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Bao Zhong Cai, Corvallis, OR US
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| 20120065169 | OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES HAVING MODIFIED INTERSUBUNIT LINKAGES AND/OR TERMINAL GROUPS - Oligonucleotide analogues comprising modified intersubunit linkages and/or modified 3′ and/or 5′-end groups are provided. The disclosed compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases where inhibition of protein expression or correction of aberrant mRNA splice products produces beneficial therapeutic effects. | 03-15-2012 |
Chad Q. Cai, Woodbury, MN US
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| 20080262582 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An implantable system that includes a lead and an implantable signal generator wherein the plurality of electrical contacts and the plurality of insulating regions on the lead, and the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical insulators in the connector block are configured so that each of the plurality of electrical contacts form operable connections to the electronic circuitry through each of the plurality of electrical connector, and the insulating regions and the electrical insulators electrically isolate adjacent operable connections. Leads, and methods are also disclosed. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262585 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An implantable medical system that includes an implantable electrical lead having a lead body having a connector portion wherein at least the connector portion of the lead body has an axial cross section that is substantially non-circular; and a connector block that is configured to be operably coupled to the implantable electrical lead, wherein the connector block includes a lumen having an inner surface that is configured to be complementary to the outer surface of at least the connector portion of the lead body. Leads and connector blocks are also discussed. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20120035616 | STEERING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD VIA A ROTATIONAL COUPLING TO A STYLET - An implantable medical lead has a torsional stiffness and is rotationally coupled to a stylet. Applying rotation directly to the lead in turn causes rotation of the stylet. Where the stylet has a bent tip for purposes of steering the lead, the rotation applied to the lead rotates the bent tip so that the lead can be steered by rotating the lead rather than rotating a hub of the stylet. The rotational coupling may be achieved through one or more features provided for the lead and/or the stylet, such as a feature within a lumen of the lead that mates to a feature along the stylet or a feature of the stylet hub that engages the proximal end of the lead. The torsional stiffness of the lead may be provided by adding a feature within the lead body, such as a braided metal wire or an overlapping foil. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035694 | GROUNDING OF A SHIELD WITHIN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD - Grounding of a shield that is located in an implantable medical lead may be done in many ways. The shield may be grounded directly to tissue from the lead body at one or more points along the lead body. The pathway for grounding may be a direct current pathway or be capacitively coupled. The pathway for grounding may utilize an exposed or nearly exposed shield at one or more points along the lead body. A jacket forming the lead body may have an outer layer removed at these points to provide the RF pathway to ground. Alternatively, the jacket may be doped with conductive particles at these points. Metal conductors such as ring electrodes and/or lead anchors may be attached to the lead at one or more points to provide the RF pathway to ground. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035695 | GROUNDING OF A SHIELD WITHIN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD - Grounding of a shield that is located in an implantable medical lead may be done in many ways. The ground pathway may couple to the shield at a point that is outside of a header of an implantable medical device to which the implantable medical lead is attached. The ground pathway may couple to the shield at a point that is within the header of the implantable medical device. The ground pathway may terminate at the metal can of the implantable medical device. As another option, the ground pathway may terminate at a ground plate that is mounted to the header. The ground pathway may be direct current coupled from the shield to the can or ground plate. Alternatively, the ground pathway may include one or more capacitive couplings that provide a pathway for induced radio frequency current. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035696 | TERMINATION OF A SHIELD WITHIN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD - A shield located within an implantable medical lead may be terminated in various ways. The shield may be terminated by butt, scarf, lap, or other joints between insulation layers surrounding the lead and an insulation extension. For lap joints, a portion of an outer insulation layer may be removed and a replacement outer insulation layer is positioned in place of the removed outer insulation layer, where the replacement layer extends beyond an inner insulation layer and the shield. The replacement layer may also lap onto a portion of the insulation extension. Barbs may be located between the replacement layer and the inner insulation layer or the insulation extension. The shield wires have ends at the termination point that may be folded over individually or may be capped with a ring located within one of the insulation layers of the jacket. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120041528 | TERMINATION OF A SHIELD WITHIN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD - A shield located within an implantable medical lead may be terminated in various ways at a metal connector. The shield may be terminated by various joints including butt, scarf, lap, or other joints between insulation layers surrounding the lead and an insulation extension. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection to a single metal connector. