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US20120115757 |
SELF-SENSING ARRAY OF MICROCANTILEVERS FOR CHEMICAL DETECTION
The invention provides a chemical detection system for detecting at least one target chemical species, including a self-sensed cantilevered probe array having a plurality of self-sensed...
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8168955 |
Photon event distribution sampling apparatus and method
Locations of the origins of the photons are acquired from a scanned sample with reference to a scan frame. The location on the sample from which a photon was emitted is inferred from the location...
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US20120100984 |
ARSENIC ADSORBING COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides filtering compositions, their method of production, and methods for their use. In specific implementations, the filtering composition...
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8145355 |
Coordinated joint motion control system
A coordinated joint control system for controlling a coordinated joint motion system, e.g. an articulated arm of a hydraulic excavator blends automation of routine tasks with real-time human...
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8139287 |
Amplification of energy beams by passage through an imploding liner
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for amplifying an energy beam such as a beam of laser light or a charged particle beam. An exemplary method includes providing a liner having a first end, a...
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8136385 |
Cantilevered probes having piezoelectric layer, treated section, and resistive heater, and method of use for chemical detection
The invention provides a liquid cell for an atomic force microscope. The liquid cell includes a liquid cell housing with an internal cavity to contain a fluid, a plurality of conductive...
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8120224 |
Permanent-magnet switched-flux machine
A permanent-magnet switched-flux (PMSF) device has an outer rotor mounted to a shaft about a central axis extending axially through the PMSF device. First and second pluralities of...
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US20120037566 |
OSMOTICALLY-ASSISTED DESALINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
Systems and methods for osmotically assisted desalination include using a pressurized concentrate from a pressure desalination process to pressurize a feed to the desalination process. The...
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8110526 |
Arsenic absorbing composition and methods of use
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides filtering compositions, their method of production, and methods for their use. In specific implementations, the filtering composition...
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8084101 |
Fabrication of patterned and ordered nanoparticles
Methods, apparatus and systems form structures from nanoparticles by: providing a source of nanoparticles, the particles being capable of being moved by application of a field, such as an...
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8083942 |
Systems and methods for purification of liquids
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for purifying liquids. In a particular implementation, the system includes a forward-osmosis unit for diluting a water source for a downstream...
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US20110289115 |
SCIENTIFIC DEFINITIONS TOOL
A method and apparatus provide definition information to a reader during reading of a text within a defined field of technology or literature. This can be done, for example, by: a) a user accesses...
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8065060 |
Coordinated joint motion control system with position error correction
Disclosed are an articulated hydraulic machine supporting, control system and control method for same. The articulated hydraulic machine has an end effector for performing useful work. The control...
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8065037 |
Control method and system for hydraulic machines employing a dynamic joint motion model
A control method and system for controlling a hydraulically actuated mechanical arm to perform a task, the mechanical arm optionally being a hydraulically actuated excavator arm. The method can...
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US20110281111 |
SYNTHESIS OF PYROCHLORE NANOSTRUCTURES AND USES THEREOF
A template-free reverse micelle (RM) based method is used to synthesize pyrochlore nanostructures having photocatalytic activity. In one embodiment, the method includes separately mixing together a...
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US20110254401 |
PERMANENT-MAGNET SWITCHED-FLUX MACHINE
A permanent-magnet switched-flux (PMSF) device has an outer rotor mounted to a shaft about a central axis extending axially through the PMSF device. First and second pluralities of...
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8031926 |
Discrete event distribution sampling apparatus and methods
Locations of the origins of “discrete events,” e.g., photons or other units of radiant energy are acquired from a specimen with reference to a scan frame or other region of interest of the spe...
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8029671 |
Combined membrane-distillation-forward-osmosis systems and methods of use
In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for purifying a liquid, such as an impaired water. In some examples, seawater or brackish water is purified, such as to a potable level. Some...
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8029593 |
Biofertilizer for treatment to improve growth of turf grass and method of developing the biofertilizer
Biofertilizers have been identified as an alternative to chemical fertilization to increase soil fertility and crop production using sustainable farming. Treatment is with at least a proprietary...
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US20110231742 |
Error detection method
An apparatus, program product, and method that run an algorithm on a hardware based processor, generate a hardware error as a result of running the algorithm, generate an algorithm output for the...
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7998568 |
Bioceramic coated apparatus and method of forming the same
The invention relates to a bioceramic coated apparatus and method of forming the same. The apparatus may be a medical implant such as, for example, an orthopedic implant or a dental implant. The...
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7984849 |
Portable magnetic stripe reader for criminality security applications
A security device comprises a portable magnetic stripe reader and computing functionality associated with the magnetic stripe reader, such as a credit card reader, drivers license reader, debit...
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US20110155971 |
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF NANOCUBES OF SILLENITE TYPE COMPOUNDS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS AND SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO FUELS
The present invention relates to formation of nanocubes of sillenite type compounds, such as bismuth titanate, i.e., Bi12TiO20, nanocubes, via a hydrothermal synthesis process, with the resulting...
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US20110147607 |
MICRO-CONE TARGETS FOR PRODUCING HIGH ENERGY AND LOW DIVERGENCE PARTICLE BEAMS
The present invention relates to micro-cone targets for producing high energy and low divergence particle beams. In one embodiment, the micro-cone target includes a substantially cone-shaped body...
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7964722 |
Light-driven rotary molecular motors
Compounds of Formula (1) are disclosed. Cb is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having an atom within the cyclic structure selected from C, N, Si, and Cr and singly bound to A. A is CR, COR, CSR,...
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7960702 |
Photon event distribution sampling apparatus and method
Locations of the origins of the photons are acquired from a scanned sample with reference to a scan frame. The location on the sample from which a photon was emitted is inferred from the location...
