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Alice Gu, Duluth, GA US
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| 20080202542 | Wrappers For Smoking Articles Having Reduced Diffusion Leading to Reduced Ignition Proclivity Characteristics - Smoking articles having reduced ignition proclivity characteristics are disclosed. The smoking articles include a wrapper comprising cellulosic fibers and a filler. In accordance with the present disclosure, the filler has a particle size of at least about 3.2 microns and is present in the wrapper in an amount less than about 20% by weight. Further, the wrapper may have a basis weight of less than about 23 gsm and a permeability of from about 15 Coresta to about 110 Coresta. It has been discovered that such wrappers are capable of reducing the ignition proclivity characteristics of a smoking article. If desired, the particular wrapper as described above can also contain discrete areas treated with an ignition reducing composition which further serves to reduce the ignition proclivity characteristics of the article. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090283104 | Smoking Articles Having Reduced Carbon Monoxide Delivery - The present invention is directed to smoking articles having reduced carbon monoxide delivery are described. A carbon monoxide reducing agent is incorporated into the smoking article in order to reduce carbon monoxide levels in mainstream smoke. The carbon monoxide reducing agent may be, for instance, in metal oxide or in metal carbonate. The carbon monoxide reducing agent may be incorporated into a wrapper and/or into a column of smokable filler that are used to construct the smoking article. | 11-19-2009 |
Alice Gu, Johns Creek, GA US
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| 20120012124 | Smoking Articles Having Reduced Carbon Monoxide Delivery - The present invention is directed to smoking articles having reduced carbon monoxide delivery are described. A carbon monoxide reducing agent is incorporated into the smoking article in order to reduce carbon monoxide levels in mainstream smoke. The carbon monoxide reducing agent may be, for instance, in metal oxide or in metal carbonate. The carbon monoxide reducing agent may be incorporated into a wrapper and/or into a column of smokable filler that are used to construct the smoking article. | 01-19-2012 |
Baohua Gu, Oak Ridge, TN US
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| 20120168671 | VOLUME-LABELED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Compositions comprising nanosized objects (i.e., nanoparticles) in which at least one observable marker, such as a radioisotope or fluorophore, is incorporated within the nanosized object. The nanosized objects include, for example, metal or semi-metal oxide (e.g., silica), quantum dot, noble metal, magnetic metal oxide, organic polymer, metal salt, and core-shell nanoparticles, wherein the label is incorporated within the nanoparticle or selectively in a metal oxide shell of a core-shell nanoparticle. Methods of preparing the volume-labeled nanoparticles are also described. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120267585 | VOLUME-LABELED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Compositions comprising nanosized objects (i.e., nanoparticles) in which at least one observable marker, such as a radioisotope or fluorophore, is incorporated within the nanosized object. The nanosized objects include, for example, metal or semi-metal oxide (e.g., silica), quantum dot, noble metal, magnetic metal oxide, organic polymer, metal salt, and core-shell nanoparticles, wherein the label is incorporated within the nanoparticle or selectively in a metal oxide shell of a core-shell nanoparticle. Methods of preparing the volume-labeled nanoparticles are also described. | 10-25-2012 |
Bin Gu, Durham, NC US
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| 20110236371 | Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of Neurologic And Psychiatric Conditions - The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof for preventing or ameliorating disorders of the nervous system. More specifically, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions, including phosphopeptides, that when administered disrupt TrkB-mediated activation of PLCγ1 phosphorylation. The invention further provides method of treatment comprising administering inhibitors of TrkB-mediated activation of PLCγ1 phosphorylation alone or in combination with other pharmaceutical compositions to prevent or ameliorate nervous system disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, anxiety, migraine, and pain. | 09-29-2011 |
Binghe Gu, Provo, UT US
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| 20110240541 | MONOLITHIC COLUMN TECHNOLOGY FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - A monolith for liquid chromatography is disclosed that involves a reaction product of; a (1) crosslinker having at least three adjacent groups, selected from ethylene oxide, polyethylene oxide, and mixtures thereof, and two or more pendent vinyl groups, and (2) monomer having the formula, CH | 10-06-2011 |
Chris Yonghai Gu, Westminster, CO US
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| 20090286506 | Fixed Mobile Convergent Service in Enterprise Environments - A method for communicating in an enterprise network includes determining that a mobile device generating a communication request has an assigned enterprise voice number; and based in part on determining that the mobile device has an assigned enterprise voice number, establishing the requested communication over the enterprise network. A system for communicating over an enterprise network includes an enterprise voice number registry that maps enterprise voice numbers to mobile devices registered on the enterprise network, and an enterprise mobile switching center operable to query the enterprise voice number registry to determine if a mobile device is registered and further operable to determine that a communication requested by the mobile device should be established over the enterprise network based on the determination that the mobile device is registered. The enterprise network may be managed by the enterprise operator to satisfy enterprise network users. | 11-19-2009 |
Congying Gu US
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| 20110086409 | Surfactant-Based Monolithic Columns, Methods for Making the Same, and Method for Using the Same - A method for making a surfactant-based monolithic column is provided. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising at least one surfactant monomer, at least one crosslinker, at least one initiator, and at least one porogen and polymerizing the mixture to form the surfactant-based monolithic column. The present disclosure also provides a surfactant-based monolithic column, a method for separating molecules, and a process for preparing a surfactant monomer. | 04-14-2011 |
Diefeng Gu, Yorktown, VA US
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| 20100274176 | WOUND CARE SYSTEM AND BACTERICIDAL METHODS AND DEVICES - A variety of article and systems including wound care systems, methods for making the wound care systems, bactericidal, and methods for treating wounds using these systems are disclosed. The wound care systems may include a first material comprising one or more fibers or porous media. The one or more fibers or porous media may be coated with a second material that is capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria and killing the bacteria to render the wound care system sterile, increasing the absorbency of the first material, or both upon exposure to light. The first material may be cotton, or any suitable fibrous material, the second material may be TiO | 10-28-2010 |