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection by passing between an overlapping pair of inner and outer metal connectors. The metal connectors may include features such as teeth or threads that penetrate the insulation layers of the lead. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection by exiting a jacket of a lead adjacent to a metal connector and lapping onto the metal connector. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120046722 | SHIELDING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD - Implantable medical leads are shielded with a braided shield that surrounds an inner layer of insulation. An outer layer of insulation may also surround the shield. The shield is designed with parameters that limit the passage of radio frequency energy, particularly in the magnetic resonance imaging spectrum, to filars that are surrounded by the inner layer of insulation. The braided shield has a plurality of parameters and corresponding ranges. The parameters include one or more of braid angle, wire size, number of wires wound per direction, number of wires in a bundle, wire spacing in an axial dimension, ultimate tensile strength, cross-sectional wire shape, material, and distance from termination to a nearest electrode. Additional parameters of the lead related to the shielding also include one or more of inner insulation thickness, and outer insulation thickness. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120130461 | RADIOPAQUE MARKERS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS - Radiopaque markers represent that a lead is suitable for a particular medical procedure such as a magnetic resonance image scan and are added to the lead or related device. The markers may be added after implantation of the lead in various ways including suturing, gluing, crimping, or clamping a radiopaque tag to the lead or to the device. The markers may be added by placing a radiopaque coil about the lead, and the radiopaque coil may radially contract against the lead to obtain a fixed position. The markers may be added by placing a polymer structure onto the lead where the polymer structure includes a radiopaque marker within it. The polymer structure may include a cylindrical aperture that contracts against the lead to fix the position of the structure. The polymer structure may form a lead anchor that includes suture wings that can be sutured to the lead. | 05-24-2012 |
James Cai, Burr Ridge, IL US
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| 20080218087 | Lighting Commissioning Device and Method - A lighting commissioning device and method including a lighting commissioning device for commissioning of a lighting device in a lighting system, the lighting commissioning device including an indication detector | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090150004 | WIRELESS BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL NETWORK - A network ( | 06-11-2009 |
Jianwei J. Cai, Elmhurst, IL US
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| 20100104518 | CHEWING GUM, CONFECTION, AND OTHER ORAL DELIVERY VEHICLES CONTAINING A TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE OR EXTRACT THEREOF - A method for producing a chewing gum with a controlled release traditional Chinese medicine active agent, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by physically modifying the release properties of the traditional Chinese medicine active agent by coating and drying. The traditional Chinese medicine active agent is coated by encapsulation, partially coated by agglomeration, entrapped by absorption, or treated by multiple steps of encapsulation, agglomeration, and absorption. The coated traditional Chinese medicine active agent is preferably then co-dried and particle sized to produce a release-modified traditional Chinese medicine active agent for use in chewing gum. The traditional Chinese medicine active agent may also be used in a coating on a chewing gum product, as part of a rolling compound applied to the chewing gum product, or as a part of the liquid in a liquid-center chewing gum product. | 04-29-2010 |
Kevin G. Cai, Cumberland, RI US
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| 20110143112 | Thermoplastic elastomer with desirable grip especially during wet conditions - Thermoplastic elastomer compositions having a desirable soft touch feel to skin, and in particular grip, especially during wet, soapy and humid conditions. In one embodiment, the composition is part of a composite system, wherein the composition is connected, for example molded, overmolded or co-extruded to a substrate, such as a thermoplastic, glass or metal. The compositions and composites are suitable for use wherever desirable feel and grip are needed, such as handles or grips of household or industrial items. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120064274 | Curable adhesive system, method of assembly of distinct components therewith - An adhesive system including a synergistic combination of a light curable silicone-containing adhesive composition and an amine-containing primer composition that provides desirable bond strength between two articles preferably one of the articles including a polyolefin or polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer. Methods of connecting articles, preferably those utilized in fluid transfer applications, utilizing the adhesive system and the resulting adhered assemblies are disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120064356 | Adhesive system, method of assembly of distinct components therewith - An adhesive system including a cyanoacrylate adhesive composition having a polymerization retarder that slows the polymerization rate of the cyanoacrylate, increases the lubricity to achieve proper assembly and aids in achieving desirable bonding properties of the adhesive; and a phosphorous-based primer that assists in preparing the components to be bonded. Methods of connecting dissimilar materials, preferably those used in medical applications, utilizing the adhesive system and the resulting adhered assemblies are disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
Li Cai, Fayetteville, AR US
