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Andrew Paul Gagnon, West Hartford, CT US
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| 20090276387 | HYBRID FAULT REASONING AND GUIDED TROUBLESHOOTING SYSTEM - A fault reasoning system combines both a model-based reasoning approach based upon predicted root causes of a plurality of fault signals, and a case-based reasoner that looks at the actual root cause of actual cases. | 11-05-2009 |
Bernard Gagnon US
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| 20120042164 | MONITORING BASED ON CLIENT PERSPECTIVE - According to one general aspect, a method may include establishing a network tap point near, in a network topology sense, an intranet/internet access point device. The network tap point may provide a substantially non-intrusive means of viewing network communication through the intranet/internet access point. The method may include monitoring, via the network tap point, at least partially encrypted network communication between a client computing device that is within the intranet and server computing device that is within the internet. The method may also include analyzing the monitored at least partially encrypted network communication to generate at least one set of metrics regarding the performance of the network communication between the client computing device and server computing device. | 02-16-2012 |
Brian Gagnon, Coral Springs, FL US
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| 20080242461 | Belt and pulley drive for a personal wheeled vehicle - A belt and pulley drive system for a personal wheeled vehicle has a drive pulley for fixed attachment to a rotating power source and a driven pulley for fixed attachment to a wheel of the vehicle. Each of the drive pulley and the driven pulley have a belt engagement face including a plurality of cogs arranged at an oblique angle on the belt engagement faces. An endless belt extends between the drive pulley and the driven pulley and has a plurality of cogs affixed to an inner face of the endless belt that are arranged at a like oblique angle with respect to the cogs on the drive and driven pulleys for positive intermeshing engagement with the cogs on the pulleys. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100212993 | Belt driven wheel support and suspension system on a personal wheeled vehicle - A belt drive and wheel support and suspension system for a personal wheeled vehicle has a drive pulley for fixed attachment to a rotating power source and a driven pulley for fixed attachment to a wheel of the vehicle. Each of the drive pulley and the driven pulley have a belt engagement face including a plurality of cogs arranged at an oblique angle on the belt engagement faces. An endless belt extends between the drive pulley and the driven pulley and has a plurality of cogs affixed to an inner face of the endless belt that are arranged at a like oblique angle with respect to the cogs on the drive and driven pulleys for positive intermeshing engagement with the cogs on the pulleys. A suspension arm is coaxially supported with the drive pulley and is pivotally moveable about a rotation axis of the rotating power source. An opposite end of the suspension arm is connected to the vehicle by a shock absorbing member and rotatably supports the wheel and driven pulley to thereby allow upward and downward movement of the wheel and driven pulley while maintaining the belt in positive engagement with the drive and driven pulleys. | 08-26-2010 |
Daniel Gagnon, Westbrook, ME US
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| 20100188217 | Refrigeration Case Motion Detector - Disclosed is a triple-sensor motion detector for illuminating the approach to a display case or other object. The triple-sensor motion detector provides a field of detection that spans the front width of the case, yet does not include the areas along the sides of the case. The detector reduces inadvertent triggering of the illumination by persons approaching the side of the case or approaching another case on the other side of an aisle. | 07-29-2010 |
Daniel Robert Gagnon, Harrodsburg, KY US
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| 20090085277 | AUTOMATIC SHEET FEED EXTENDER FOR PAPERFEED MODULARITY - A modular print engine assembly for a peripheral comprises an upper paper support, a tray base, the upper paper support pivotally connected to one of the tray base or an extender disposed between the upper paper support and the tray base. The extender allows the modular print engine to be utilized across multiple print models or platforms with housings of various shape and size. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100320676 | System and Method for Monitoring Image Forming Machine Media Stack Height and Method of Calibrating Stack Height Sensing in the Monitoring System - A system and method for monitoring media stack height utilizes a pick mechanism and stack height sensing mechanism. The pick mechanism has a pick arm and a pick roller, the arm rotatably mounted at one end to pivot about an axis and change its angular position relative thereto. The roller rotatably mounted to an opposite end of the arm contacts a media stack top and is rotatably driven to feed sheets one at a time from the stack top changing the stack height. The angular position of the arm relative to the stack changes as the stack height changes. The stack height sensing mechanism arranged on and adjacent to the arm senses arm angular displacement as the stack height changes to provide an indication of the sheet quantity remaining in the stack. A method for calibrating stack height sensing of the monitoring system provides one or more calibration points such as at “full stack” and “stack out” conditions. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110042885 | Media Friction Buckler Assembly - A tuned media buckler comprises a body made of a plastic material, a rib extending from the upper surface of the body with an overall flat configuration and uniform rigidity with the rib running along the upper surface and centrally lengthwise along the body, a spring force material backing the lower surface of the body opposite to the rib that compresses against the lower surface of the body in response to the generally normal force applied to the top edge surface of the rib by a media stack, and a housing having a central aperture running lengthwise of the housing such that the rib of the media buckler extends through the aperture for engagement by a media stack. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110056266 | Method For Calibrating Stack Height Sensing In A Media Stack Height Monitoring System In An Image Forming Machine - A method of calibrating stack height sensing in a media stack height monitoring system in an image forming machine includes sensing the angular position of a pick mechanism arm, generating electrical signals having levels correlated to the pick mechanism arm angular positions that correspond to different stack height levels, measuring and storing at least one value corresponding to the level of the electrical signal at least at one of two calibration points: “full load” and “stack out” conditions of the media stack, estimating either the amount or percent of media sheets remaining in the media stack corresponding to measured and stored value of the electrical signal level at the at least one calibration point, and indicating either of the amount or percent of media sheets remaining in the media stack. | 03-10-2011 |
Dave John Gagnon, Somersworth, NH US
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| 20100140311 | Ribbon transport apparatus and method - A ribbon transport apparatus for a printing press is provided. The ribbon transport apparatus includes a vacuum conveyor belt transporting a ribbon and a manifold supporting the vacuum conveyor belt. The vacuum conveyor belt and the manifold are arranged to draw the ribbon towards the vacuum conveyor belt via a suction. A method of transporting a ribbon in a printing press is also provided. | 06-10-2010 |
David John Gagnon, Strafford, NH US
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| 20110064509 | Air delivery apparatus for delivering air to a moving substrate in a printing press - An air delivery apparatus for providing air to guide a web in a printing press that includes a source of compressed air and a web guiding device coupled to the source of compressed air is provided. The web guiding device includes a body and a guide. The body defines an internal cavity and has an axis, an inner surface, an outer surface, holes extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and an axial end having an opening coupling the internal cavity to ambient air. The guide couples the source of compressed air to the internal cavity and directs the compressed air in an axial direction away from the axial end toward the internal cavity so that the ambient air is forced into the internal cavity. A method of delivering air to guide a substrate is also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
David John Gagnon, Somersworth, NH US
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| 20090290924 | Apparatus and method for supplying ribbons to a former - A folder superstructure is provided including a lead roll, a nip roll biasing the lead roll, and a frame supporting the lead roll and the nip roll. The frame is selectively movable between a first position where the lead roll and the nip roll act on a first web ribbon and a second position where the lead roll and the nip roll act on a second web ribbon. A method for folding printed webs is also provided. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090324818 | Silicone applicator for a printing press - A silicone application system for a web printing press includes at least one silicone applicator having a first web width application zone and a second web width application zone controlled independently of the first web with application zone. A web printing press and method are also disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
Donald F. Gagnon, Candia, NH US
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| 20120079685 | SUPPORT FOR LAWN FURNITURE LEG - A support is provided for positioning on the base of a lawn furniture leg of various shapes and dimensions. The support has an area that is at least five times the area of the bottom of the leg to distribute the load over a large area. This permits easy sliding of the leg across a lawn. The support is arranged to prevent prolonged contact of the leg with a source of moisture. In addition, the support provides venting to the bottom of the leg to minimize dry-rot. | 04-05-2012 |
Gerard A. Gagnon, Buckfield, ME US
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| 20110095245 | Method for Making Fire Retardant Materials and Related Products - A method for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation. The method includes an arrangement for adding one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a common blend tank prior to feedstock drying. The one or more feedstocks may include at least one virgin pulp stock feed and at least one recycled material stock feed. The amount and type of both the virgin feedstock and the recycled material feedstock is selectable. Old newsprint (ONP) may be one type of recycled material feedstock. Another suitable type of recycled material feedstock is old corrugated containers (OCC). The method further includes retaining the fiber feedstock and the chemical compound together for enough time to ensure adherence or impregnations of enough of the chemical to the fibers after the drying process. Fluffing or fiberizing of the treated fibers may be accomplished under less severe conditions than ordinarily employed when making conventional cellulose insulation. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110117354 | Method for Making Fire Retardant Materials and Related Products - A method for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation. The method includes an arrangement for adding one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a common blend tank prior to feedstock drying. The one or more feedstocks may include at least one virgin pulp stock feed and at least one recycled material stock feed. The amount and type of both the virgin feedstock and the recycled material feedstock is selectable. Old newsprint (ONP) may be one type of recycled material feedstock. Another suitable type of recycled material feedstock is old corrugated containers (OCC). The method further includes retaining the fiber feedstock and the chemical compound together for enough time to ensure adherence or impregnations of enough of the chemical to the fibers after the drying process. Fluffing or fiberizing of the treated fibers may be accomplished under less severe conditions than ordinarily employed when making conventional cellulose insulation. | 05-19-2011 |