| 20120237762 | DEVICE CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF COATING LUMINESCENT PHOSPHORS FOR DISPLAY AND LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - A device construct for lighting and display applications is fabricated from a substrate, a deposited phosphor layer over the substrate, and a layer of thermal and electrically-conductive luminescent material over the deposited layer. The layer of thermal and electrically-conductive luminescent material is a thin film that conforms to the morphology of the phosphor layer. The device is fabricated by providing a substrate, depositing a thin layer of phosphor powder on the substrate by any technique, and coating the phosphor layer with a layer of thermal and electrically-conductive luminescent material by atomic layer deposition. | 09-20-2012 |
Diefeng Gu, Newport News, VA US
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| 20120034410 | MULTIPLE WALLED NESTED COAXIAL NANOSTRUCTURES - Multiple walled nested coaxial nanostructures, methods for making multiple walled nested coaxial nanostructures, and devices incorporating the coaxial nanostructures are disclosed. The coaxial nanostructures include an inner nanostructure, a first outer nanotube disposed around the inner nanostructure, and a first annular channel between the inner nanostructure and the first outer nanotube. The coaxial nanostructures have extremely high aspect ratios, ranging from about 5 to about 1,200, or about 300 to about 1200. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120080313 | ELECTROOSMOTIC DEVICES - Electroosmotic (EO) devices are provided which are not subject to mechanical wear and tear and with no moving parts, and having improved flow rates and electrical properties. Atomic layer deposition can be used to prepare three electrical terminal active zeta potential modulated EO devices from porous membranes. First, second, and further thin layers of materials can be formed with the pores. Thus, embedded electrodes can be formed along the length of the pores. The zeta potential in the pores can be modified by use of a voltage potential applied the embedded electrode, thereby achieving active control of surface zeta potential within the pores and active control of flow through the pores. | 04-05-2012 |
Feng Gu, Ellicot City, MD US
Ganyu Gu, Starkville, MS US
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| 20110136729 | Occidiofungin, a unique antifungal glycopeptide produced by a strain of burkholderia contaminans - The present invention is directed to novel antifungal glycopeptide compounds and salts thereof produced by a strain of | 06-09-2011 |
Guofei Gu, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090172815 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MALWARE INFECTION - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for detecting malware infection. One embodiment of a method for detecting a malware infection at a local host in a network, includes monitoring communications between the local host and one or more entities external to the network, generating a dialog warning if the communications include a transaction indicative of a malware infection, declaring a malware infection if, within a predefined period of time, the dialog warnings includes at least one dialog warning indicating a transaction initiated at the local host and at least one dialog warning indicating an additional transaction indicative of a malware infection, and outputting an infection profile for the local host. | 07-02-2009 |
Guoquiang Gu, Nashville, TN US
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| 20090291504 | CRE COMPLEMENTATION USING LEUCINE ZIPPER - Cre activity is effectively reconstituted from two modified, inactive Cre fragments, both in cell culture and in transgenic mice. Cre reassociation was facilitated by fusing fragments separately to peptides that can form a tight anti-parallel leucine zipper. The co-expressed Cre fusion fragments showed substantial activity in cultured cells. Also disclosed are in vivo techniques for increasing the cell-specificity of gene manipulation, where expression in transgenic mice using individual promoters for each Cre fragment effectively reconstituted Cre activity, and the activation of LoxP recombination in the co-expressing cells. | 11-26-2009 |
Haiwei Gu, Lauderdale, MN US
Haozhong Gu, Chesterfield, MO US
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| 20110135887 | Sandwich Structure Having Arrestment Feature and Method of Making the Same - A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120193016 | Sandwich Structure Having Arrestment Feature and Method of Making the Same - A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets. | 08-02-2012 |
James J. Gu, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20120173027 | Method and Apparatus for Pump Control Using Varying Equivalent System Characteristic Curve, AKA an Adaptive Control Curve - The present invention provides, e.g., apparatus comprising at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and computer program code being configured, with at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: respond to signaling containing information about an instant pressure and a flow rate of fluid being pumped in a pumping system, and obtain an adaptive control curve based at least partly on the instant pressure and flow rate using an adaptive moving average filter. The adaptive moving average filter may be based at least partly on a system flow equation: SAMA | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120197555 | ULTRASONIC WATER LEVEL GAUGE AND CONTROL DEVICE - Apparatus, including an ultrasonic liquid level gauge and control system, includes a gauge configured to be coupled on the outside of a device, having a boiler or hot water tank, having liquid contained therein. The gauge is also configured to receive and contain a small part of the liquid of the device; and an ultrasonic transducing and signal processing arrangement configured to: reflect an ultrasonic pulse off a liquid surface of the small part of the liquid of the device contained in the gauge, and determine the level of liquid in the device based at least partly on a time of flight analysis related to the ultrasonic pulse reflected off the liquid surface of the small part of the liquid of the device contained in the gauge. | 08-02-2012 |
Jia Gu, Honolulu, HI US
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| 20080226147 | Method to provide automated quality feedback to imaging devices to achieve standardized imaging data - Automated image quality assessment algorithms, which perform the functions of locating a region of interest, maximizing the image contrast, and ensuring the region of interest is properly centered in the image. Wherein the region of interest is located by spectral matching filter using a target spectrum obtained from samples of the image itself. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080226148 | Method of image quality assessment to produce standardized imaging data - Automated image quality assessment methods, which include locating a region of interest, region assessment, contrast assessment, blur assessment, and contaminant detection, on video data and high-resolution imagery. Where the blur assessment is performed without a reference image by dividing the region into non-overlapping block, measuring the wavenumber frequency of the blocks and calculating the ratio of the low frequency to high frequency areas. | 09-18-2008 |
Jianguo G. Gu, Gainesville, FL US