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| 20100139563 | FABRICATION OF LARGE GRAIN POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON FILM BY NANO ALUMINUM-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION OF AMORPHOUS SILICON - One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for fabricating a polycrystalline silicon film. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate having a thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer, forming an amorphous silicon film on the thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer of the substrate, forming an aluminum layer on the amorphous silicon film to form a structure having the substrate, the amorphous silicon film and the aluminum layer, and annealing the structure at an annealing temperature for a period of time in an N | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110189841 | FABRICATION OF LARGE GRAIN POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON FILM BY NANO ALUMINUM-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION OF AMORPHOUS SILICON - One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for fabricating a polycrystalline silicon film. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate having a thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer, forming an amorphous silicon film on the thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer of the substrate, forming an aluminum layer on the amorphous silicon film to form a structure having the substrate, the amorphous silicon film and the aluminum layer, and annealing the structure at an annealing temperature for a period of time in an N | 08-04-2011 |
Lisheng Cai, Derwood, MD US
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| 20110008255 | BETA-AMYLOID PET IMAGING AGENTS - Novel derivatives of imidazopyridinylbenzeneamines and novel derivatives of benzothiazolylbenzeneamines are disclosed that offer improved behavior when used as imaging agents for positron emission tomography of beta-amyloids. Also disclosed is a palladium-catalyzed reaction scheme under microwave conditions for aryl thioethers in general that provides a high ratio of substitution relative to reduction and can be used for the imidazopyridinylbenzeneamine derivatives as well as other compounds of related structure. | 01-13-2011 |
Minzhin Cai, Williamsburg, VA US
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| 20120068122 | METHOD FOR MAKING POLYMER COMPOSITES CONTAINING GRAPHENE SHEETS - In one embodiment, a method for producing a graphene-containing composition is provided, the method comprising: (i) mixing a graphene oxide with a medium to form a mixture; and (ii) heating the mixture to a temperature above about 40° C., whereby a graphene-containing composition is formed from the mixture. Composites of polymers with disperse functionalized graphene sheets and the applications thereof are also described. | 03-22-2012 |
Qihua Cai, Westfield, IN US
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| 20100041610 | INSECTICIDAL TOXIN COMPLEX FUSION PROTIENS - The subject invention relates to insecticidal toxin complex (“TC”) fusion proteins and to polynucleotides that encode these fusion proteins. In some embodiments, the invention provides a fusion protein comprising a Class A protein, a Class B protein, and a Class C TC protein fused together to form a single protein. In some other embodiments, the invention provides a fusion protein comprising a Class B and a Class C TC proteins fused together. In the latter embodiments, the BC or CB fusion protein can be used to enhance or potentiate the anti-insect activity of a “Toxin A” or Class A protein. The subject invention also includes plants, cells (bacterial and plant cells for example), and seeds that comprise the polynucleotides. The subject invention also includes methods of controlling pests (preferably insects and other plant pests) with fusion proteins of the subject invention. | 02-18-2010 |
Qihua C. Cai, Westfield, IN US
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| 20090111188 | Optimized non-canonical zinc finger proteins - Disclosed herein are zinc fingers comprising CCHC zinc coordinating residues. Also described are zinc finger proteins and fusion proteins comprising these CCHC zinc fingers as well as polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Methods of using these proteins for gene editing and gene regulation are also described. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110008833 | PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN PLANT CELLS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the expression of protein. Embodiments of methods may comprise the cleavage and repair of a nucleotide sequence encoding a highly expressed protein leading to a reduction in the expression of the highly expressed protein. | 01-13-2011 |
Ren Zhi Cai, Miami, FL US
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| 20100092539 | Fluorinated GHRH Antagonists - Novel fluorinated synthetic analogs of hGH-RH(1-30)NH | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110066230 | Fluorinated GHRH Antagonists - Novel fluorinated synthetic analogs of hGH-RH(1-30)NH | 03-17-2011 |
Shenshen Cai, Morgan Town, WV US
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| 20100305201 | Method of Treating a Tumor and Biodistribution of a Drug Delivered by Worm-Like Filomicelles - Provided are filomicelle nanocarrier systems for the controlled transport and bioselective delivery of encapsulatable, cytotoxic active agents contained therein, particularly anticancer agents. Further provided are methods for controlling destabilization of the filomicelle membrane and the resulting hydrolysis-triggered, controlled release of the active agent(s) encapsulated therein by controlling the blend ratio (mol %) of hydrolysable PEO-block copolymer of the hydrophilic component(s) and of the more hydrophobic PEO-block copolymer component(s), wherein bioselective release of the encapsulated cytotoxic agents is distributed intracellularly, and wherein lowered dosage of the drug was delivered to the non-tumor organs. Thus, the filomicelle system offers enhanced tumor-selective biodistribution of a drug, and a reduced toxicity of the encapsulated drug to other organs. | 12-02-2010 |
Shuang Cai, Lawrence, KS US
