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US20120127030 TIGHT OPTICAL INTEGRATION (TOI) OF IMAGES WITH GPS RANGE MEASUREMENTS  
A method of determining the position of a user in 3D space is disclosed. In one example, the method comprises utilizing range measurements from one or more GPS satellite vehicles, angular...
US20120121536 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GLUCOSE TRANSPORT INHIBITION  
Glucose deprivation is an attractive strategy in cancer research and treatment. Cancer cells upregulate glucose uptake and metabolism for maintaining accelerated growth and proliferation rates....
US20120095621 TRAJECTORY TRACKING FLIGHT CONTROLLER  
A six degree-of-freedom trajectory linearization controller (TLC) architecture (30) for a fixed-wing aircraft (46) is set forth. The TLC architecture (30) calculates nominal force and moment...
8153817 Synthesis of methyl nonactate derivatives  
Methyl nonactate is converted into a variety of different triazoloamide antibacterial agents by a reaction scheme involving (1) inversion of the secondary alcohol of the methyl nonactate to produce...
US20120070889 HYBRID BIOREACTOR FOR REDUCTION OF CAPITAL COSTS  
A bioreactor with first and second containers has translucent sidewalls housing a plurality of planar membranes over which a slurry of water and photosynthetic microorganisms flows. A light...
US20120024719 REMOVAL OF METALS FROM WATER  
A method of purifying water is provided that includes applying a voltage to an electrolytic cell 10 that includes an anode 14, a cathode 16 and an alkaline electrolyte composition having a pH value...
US20120016601 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PROPERTIES OF AN ASPHALT MATERIAL  
A method for determining properties of an asphalt material include measuring respective current deformations of a plurality of samples of the asphalt material, repeating the measuring step over a...
US20110313182 PHOSPHAPLATINS AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS RESISTANT TO CISPLATIN AND CARBOPLATIN  
The present invention provides phosphaplatins, stable isolated monomeric phosphato complexes of platinum (II) and (IV), and methods of use thereof for treating cancers, including cisplatin- and...
8080183 Nanoparticle assemblies with molecular springs  
A nanoscale sensing device from different types of nanoparticles (NPs) and nanowires (NWs) connected by molecular springs. The distance between the nanoscale colloids reversibly changes depending...
US20110302909 Selective Catalytic Reduction Via Electrolysis of Urea  
A method for producing ammonia suitable for use as a reductant in a combustion exhaust gas treatment system is provided that includes the electrolytic hydrolysis of urea under mild conditions. The...
US20110300641 PROTEIN ISOFORMS FOR DIAGNOSIS  
Several aspects of this invention relate to diagnosis of diabetic states in a mammal using protein isoforms. In some aspects, it relates to a method for determining the diabetic state of a mammal....
8057951 Solid oxide fuel cell process and apparatus  
Conveying gas containing sulfur through a sulfur tolerant planar solid oxide fuel cell (PSOFC) stack for sulfur scrubbing, followed by conveying the gas through a non-sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack....
US20110247973 EXFILTRATION APPARATUS  
An exfiltration apparatus for removing contaminants from a fluid includes a housing, a filter portion positioned within the housing, and a particulate collecting member. The housing defines a fluid...
8034964 Phosphaplatins and their use in the treatment of cancers resistant to cisplatin and carboplatin  
The present invention provides phosphaplatins, stable isolated monomeric phosphato complexes of platinum (II) and (IV), and methods of use thereof for treating cancers, including cisplatin- and...
US20110243823 Selective Catalytic Reduction Via Electrolysis of Urea  
A method and apparatus for producing ammonia suitable for use as a reductant in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR), a selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR), or a flue gas conditioning system...
8029759 Pretreatment method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanostructures from coal and carbon chars  
Carbon nanostructures such as multiwalled carbon nanotubes are formed from electrolyzed coal char. The electrolyzed coal char is formed by forming a slurry of coal particles, metal catalyst and...
US20110230404 Glycoproteins Produced in Plants and Methods of Their Use  
Methods of increasing the yield in plant expression of recombinant proteins comprising engineering glycosylation sites into cloned genes or cDNAs for proteins using codons that drive...