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| 20080213248 | Methods and Systems for Treating Asthma and Other Respiratory Diseases - The subject invention provides methods for using TRPM8 receptors as a therapeutic target for identifying effective methods or compounds useful in the diagnosis or treatment of respiratory diseases or conditions. In certain embodiments, compositions that are identified using the methods of the invention are administered to a patient to diagnose or treat a respiratory disease or condition. In a preferred embodiment, TRPM8 receptor blockers are identified and administered, in accordance with the subject invention, to treat a patient with a respiratory disease, such as asthma. | 09-04-2008 |
Jiren Gu, Naperville, IL US
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| 20110180300 | FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is disclosed which is flame retardant and essentially halogen-free. The TPE is a copolyester (COPE). Two essentially halogen-free flame retardants (HFFRs) are used: organo-phosphinates and melamine polyphosphate. The compound is useful for wire and cable insulation. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120037396 | FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomer compound is disclosed having polyphenylene ether, a hydrogenated styrene block copolymer, at least one solid non-halogenated phosphorus containing flame retardant, and a nucleated olefinic polymer. The compound has a before-aging tensile elongation of >200% and an after-aging tensile elongation residual of at least 75%, according to the UL 62 test, which makes it useful as an insulation layer, a jacketing layer, or both for protected electrical lines such as alternating current wire and cable products, accessory cables, and variety of injection molded electrical or electronic parts. | 02-16-2012 |
Jiren Gu, Crystal Lake, IL US
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| 20120316280 | UV LASER MARKABLE THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOUND - A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is disclosed which is markable by a laser operating at an ultra-violet wavelength because of the presence of between about 0.05 and about 0.1 weight percent of titanium dioxide or between about 0.1 and 0.3 weight percent of zinc oxide. | 12-13-2012 |
Jiren Gu, Napierville, IL US
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| 20090069487 | Block copolymer composition for overmolding any nylon - A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for overmolding (OM) a nylon substrate with an overmolded layer consists essentially of an inert filler, a plasticizer, preferably a mineral oil, and chosen combinations of ingredients from the following: (i) a functionalized “high rubber” SHDS (styrene-hydrogenated diene-styrene) having a functionality of 1%, the “small end blocks” together present in an amount in the range from about 8-25% by weight; (ii) hydrogenated SDS or SHDS block copolymer having polystyrene endblocks and a polymerized vinyl aromatic monomer in the poly(conjugated diene) midblock, the polystyrene endblocks together present in an amount in the range from 20-30% by weight of the block copolymer, excluding weight of the polystyrene in the polydiene midblock; (iii) a functionalized “high rubber” SHDS having a functionality of >1% but<2%, the “small end blocks” together present in an amount in the range from about 8-25% by weight; (iv) from 0-30% by weight of the composition, of a functionalized polyolefin (F3), the olefin having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; (v) from 0-15% by wt of the composition, of a hydrogenated nonfunctionalized hydrogenated polystyrene-poly(conjugated diene)-polystyrene (SHDS) block copolymer; and, (vi) an additive to enhance the useful life of the composition. | 03-12-2009 |
Julin Gu, Norcross, GA US
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| 20090138277 | Healthcare Transactions Management Solution - Healthcare service providers and others may send claims for payment requesting remittance from insurance companies or patients. Such payments may be remitted through paper or electronic transactions. A financial institution may receive the payment and associated information and process the remittance depending on the remittance source and type. In addition, the institution may generate a single bill generated at a regular interval for the healthcare service provider for the services. The amount of the bill may be based on the volume of remittances. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20120185271 | Healthcare Transactions Management Solution - Healthcare service providers and others may send claims for payment requesting remittance from insurance companies or patients. Such payments may be remitted through paper or electronic transactions. A financial institution may receive the payment and associated information and process the remittance depending on the remittance source and type. In addition, the institution may generate a single bill generated at a regular interval for the healthcare service provider for the services. The amount of the bill may be based on the volume of remittances. | 07-19-2012 |
Junjie Gu, Glenview, IL US
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| 20110096934 | AUDIO MONITORING SYSTEM - An audio monitoring system for an audio performance consists of one or more terminal units and one or more base units. The base units are configured to send transmission data consisting of channel labels, frequencies, and mix identifiers to the terminal units. The terminal units are configured to receive and store the transmission data. The terminal units permit a user to select the stored transmission data and to display the transmission data on a user display. The terminal units can receive audio signals from the base units over the stored frequencies and are configured to output the corresponding audio signals to a sound transmission device. | 04-28-2011 |
Lin Gu, Lake Zurich, IL US
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| 20090111133 | Gel Filtration Standard - A gel filtration standard suitable for use as molecular weight markers for gel filtration chromatography for a mobile phase with denaturant. In one embodiment, the gel filtration standard comprises ovalbumin, myoglobin, and vitamin B | 04-30-2009 |
Mili Gu, Gaithersburg, MD US
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| 20100291152 | CHEMICALLY MODIFIED PEPTIDES WITH IMPROVED IMMUNOGENICITY - The invention provides processes for improving the ability of a peptide to stimulate an immune response, comprising exposing the peptide to a chemical modifying agent. It further provides compositions comprising an antigenic peptide, wherein the peptide has been treated with a chemical modifying agent to improve its ability to stimulate an immune response. It also provides methods of stimulating an immune response in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a vaccine. | 11-18-2010 |
Pu Gu, Gastonia, NC US
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| 20110259057 | Methods And Systems For Controlling Temperature Of A Bushing - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to glass fiber forming bushings, to methods of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, to systems of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, and to other systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method of controlling the temperature of a bushing having multiple segments comprises forming a plurality of filaments from a bushing comprising at least two segments, gathering the filaments into at least two ends, measuring the size of each of the at least two ends, comparing the measured size of the at least two ends to a desired end size, adjusting the amount of current passing through the at least two bushing segments in response to the end size comparisons. | 10-27-2011 |
Qiuju Gu, Milford, CT US