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| 20090191152 | INTRALYMPHATIC CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG CARRIERS - A chemotherapeutic composition can be configured for subcutaneous administration for preferential intralymphatic accumulation while also providing a therapeutic systemic concentration that is not toxic. The composition can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a nanoconjugate configured for preferential intralymphatic accumulation after subcutaneous administration. The nanoconjugate can include a nanocarrier configured for preferential intralymphatic accumulation after subcutaneous or interstitial administration, and a plurality of chemotherapeutic agents coupled to the nanocarrier. The nanoconjugate can have a dimension of about 10 nm to about 50 nm. Also, the nanoconjugate can be loaded with the chemotherapeutic agents from about 10% to about 50% w/w. The nanocarrier can be a hyaluronan polymer of about 3 kDa to about 50 kDa. Alternatively, the nanocarrier can be a dendrimer. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20120100218 | Intralymphatic Chemotherapy Drug Carriers - A chemotherapeutic composition can be configured for subcutaneous administration for preferential intralymphatic accumulation while also providing a therapeutic systemic concentration that is not toxic. The composition can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a nanoconjugate configured for preferential intralymphatic accumulation after subcutaneous administration. The nanoconjugate can include a nanocarrier configured for preferential intralymphatic accumulation after subcutaneous or interstitial administration, and a plurality of chemotherapeutic agents coupled to the nanocarrier. The nanoconjugate can have a dimension of about 10 nm to about 5 nm. Also, the nanoconjugate can be loaded with the chemotherapeutic agents from about 10% to about 50% w/w. The nanocarrier can be a hyaluronan polymer of about 3 kDa to about 50 kDa. Alternatively, the nanocarrier can be a dendrimer. | 04-26-2012 |
Steven Cai, Orange, CT US
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| 20110234369 | INTUITIVE MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM PORTABLE CONTROL DEVICE - A control device for a vehicle or mechanism includes a portable displacement controller which permits a non-technical user to achieve effective control of the vehicle or mechanism, by moving the portable displacement controller intuitively with little learning effort. A first sensing device, attached to the displacement controller, detects the user's controlling motion. A second sensing device, attached to the object being controlled, detects motion thereof. An interface device receives signals from the sensing devices, processes those signals to determine relative motion of the controlling motion and the object's motion and outputs a control signal in accordance with the processed signals. The sensing devices each detect motion in six degrees of freedom; the sensing devices each include a three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis gyroscope, and a three-axis magnetometer. In specific embodiments, the accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers include micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) devices. | 09-29-2011 |
Thomas Cai, Portland, OR US
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| 20110229912 | ANTI-PREPROPROTEIN AND ANTI-PREPROTEIN ANTIBODIES AS IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL MARKERS - It is disclosed herein that antibodies specific for preproproteins or preproteins, which are synthesized by certain types of cells or tissues, can be used in immunohistochemistry assays to discriminate between the intracellular component of the protein (including the preproprotein, preprotein and/or proprotein forms of the protein) from the secreted component of the same protein. Accordingly, provided herein is an immunohistochemical method for specific detection of the intracellular form of a protein in a biological sample using an antibody specific for the preproprotein or preprotein form of the protein. In particular examples, the protein is albumin or an immunoglobulin light chain. Also disclosed herein are preproprotein-specific ore preprotein-specific antibodies that can be used to detect specific cell types, tissue lesions or other pathological foci and metastases by IHC. In particular, antibodies that specifically bind human preproalbumin, but do not bind the secreted form of albumin are disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
Tingwei Cai, High Point, NC US
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| 20090264462 | KAPPA OPIOID RECEPTOR LIGANDS - Kappa opioid receptor antagonists are provided that yield significant improvements in functional binding assays to kappa opioid receptors, and the use of these antagonists in treatment of disease states that are ameliorated by binding of the kappa opioid receptor such as heroin or cocaine addictions. | 10-22-2009 |
Tishu Cai, Ellisville, MO US
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| 20100235942 | METHODS FOR CORN TRANSFORMATION - The present invention relates to a novel transformation system for generating transformed corn plants. In particular, the invention relates to a rapid selection system at an elevated temperature that allows faster and more efficient transformation. | 09-16-2010 |
Weidong Cai, Oviedo, FL US
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| 20090071157 | MULTI-STAGE AXIAL COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A gas turbine combustion system is provided comprising a combustion chamber ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090071159 | Secondary Fuel Delivery System - A secondary fuel delivery system for delivering a secondary stream of fuel and/or diluent to a secondary combustion zone located in the transition piece of a combustion engine, downstream of the engine primary combustion region is disclosed. The system includes a manifold formed integral to, and surrounding a portion of, the transition piece, a manifold inlet port, and a collection of injection nozzles. A flowsleeve augments fuel/diluent flow velocity and improves the system cooling effectiveness. Passive cooling elements, including effusion cooling holes located within the transition boundary and thermal-stress-dissipating gaps that resist thermal stress accumulation, provide supplemental heat dissipation in key areas. The system delivers a secondary fuel/diluent mixture to a secondary combustion zone located along the length of the transition piece, while reducing the impact of elevated vibration levels found within the transition piece and avoiding the heat dissipation difficulties often associated with traditional vibration reduction methods. