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US20120130905 TRANSACTION VERIFICATION ON RFID ENABLED PAYMENT AND TRANSACTION INSTRUMENTS  
A display enabled RFID tag (DERT) receives transaction details from the reader. DERT verifies that the details match their counterparts in the reader public key certificate. The process is aborted...
US20120130113 OXIDATIVE HOMO-COUPLING REACTIONS OF ARYL BORONIC ACIDS USING A POROUS COPPER METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK AS A HIGHLY EFFICIENT HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST  
The disclosure provides methods for the use of open metal frameworks to catalyze coupling reactions.
US20120129227 THERMOSTABLE CELLULASES, AND MUTANTS THEREOF, CAPABLE OF HYDROLYZING CELLULOSE IN IONIC LIQUID  
The present invention provides for a composition comprising an ionic liquid and a thermostable cellulose, and a method of hydrolyzing a cellulose, comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising...
US20120129221 BIOCHEMICAL PLATFORM FOR FUELS AND CHEMICALS PRODUCTION FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS  
An alternative biochemical process for fuels and chemicals production from cellulosic biomass is presented. The method includes an aerobic step where microorganisms convert carbohydrates contained...
US20120129209 ALIGNING CELLS ON WRINKLED SURFACE  
A method is provided for preparing an aligned cell population comprising the culturing one or more cells on a surface having a texture, which texture has an average height of from about 100...
US20120129178 GENOMIC POLYMORPHISM FOR PREDICTING THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE  
The present invention relates to the use of genomic polymorphism to provide individualized therapeutic regimens to treat patients suffering from diseases such as cancer. The invention discloses...
US20120129158 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND DISRUPTING CELLULAR ORGANELLES  
This invention relates to optomechanical systems and methods for altering, modifying or disrupting a target object. Such systems and methods are used for, for example, ablating the endogenous...
US20120128963 SUPERHYDROPHILIC NANOSTRUCTURE  
An embodiment of a superhydrophilic nanostructure includes nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are formed into porous clusters. The porous clusters are formed into aggregate clusters. An embodiment of...
US20120128701 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE REMOVAL OF BIOFILMS  
Methods of breaking down a biofilm or inhibiting, preventing or treating a microbial infection that produces a biofilm are disclosed, which involves administration of a polypeptide that has one or...
US20120128696 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND INHIBITING ANGIOGENESIS  
The present invention provides methods for reducing or inhibiting angiogenesis in a tissue, by contacting α5β1 integrin in the tissue with an agent that interferes with specific binding of the α...
US20120128636 Gingiva Derived Stem Cell And Its Application In Immunodulation And Reconstruction  
The present invention relates to gingiva derived messenchymal stem cells (GMSCs). More specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods of using GMSCs to regulate inflammatory response...
US20120128019 MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED MULTI-WAVELENGTH HIGH-CONTRAST GRATING VCSEL ARRAY  
Multiple-wavelength VCSEL array apparatus and method having a high contrast grating (HCG) mirror which can be implemented on a single substrate in which only the dimensions of the HCG (e.g., duty...
US20120126804 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTY CONCENTRIC NEUTRALS IN A LIVE POWER DISTRIBUTION CABLE  
An apparatus for detecting a faulty concentric neutral wire in a live power distribution cable may include, in one embodiment, a housing for sliding along a surface of a power distribution cable, a...
US20120126283 HIGH POWER, HIGH EFFICIENCY AND LOW EFFICIENCY DROOP III-NITRIDE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES ON SEMIPOLAR SUBSTRATES  
A III-nitride light emitting diode grown on a semipolar {20-2-1} plane of a substrate and characterized by high power, high efficiency and low efficiency droop.
US20120126198 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FOR DROOP IMPROVEMENT  
A light emitting diode (LED) device structure with a reduced Droop effect, and a method for fabricating the LED device structure. The LED is a III-nitride-based LED having an active layer or...
8185383 Methods and apparatus for adapting speech coders to improve cochlear implant performance  
Cochlear implant performance is improved by extracting pitch information and encoding such pitch information into the processor of a cochlear implant. One embodiment of the invention is to...