James J. Gagnon, Lebanon, ME US
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| 20090286003 | METHOD OF COATING A TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT USING A LIGHT CURABLE MASK - A method of coating a turbine engine component involves providing the turbine engine component with a first area and a second area. The first area neighbors the second area. A cover is disposed over the first area of the turbine engine component. The second area of the turbine engine component is coated with a first coating curable from exposure to a light. The second area of the turbine engine component is exposed to light resulting in the curing of the first coating. The cover is removed from the first area. The first area of the turbine engine component is then sprayed with a second coating different from the first coating. | 11-19-2009 |
Jeff Gagnon, Champlin, MN US
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| 20090112327 | BURR HOLE PLUG DESIGNS - A burr hole plug comprises a plug base including a flange configured for being mounted around a burr hole, an aperture through which an elongated medical device may pass, and tabs configured for extending within the cranial burr hole to center the plug base relative to the cranial burr hole. The burr hole plug further comprises a retainer configured for being mounted within the aperture of the plug base to secure the medical device. A method may comprise locating the plug base within a burr hole, such that the tabs are disposed within the burr hole to center the plug base relative to the cranial burr hole, introducing the elongated medical device through the cranial burr hole and into the brain tissue of the patient, mounting the retainer within the aperture of the plug base, and actuating the retainer to secure the medical device. | 04-30-2009 |
Jeff Gagnon, Champlain, MN US
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| 20100145357 | BURR HOLE PLUG HAVING DUAL SLIDABLE CLAMPING MECHANISMS - A burr hole plug comprises a plug base configured for being mounted around a burr hole. The plug base includes an aperture through which an elongated medical device exiting the burr hole may pass. The burr hole plug further comprises a retainer configured for being mounted within the aperture of the plug base. The retainer further includes first and second slidable clamping mechanisms configured for securing the medical devices therebetween within the aperture of the plug base. A method comprises introducing the medical device through the burr hole, mounting a plug base around the burr hole, such that the medical device extends through the plug base aperture, mounting the retainer within the aperture of the plug base, and sliding the first and second clamping mechanisms secure the medical device therebetween. | 06-10-2010 |
Jeffrey S. Gagnon, Champlin, MN US
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| 20100306997 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN IMPLANTABLE LEAD - An implantable lead body for a medical device with improved conductor lumens separates and insulates conductors while permitting access to the conductors through the implantable lead outer surface. The implantable lead comprises a lead body, a stylet lumen, at least one conductor lumen, and at least one axial slit in the lead body. The lead body has a proximal end, a distal end, an internal portion, and an external portion. The stylet lumen is formed in the internal portion. The conductor lumen is formed in the internal portion and positioned near an outer surface of the internal portion such that there is only a web between the conductor lumen and the outer surface of the internal portion. The axial slit is formed in the lead body distal end between the conductor lumen and the outer surface of the internal portion. | 12-09-2010 |
Jeff S. Gagnon, Champlin, MN US
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| 20090005844 | PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRODE ARRAY AND SYSTEM - Lead devices and methods for neurostimulation are described. Some of the neurostimulation leads provided have multiple, distal region electrode contacts arranged in an array capable of providing steerable spinal cord stimulation. In one use, a collapsed introducer sheath is disposed over a dilator and advanced to a spinal cord target site through a 14-gauge needle into the epidural space. The dilator is removed and the introducer is expanded to its full width. A neurological lead according to the present invention advanced through the introducer to near the target site and the introducer removed. The lead is wider than it is high and has a row of lower electrodes flanked by right and left side electrodes in groups of three. The lower electrodes serve as cathodes and the right and left electrodes are return anodes. | 01-01-2009 |
Katie Shea Gagnon, State College, PA US