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100074735 | Thermal Shield at Casing Joint - A thermal shield for reducing thermal stress induced proximate to a first joint formed between adjacent engine casing components in a gas turbine engine. The thermal shield includes a cover structure for covering a radially inner portion of at least one of the engine casing components. The cover structure is disposed proximate to the first joint and attached to the respective engine casing component so as to limit exposure of a covered inner portion of the engine casing component to hot gases in an interior volume defined by the engine casing components. A thermally insulating layer is disposed between the cover structure and the engine casing component for effecting a reduced amount of heat transfer to the covered inner portion of the engine casing component from the hot gases in the interior volume defined by the engine casing components. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100077760 | Flex-Fuel Injector for Gas Turbines - A fuel injector ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20120011855 | OPERATION OF A COMBUSTOR APPARATUS IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of transitioning from a first operating mode to a second operating in a gas turbine engine. An amount of fuel provided to a primary fuel injection system of the combustor apparatus is reduced. An amount of fuel provided to a secondary fuel/air injection system of the combustor apparatus is reduced, wherein the secondary fuel/air injection system provides fuel to a secondary combustion zone downstream from a main combustion zone. A total amount of air provided to the combustor apparatus is reduced, wherein portions of the air are provided to each of the injection systems. Upon reaching operating parameters corresponding to the second operating mode, the amount of fuel provided to the primary fuel injection system is increased, the amount of fuel provided to the secondary fuel/air injection system is reduced, and the total amount of air provided to the combustor apparatus is increased. | 01-19-2012 |
Wei Jia Cai US
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| 20110060983 | PRODUCING A VISUAL SUMMARIZATION OF TEXT DOCUMENTS - A method and system of producing a visual text summarization. According to the method, a plurality of topics may be extracted from a collection of text documents, where each of the topics comprises a distribution of topic keywords. An importance ranking for each of the topics may be determined, and an importance ranking for each of the topic keywords of a topic may also be determined. A graph may be displayed having a plurality of stacked layers representing a group of topics selected from the plurality of topics based on the importance ranking of the topics. A keyword cloud within each layer of the graph may also be displayed, where the one keyword cloud is a group of topic keywords selected from the extracted topic keywords based on the importance ranking of the extracted topic keywords. | 03-10-2011 |
Wensheng Cai, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20080305007 | HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to compositions comprising a hydrogel matrix, where the matrix comprises poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyacrylate (PEGDMA), an acrylate, such as methacrylic acid (M) and methyl methacrylate (MMA), as well as 2-hydroxy-2 methyl propiophenone (HMPP). | 12-11-2008 |
William Cai, Camel, IN US
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| 20100050971 | Magnetic brake system for starter motor - An engine starter system is disclosed. The starter system includes an electric cranking motor having a shaft and configured to crank the engine. The starter system further includes a planetary-type reduction gear unit that has a starter motor ring gear. The starter system has a pinion mechanism mounted on the shaft and configured to selectively engage a ring gear of the engine. A clutch assembly is configured to transmit torque between the shaft and the pinion mechanism. The clutch assembly includes a current conducting material and the starter motor ring gear includes one or more permanent magnets. The starter system employs the principle of Lenz's law to reduce the overrunning rotational speed of the cranking motor upon disengagement of the pinion mechanism from the engine's ring gear after the engine has started. | 03-04-2010 |
Xiaohong Cai, Portland, OR US
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| 20110229912 | ANTI-PREPROPROTEIN AND ANTI-PREPROTEIN ANTIBODIES AS IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL MARKERS - It is disclosed herein that antibodies specific for preproproteins or preproteins, which are synthesized by certain types of cells or tissues, can be used in immunohistochemistry assays to discriminate between the intracellular component of the protein (including the preproprotein, preprotein and/or proprotein forms of the protein) from the secreted component of the same protein. Accordingly, provided herein is an immunohistochemical method for specific detection of the intracellular form of a protein in a biological sample using an antibody specific for the preproprotein or preprotein form of the protein. In particular examples, the protein is albumin or an immunoglobulin light chain. Also disclosed herein are preproprotein-specific ore preprotein-specific antibodies that can be used to detect specific cell types, tissue lesions or other pathological foci and metastases by IHC. In particular, antibodies that specifically bind human preproalbumin, but do not bind the secreted form of albumin are disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
Xiaoling Cai, Hoffman Estates, IL US