8183557 (Al,In,Ga,B)N device structures on a patterned substrate  
A nitride light emitting diode, on a patterned substrate, comprising a nitride interlayer having at least two periods of alternating layers of InxGa1−xN and InyGa1−yN where 0
8183282 Therapeutic uses of urolithins  
The subject invention is drawn to ellagitannin metabolites (e.g., urolithin) that find use in treating or preventing a neoplastic disease in a subject.
8183274 Treatment of hyperproliferative disorders with diarylhydantoin compounds  
The present invention relates to diarylhydantoin compounds, including diarylthiohydantoins, and methods for synthesizing them and using them in the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer.
8183236 Compounds with HIV-1 integrase inhibitory activity and use thereof as anti-HIV/AIDS therapeutics  
Pharmacophore models to be used in drug design and discovery are provided. An in silico protocol and in vitro assays are presented. Compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts with HIV-1...
8183012 Methods and composition for the production of orthogonal tRNA-aminoacyltRNA synthetase pairs  
This invention provides compositions and methods for generating components of protein biosynthetic machinery including orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs...
8182669 Dynamic equilibrium separation, concentration, and mixing apparatus and methods  
Particles are separated, concentrated, or mixed within a fluid by means of a fluid-containing cell having a longitudinal axis, a cross-sectional area generally perpendicular to the longitudinal...
8181540 Measurement of sliding friction-induced vibrations for biomimetic tactile sensing  
Tactile sensors are disclosed that mimic the human fingertip and its touch receptors. The mechanical components are similar to a fingertip, with a rigid core surrounded by a weakly conductive fluid...
US20120123120 No-Carrier-Added Nucleophilic [F-18] Fluorination of Aromatic Compounds  
Phenyliodonium ylide derivatives substituted with electron donating as well as electron withdrawing groups on the aromatic ring are shown for use as precursors in aromatic nucleophilic substitution...
US20120122946 POLYMORPHISMS FOR PREDICTING DISEASE AND TREATMENT OUTCOME  
The invention provides compositions and methods for determining the increased risk for recurrence of certain cancers and the likelihood of successful treatment with one or both of chemotherapy and...
US20120122818 LUNG-TARGETED DRUGS  
Methods and compositions are provided for treating lung diseases, including but not limited to infections and small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, by conjugating a drug of interest to...
US20120122795 ACCELERATED EXTENSION OF AXONS  
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for promoting the extension of a neural cell by increasing the expression of activity of cofilin in the cell. The increase can be local to...
US20120122628 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RATE OF CHANGE OF RATIO IN A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION  
Systems and methods for efficiently and effectively controlling the rate of change of ratio, not simply the ratio, in a CVT. By controlling the rate of change of ratio, the acceleration or...
US20120121639 PROTEINS WITH REPETITIVE BACTERIAL-IG-LIKE (BIG) DOMAINS PRESENT IN LEPTOSPIRA SPECIES  
The invention relates to three isolated DNA molecules that encode for proteins, BigL1, BigL2 and BigL3, in the Leptospira sp bacterium which have repetitive Bacterial-Ig-like (Big) domains and...
US20120121612 FERMENTED WHEAT GERM PROTEINS (FWGP) FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER  
The present invention provides compositions comprising the component of fermented wheat germ extract (“FWGE”) active in reducing, inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of cancer cells and...
US20120121595 FRAGMENT OF SECRETED HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN-90ALPHA (Hsp90ALPHA) AS VACCINES OR EPITOPE FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DRUGS OR TARGET FOR SMALL MOLECULE DRUGS AGAINST A RANGE OF SOLID HUMAN TUMORS  
The invention provides methods for treating HIF-1α-overexpressing human tumors, inhibiting HIF-1α-overexpressing tumor invasion and preventing tumor metastasis, and/or promoting tumor p...
US20120119410 HIGHLY BASIC IONOMERS AND MEMBRANES AND ANION/HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE FUEL CELLS COMPRISING THE IONOMERS AND MEMBRANES  
A family of functionalized polymers is provided capable of forming membranes having exceptional OH− ionic conductivity as well as advantageous mechanical properties, which may be applied to m...