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| 20080201185 | METHOD FOR COMBINING MAIL PIECES THAT WERE GOING TO BE MAILED ON DIFFERENT DATES TO INCREASE POSTAL DISCOUNTS - A method for obtaining mail discounts by determining a date a mail piece should be mailed and adjusting the date the mail piece is mailed to fill one or more mailing trays with mail pieces that were originally planned to be mailed on different dates to obtain postal discounts | 08-21-2008 |
Qu-Ming Gu, Bear, DE US
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| 20090043051 | Modified vinylamine-containing polymers as additives in papermaking - Vinylamine-containing polymers are disclosed where the amine groups are substituted with (1) cationic functional groups, (2) anionic functional groups, (3) hydrophobic functional groups, (4) hydrophilic functional groups, (5) functional groups that impart amphoteric characteristics to the polymers, or (6) combinations thereof. Also disclosed are processes for preparing such polymers, as well as compositions comprising such polymers. Among other applications, these polymers can be used in papermaking applications as dry strength additives, wet strength additives, retention aids, drainage aids, and pitch and stickies control agents. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090098387 | Diluents for crosslinker-containing adhesive compositions - The disclosure relates to an adhesive composition for bonding lignocellulosic substrates. The adhesive composition contains a crosslinker and a non-urea diluent where the non-urea diluent is present in an amount from about 0.01 to about 75 weight % based on the total wet weight of the composition and where the crosslinker contains essentially no formaldehyde. Also disclosed is the adhesive further containing. an aqueous mixture of a protein source. The disclosure also relates to a process for making lignocellulosic composites utilizing the disclosed adhesive composition and to the lignocellulosic composites made using the disclosed process. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100147476 | Hydrophobically Modified Poly(aminoamides) - Disclosed herein are hydrophobically-modified poly(aminoamides) useful as fixative detackifiers for stickies and pitch control in papermaking processes. These polymers are prepared via modification of amine-containing water-soluble poly(aminoamides) with reactive functional group-containing hydrophobic compounds. In particular, poly(aminoamides) may be modified, under appropriate reaction conditions, with long chain alkyl glycidyl ether, AKD (alkyl ketene dimer), ASA (alkyl succinyl anhydride), or Quab (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-N,N,N-dimethylalkyl ammonium chloride). These novel polymers are effective in inhibiting deposition of organic contaminants in pulp and papermaking systems. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100193148 | Quaternary Vinylamine-Containing Polymers as Additives in Papermaking - Vinylamine-containing polymers are disclosed where the amine groups are substituted with cationic functional groups. Processes for preparing such polymers, as well as compositions comprising such polymers are also disclosed. Among other applications, these polymers can be used in papermaking applications as dry strength additives, wet strength additives, retention aids, drainage aids, and pitch and stickies control agents. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110247775 | Stable and Aqueous Compositions of Polyvinylamines with Cationic Starch, and Utility for Papermaking - A stable aqueous composition comprising polyvinylamine and liquid cationic starch in a ratio of from 90 to 55 parts of polyvinylamine on active basis to 10 to 45 parts of liquid cationic starch on active basis is disclosed. The composition can be used in papermaking as a strength or as a drainage aid. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120264888 | Process To Produce An Acylated Vinylamine-Containing Polymer And Its Application As A Papermaking Additive - A process for producing an acylated vinylamine-containing polymer is disclosed. The acylated vinylamine-containing polymer is produced by reacting a vinylamine-containing polymer with at least one acylating agent. | 10-18-2012 |
Robert Liang-Mo Gu, Mobile, AL US
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| 20110291420 | Portable Wind-driven Alternator - This is a new model of windmill. This new invention thoroughly changes the model of “Horizontal Axle Three Propellers” to the “Special Squirrel Cage made from the Paddle Blade and the Wind Wheel”, this “Portable Wind-driven Alternator” can output great amount of power and become practically useful. | 12-01-2011 |
Rong Gu, Hudson, NH US
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| 20110011839 | Method and apparatus for laser micromachining a conical surface - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for micromachining a conical surface. In one embodiment, such a system may include a rotating platform for receiving a long line of laser illumination, a mask having a predetermined pattern comprising a sector of a planar ring, the mask being positioned on the rotating platform, a workpiece stage having a rotational axis for rotating a removably-affixed workpiece comprising a conical surface, wherein the sector comprises the planar image of the conical surface, an excimer laser for producing a laser beam, a homogenizer for homogenizing the laser beam in at least a single direction, at least one condenser lens, a turning mirror and at least one projection lens. | 01-20-2011 |
Sheng-He Gu, Madison, WI US
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| 20120233666 | Network-Oriented Matrix Sharing For Genealogy And Social Networks Through Network-Role-Based Access Controls - A computer-implemented method for displaying social media content items using a network based browser. The method includes displaying a plurality of networks from a social media content database, the database including social media content items organized into networks, receiving a selection of a network from the plurality of networks from a user, comparing access control information for the selected network including determining role types authorized to view social media content items in the network to a role type associated with the user for that network, identifying a plurality of social media content items that can be displayed on the comparison, and displaying the identified social media content items. | 09-13-2012 |
Tian Gu, Newark, DE US
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| 20110249933 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Optical interconnect systems and methods are disclosed. An optical interconnect system includes a substrate, an optical waveguide, and first and second modulators. The optical waveguide has a first waveguide portion extending to a first coupling structure, a second waveguide portion extending from the first coupling structure to a second coupling structure, and a third waveguide portion extending from the second coupling structure. The first modulator is positioned adjacent the first coupling structure, and the second modulator is positioned adjacent the second coupling structure. The optical interconnect method includes modulating light with a first modulator to produce one-time modulated light, and modulating the one-time modulated light with a second modulator to produce two-time modulated light. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110297229 | INTEGRATED CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAICS - Optical sheets, light collection and conversion systems and methods of forming optical sheets are provided. An optical sheet includes a light guide layer having at least one light guide and a light concentrator layer adjacent to the light guide layer for concentrating incident light. Each light guide has a substantially uniform thickness with respect to a propagation direction of light through the light guide and includes a plurality of input-coupling elements and at least one output-coupling element. The light concentrator layer includes a plurality of concentrator elements optically coupled to the plurality of input-coupling elements of the respective light guide. Each light guide is configured to combine the concentrated light from the respective plurality of concentrator elements and to guide the combined light to the at least one output-coupling element. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120106890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATOR-BASED OPTICAL INTERCONNECTIONS - Systems and methods for modulator-based optical interconnections are disclosed. An optical interconnect system comprises a substrate, a wave path, a coupling structure, and a modulator. The wave path may be a waveguide disposed on the substrate. The coupling structure is coupled to the substrate and disposed within the wave path. The modulator is positioned between the substrate and the coupling structure. An optical interconnect method comprises the steps of transmitting light through a wave path, redirecting the light onto a modulator with a coupling structure, modulating the light from the coupling structure with the modulator; and redirecting modulated light from the modulator into the wave path with the coupling structure. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120114281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREE-SPACE OPTICAL INTERCONNECTIONS - Optical interconnect systems and methods are disclosed. An optical interconnect system includes a substrate, a first waveguide, and a free-space coupling structure. The first waveguide is disposed on the substrate. The free-space coupling structure is adjacent the first waveguide. The free-space coupling structure redirects light propagating through the first waveguide in a first direction out of the first waveguide in a second direction different from the first direction. An optical interconnect method comprises transmitting light through a first waveguide in a first direction; and redirecting the light out of the first waveguide in a second direction different from the first direction with a free-space coupling structure disposed in the first waveguide. | 05-10-2012 |
Tingyue Gu, Athens, OH US
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| 20130008801 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR APPLICATIONS RELATED TO MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION - Methods and compositions for applications related to the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) are provided. MIC is becoming increasingly important, especially to the oil and gas industry due to water flooding practice and aging pipelines. The lack of understanding of the fundamental mechanisms in MIC have greatly hindered the development of reliable prediction and new mitigation methods. This disclosure demonstrates how a biocatalytic cathodic sulfate reduction (BCSR) theory, together with bioenergetics, electrochemical kinetics, and mass transfer, can be used with regard to MIC. The discovery of MIC promoters (that are electron mediators) allows for a new detection tool for more accurate assessment of MIC pitting, and potential new mitigation methods that targets the promoters or microorganisms that secrete these promoters. An MFC device to detect the presence of MIC promoters is provided. When accelerated MIC pitting is desired, such as destruction of undersea munitions or accelerated MIC lab tests, MIC promoters can be added. | 01-10-2013 |
Trent Gu, Madison, WI US
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| 20090137020 | METHOD OF REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - The present invention relates to reverse transcription of RNA, and in particular to reverse transcription by thermostable DNA polymerases. | 05-28-2009 |
Wang-Chang Albert Gu, Longwood, FL US
Weikuan Gu, Cordovs, TN US
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| 20120135014 | SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNP) AND ASSOCIATION WITH RESISTANCE TO IMMUNE TOLERANCE INDUCTION - This application discloses methods, systems and kits for correlating the presence or absence of certain nucleic acid sequences within a population with the ability to create immune tolerance in that same population. Tolerance can be induced by solo or repeated administration of antigen, including soluble antigens administered either intravenously or sublingually. This application also discloses methods for detecting variants. In addition the application addresses the use or avoidance of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs in therapy. | 05-31-2012 |
Weining Gu, Research Triangle Park, NC US
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| 20130019334 | CORN EVENT MZDT09Y - A novel transgenic corn event designated MZDT09Y is disclosed. The invention relates to nucleic acids that are unique to event MZDT09Y and to methods of detecting the presence of event MZDT09Y based on DNA sequences of the recombinant constructs inserted into the corn genome that resulted in the MZDT09Y event and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. The invention further relates to corn plants comprising the transgenic genotype of event MZDT09Y and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing a corn plant comprising the MZDT09Y genotype with itself or another corn variety. Seeds of corn plants comprising the MZDT09Y genotype are also objects of the invention. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130019342 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and regards various polynucleotides, polypeptides and methods that may be employed to enhance yield in transgenic plants. Specifically the transgenic plants may exhibit any one of the traits consisting of increased yield, increased tolerance to abiotic stress, increased cell growth and increased nutrient use efficiency. | 01-17-2013 |
Weisong Gu, Dublin, OH US
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| 20080233564 | Methods of Using Databases to Greate Gene-Expression Microarrays, Microarrays Greated Thereby, and Uses of the Microarrays - Methods of preparing biological databases, and databases prepared according to those methods. In some embodiments, the methods can be performed entirely using computer resources, relying solely on publicly available biological sequence information. The methods of the invention can be used to generate species-specific nucleic acid microarrays | 09-25-2008 |
Wenlu Gu, Racine, WI US
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| 20090272818 | HIGH VOLUME ATOMIZER FOR COMMON CONSUMER SPRAY PRODUCTS - A high volume piezoelectric atomizer for use with common consumer spray products is disclosed. The piezoelectric atomizer may include an actuator, a substrate and a supply of a liquid product to be dispensed. The substrate may include a plurality of tapered perforations in direct contact with the supply of a liquid product. A control circuit vibrates the actuator, substrate and its tapered perforations against the supply at velocities of at least 500 mm/s. Droplets are dispensed at a delivery rate of approximately 0.2 g/s resulting in plumes of at least 2 feet in length resulting in a Valpey factor of at least 51.0. | 11-05-2009 |
Wenxin Gu, Evanston, IL US
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| 20100204088 | Cyclic Peptide Antitumor Agents - Cyclic peptide compounds and derivatives thereof having antitumor activity as shown by treatment of human melanoma, pancreatic, breast, prostate cancer cells. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20120122799 | CYCLIC PEPTIDE ANTITUMOR AGENTS - Cyclic peptide compounds and derivatives thereof having antitumor activity as shown by treatment of human melanoma, pancreatic, breast, prostate cancer cells. | 05-17-2012 |