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| 20110295627 | System and Method for Calculating an Order Flowthrough - An ordering system backend includes an ordering system module, an exclusion system module, an exception system module, a summary system module, and a display device. The ordering system module is configured to receive ordering data for a plurality of orders and to receive information concerning the flowthrough status of the order. The exclusion system module is configured to generate or receive a plurality of exclusions associated with a plurality of exceptions for the plurality of orders. The exception system module is configured to generate or receive exception data associated with the plurality of orders, to receive the plurality of exclusions from the exclusion system module, and to update the exception data based on the plurality of exclusions. The summary system module is configured to calculate summary level data based on the plurality of orders and the exception data, and to create summary tables based on the summary level data. The display device includes a graphical user interface configured to display the summary tables. | 12-01-2011 |
Xingjian Cai, Gilbert, AZ US
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| 20080233800 | HIGH SPEED SIGNAL BACKPLANE INTERFACE - A modular chassis-based system may include a high speed backplane and multiple line cards. A connector connects the backplane to each line card for greater performance. The connector may include a stripline with a curved portion that transitions from the line cards to the backplane. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080242120 | Right-Angle Coaxial Connector - An electrical connector and connection system are disclosed having an array of conductive coaxial pairs. Each pair consists of a cylindrical electrical conductor surrounded by a tubular electrically conductive shield with a dielectric insulator disposed there-between. A rigid connector housing contains the coaxial pairs in a fixed spaced parallel relationship. The housing has first and second interfaces relatively disposed at a right angle, and the conductors and shields each have connector pins extending from said interfaces for connection to a printed circuit board or a connector base. The coaxial pairs follow parallel curvilinear paths between the interfaces having two consecutive bends of forty-five angular degrees. | 10-02-2008 |
Xueming Cai, Collierville, TN US
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| 20090124118 | BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTOR - A cable connector having a one-piece body with a termination end for terminating an electrical cable and a clamping end for clamping to a terminal post is provided. The cable connector's clamping end may include a pair of spaced apart deformably movable clamping arms for supporting the terminal post therebetween. A lever attached to the movable arms may also be provided where the lever may be actuable between a first position urging the arms towards one another to clamp the clamping end to the terminal post and a second position urging the arms apart so as to unclamp the arms from the terminal post to permit removal of the connector body from the terminal post. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090139156 | FAST BEAM CLAMP - The present invention provides a beam clamp including a clamp base and a rotational portion. The base includes an interior cavity and an external surface. The base and the rotational portion are pivotably connected by a mateable device. The rotational portion extends into the interior cavity of the base and the rotational portion includes a torsion spring. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100047007 | BEAM CLAMP CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a universal beam clamp connector which accommodates either a fixed attachment or a swivel attachment of a threaded rod to a support beam. The beam clamp connector includes a connector portion and a threaded rod extender. A threaded rod extender has a cylindrical shape and an exterior surface. The exterior surface includes threading thereon. The connector portion includes a top surface, a tool engaging portion and a central body extending therebetween. The threaded rod extender protrudes from the top surface and the tool engaging portion protrudes from the central body. The central body includes an opening therethrough. The opening is defined by a top inner surface, a bottom inner surface and two opposing inner side surfaces. A nut is used to secure a threaded rod of a device to the beam clamp connector. | 02-25-2010 |
Xueming Cai, Cordova, TN US
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| 20090106947 | Cable gripping device - A device for gripping a cable is presented that has a retention member rotatably disposed within a cable guide such that upon entrance of the cable within an entrance port, the cable moves between the retention member and a wall, causing the retention member to simultaneously rotate and move toward the exit port and away from the wall until it abuts the exit wall and rotates in place as the cable is pushed out the exit port. When the cable is pulled toward the entrance port, the retention member simultaneously rotates and moves toward the entrance port and the wall, wedging the cable between the wall and the retention member. | 04-30-2009 |
Yang Cai, Ames, IA US
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| 20090112007 | SOLID CATALYST SYSTEM FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION - The invention provides efficient, inexpensive, and environmental friendly catalysts and catalyst systems. The catalysts can be used to catalyze esterification and/or transesterification reactions, for example, for the preparation of biodiesel. Kiln dust, such as cement kiln dust (CKD) or lime kiln dust (LKD) can be used to convert a variety of feedstock acids and/or esters to biodiesel in high yield under mild conditions. The CKD and LKD catalyst systems are recyclable esterification or transesterification catalysts that can be used to prepare biodiesel, such as methyl soyate, from various feedstocks, including vegetable oils and animal fats. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110054200 | Systems and Processes for Biodiesel Production - Described herein are systems and processes for the transesterification of a variety of feedstocks, such as in the form of glyceride-containing vegetable oils, glyceride-containing animal oils, and glyceride-containing algal oils, into biodiesel products using solid, heterogeneous catalysts. | 03-03-2011 |
Yeping Cai, Louisville, KY US