US20120119258 VERTICAL OUTGASSING CHANNELS  
InP epitaxial material is directly bonded onto a Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) wafer having Vertical Outgassing Channels (VOCs) between the bonding surface and the insulator (buried oxide, or BOX)...
US20120119222 TECHNIQUE FOR THE GROWTH OF PLANAR SEMI-POLAR GALLIUM NITRIDE  
A method for growing planar, semi-polar nitride film on a miscut spinel substrate, in which a large area of the planar, semi-polar nitride film is parallel to the substrate's surface. The planar...
US20120119155 ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER BINDER FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ELECTRODE  
A family of carboxylic acid group containing fluorene/fluorenon copolymers is disclosed as binders of silicon particles in the fabrication of negative electrodes for use with lithium ion batteries....
US20120118740 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SORTING CELLS AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL PARTICULATES  
An optical pattern-driven light induced dielectrophoresis (DEP) apparatus and separation methods are described which provide for the manipulation of particles or cells and selection based on traits...
US20120118723 Nanostructures Having Crystalline and Amorphous Phases  
The present invention includes a nanostructure, a method of making thereof, and a method of photocatalysis. In one embodiment, the nanostructure includes a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase...
US20120118551 Heat Transfer Interface And Method Of Improving Heat Transfer  
An embodiment of a heat transfer interface includes a solid material having first and second surfaces, and a nanotube forest covering at least a portion of the first surface, In operation in a heat...
US20120118410 MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED VALVE FOR FLOW MANIPULATION IN POLYMER MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES  
An external in-line valve for use in microfluidic devices constructed of elastomer such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is described. The valve is actuated by a permanent magnet and a metal bar that...
US20120118218 Multiplex-Thruster Systems for Delivering Thrusting Flow  
Designs and techniques for fluid thrusters and vehicles that are powered by propelling fluids with fluid thrusters. Multiplex-thruster (MT) systems are disclosed that include a single thruster and...
8179135 Low field electron paramagnetic resonance imaging with SQUID detection  
In one embodiment, a flux transformer with a gradiometer pickup coil is magnetically coupled to a SQUID, and a SQUID array amplifier comprising a plurality of SQUIDs, connected in series, is...
8179050 Helicon plasma source with permanent magnets  
A helicon plasma source has a discharge tube, a radio frequency antenna disposed proximate the discharge tube, and a permanent magnet positioned with respect to the discharge tube so that the...
8178496 Photoreactive regulator of glutamate receptor function and methods of use thereof  
The present invention provides a synthetic regulator of glutamate receptor function, which regulator is a light-sensitive (photoreactive) regulator. The present invention further provides a...
8178373 Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth of high performance non-polar III-nitride optical devices  
A method of device growth and p-contact processing that produces improved performance for non-polar III-nitride light emitting diodes and laser diodes. Key components using a low defect density...
8178357 Peroxide chemical sensor and sensing method  
Sensors, sensing systems and sensing methods of the invention provide for detection of peroxides, including for example, vapor-phase H2O2 and organic peroxides such as di-tert-butyl peroxide. A...
8178338 Inducible expression vectors and methods of use thereof  
The present invention provides nucleic acids that include a promoter that is inducible by a transcriptional activator protein; and a nucleotide sequence that encodes the transcriptional activator...
8178298 Patched polypeptides and uses related thereto  
Methods for isolating patched genes, including the mouse and human patched genes, as well as invertebrate patched genes and sequences, are provided. Decreased expression of patched is associated...
8178165 Method for fabricating a long-range ordered periodic array of nano-features, and articles comprising same  
A long range, periodically ordered array of discrete nano-features (10), such as nano-islands, nano-particles, nano-wires, non-tubes, nano-pores, nano-composition-variations, and...
8178076 Diagnosis and assessment of skeletal related disease using calcium 41  
A method of determining calcium metabolism in a patient comprises the steps of administering radioactive calcium isotope 41Ca to the patient, allowing a period of time to elapse sufficient for...
US20120117686 STRESS-TOLERANT PLANTS EXPRESSING MANNOSYLGLYCERATE-PRODUCING ENZYMES  
The present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing the level of mannosylglycerate in plants. Plants with increased levels of mannosylglycerate exhibit enhanced tolerance to...