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Deborah Adams Doering, Chicago, IL US
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| 20100311302 | Method For Creating An Artistic Work Incorporating A Basic Symbol Form Set Based On A Circular Object And Movements Thereof - A method of using a collection of symbols based on the movement of a circular object in space on three-dimensional and two-dimensional art works. The method relates to orienting a circular object at different angles and to trace the path of the circular object to create basic symbols. The basic objects are incorporated in a three-dimensional sculpture including surfaces and circular objects suspended at relative heights and orientations according to the collection of symbols. | 12-09-2010 |
Edmund J. Doering, Boulder, CO US
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| 20090132946 | FLUID PROCESS SYSTEM SELECTION - A selection system ( | 05-21-2009 |
Falk W. Doering, Houston, TX US
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| 20080202769 | Well Wall Gripping Element - A gripping element for incorporation into a track of a downhole tractor. The gripping element may be configured with an arcuate or curved surface in order to roughly match the arcuate nature of a well through which the downhole tractor is advanced. Due to the matching arcuate surfaces of the gripping element and the wall of the well, problems associated with uneven wear on the tracks may be avoided. Furthermore, damage to the well wall may be minimized as a result of the substantially matching surfaces of the well wall and the track made up of such gripping elements. Additionally, the gripping element may be made up of primarily a monolithic body in order to avoid challenges presented by some segmented body configurations. | 08-28-2008 |
Holger Doering, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20110146411 | CMOS COMPATIBLE PRESSURE SENSOR FOR LOW PRESSURES - Pressure sensors having a topside boss and a cavity formed using deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE) or plasma etching. Since the boss is formed on the topside, the boss is aligned to other features on the topside of the pressure sensor, such as a Wheatstone bridge or other circuit elements. Also, since the boss is formed as part of the diaphragm, the boss has a reduced mass and is less susceptible to the effects of gravity and acceleration. These pressure sensors may also have a cavity formed using a DRIE or plasma etch. Use of these etches result in a cavity having edges that are substantially orthogonal to the diaphragm, such that pressure sensor die area is reduced. The use of these etches also permits the use of p-doped wafers, which are compatible with conventional CMOS technologies. | 06-23-2011 |
Jeff Doering, Canton, MI US
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| 20080264040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOx EMISSIONS IN AN APPARATUS HAVING A DIESEL ENGINE - In a mechanical apparatus having a diesel engine including a combustion chamber, the mechanical apparatus also having an aftertreatment device configured to treat emissions from the diesel engine and an intake valve for passing air into the combustion chamber, a method of operating the engine is disclosed, wherein the method includes performing at least one combustion in the combustion chamber at a first intake valve closure timing, determining a temperature of the aftertreatment device, and if the temperature of the aftertreatment device is equal to or below a preselected temperature threshold, then performing at least one combustion in the combustion chamber at a second intake valve closure timing to thereby increase the temperature of exhaust emitted by the diesel engine. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090253553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE STALL DURING DECELERATION FUEL SHUT OFF - A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprising of deactivating a fuel injector of the engine during a deceleration condition of the vehicle; and reactivating the fuel injector when a rate of change of a powertrain shaft deceleration is greater than a threshold. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090275440 | VEHICLE RESPONSE DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION CONDITIONS - A vehicle control method for transitioning through transmission lash regions is described using a variety of information, such as, for example, gear ratio, clutch slippage, etc. Further, different adjustment of spark and throttle angle is used to provide a rapid torque response while still reducing effects of the lash. Finally, transitions taking into account both slipping and non-slipping transmissions are described. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110034298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED VEHICLE RESPONSE DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION CONDITIONS - A vehicle control method for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine coupled to a torque converter is described. In one embodiment, the engine air flow and spark are adjusted to control torque converter operation. The method can improve vehicle response to driver accelerator commands | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110287894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE STALL DURING DECELERATION FUEL SHUT OFF - A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprising of deactivating a fuel injector of the engine during a deceleration condition of the vehicle; and reactivating the fuel injector when a rate of change of a powertrain shaft deceleration is greater than a threshold. | 11-24-2011 |
Jeff Allen Doering, Canton, MI US