US20110217766 Methods of Producing Peptides in Plants and Peptides Produced Thereby  
Methods of increasing the yield in plant expression of recombinant proteins comprising engineering glycosylation sites into cloned genes or cDNAs for proteins using codons that drive...
8013789 Systems and methods for acquisition and tracking of low CNR GPS signals  
A receiver for continuous carrier phase tracking of low carrier-to-noise ratio (“CNR”) signals from a plurality of radio navigation satellites while the receiver is mobile. The receiver may hav...
US20110191646 Fault-and Variation-Tolerant Energy - and Area-Efficient Links for Network-on-Chips  
The present invention provides methods for detecting and correcting transmission errors in inter-router links of Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures. A NoC has repeaters along its bus lines. The...
US20110186725 METHOD FOR SEQUENCING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS USING METASTABLE-ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION MASS SPECTROMETRY  
Methods for fragmentation of large molecular ions, including proteins, nucleic acids, dendromers, and nanomaterials, compatible with several mass spectrometric techniques. The methods involve...
7976616 Composite discharge electrode  
The invention is a discharge electrode in an electrostatic precipitator having a power supply connected to at least one collection electrode and a flow of gas across the collection electrode. The...
US20110146853 Titanium Alloy Microstructural Refinement Method and High Temperature, High Strain Rate Superplastic Forming of Titanium Alloys  
A method for refining the microstructure of titanium alloys in a single thermomechanical processing step, wherein the titanium alloy comprises boron. In some embodiments, the method comprises the...
7928132 Methods for the amelioration of episodes of acute or chronic ulcerative colitis  
Methods of ameliorating episodes of accute or chronic colitis are provided by using methimazole derivatives and tautomeric cyclic thiones in combination with another pharmaceutical compound.
7920943 Precision approach guidance system and associated method  
A precision approach guidance system that provides flying craft guidance information during a precision approach to a landing site and methods associated therewith are provided. In one embodiment,...
7915579 Method and apparatus of liquid sample-desorption electrospray ionization-mass specrometry (LS-DESI-MS)  
An apparatus and method for direct analysis of continuous-flow liquid samples by desorption electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) including a sample stage that is adapted to receive a...
US20110056376 LOW COST COMPOSITE DISCHARGE ELECTRODE  
A the discharge electrode made of at least two parts. One part is the mast, which is made from substantially non-electrically conductive material, such as a CPVC pipe. The second part is a...
7888042 Methods for identifying insulin mimetics  
Methods are provided for identifying and selecting candidate molecules that activate glucose transport through binding of the insulin receptor at a site other than the insulin binding site. The...
7881361 Spectrally shaped generalized multitone direct sequence spread spectrum modulation  
A system (10) for communicating a direct sequence spread spectrum signal, a related transmitter (12), a related receiver (14), and methods associated therewith are provided in various embodiments....
US20110012096 PHOTOACTIVE NANOSTRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME  
A nanostructure comprising at least one semiconductor nanoparticle bound to a photocatalytic unit of a photosynthetic organism is disclosed. The nanoparticle and a binding between the nanoparticle...
US20100279255 Vehicle simulator system  
A vehicle simulation system may include: a platform positioned within a three-dimensional workspace, at least six upper support members positioned outside the three-dimensional workspace, at least...
US20100261874 SYNTHETIC GENES FOR PLANT GUMS AND OTHER HYDROXYPROLINE RICH GLYCOPROTEINS  
A new approach in the field of plant gums is described which presents a new solution to the production of hydroxyproline(Hyp)-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs), repetitive proline-rich proteins (RPRPs)...
US20100258717 ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE COUPLING OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY (EC) WITH LIQUID SAMPLE DESORPTION ELECTROSPRAY-MASS SPECTROMETRY (DESI-MS)  
An apparatus for direct analysis of the redox products, or intermediates, of an electrochemical reaction by coupling an electrochemical cell to desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
US20100252422 CARBON FIBER-ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR THE OXIDATION OF AMMONIA AND ETHANOL IN ALKALINE MEDIA AND THEIR APPLICATION TO HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, FUEL CELLS, AND PURIFICATION PROCESSES  
Electrocatalysts useful for the oxidation of ammonia and ethanol in alkaline media. The electrocatalysts include a carbon support, a first plating layer having a strong affinity for OH, and a...