Xiangwei Gu, Johns Creek, GA US
Xiao-Hui Gu, Potomac, MD US
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| 20100069367 | LXR and FXR Modulators - Compounds of the invention are disclosed, such as compounds of formulae LX-LXIV, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, or prodrugs thereof, which are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors (LXR) and Farnesoid X receptors (FXR), where R | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100160369 | S1P1 Agonists and Methods of Making And Using - The invention is directed to Compounds of Formula I: | 06-24-2010 |
| 20120040985 | TRIAZOLE AND IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR USE AS TGR5 AGONISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND OBESITY - The present invention comprises TGR5 agonists of structural formula I, | 02-16-2012 |
Xiao-Hui Gu, Rockville, MD US
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| 20100173824 | Azepinoindole Derivatives As Pharmaceutical Agents - Compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the activity of receptors are provided. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided for modulating the activity of receptors and for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of disease or disorder directly or indirectly related to the activity of the receptors. | 07-08-2010 |
Xiao-Jun Gu, Charlottesville, VA US
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| 20090025834 | Amorphous Steel Composites with Enhanced Strengths, Elastic Properties and Ductilities - Amorphous steel composites with enhanced mechanical properties and related methods for toughening amorphous steel alloys. The composites are formed from monolithic amorphous steel and hard ceramic particulates, which must be embedded in the glass matrix through melting at a temperature above the melting point for the steel but below the melting point for the ceramic. The ceramics may be carbides, nitrides, borides, iron-refractory carbides, or iron-refractory borides. An optical micrograph of such a composite including niobium carbide particulates is shown in FIG. | 01-29-2009 |
Xiaoping Gu, Maplewood, MN US
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| 20090018562 | Percutaneous catheter directed intravascular occlusion devices - The present invention provides an improved vascular occlusion device having improved flexibility and retention of the type fabricated from braided tubular metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration and an elongated collapsed reduced diameter configuration for delivery through a catheter to a treatment site and shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ or vessel, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained. The device further including at least one disk portion adjacent a body cylindrical portion formed from the fabric and having a transition diameter between the disk and cylindrical portion, significantly smaller than the diameter of the disk and the diameter of the cylindrical portion. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090209855 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR TREATING A TARGET SITE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating various target sites, such as vascular abnormalities. For example, a medical device according to one embodiment includes at least one layer of a fabric of braided strands having proximal and distal ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The medical device has an expanded configuration a generally frustroconical shaped portion at each end. The medical device is configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery through a diagnostic catheter and to at least partially return, when unconstrained, towards the expanded configuration. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210048 | STENT/STENT GRAFT FOR REINFORCEMENT OF VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A stent/stent graft for reinforcement of vascular abnormalities and an associated method are provided. According to on embodiment, the stent/stent graft includes a flexible tubular structure comprising proximal and distal ends and having a heat set configuration. The tubular structure is configured to engage a lumen upstream and downstream of a vascular abnormality, such as an aneurysm, and a portion between the proximal and distal ends of the tubular structure is configured to engage the aneurysm. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20130012979 | MULTI-LAYER BRAIDED STRUCTURES FOR OCCLUDING VASCULAR DEFECTS AND FOR OCCLUDING FLUID FLOW THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE VASCULATURE OF THE BODY - A collapsible medical device and associated methods of occluding an abnormal opening in, for example, a body organ, wherein the medical device is shaped from plural layers of a heat-treatable metal fabric. Each of the fabric layers is formed from a plurality of metal strands and the assembly is heat-treated within a mold in order to substantially set a desired shape of the device. By incorporating plural layers in the thus-formed medical device, the ability of the device to rapidly occlude an abnormal opening in a body organ is significantly improved. | 01-10-2013 |
Xiaoping Gu, Plymouth, MN US
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| 20080200945 | DEVICE FOR OCCLUDING VASCULAR DEFECTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating abnormalities. For example, a device according to one embodiment includes a plurality of planes of occlusion, at least one plane of occlusion comprising a plurality of layers of occlusive material. The device is configured to at least partially occlude an abnormality. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090171386 | PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DIRECTED INTRAVASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved vascular occlusion device for occlusion of a passageway, cavity, or the like. According to one embodiment, a medical device for occluding a left atrial appendage is provided. The medical device includes a first portion having at least one plane of occlusion that is configured to be positioned outside of the left atrial appendage, and a second portion having at least one plane of occlusion that is configured to be at least partially positioned within a cavity defined by the left atrial appendage. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090187214 | PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DIRECTED INTRAVASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide medical devices and methods for occluding a target site are provided. For example, the medical device may include a tubular member having proximal and distal ends and at least one plane of occlusion. The at least one plane of occlusion may be configured to substantially occlude the patent ductus arteriosus in less than about 1 minute. In addition or alternatively, the tubular member may consist of a single layer of material and be configured to be constrained within a catheter having an outer diameter of less than about 4 French for percutaneous delivery to the patent ductus arteriosus. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110307000 | PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DIRECTED INTRAVASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICES - The present invention provides an improved vascular occlusion device having improved flexibility and retention of the type fabricated from braided tubular metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration and an elongated collapsed reduced diameter configuration for delivery through a catheter to a treatment site and shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ or vessel, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained. The device further including at least one disk portion adjacent a body cylindrical portion formed from the fabric and having a transition diameter between the disk and cylindrical portion, significantly smaller than the diameter of the disk and the diameter of the cylindrical portion. | 12-15-2011 |
