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US-8,165,977 Systems, methods, and apparatus for otoacoustic protection of autonomic systems
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an autonomic unit transmits an otoacoustic signal to counteract a potentially...
US-8,165,557 Frequency down-conversion system using arrays of coupled non-linear elements
A system includes at least a first array connected to a second array. The first array includes an odd number, greater than one, of unidirectionally-coupled...
US-8,163,874 Beta helical peptide structures stable in aqueous and non-aqueous media and methods for preparing same
Disclosed is a method of making peptide structures that are stable in aqueous and non-aqueous media where a first linear peptide chain comprising alternating...
US-8,163,805 Small molecule antagonists of Bcl-2 family proteins
The present invention relates to naturally occurring and chemically synthesized small molecule antagonists of Bcl-2 family proteins. In particular, the present...
US-8,163,644 Template process for small pitch flip-chip interconnect hybridization
A process is disclosed for high density indium bumping of microchips by using an innovative template wafer upon which the bumps are initially fabricated. Once...
US-8,163,542 Potent combinations of mRNA transport elements
This invention provides expression vectors that comprise a combination of RNA transport elements that improve expression.
US-8,163,309 Starch foam microparticles
The present invention relates to starch foam microparticles having a porous structure, and which typically have a diameter of less than or equal to about 50...
US-8,163,243 Zero-G condensing heat exchanger with integral disinfection
The system that operates in a zero gravity environment and has an integral ozone generating capability is disclosed. The system contributes to the control of...
US-8,161,883 Flash-bang grenade with greater flash intensity
A safer flash-bang grenade that yields the state of the art sound intensity, plus a brighter, more intense flash of the order of 13.5 million candela--which...
US-8,161,877 Electronic firing systems and methods for firing a device
An electronic firing system comprising a control system, a charging system, an electrical energy storage device, a shock tube firing circuit, a shock tube...
US-8,161,863 Recoil-actuated gun scavenger
A recoil-actuated gun scavenger for a gun having a bore, a breech, a recoiling mass, and a non-recoiling mass. The scavenger may include a pneumatic cylinder...
US-8,161,799 Apparatus and methods for evaluation of energetic materials
The invention relates to an apparatus for evaluating energetic materials for ignitability, flamespread, pressure and thermal characteristics, energetic material...
US-8,161,797 Sampling device for low volatility hazardous chemicals
A device for use with a detection means and a solvent source for sampling low volatility hazardous chemicals within a sample matrix is comprised of a sonicator...
US-D658,240 Set of zero through nine character dolls
US-D658,196 User interface for a display screen
US-D657,987 Collapsible, fastenable yoga mat
US-8,161,279 Methods and systems for proofing identities using a certificate authority
A digital certificate is provided to a customer having an electronic account linked to the customer's physical address. Using the digital certificate, the...
US-8,160,982 Method for detecting people of interest from information sources
A method for detecting people of interest from information sources. Method performs automatic community model generation based on uni-parity data. Correlation...
US-8,160,819 Rapid identification of proteins and their corresponding source organisms by gas phase fragmentation and...
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the identification of proteins using laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, the identification of source...
US-8,160,576 LEO-based positioning system for indoor and stand-alone navigation
A method for estimating a precise position of a user device from signals from a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite includes receiving at least one carrier signal...
US-8,159,518 Video streaming system
A streaming video system may include a video capture terminal configured to communicate with a first communications network and a video receiving terminal...
US-8,159,387 Multi-transmitter interferometry
Systems and methods for obtaining target elevation information are disclosed. The systems and methods use multiple vertical transmitters and one or more...
US-8,158,592 Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules
Nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response and to redirect a Th2...
US-8,157,383 System for displaying images and/or information on aircraft blades and method thereof
A system for displaying information via a light source on rotating helicopter blades of an aircraft such as a helicopter is provided. The light source may be a...
US-8,157,207 Jet engine nozzle exit configurations, including projections oriented relative to pylons, and associated...
Nozzle exit configurations and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment includes a jet engine exhaust...
US-8,156,897 "Implant and forget" mechanism to interact with biota, in particular fauna that may outgrow available habitat...
An "implant and forget" device for interacting with biota after a pre-established time period. Preferably, the biota are fauna and more particularly fish. In...
US-8,156,870 Lightweight cartridge case
Disclosed is an ammunition cartridge case that includes a sleeve, a base fixedly attached to the sleeve and a fiber reinforced polymer composite annulus that is...
