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Arthur E. Clark, Adelphi, MD US
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| 20100291403 | Bimetallic Strips for Energy Harvesting, Actuation and Sensing - Disclosed are bimetallic strips that incorporate magnetostrictive materials to enhance and provide sensing, actuating and energy harvesting functions. The bimetallic strips include a positive magnetostrictive Fe-based alloy layer and a flexible layer. The flexible layer may be a negative magnetostrictive layer or a permanent magnet layer. One or more permanent magnet materials may also be used in the arrangement. The bimetallic strips are inexpensive and easily manufactured, and have characteristics that enhance sensing and actuator applications, and enables energy harvesting. | 11-18-2010 |
Charles W. Clark, Wheaton, MD US
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| 20090114843 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SLOW NEUTRONS BY LYMAN ALPHA RADIATION - A method and apparatus for detecting slow neutrons by monitoring Lyman alpha radiation produced by the | 05-07-2009 |
| 20120104269 | NOBLE-GAS-EXCIMER DETECTORS OF SLOW NEUTRONS - The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in highly sensitive and efficient neutron detection, that includes using trigger reactions to initiate far-ultraviolet (FUV) optical emissions. In some embodiments of the present invention, a method for the detection of slow neutrons includes absorption of a slow neutron with a high neutron capture-cross-section nucleus, decay of the compound nucleus into energetic particles, creation of excimers from the energetic particles reacting with a background gas to form excimers, radiative decay of excimers resulting in emission of FUV radiation, and detection of the FUV radiation using an optical detector. | 05-03-2012 |
Christopher Joseph Clark, North Potomac, MD US
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| 20090174551 | Internet activity evaluation system - Methods and apparatus for evaluating Internet activity are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention pertains to a child using the Internet and a parent inspecting said child's activity on the Internet, which enables said parent to intervene if said child's Internet activity is inappropriate. | 07-09-2009 |
Dana A. Clark, Edgewater, MD US
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| 20120184388 | GOLF TEACHING AID - A golf aid has a compressible center shaped to fit comfortably between a golfer's upper arm and torso; and a slippery covering over the compressible center, such that the golfer must compress the golf aid in the armpit to prevent slippage of the golf aid. This enables the golfer to develop a consistent set-up and address posture with the appropriate tension in the correct muscles. This golf aid has been found to be helpful in correcting the golfer's swing and in improving the short game and putting. | 07-19-2012 |
Daniel Carver Clark, Bowie, MD US
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| 20080262945 | Ontological subscription and publication system with automatic notification of matching advertisements, products, and services within the ontological system for buyers and sellers - The present invention relates to an ontological subscription and notification system of advertisements from sellers to buyers. An ontology is defined within a controller (e.g.: a database, a computer program running on a server, etc) and sellers of products can submit/publish data representing a product(s) or service(s) via the internet to the controller that the controller then matches to its ontology hierarchy and stores in a computer database or other storage mechanism. A buyer of product(s) or service(s) can submit subscription data representing a product(s) or service(s), ontological category level, desired price range (and other ontological subscription criteria such as expiration date for notifications of matching products and services from sellers, product properties, quantity, seller distance from buyer, etc) via the internet to the controller that the controller then matches to its ontology hierarchy, stores in a computer database or other storage mechanism. The controller periodically (or continually) queries the database to determine if any of the buyers subscription data matches a sellers published product(s) or service(s) or falls within the ontological child-category of a parent-category or within any range within the ontology specified by the buyer. Potential buyers then have the option to be notified of the matching sellers published product(s) or service(s) via email, instant message, SMS, telephone, etc. The method and apparatus of the present invention have applications on the Internet as well as conventional communications systems such as voice telephony. | 10-23-2008 |
Dennis Clark, Catonsville, MD US
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| 20110250114 | Vanadia-Based DeNOx Catalysts and Catalyst Supports - A vanadia-based catalytic composition for reduction of nitrogen oxides includes a titania-based support material; vanadia deposited on the titania-based support material; a primary promoter comprising tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide or combinations thereof; and an amount of phosphate to achieve a mole ratio of phosphorus to vanadium plus molybdenum of about 0.2:1 or greater. A zirconia, tin or manganese oxide can be added to further inhibit the volatility of molybdenum. Results show low SO | 10-13-2011 |