Xiao Wen Gu US
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| 20090179112 | Material for fabrication of a kite or a wing and a kite or wing incorporating the material - A lightweight stretch resistant laminated material has a layer of thin flexible film laminated to a layer of stretch resistant reinforcing material. A kite or wing, which is known in the art to comprises a plurality of assembled panels, can have at least one such panel made from the lightweight stretch resistant laminated material. | 07-16-2009 |
Xin Gu, Greendale, WI US
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| 20120153868 | LIGHT TIMEOUT OPTIMIZATION - A lighting controller may optimize a timeout value of a lamp based on the goals of saving energy and providing occupant comfort. The lamp may illuminate a lighting area. The lighting controller may determine a false-negative rate for the lamp from sensor data that represents a frequency at which the lamp is timed out while the lighting area is occupied. The lighting controller may adjust the timeout value of the lamp over time so that the false-negative rate approaches a threshold false-negative rate. The false-negatives and occupancy periods may be detected from spikes in time distributions of motion data. The amount of energy that the lamp would consume at an increased timeout value of the lamp may be determined from motion data stored while the timeout value of the lamp is at an initial timeout value. | 06-21-2012 |
Xing Gu, Redondo Beach, CA US
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| 20130026489 | AlN BUFFER N-POLAR GaN HEMT PROFILE - An N-face GaN HEMT device including a semiconductor substrate, a buffer layer including AlN or AlGaN deposited on the substrate, a barrier layer including AlGaN or AlN deposited on the buffer layer and a GaN channel layer deposited on the barrier layer. The channel layer, the barrier layer and the buffer layer create a two-dimensional electron gas (2-DEG) layer at a transition between the channel layer and the barrier layer. | 01-31-2013 |
Xubin Gu, Orlando, FL US
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| 20090123292 | Turbine Blade Tip Cooling System - A turbine blade for a turbine engine having a cooling system in the turbine blade formed from at least one elongated tip cooling chamber forming a portion of the cooling system and at least partially defined by the tip wall proximate to the first end. An inner surface of the tip wall may include a plurality of curved bumper protrusions extending from the inner surface radially inward toward the root. The cooling system may include a plurality of ribs generally aligned with the trailing edge, and the curved bumper protrusions may be offset in a chordwise direction relative to the ribs. A throat section may extend between a first forwardmost curved bumper protrusion and a second immediately adjacent downstream curved bumper protrusion and may be offset radially outward from an inner tip surface, thereby creating a first recessed tip slot with a reduced tip wall thickness. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090129934 | Turbine Blade Tip Cooling System - A turbine blade for a turbine engine having a cooling system in the turbine blade including a camber-line rib extending radially outward from a tip of the blade and extending from a trailing edge of the blade toward a leading edge. The camber-line rib may form pressure and suction side cooling slots at the tip of the blade. The camber-line rib my include a cooling channel positioned in the camber-line rib and in fluid communication with the at least one cavity forming the cooling system in the blade for cooling aspects of the tip at the trailing edge. | 05-21-2009 |
Xuyuan Gu, Madison, AL US
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| 20100184989 | De Novo Synthesis of Conjugates - The invention provides methods for the preparation of small molecule drugs that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water-soluble oligomer obtained from a water-soluble oligomer composition. Such drugs are produced through modification of a synthetic pathway to attach the oligomer to an intermediate compound followed by completion of the synthetic path. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100298296 | Oligomer-Tricyclic Conjugates - The invention provides small molecule drugs that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water soluble oligomer. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits characteristics that are different from the characteristics of the small molecule drug not attached to the water soluble oligomer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110269677 | Oligomer-Protease Inhibitor Conjugates - The invention provides protease inhibitors that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water-soluble oligomer. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits characteristics that are different from the protease inhibitors not attached to the water-soluble oligomer. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120046279 | Oligomer-Phenothiazine Conjugates - The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-phenothiazine conjugates and related compounds. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over un-conjugated phenothiazine compounds. | 02-23-2012 |
Yanbin Gu US
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| 20110129303 | Foundation Construction Platform Used In a Beach or Offshore Areas - The invention relates to a foundation construction platform adapted for foundation construction in a beach or offshore areas. The platform comprises a platform body ( | 06-02-2011 |
Yeming Gu, Suwanee, GA US
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| 20110153248 | OPHTHALMIC QUALITY METRIC SYSTEM - A method for automatically measuring and quantitatively evaluating the optical quality of an ophthalmic lens, such as, for example, a contact lens. The method measures an ophthalmic lens with an optical phase measurement instrument to derive measured data. The method creates a set of objective optical quality metrics within a computational software. And, the method applies the measured data to at least one of the objective optical quality metrics to determine lens quality. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120038888 | METHODS FOR IMAGING OCULAR DEVICES USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Described herein are methods for imaging ocular devices. The methods generally involve (a) applying a scattering agent to the ocular device; and (b) imaging the ocular device using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The methods described herein provide useful structural information about the surface of the device with high sensitivity. | 02-16-2012 |
Yiding Gu, Pleasanton, CA US
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| 20120299560 | Balancing Temperatures in A Multi-Phase DC/DC Converter - In one embodiment, a temperature compensation circuit is used in a peak current control multi-phased DC/DC converter. Each phase has a duty cycle needed to generate a regulated output voltage of the converter. The temperature for each phase in the converter is sensed to generate corresponding first signals for all the phases. The first signals are averaged to generate a second signal corresponding to the average temperature of all the phases. For each phase, a third signal is generated corresponding to the difference between the first signal and the second signal. The third signal is then used to adjust the duty cycle of each phase to control the temperature of each phase to be substantially equal to the average temperature. In the steady state, the output voltage of the converter will be the desired voltage and the temperatures of the phases will be balanced. | 11-29-2012 |