US-8,156,050 Project management system and method
A project management system comprising a first, second, third, fourth and fifth processing sequences embodied in a computer readable medium. The first...
US-8,155,989 Engineered management system particularly suited for maintenance and repair (M and R) management of structure...
An automated user-implemented method for optimizing cost, schedule and performance of maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) on manmade structure, such as...
US-8,155,949 Geodesic search and retrieval system and method of semi-structured databases
A knowledge-based decision support system that allows for communication and learning to occur using natural language is presented. The system has a capability...
US-8,155,939 Particle-surface interaction model and method of determining particle-surface interactions
A method and model of predicting particle-surface interactions with a surface, such as the surface of a spacecraft. The method includes the steps of:...
US-8,155,510 Universal underwater enclosure for cameras and camcorders
A universal underwater enclosure has a spherical shell having a hollow in which a camera, camcorder, or other device can be inserted, a lens attached to the...
US-8,155,450 Apparatus for single pass blob image analysis
A method and electronics circuit for processing very high resolution images or very high frame rate images in real time. Each pixel within a frame of pixels is...
US-8,154,954 Projectile for focusing a kinetic pulse array
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for finding and physically altering underground targets. Multiple projectiles are dispersed into the...
US-8,154,952 Method and system for real-time automated change detection and classification for images
A computer based system and method for real-time display of co-registered historical and current side scan sonar imagery during a side scan sonar survey....
US-8,154,792 Multi-layer gallium arsenide-based fresnel phase-shift device for infrared wavelength conversion
A new nonlinear optical structure for frequency conversion is described. The new nonlinear optical structure is a multilayer wafer comprising alternating layers...
US-8,154,438 Registration of latitude/longitude coordinates using range detection sensors and digital nautical charts
The present invention can find the exact location anywhere in the nautical world (latitude/longitude coordinates) by correlating or matching radar returns with...
US-8,154,028 Infrared external photoemissive detector
An infrared external photoemissive detector can have an n-p heterojunction comprising an n-type semiconductor layer and a p-layer; the n-layer semiconductor...
US-8,153,812 Two-photon absorbing diphenylaminofluorene-benzothiazole bis(aminophenoxy) monomers
Provided are new 2PA chromophores of the formula: ##STR00001## wherein X=para- or meta-NO.sub.2; para- or meta-NH.sub.2; and C.sub.nH.sub.n+1 is either a...
US-8,153,786 Synthesis of azido heterocycles
Energetic candidate azido heterocycles and their synthesis are described.
US-8,153,781 Dendrimer conjugates of agonists and antagonists of the GPCR superfamily
Disclosed are conjugates comprising a dendrimer and a ligand, which is a functionalized congener of an agonist or antagonist of a receptor of the G-protein...
US-8,153,657 Dopamine-, norepinephrine- and serotonin-transporter-selective heterocyclic compounds and their therapeutic...
One aspect of the invention relates to piperidine compounds that are useful as inhibitors of monoamine transporters. The invention also relates to...
US-8,153,436 Assays for disease-associated crystals in biological samples
Methods of assaying for disease-associated crystal species in biological samples are described. Such methods involve contacting a patient sample with an excess...
US-8,153,397 Recombinant light chains of botulinum neurotoxins and light chain fusion proteins for use in research and...
The present invention relates to the construction, expression, and purification of synthetic or recombinant light chain (LC) botulinum neurotoxin genes from all...
US-8,153,203 Conductive microcylinder-based paints for integrated antennas
The present invention is directed to a method for making a conformal antenna on a surface by providing a composition comprising a polymer matrix and a plurality...
US-8,153,156 Hydrogel nanocompsites for ophthalmic applications
The present invention relates to reversible hydrogel systems. Particularly, the hydrogel of the present invention is made up of copolymers that can be a...
US-8,153,146 Pesticide and fungicide treatments made from hop extracts
The invention is an organic pesticide or fungicide made from components of hop extract by preparing stable aqueous emulsions of hop acids and other hop extract...
US-8,153,131 High affinity antibodies against HMGB1 and methods of use thereof
Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory...
US-8,152,705 Pilates reformer exercise machine
A reformer includes a combined mount that serves to attach and support a foot bar assembly, a jump board, and a spring bar. The combined mount is easily and...
US-8,151,709 Anti-setback spin clip application
A stab type fuze mechanism, such as the 30 mm M759 fuze mechanism, which utilizes a generally horse shoe shaped configuration anti-setback spin clip initially...
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