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US20110127167 |
PREPARATION OF NANO-TUBULAR TITANIA SUBSTRATES HAVING GOLD AND CARBON PARTICLES DEPOSITED THEREON AND THEIR USE IN PHOTO-ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER
The invention relates to a method of making a nanotubular titania substrate having a titanium dioxide surface comprised of a plurality of vertically oriented titanium dioxide nanotubes containing...
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7950587 |
Devices and methods for storing data
Data-storage devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary data-storage device includes a medium having at least two dimensions and having a surface. Multiple data-containing loci are arranged on...
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7943208 |
Materials and methods for the preparation of anisotropically-ordered solids
The invention provides materials and methods for making anisotropic solids which may be in the form of films, layers, shaped elements, and other shaped articles. The methods provide anisotropic...
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7914680 |
Systems and methods for purification of liquids
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for purifying liquids. In a particular implementation, the system includes a forward-osmosis unit for diluting a water source for a downstream...
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US20110033776 |
PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES
The present invention is directed to proton exchange membranes such as for use in fuel cells. In one embodiment, a polyetherquinoxaline is obtained by reaction between a haloquinoxaline and at...
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7883636 |
Nanostructured magnetorheological fluids and gels
Magnetorheological materials having a supramolecular polymer gel as a component of the carrier are disclosed. Useful supramolecular polymers for gels include those having bipyridine or terpyridine...
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US20110021806 |
SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-HALO ENONES AND ENALS
A method for preparing an α-halo enal or enone from an unprotected propargyl alcohol and an electrophilic halogen source catalyzed by the combination of a gold catalyst complex and a metal ...
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US20110018383 |
PERMANENT-MAGNET SWITCHED-FLUX MACHINE
A permanent-magnet switched-flux (PMSF) device has an outer rotor mounted to a shaft about a central axis extending axially through the PMSF device. First and second pluralities of...
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US20100322486 |
HAND-BASED GENDER CLASSIFICATION
For each of at least one digitally-imaged hand part, where each of the at least one digitally-imaged hand part corresponds to one of a plurality of hand parts, a set of feature parameters...
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7854907 |
Process for the extraction of technetium from uranium
A spent fuel reprocessing method contacts an aqueous solution containing Technetium(V) and uranyl with an acidic solution comprising hydroxylamine hydrochloride or acetohydroxamic acid to reduce...
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US20100269894 |
TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOTUBES AND THEIR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES
A titanium substrate is anodized to form an array of titanium dioxide nanotubes on the substrate surface. The nanotubes have hexagonal pore structures, are hexagonal in nature along their length...
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US20100258446 |
SYSTEMS INCLUDING NANOTUBULAR ARRAYS FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE TO AN ORGANIC COMPOUND
A system including nanostructure arrays for converting carbon dioxide to an organic compound, e.g., methanol, which does so, for example, without any external electric energy. In one embodiment,...
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US20100217532 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING STRUCTURALLY OR FUNCTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT AMINO ACID SEQUENCES
Methods and computer readable storage mediums for identifying structurally or functionally significant amino acid sequences encoded by a genome are disclosed. At least one structurally or...
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US20100213389 |
METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOCALIZING PHOTONS AND A LIGHT SOURCE EMITTING THE PHOTONS
Localization methods and methods for localizing a light source using multivariate statistical analysis. In particular, a multi-variate distribution, such as a multi-variate normal distribution, may...
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7761216 |
Apparatus and methods for acoustically determining internal characteristics of an engine and the like
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for determining internal engine characteristics using acoustic-vibration data. Exemplary such data are passive acoustic pyrometer data. Acoustic-vibrational...
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US20100164324 |
SELF-SENSING DIELECTRIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM
A self-sensing dielectric actuator system. The system has a deformable dielectric material between two electrodes. A relatively low frequency actuating signal is applied to the electrodes and...
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US20100136595 |
HYDROCARBON-FORMING OXIDATIVE DECARBONYLASE ENZYME, HYDROCARBONS PRODUCED THEREBY, AND METHOD OF USE
The present disclosure relates to oxidative decarbonylase enzymes, methods of making hydrocarbons with such enzymes, hydrocarbons produced therefrom and uses thereof. More particularly, the present...
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7698930 |
Method and apparatus for measuring pressure drop of magneto-rheological suspensions in microchannels
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for characterizing flow of magneto-rheological suspensions through microchannels. The apparatus includes a pump for pumping a the magneto-rheological suspension;...
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7694346 |
Cantilevered probe detector with piezoelectric element
A disclosed chemical detection system for detecting a target material, such as an explosive material, can include a cantilevered probe, a probe heater coupled to the cantilevered probe, and a...
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US20100080425 |
Minutiae-based template synthesis and matching
A method of determining a match between a candidate template and a super-template involves using the super-template to identify i) spatial coordinates for a plurality of minutiae that define an...
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7671157 |
Modification of polymers having aromatic groups through formation of boronic ester groups
The C—H bond of pendant aromatic groups such as commercial polystyrenes with three types of tacticities (syndiotactic, isotactic, atactic) undergo catalyzed functionalization with boron reagents. A...
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US20100047831 |
DIAGNOSIS OF ANTHRAX INFECTION BY DETECTION OF CAPSULAR ANTIGEN IN URINE
The present invention provides methods useful for diagnosis of anthrax by detection of capsular polypeptide in serum, urine, or other biological samples.
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US20100043445 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM SLUDGE
The present disclosure provides, among other things, a system and process for drying a biosolid or sludge, such as wastewater sludge. The system and method include a fluidized bed dryer in which...
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US20100021014 |
Hand-based biometric analysis
Hand-based biometric analysis systems and techniques are described which provide robust hand-based identification and verification. An image of a hand is obtained, which is then segmented into a...
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