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| 20090118092 | Transmission Shifting Responsive to Borderline Knock Limits - A method for operating an engine and transmission in a vehicle is described. The method comprises up-shifting the transmission based on whether engine knock limits spark advance at engine conditions after the up-shift. Further, the method may include accounting for differences in fuel types, and their effects on engine knock in future gears. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100274455 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RESPONSIVE TO BORDERLINE KNOCK LIMITS - A method for operating an engine and transmission in a vehicle is described. The method comprises up-shifting the transmission based on whether engine knock limits spark advance at engine conditions after the up-shift. Further, the method may include accounting for differences in fuel types, and their effects on engine knock in future gears. | 10-28-2010 |
Jeffrey A. Doering, Canton, MI US
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| 20120109477 | Dual Clutch Driveline Twist Control - A method for controlling a driveline having a transmission clutch includes locking the clutch before a driveline lash crossing occurs; maintaining a locked clutch during the lash crossing; after the lash crossing occurs, increasing a clutch capacity at a slower rate than a driveline twist torque rate; and after the lash crossing occurs, producing clutch slip by controlling engine torque and clutch capacity such that engine torque exceeds clutch capacity. | 05-03-2012 |
Kenneth B. Doering, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110230006 | Large Scale MOCVD System for Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices - An apparatus for fabricating thin films on substrate panels includes a deposition chamber enclosed by sidewalls, a lid, and a base. The apparatus includes a mixing chamber disposed above the lid and configured to receive vapor species and form a mixed vapor. The mixing chamber is coupled with the deposition chamber via inlets through the lid, including a diffuser plate. Two heater plates disposed side by side on the base supporting and heating two substrates. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120003789 | Apparatus for Manufacturing Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices - An apparatus for fabricating thin film photovoltaic devices includes a deposition chamber for loading a pair of substrates. Two heater platens in a side-by-side configuration with a middle gap form intimate contact with the pair of substrates. Each heater platen has a second width and a second length respectively made smaller than the first width and the first length to allow the substrate to fully cover the heater platen for preventing formation of edge lip due to coating buildup in a peripheral edge region. The apparatus further includes a shield structure which covers both the middle gap and all outer peripheral side regions of the side-by-side configuration of the two heater platens for preventing coating buildup and guiding a downstream flow. | 01-05-2012 |
Robert Reid Doering, Garland, TX US
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| 20110132810 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING CARBON NANOTUBES - A process of sorting metallic single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) from semiconducting types by disposing the SWNTs in a dilute fluid, exposing the SWNTs to a dipole-inducing magnetic field which induces magnetic dipoles in the SWNTs so that a strength of a dipole depends on a conductivity of the SWNT containing the dipole, orienting the metallic SWNTs, and exposing the SWNTs to a magnetic field with a spatial gradient so that the oriented metallic SWNTs drift in the magnetic field gradient and thereby becomes spatially separated from the semiconducting SWNTs. An apparatus for the process of sorting SWNTs is disclosed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110132811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING CARBON NANOTUBES - A process of sorting metallic single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) from semiconducting types by disposing the SWNTs in a dilute fluid, exposing the SWNTs to a dipole-inducing magnetic field which induces magnetic dipoles in the SWNTs so that a strength of a dipole depends on a conductivity of the SWNT containing the dipole, orienting the metallic SWNTs, and exposing the SWNTs to a magnetic field with a spatial gradient so that the oriented metallic SWNTs drift in the magnetic field gradient and thereby becomes spatially separated from the semiconducting SWNTs. An apparatus for the process of sorting SWNTs is disclosed. | 06-09-2011 |
Ross Doering, Aliso Viejo, CA US
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| 20100318503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REORGANIZING A DATABASE OBJECT - The invention is a reorganization system having a reorganization application, a database management system, and one or more database files. The reorganization application communicates with the database management system and the one or more database files to reorganize an object, such as, for example, a table or index, while providing one or more clients substantially continuous access to the object. The reorganization application employs one or more trigger locks to synchronize the data in an original table and a reorganized table. The one or more trigger locks block select data modification operations while allowing one or more read-only operations and structural modification operations. | 12-16-2010 |
William Doering, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20090140206 | Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-active composite nanoparticles, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof - Nanoparticles, methods of preparation thereof, and methods of detecting a target molecule using embodiments of the nanoparticle, are disclosed. One embodiment of an exemplary nanoparticle, among others, includes a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic active composite nanostructure. The surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic active composite nanostructure includes a core, at least one reporter molecule, and an encapsulating material. The reporter molecule is bonded to the core. The reporter molecule is selected from: an isothiocyanate dye, a multi-sulfur organic dye, a multi-heterosulfur organic dye, a benzotriazole dye, and combinations thereof The encapsulating material is disposed over the core and the reporter molecule. After encapsulation with the encapsulating material, the reporter molecule has a measurable surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic signature. | 06-04-2009 |