Douglas P. Clark, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20080293069 | RAPID PROGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR MALIGNANCIES TREATED WITH EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR - A molecular assay for determining the sensitivity or resistance of malignancies to chemotherapy prior to initiation of chemotherapy and which also allows for monitoring the therapeutic effects of the chemotherapy during treatment. The molecular assay measures tumor response to therapy with EGFR modulators and utilizes tumor mRNA as a starting material and a quantitative measurement of c-fos expression as an analytical endpoint. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090162853 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CELLULAR ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to improved methods and devices for analyzing a cell, aggregated cells, or a solid tumor. Such methods and devices are, for example, useful in the field of pathology and can provide improved cell processing and analytical results. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20120094853 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTION OF DRUG SENSITIVITY, RESISTANCE, AND DISEASE PROGRESSION - The present invention is based on the discovery that functional stratification and/or signaling profiles can be used for diagnosing disease status, determining drug resistance or sensitivity of cancer cells, monitoring a disease or responsiveness to a therapeutic agent, and/or predicting a therapeutic outcome for a subject. Provided herein are assays for diagnosis and/or prognosis of diseases in patients. Also provided are compositions and methods that evaluate the resistance or sensitivity of diseases to targeted therapeutic agents prior to initiation of the therapeutic regimen and to monitor the therapeutic effects of the therapeutic regimen. Also provided are methods for determining the difference between a basal level or state of a molecule in a sample and the level or state of the molecule after stimulation of a portion of the live sample with a modulator ex vivo, wherein the difference is expressed as a value which is indicative of the presence, absence or risk of having a disease. The methods of the invention may also be used for predicting the effect of an agent on the disease and monitoring the course of a subject's therapy. | 04-19-2012 |
Kevin Douglas Clark, Gaithersburg, MD US
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| 20120064603 | SELECTIVE ACCESS TO CRYOPRESERVED SAMPLES - Methods and apparatus for selectively accessing a portion of a sterile cryopreserved sample are disclosed. The apparatus may include a container configured to receive the cryopreserved sample and having a first portion and a second portion, a heat sink chamber surrounding the first portion of the container, and a heat source adjacent to the second portion of the container. The chamber may be configured to maintain a non-accessed portion of the sample in a cryopreserved state. The heat source may be configured to separating an accessed portion of the sample from the non-accessed portion of the sample while maintaining the viability of the accessed portion while the non-accessed portion is maintained in the cryopreserved state. | 03-15-2012 |
Kristin Clark, Belcamp, MD US
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| 20120061317 | Magnetic Pollen Grains as Sorbents for Organic Pollutants in Aqueous Media - A method of removing a contaminant from liquid is provided. The method includes adding magnetic biological particles to a liquid containing a contaminant, sorbing the contaminant to the magnetic biological particles, and separating the sorbed contaminant from the liquid by applying a magnetic field to the magnetic biological particles. In some versions, the magnetic biological particles are pollen grains having added magnetic material. Also provided are methods of making magnetic biological particles, and compositions containing magnetic biological particles. | 03-15-2012 |
Matthew G. Clark, Middletown, MD US
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| 20120164738 | DETECTION OF SMALL LIGANDS WITH METMYOGLOBIN - The invention relates to methods and compositions for the rapid detection of small ligands, such as cyanide, carbon monoxide or azide, in small quantities. Specifically, metmyoglobin is used to bind small ligands which yield a product with a characteristic absorbance spectrum that is detectable and quantifiable. Also disclosed is a kit for detecting small ligands with metmyoglobin, which is portable and provides for practice of the invention without the use of harsh solvents or chemical reagents. | 06-28-2012 |
Richard H. Clark, Giathersburg, MD US
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| 20110117855 | OPTIMIZED DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method of operating a wireless access point having a configurable antenna system includes determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a second station with the configurable antenna system in the first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a second configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a second station with the configurable antenna system in the second configuration, determining a viable set of antenna configurations for which the signal quality metric of each of the stations meets a minimum criteria and configuring the configurable antenna system to a configuration in the viable set when the wireless access point is not transmitting. | 05-19-2011 |
Roger F. Clark, Frederick, MD US
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| 20090089008 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Solid-Liquid Interface - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material; providing sound energy to the surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on L=(2m−1)v | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090116019 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Solid-Liquid Interface - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material that is parallel with the liquid surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119914 | Process for Forming Electrical Contacts on a Semiconductor Wafer Using a Phase Changing Ink - A process for forming electrical contacts or electrical conductors on a surface of a substrate comprising ink jet printing a phase-change electrically conducting or semi-conducting printing ink or, such a phase-change printing ink that becomes electrically conducting or semi-conducting after a post-printing treatment of the applied ink. | 05-14-2009 |