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| 20090152500 | Iron-Based Water Gas Shift Catalyst - The present development is a catalyst for use in water gas shift processes, a method for making the catalyst and a method of using the catalyst. The catalyst is composed of iron oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, alumina, and optionally, potassium oxide, and is produced using a hydrothermal synthesis process. The catalyst demonstrates surprising activity for conversion of carbon monoxide under high to moderate temperature shift reaction conditions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100081567 | PROCESS FOR SULFIDING CATALYSTS FOR A SOUR GAS SHIFT PROCESS - A process for the sulfidation of a sour gas shift catalyst, wherein the temperature of the sulfidation feed stream is coordinated with the sulfur/hydrogen molar ratio in that feed stream to obtain enhanced performance of the sour gas shift catalyst. In the sulfidation process to produce a sour gas shift catalyst, the lower the sulfur to hydrogen molar ratio of the sulfidation feed stream, the lower the required temperature of the sulfidation feed stream. The sulfidation reaction can be further enhanced by increasing the pressure on the sulfidation feed stream. | 04-01-2010 |
Yigang Cai, Napervlle, IL US
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| 20120123919 | Method And System For Billing In A Communication Network - A method and system for charging for services delivered by a communication network. After receiving a request for service in the network, usually initialed by a UE, an online charging system retrieves subscriber information, typically including subscriber account balance information, and compares the retrieved subscriber information with reverse rating policy rules to determine if reverse rating is to be performed prior to responding to the request for service. If so, the online charging system is directed to perform the reverse rating. If not, the service is provided without performing reverse rating. A dummy quota may be generated if reverse rating is not performed. In one embodiment, reverse rating may be performed after a service session was allowed to commence without reverse-rating if the session consumes an amount of service reaching a threshold determined after the operation of determining whether reverse rating is to be performed. | 05-17-2012 |
Ying Cai, Ames, IA US
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| 20100064373 | CLOAKING WITH FOOTPRINTS TO PROVIDE LOCATION PRIVACY PROTECTION IN LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - A method for using a location-based service while preserving anonymity includes receiving a location associated with a mobile node, receiving an anonymity level associated with the mobile node, computing a region containing the location of the mobile node and a number of footprints based on the anonymity level, wherein each of the footprints from a different user, and providing the region to a location-based service to thereby preserve anonymity of the mobile node. A method also allow a mobile device or its user to specify the anonymity level by selecting a public region consistent with a user's feelings towards desired privacy. | 03-11-2010 |
Ying Cai, Schaumburg, IL US
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| 20100008217 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ADJACENT CHANNEL INTERFERENCE FROM OFDM/OFDMA BASED BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS - Disclosed are a method and system for detecting adjacent channel interference between two systems having neighboring frequencies. The method and system calculates a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) output for one or more upper and lower frequency side null subcarriers and center data subcarriers of a frequency channel. Power values are calculated for the upper and lower frequency side null subcarriers and the center data subcarriers for use in determining a presence of adjacent channel interference (ACI). | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100035556 | MANAGING INTERFERENCE FROM FEMTOCELLS - A system and method for minimizing interference for mobile devices in a communication network that includes a macrocell base station and a femtocell having a base station. The method receives initialization data on a backhaul connection between the femtocell base station and the macrocell base station, and uses that data to configure the femtocell base station transmitting power. The method receives a user equipment identifier from a macrocell user equipment in the communication network, and determines whether the macrocell user equipment is authorized. If authorized, the macrocell user equipment is granted access to the femtocell base station. If unauthorized, user equipment information for the macrocell user equipment received on the backhaul connection is used to adjust the femtocell base station transmitting power to minimize the interference for mobile devices. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100035628 | MINIMIZING INTER-FEMTOCELL DOWNLINK INTERFERENCE - A system and method for minimizing interference for mobile devices operating in a communication network that includes a centralized controller and a number of femtocells, each femtocell including a base station. The method calculates a power assignment priority for each femtocell, and determines a priority order of the femtocells, the priority order based on the power assignment priority calculated for each femtocell. The method calculates a power to assign to the base station for each femtocell based on the priority order. The method allocates a first portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for real-time traffic, and a second portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for non-real-time traffic. | 02-11-2010 |
Ying Cai, Longwood, FL US
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| 20100268690 | Electronic Item Management and Archival System and Method of Operating the Same - An electronic item management and archival system for managing and archiving items. Each item includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. The system includes a server configured to receive items, archive at least one of the received items to an archive, and retrieve at least one of the archived items from the archive. In some embodiments, the server also includes architecture that supports a pool of threads promoting multiple, independent archive and retrieve operations concurrently. | 10-21-2010 |