William E. Doering, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20110059017 | POLYMER COATED SERS NANOTAG - An encapsulated surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) tag. The tag includes a metal core and an encapsulant, typically a glass encapsulant. The encapsulant is further derivatized with a polymer. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110124117 | SERS NANOTAG ASSAYS WITH ENHANCED ASSAY KINETICS - Methods and systems for the use of surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanotags (SERS nanotags) in various assay platforms which feature accelerated reaction kinetics. One embodiment includes a method detecting a substance of interest by associating a SERS nanotag with the substance of interest while accelerating the reaction kinetics of the association steps. This method also includes detecting a Raman spectrum of a reporter molecule associated with the SERS nanotag. The reaction kinetics of the assay may be accelerated by applying microwave radiation to the sample, heating the sample, agitating the sample, mixing the sample, vibrating the sample or other methods. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120057165 | Particles and Methods for Long Wavelength SERS - Embodiments include a particle comprising a surface enhanced spectroscopy (SES)-active core and a SES-active reporter molecule associated with the SES-active core wherein said particle has a measurable SES spectrum when excited by incident light having a wavelength of at least 1400 nm. Alternative embodiments include methods of manufacturing said particle and methods of tagging a material with said particle. The particle may include an SES-active core which supports plasmon resonance at a wavelength of at least 1400 nm. The particle may comprise an anisotropic core. The particle may include an SES-active reporter molecule which is resonant at one or more wavelengths greater than or equal to 1400 nm. | 03-08-2012 |
William E. Doering, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20090155811 | Lateral Flow Immunoassay With Encapsulated Detection Modality - A lateral flow immunoassay featuring encapsulated metal particles. The encapsulated particles may use SERS nanotags as the detection modality. The use of encapsulated particles as a detection modality, in particular encapsulated SERS tags increases the sensitivity of an LFI prepared for visual reading and introduces the ability to obtain substantially more sensitive qualitative results or quantitative results through the analysis of a SERS spectrum read from an LFI prepared in accordance with the present invention. The use of SERS as detection modality also enhances the ability of an LFI device to be used for a multiplexed test. Other aspects of the present invention include LFI devices specifically configured to test whole blood, a reader for the detection and interpretation of a multiplexed assay and the hardware and software components used to implement the reader. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090298197 | SERS-BASED METHODS FOR DETECTION OF BIOAGENTS - An assay and method of assay for optical detection of bioagents, a target nucleic acid or a target protein using a surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active biomolecule molecular beacon. The present invention also provides the assay and method in a multiplexed format. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100233816 | Tags Dispersible in Organic Solvents - Methods and compositions of matter are disclosed for creating tags such as SERS nanotags which are dispersible in an organic solvent. The tags are inherently hydrophilic and may be made dispersible in an organic solvent by associating the tag with an amphiphilic polymer. Alternatively, a tag may be associated with a surfactant. In another embodiment a tag having an encapsulant of a silicon containing material may be made dispersible in an organic solvent by modifying the encapsulant surface with a hydrophobic silane. In addition, a tag having an encapsulant of a silicon containing material may be modified by the esterification of the encapsulant with an alcohol. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110172523 | SURFACE ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY-ACTIVE COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES - Submicron-sized particles or labels that can be covalently or non-covalently affixed to entities of interest for the purpose of quantification, location, identification, tracking, and diagnosis, are described. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110207231 | Melamine Assay Methods and Systems - A method of detecting melamine which includes providing a quantity of SERS-active particles and mixing the SERS-active particles with a solution containing melamine. The method further includes detecting a surface enhanced Raman spectrum of the melamine. The foregoing method may optionally include aggregating the SERS-active particles. Aggregation may occur before or after the SERS-active particles are mixed with a solution containing melamine. The method of detecting melamine may optionally include concentration of the SERS-active particles. The method may further include mixing a chaotropic agent having a higher affinity for a selected binding site than melamine into the solution containing melamine. The method may further include mixing a quantity of a SERS-active standard having a known SERS spectrum with the solution containing melamine and SERS-active particles. Assay apparatus and systems are also disclosed. | 08-25-2011 |