US20100248330 Flow-Controlling Header  
An apparatus and method for holding a membrane, screen or other flexible planar body in tension, while providing a conduit for water or other liquid to flow to the membrane being held. The membrane...
7803264 Electro-catalysts for the oxidation of ammonia in alkaline media  
An electro-catalyst for the oxidation of ammonia in alkaline media; the electrocatalyst being a noble metal co-deposited on a support with one or more other metals that are active to ammonia...
US20100233293 PHOSPHAPLATINS AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS RESISTANT TO CISPLATIN AND CARBOPLATIN  
The present invention provides phosphaplatins, stable isolated monomeric phosphato complexes of platinum (II) and (IV), and methods of use thereof for treating cancers, including cisplatin- and...
7772546 Portable loeb-eiber mass spectrometer  
A portable mass spectrometer including an ion source, an ion detector, and a Loeb-Eiber style high-pass ion separator comprising an array of wires. The array can have first and second sets of wires...
7772381 Efficient method to synthesize benzyl group-protected alpha-pentagalloylglucose (α-PGG) and its analogues  
A method to synthesize benzyl group protected alpha-pentagalloylglucose (α-PGG) and related compounds. The method comprises the steps of: suspending a highly reactive acylation agent and an ...
7753642 Apparatus and method associated with cable robot system  
An apparatus associated with a cable robot system is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: an end-effector platform adapted to be positioned and maneuvered within a three-dimensional...
7700649 Phosphaplatins and their use in the treatment of cancers resistant to cisplatin and carboplatin  
The present invention provides phosphaplatins, stable isolated monomeric phosphate complexes of platinum (II) and (IV), and methods of use thereof for treating cancers, including cisplatin- and...
US20100092929 Cognitive and Linguistic Assessment Using Eye Tracking  
Methods for assessing cognitive and linguistic abilities by tracking and recording the eye movements of a patient in response to predetermined verbal and visual stimuli. The methods incorporate...
7687472 Methods and compositions for treating hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic, or hyperinsulinemic disorders  
Methods of treating hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic, and hyperinsulinemic disorders are provided. Compositions for treating such disorders are also provided. The compositions can include hexose and...
US20100072358 PORTABLE LOEB-EIBER MASS SPECTROMETER  
A portable mass spectrometer including an ion source, an ion detector, and a Loeb-Eiber style high-pass ion separator comprising an array of wires. The array can have first and second sets of wires...
US20100064756 MICRO-CHANNEL TUBES AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING MICRO-CHANNEL TUBES  
An apparatus and method are provided for extruding a micro-channel tube (402) from a non-aluminum metal or alloy such as copper. The micro-channel tube is formed by simultaneously extruding two...
US20100059674 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF LIQUID SAMPLE-DESORPTION ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION-MASS SPECROMETRY (LS-DESI-MS)  
An apparatus and method for direct analysis of continuous-flow liquid samples by desorption electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) including a sample stage that is adapted to receive a...
US20100056779 SYNTHESIS OF METHYL NONACTATE DERIVATIVES  
Methyl nonactate is converted into a variety of different triazoloamide antibacterial agents by a reaction scheme involving (1) inversion of the secondary alcohol of the methyl nonactate to produce...
US20100056483 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF BONE LOSS  
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of bone loss. The methods comprise providing a therapeutically effective amount of at least one chelating agent to a...
US20100032320 ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE CONCENTRATION OF MULTIVALENT CATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY  
Methods and systems for simultaneously measuring concentration of two or more different cations in solution. The methods include the steps of applying a steady state polarization technique to a...
US20100029548 GLYCOPROTEINS PRODUCED IN PLANTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE  
Methods of increasing the yield in plant expression of recombinant proteins comprising: engineering glycosylation sites into cloned genes or cDNAs for proteins using codons that drive...
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