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US20120288909 |
MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF PENTANOL FROM GLUCOSE OR GLYCEROL
The invention relates to the production of pentanol through recombinant gene expression and metabolic engineering.
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US20120288626 |
Templated Monolayer Polymerization and Replication
A self-replicating monolayer system employing polymerization of monomers or nanoparticle ensembles on a defined template provides synthesis of two-dimensional single molecule polymers. Systems of...
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US20120288065 |
Compact Coherent Current and Radiation Source
Coherent electronic current, which can be used to generate coherent radiation, is generated by first generating and transmitting an array of discrete electron beamlets from a nanocathode array...
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US20120285429 |
OPTIMIZED FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DIRECT INJECTION ETHANOL ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES
Fuel management system for enhanced operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder. It is preferred that the direct...
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US20120285221 |
ACOUSTIC PROBE FOR LEAK DETECTION IN WATER PIPELINES
Acoustic system for leak detection. The system includes a disk-shaped probe for insertion into fluid flowing within a pipe. The probe has a convex front surface facing in the flow direction and a...
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8311147 |
Digital transmitter
An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to...
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8310560 |
Three-dimensional imaging using a single camera
The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements...
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8310130 |
Electrochemical methods, devices, and structures
The present invention provides devices and structures and methods of use thereof in electrochemical actuation. This invention provides electrochemical actuators, which are based, inter-alia, on an...
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8309838 |
Potential amplified nonequilibrium thermal electric device (PANTEC)
A semiconductor structure is provided that can be used for cooling, heating, and power generation. A first region of the semiconductor structure has a first length and comprises a first...
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8309278 |
Guided self-assembly of block copolymer line structures for integrated circuit interconnects
Complex self-assembled patterns can be created using a sparse template and local changes to the shape or distribution of the posts of the template to direct pattern generation of block copolymer....
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US20120282826 |
MULTI-AXIS WATER JET PROPULSION USING COANDA EFFECT VALVES
A propulsion system is provided that includes one or more pumps that form a jet for propulsion. A number of Coanda jet devices (CJDs) are coupled to the one or more pumps. The CJDs are arranged so...
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US20120282530 |
BATTERY STRUCTURES, SELF-ORGANIZING STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS
An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an...
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US20120281990 |
OPTICAL RECEIVER CONFIGURABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF MODULATION FORMATS
The present invention provides a simple means of demodulating optical signals, e.g. wideband M-ary orthogonal. The demodulator comprises an optical processor and a comparison module. The optical...
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US20120280421 |
Jamming Methods and Apparatus
In exemplary implementations of this invention, a reconfigurable device comprises flexible bladder that encloses a jammable material. The geometry of the device can be altered by unjamming the...
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8305050 |
Circuit and method to startup from very low voltages and improve energy harvesting efficiency in thermoelectric harvesters
An energy harvesting system is provided that includes a startup module for starting the energy harvesting system operation from a completely OFF state. The startup module uses mechanical vibrations...
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8304273 |
Insulated nanogap devices and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides a method to eliminate undesired parallel conductive paths of nanogap devices for aqueous sensing. The method involves the electrical insulation of an electrode pair,...
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8302580 |
Fuel management system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines
Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management...
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US20120278242 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT DATA COLLECTION, MONITORING, AND TRACKING
A system for providing product data collection, monitoring, and tracking contains a memory and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of: receiving product information and a...
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US20120277852 |
COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND COATED DEVICES
In various embodiments, a coated device comprises: a substrate; a film coating at least part of the substrate, which film comprises a multilayer unit comprising a first layer and a second layer...
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US20120277719 |
COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND COATED DEVICES
The present disclosure provides, am ng other things, a coated device comprising: a porous substrate; a film coating at least part of the substrate, which film comprises a multilayer unit comprising...
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US20120277118 |
DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR ANALYZING NUCLEIC ACID DAMAGE AND REPAIR USING ELECTROPHORESIS
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for assessing DNA damage and repair in cells by measuring DNA migration under electrophoresis. In one exemplary embodiment, a microarray configured to...
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US20120276458 |
NANOFIBER ELECTRODES FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES
Methods and devices for enhanced energy storage in an electrochemical cell are provided. In some embodiments, an electrode for use in a metal-air electrochemical cell can include a plurality of...
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US20120276334 |
Surfaces with Controllable Wetting and Adhesion
Surfaces that have both micrometer- and nanometer-scale features can have controllable wetting and adhesion properties. The surfaces can be reversibly switched between states of greater and lesser...
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US20120275510 |
SCALING SIGNAL QUALITY WITH CHANNEL QUALITY
A communication system, which may be applied to video communication, transmits a single stream that each of multiple multicast receivers decodes to a video quality commensurate with its channel...
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US20120275040 |
PRECISION PARABOLIC MIRROR STRUCTURES
Parabolic Mirror. The mirror includes a flexible material with a reflective surface and a rear surface. A flexible band is in contact with the rear surface of the flexible material. The bending...
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US20120273987 |
INORGANIC NANOWIRES
Provided in one embodiment is a method of forming an inorganic nanowire, comprising: providing an elongated organic scaffold; providing a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles attached to the...
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US20120273784 |
FABRICATION OF ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC SYSTEMS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES BY LAYER TRANSFER METHOD
A transfer layer includes a transparent substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the transparent substrate that comprises PbO, GaN, PbTiO3, La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (LSCO), or LaxPb1-xCoO3 (LPCO) so that...