Yizhi Cai, Blacksburg, VA US
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| 20080243397 | SOFTWARE FOR DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF SYNTHETIC GENETIC CONSTRUCTS - The present invention provides methods for designing and verifying nucleic acid molecules having one or more desired properties. The methods are typically encoded into software, and typically include use of databases and algorithms to determine if nucleic acid molecules designed to have various elements in functional relationships have the intended properties. The result is achieved by determining if the various elements of the designed nucleic acid are in the correct order and physical relationship to other elements, and that the proper elements are selected. Computer systems for implementing the method, as well as business methods for reaping monetary gain from use of the methods, are also disclosed. | 10-02-2008 |
Yuping Anthony Cai, Carmel, IN US
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| 20090136495 | ANTI-HEPCIDIN ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - Monoclonal antibodies are provided that selectively bind human hepcidin-25 and are characterized as having high affinity for human hepcidin-25 and strong human mature hepcidin neutralizing properties. The antibodies of the invention are useful therapeutically for increasing serum iron levels, reticulocyte count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and/or hematocrit in a human and for the treatment and diagnosis of mature hepcidin-promoted disorders such as anemia, in a human subject. | 05-28-2009 |
Zheng Cai, Fairfax, VA US
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| 20090215409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOOR CONTROL IN MULTI-MEDIA PUSH-TO-TALK NETWORK - An apparatus and method for floor control in a multi-media push-to-talk network is disclosed. A device for communication in the multi-media network includes a floor request sensor. The floor request sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The method includes sending a floor grant request message for a first media type in a multi-media dispatch communication session and a floor request message for a second media type in the multi-media dispatch communication session by a floor request sensor of a communications device to a dispatch network controller. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090215410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOOR CONTROL IN MULTI-MEDIA PUSH-TO-TALK NETWORK - A method and apparatus for floor control in a multi-media dispatch network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a floor request message related to a first media type at a dispatch network controller from a first user and receiving a floor grant request message related to a second media type at the dispatch network controller from the first user. The apparatus includes a dispatch network controller where the dispatch network controller receives a floor request message related to a first media type from a first user and receives a floor grant request message related to a second media type from the first user. | 08-27-2009 |
Zhi Cai, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20100267092 | COMPONENTS - A method and device structure are provided which enable an archive sample to be collected and detached relative to a device within which a series of processes, such as PCR are being provided. A chamber structure and method of use are provided in which a controlled and precise volume is obtained by control of the relative resistance to flow through various channels. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120082985 | Sensing And Identifying Biological Samples On Microfluidic Devices - A method, system, and apparatus for analysis of a biological sample includes receiving the sample, wherein the sample includes deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), lysing the sample to obtain access to the DNA included in the sample, purifying the DNA in the sample to isolate the DNA from other components in the sample, amplifying the DNA, separating fragments of the amplified DNA, detecting the separated fragments using laser induced fluorescence, based on the detecting, generating a profile of the DNA in the received sample, comparing the generated profile with profiles of DNA stored in a database, and upon determining that the generated profile matches one of the stored profiles, identifying the source from which the stored profile was obtained, wherein the receiving, lysing, purifying, amplifying, and detecting are performed on corresponding portions of a microfluidic device, and wherein transporting the sample and the DNA to the portions of the microfluidic device and enabling the lysing, purifying, amplifying, separating, detecting, generating, comparing, and identifying are performed automatically without user interaction. | 04-05-2012 |
Zhiyong Cai, Madison, WI US
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| 20080262752 | Non-destructive method of measuring a moisture content profile across a hygroexpansive, composite material - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a non-destructive method of measuring a moisture content profile across a dimension of a hygroexpansive, composite material using radiation and a volumetric shrinkage correction. The measurement of a series of moisture content profiles over time can provide, for example, a measure of the movement of moisture during the process of drying of the composite material. | 10-23-2008 |
Zhong-Ning George Cai, Lake Oswego, OR US
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| 20120134385 | TEMPERATURE CALCULATION BASED ON NON-UNIFORM LEAKAGE POWER - A system may include determination of a spatial power map associated with an integrated circuit based on an architecture of the circuit, generation of a spatial thermal map associated with the integrated circuit based on the spatial power map, and determination of a spatial leakage power map based on the spatial thermal map. In some aspects, a system includes determination of a temperature of an integrated circuit, comparison of the temperature with a thermal divergence temperature, determination that the temperature of the integrated circuit is primarily due to leakage power, and disabling of power to the integrated circuit. | 05-31-2012 |