data. The enhancement layer encodes the ...
Intergeneric hybrid plants and methods for production thereof
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2013-01-29)
Methods for the production of an intergeneric hybrid plants and plants produced thereby. In certain aspects, intergeneric hybrid plants are produced by crossing a sorghum parent plant comprising a mutant sorghum iap allele ...
Glycyrrhetinic acid derivatives
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2013-03-05)
The present invention relates to novel derivatives of glycyrrhetinic acid, compositions comprising said derivatives and their use in the treatment of conditions or diseases that benefit from an upregulation of PPAR&ggr ...
Polymer nanocomposites including dispersed nanoparticles and inorganic nanoplatelets
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2013-01-01)
Nanocomposites and method of making same are provided using nanoplatelets. A nanocomposite is provided, and the nanocomposite includes nanoparticles, inorganic platelets, and a polymer material. A method is provided for ...
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 ...
Replacement therapy for dental caries
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2016-02-16)
The invention provides recombinant Streptococcus mutans strains that can be used to improve oral health. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of reducing the incidence or severity of dental caries in a dental ...
Biphasic and dynamic adjustable support devices and methods with assist and recoil capabilities for treatment of cardiac pathologies
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2016-02-16)
The present invention provides a biphasic and dynamic direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having ...