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US20120273078 |
ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PIPELINE REHABILITATION
System for pipeline rehabilitation. The system includes repairing a leak in a pipe using a pair of substantially semi-cylindrical parts connected through a compliant joint. When the parts are...
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US20120272722 |
IN-PIPE LEAK DETECTION BASED ON PRESSURE GRADIENT
Leak detection system. The system includes a structure sized to fit within a pipe for supporting at least one sensing element near an inside wall of the pipe, whereby a pressure gradient at a leak...
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US20120272642 |
SELF-REGULATING PRESSURE SOURCE
Self-regulating pressure source. The pressure source includes a chamber enclosing a chemical monopropellant. A moveable boss is attached to a deformable membrane sealing an air chamber, the...
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US20120272505 |
Robot having obstacle avoidance mechanism
A robot is placed on a first surface of a panel. The robot includes a body and first and second feet connected to the body via joints. A flux conducting device is positioned on an opposing second...
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8301219 |
Patient monitoring systems and methods
Various systems and methods are provided for monitoring patient physiological data without the need for adhesives or wires to be connected to a patient. The system is also fully functional without...
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8301027 |
Agile-beam laser array transmitter
An Agile-Beam Laser Array Transmitter (ABLAT) uses an array of emitters and an array of lenses to project electromagnetic beams over a wide angular coverage area in the far field. Differences in...
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Organic materials able to detect analytes
The present invention generally relates to polymers with lasing characteristics that allow the polymers to be useful in detecting analytes. In one aspect, the polymer, upon an interaction with an...
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US20120270797 |
ENGINEERED PROTEINS INCLUDING MUTANT FIBRONECTIN DOMAINS
The present invention features engineered proteins that can include a genetically modified Fn domain; two or more such domains joined to one another; or at least one genetically modified Fn domain...
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US20120270262 |
METHODS FOR MOBILE ZINC MEASUREMENT
This invention relates to a method for using a zinc sensor compound to detect a disease associated with the disruption of zinc homeostasis, such as prostate cancer. The zinc sensor compound...
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US20120270209 |
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SPECIFIC CAPTURE AND RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COMPONENTS
Living cells can be selectively and reversibly bound to functionalized dissolvable material (e.g., cross-linked hydrogel compositions) and subsequently released from the composition as viable...
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US20120269973 |
Automated Layer By Layer Spray Technology
The present invention comprises an automated apparatus capable of spray depositing polyelectrolytes via the LbL mechanism with minimal or no human interaction. In certain embodiments, the apparatus...
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US20120269761 |
BIODEGRADABLE ELASTOMERS
The present inventions in various aspects provide elastic biodegradable polymers. In various embodiments, the polymers are formed by the reaction of a multifunctional alcohol or ether and a...
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US20120267820 |
FIBER DRAW SYNTHESIS
Fiber draw synthesis process. The process includes arranging reactants in the solid state in proximate domains within a fiber preform. The preform is fluidized at a temperature below the melting...
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8296207 |
Backward/forward trading contracts based on REIT-based pure property return indexes
The present disclosure is directed to a method of approximating prices in a private property market. First, REIT return data is compiled from each REIT of a plurality of REITs at a predetermined...
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8294603 |
System and method for providing high throughput entropy coding using syntax element partitioning
A system and method for providing high throughput entropy coding contains the steps of: dividing syntax elements of video into one or more group of syntax elements; placing each group into a...
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8293168 |
Nanocomposites with high thermoelectric figures of merit
The present invention is generally directed to nanocomposite thermoelectric materials that exhibit enhanced thermoelectric properties. The nanocomposite materials include two or more components,...
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Water separation under reduced pressure
Water is separated from a liquid mixture (e.g., sea water) using a humidification chamber and a dehumidification chamber that are each operated at a pressure less than ambient atmospheric pressure...
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Pressure measuring syringe
A syringe having an internal pressure gauge comprises a syringe barrel; a piston within the barrel; a spring coupled to the piston at a first position of the spring, the spring having a second...
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Cryogenic vacuum break thermal coupler with cross-axial actuation
A system and method to connect a cryocooler (refrigerator) to a superconducting magnet or cooled object allows for replacement without the need to break the cryostat vacuum or the need to warm up...
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US20120264653 |
Methods for High Fidelity Production of Long Nucleic Acid Molecules
In a method for synthesizing a pool of nucleic acid molecules, a first nucleic acid has a first 5′ region and a first 3′ region and a second nucleic acid has a second 5′ region and a second 3′ re...
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US20120264166 |
MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIOMATERIALS AS SCAFFOLDS FOR ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL, MAGNETIC, SEMICONDUCTING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
One-dimensional ring structures from M13 viruses were constructed by two genetic modifications encoding binding peptides and synthesis of a heterobifunctional linker molecule. The bifunctional...
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US20120263672 |
Biocompatible Adhesive Materials and Methods
Biocompatible adhesive materials, such as for use with biological tissues and/or medical implants, are provided, as well as methods and kits for making and using the biocompatible adhesive...
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US20120263409 |
PHOTODETECTING FIBER
Photodetecting fiber. The fiber detects and localizes an incident optical beam. A semiconducting core is in intimate contact with a material forming a resistive channel that breaks axial symmetry....
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