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| 20110189447 | BOARDS COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF MARKS TO FACILITATE ATTACHMENT - A board is provided that includes a pattern to facilitate attachment of the board to a frame structure. The pattern comprises a first array of marks disposed along a first imaginary line; a second array of marks disposed along a second imaginary line, said first and second imaginary lines being spaced a first predetermined distance apart; and a third array of marks disposed along a third imaginary line, said first and third imaginary lines being spaced a second predetermined distance apart. The board may be used in a variety of construction applications, where the pattern facilitates the quick attachment of the board to an underlying frame. | 08-04-2011 |
Kirk L. Gagnon, Bothell, WA US
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| 20110313600 | INTEGRATED APPROACH NAVIGATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Systems, computer program products, and methods for displaying navigation performance based flight path deviation information during the final approach segment to a runway and during landing of non-precision flight modes are provided. Improved graphical depictions of navigation performance based flight path deviation information provide pilots and flight crew members with clear, concise displays of the dynamic relationship between ANP and RNP, mode and aspect of flight and related procedures, intersecting flight paths, and current actual flight path deviation from a predefined flight path during the final approach segment to a runway and during landing. For example, an enhanced IAN display may include NPS-type deviation scales to show RNP/ANP relationships and predetermined RNP markers to alert the pilots and flight crew members that the FMC has transitioned from an NPS display for RNAV (LNAV/VNAV) flight procedures to an enhanced IAN display for a non-precision (non-xLS) approach and/or landing. | 12-22-2011 |
Patrick James Gagnon, Vancouver, WA US
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| 20110228907 | HEAD AND NECK RADIATION LOCALIZATION USING ORAL APPLIANCE - In various embodiments, methods, apparatuses, and systems for accurate patient positioning and motion tracking before and/or during head and neck radiation therapy, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy, are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a computing system may be endowed with one or more components of the disclosed apparatuses and/or systems and may be employed to perform one or more methods as disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments provide head and neck radiation localization using, in part, an oral appliance. | 09-22-2011 |
Paul E. Gagnon, Farmington, NH US
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| 20100119418 | MULTI-WELL PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of manufacture and assembly of multiwell plates employing targeted radiation at an interface in order to achieve bonding is disclosed. The method accommodates glass and polymer attachment as well as polymer to polymer attachment. Resultant plates have unique flatness and optical properties. | 05-13-2010 |
Peter E. Gagnon, Wasilla, AK US
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| 20080315166 | Collapsible pump jack - The collapsible pump jack includes a pole formed from a plurality of pipe segments having swaged ends that telescope into one another. An M-shaped base supports the pole in an upright position. A ratcheting chain hoist has a hook for attaching the hoist atop the pole. The chain has another hook for attachment to the vehicle being lifted out of a rut in the snow or other terrain. The base is foldable from an M-shape pole mounting position to a rectangular tube storage position to surround the pole segments for storage and transport. The collapsible pump jack provides a lightweight, compact, portable accessory for lifting an end of a snowmobile, ATV, or other off-road vehicle to extricate the vehicle when it is stuck in snow or rugged terrain. | 12-25-2008 |
Reinhard J. Gagnon, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20120078554 | Systems And Methods For Determining A Status Of An Electrical Coupling - An apparatus for interfering with locomotion of a target by conducting a current through a load that includes an ionizable path. The apparatus includes, according to various aspects of the present invention, detectors and a processing circuit that determines a status of an electrical connection with the load. | 03-29-2012 |
Richard J. Gagnon, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI US
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| 20090259668 | METHOD OF OBTAINING ELECTRONICALLY-STORED FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS - A method for a bank to obtain an electronically-stored financial document is disclosed. The financial document includes a specific document parameter, such as a record date. The bank maintains the financial document in an off-site storage system when the record date is later than a pre-selected date and in an on-site storage system when the record date is earlier than or equal to the pre-selected date. The off-site storage system is remotely-located from the on-site storage system. The bank receives a request for the financial document from a client and compares the record date to the pre-selected date to determine if the record date is later than, earlier than, or equal to the pre-selected date. In processing the request, the bank utilizes a computer terminal connected to the off-site and on-site storage systems to access one of the storage systems in response to the comparison of the record date to the pre-selected date. After accessing the appropriate storage system, the bank inputs data into the computer terminal to identify the requested financial document and then retrieves the requested financial document. The bank then reproduces the requested financial document and distributes the requested financial document to the requesting client, or some other end user of the bank. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110078217 | Method of Obtaining An Electronically-Stored Financial Document - A method for a bank to obtain an electronically-stored financial document is disclosed. The financial document includes a specific document parameter, such as a record date. The bank maintains the financial document in an off-site storage system when the record date is later than a pre-selected date and in an on-site storage system when the record date is earlier than or equal to the pre-selected date. The off-site storage system is different from the on-site storage system. The bank receives and inputs a request for the financial document from a client and compares the record date to the pre-selected date to determine if the record date is later than, earlier than, or equal to the pre-selected date. In processing the request, the bank utilizes a computer terminal, connected to the off-site and on-site storage systems through a processing unit, to access one of the storage systems in response to the comparison of the record date to the pre-selected date. After accessing the appropriate storage system, the bank retrieves the requested financial document. The bank then reproduces the requested financial document and distributes the requested financial document to the requesting client, or some other end user of the bank. | 03-31-2011 |
Richard M. Gagnon, Coventry, RI US
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| 20110103874 | UNIVERSAL PENCIL MECHANISM - A pencil mechanism replaces a ballpoint pen refill and has an actuator for containing lead. A point of the mechanism is slidably mounted to the actuator and has a shoulder to engage a step in the pen when an end of the point projects from a writing end of the pen. The point has an open end for projecting the writing tip of the lead and a bushing for frictionally engaging the lead in the point to allow for, but resist axial movement of the lead. A point spring between actuator and point biases them apart and a clutch is slidably mounted to the actuator and point. The clutch has fingers for receiving lead and the actuator engages the clutch to close the fingers and fix the lead. Further forward movement of the actuator projects a writing tip of the lead from the pen as the shoulder engages the step to fix the writing tip in a writing position. The actuator is movable rearwardly for releasing the clutch and the lead and allowing the clutch to move rearwardly in the pen for a repeat of the lead feeding cycle. | 05-05-2011 |
Roger Gagnon, Great River, NY US
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| 20110203986 | FILTRATION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING FILTRATION UNITS IN FILTRATION ASSEMBLIES - This invention relates to filtration assemblies and methods of installing filtration units in filtration assemblies. Filtration assemblies may include first and second end pieces, at least one filtration unit between the first and second end pieces, and at least one alignment rod arrangement. The alignment rod arrangement may extend between the end pieces and align the filtration units and the end pieces. | 08-25-2011 |
Ronald D. Gagnon, Cazenovia, NY US
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| 20080279651 | Captive Fastener with Unique Engaging and Locking Mechanism - A captive fastener generally comprising a receptacle, a bayonet assembly, and a locking assembly for locking the bayonet assembly to the receptacle. The receptacle extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a pair of parallel extending spiral raceways formed in the inner surface of a central opening that extends therethrough, and a keyway formed adjacent its terminus. The bayonet assembly includes a pair of bayonets that are adapted to ride in the raceways and a key positioned at the end of a plunger and is adapted to engage the keyway thereby locking the bayonet assembly in the receptacle. The locking assembly includes the plunger that when manipulated by a tool either engages or disengages the key from the keyway. | 11-13-2008 |
Ronald R. Gagnon, Tolland, CT US
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| 20090010751 | ANGLED ON-BOARD INJECTOR - A secondary flow system provides a compact injector cooling structure for turbine blades which includes an Angled On-board Injector (AOBI) that locates a metering throat at an inward angle relative to an engine centerline. The AOBI positions the metering throat at the inward angle relative to an engine centerline to communicate cooling airflow to an angled annular section of a turbine rotor disk coverplate. | 01-08-2009 |
Steven D. Gagnon, Prairieville, LA US
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| 20110144381 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING A CHLORINE SUPPLY - This invention provides a method for purifying a chlorine supply that includes a chlorine component, a bromine component, and nitrogen trichloride. The method includes the steps of introducing the chlorine supply into a vaporizer, heating the chlorine supply in the vaporizer to form a vapor, and introducing the vapor into a distillation system to provide purified chlorine gas, a distillate that includes liquid chlorine and the bromine component, and a bottoms component including the nitrogen trichloride. The method also includes the steps of condensing the vapor in a reflux condenser, heating the condensate in a reboiler, removing the purified chlorine gas from the distillation system, and removing the distillate from the distillation system. | 06-16-2011 |
Zachary Gagnon, Mishawaka, IN US
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| 20090092989 | MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS FOR MULTI-TARGET DETECTION - Disclosed are example methods and devices for detecting one or more targets. An example method includes placing a sample including a first target with in a microfluidic device and hybridizing a plurality of copies of the first target with a plurality of nanostructures. The example method includes applying an electric current to the plurality of nanostructures and using an electric field created by the electric current to move the plurality of nanostructures. In addition, the plurality of nanostructures are sorted and evaluated to determine at least one of a presence, an absence, or a quantity of the first target. | 04-09-2009 |