Yihua Gu, Vernon Hills, IL US
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| 20090280065 | Uses and Compositions for Treatment of Psoriasis - The invention provides methods, uses and compositions for the treatment of psoriasis. The invention describes methods and uses for treating psoriasis, wherein a TNFα inhibitor, such as a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, is used to treat psoriasis in a subject. Also described are methods for determining the efficacy of a TNFα inhibitor for treatment psoriasis in a subject. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110206680 | METHODS FOR TREATING PSORIASIS - The invention provides methods of treating psoriasis in a subject by administering to a subject an antibody capable of binding to the p40 subunit of IL-12 and/or IL-23. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120189637 | METHODS FOR TREATING PSORIASIS - The invention provides methods of treating psoriasis in a subject by administering to a subject an antibody capable of binding to the p40 subunit of IL-12 and/or IL-23. | 07-26-2012 |
Youfan Gu, Superior, CO US
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| 20100166630 | REACTIVE CHEMICAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A small scale, but effective, reactive chemical containment system includes apparatus and methods for reaction of process gases exhausted from reaction furnaces with a reactant gas in a non-combustible manner to produce and contain particulate or powder byproducts, thereby removing the process gas from the exhaust gas flow. The apparatus provides process gas inlet, treatment reactive gas diffusion, process gas and treatment reactive gas pre-mixing, primary containment, secondary containment, and outlet zones. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120061369 | MULTIPLE HEATER CONTROL SYSTEM WITH EXPANDABLE MODULAR FUNCTIONALITY - A multiple heater control system includes cables, connectors, and junction boxes for user-friendly daisy chain connections of heater controllers and heaters in various configurations or combinations of individually controlled heater series and/or master and slave heater series. The heater controllers include process control of AC power to the heaters and upper-limit safety shutoff that is substantially independent from the process control. The heater controllers also have variable levels of control, adjustment, display, and communications functionality in a base module that is expandable to various levels with expansion modules that are attachable to and detachable from the base module. Connector, cable, and junction configurations, adapters, and latch features enhance user friendliness. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120153193 | TWO-STAGE, SLOW-START VALVE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A two-stage, slow-start valve includes a minor valve assembly inside a major valve closure member of a major valve closure assembly so that fluid can flow through the valve at a higher rate by opening the major valve assembly or at a lower rate by opening the minor valve assembly while the major valve closure assembly is closed in order to allow fluid to flow in an alternate flow path through the major valve closure member. The example minor valve closure assembly has a minor valve closure member that is actuated to open by a minor valve piston on which minor valve actuating fluid is applied to the minor piston via a diaphragm seal positioned between the minor piston and the minor valve actuating fluid. Both the major valve closure assembly and the minor valve closure assembly can be pneumatically actuated to open. | 06-21-2012 |
Yu-Feng Gu, Aurora, CO US
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| 20090178034 | IMPLEMENTATION TOOL COMBINING PRE-CONFIGURATION AND QUESTIONNAIRE - Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for configuration of an application program using a set of pre-configuration data and a questionnaire. In one embodiment, a method for delivering configuration information for an application, can comprise saving a set of configuration information related to the application. A set of one or more questions related to configuration of the application can be defined and saved. In some cases, at least one of the set of one or more questions related to configuration of the application can relate to at least a subset of the set of configuration information. The set of configuration information and the set of one or more questions can be delivered for use in configuring an installation of the application. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120117493 | CONFIGURABLE METRIC GROUPS FOR PRESENTING DATA TO A USER - A dashboard application can enable a user to quickly view data (and, in a particular aspect, data from one or more business applications) in an efficient manner. The dashboard application can be used to view data about one or more metrics that reflect the performance of a business, as derived from data maintained (perhaps in an associated data store) by the business application(s). In an aspect, a user can select two or more metrics to be displayed on a summary page and/or can invoke a detail page to view detailed information about one of the two or more metrics. | 05-10-2012 |
Yu Gui Gu, Libertyville, IL US
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| 20090048298 | Novel acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (ACC) Inhibitors and their use in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) | 02-19-2009 |
Yuxiang Gu, Peoria, IL US
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| 20100186382 | Emissions system mounting device with reductant mixing - An emissions control system is disclosed. The emissions control system may have a first exhaust treatment device. The emissions control system may also have an end cap defining a mixing chamber connected to an end of the first exhaust treatment device. The mixing chamber may be configured to promote mixing between a flow of exhaust received from the first exhaust treatment device and a reductant. The emissions control system may further have a second exhaust treatment device configured to receive the flow of exhaust and reductant after it passes through the mixing chamber. | 07-29-2010 |
Yuxiang Gu, Dunlap, IL US
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| 20110239631 | Ring Reductant Mixer - An engine exhaust aftertreatment system including a ring disposed in an exhaust conduit. The ring assists in the introduction and conversion of a reductant introduced by an injector. | 10-06-2011 |
Zhengxing Gu, Mulberry, FL US
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| 20110226701 | ENHANCING SEDIMENTATION PERFORMANCE OF CLARIFIERS/THICKENERS - Some mineral processing plants encounter difficulties in dewatering pulps using clarifier/thickener (C/T) equipment due to a layer of fine particles, air bubbles and chemicals formed at the top of the liquid in the thickener. Such layers are very stable and form a cap on the C/T. The dewatering performance of the C/T then deteriorates under these conditions, and a high percentage of solids is contained in the thickener overflow. A process for removing water from rock slurry containing a wide range of particle sizes in mineral processing operations has been developed. The process includes: (a) classifying the feed slurry into two size fractions, namely a coarse fraction and a fine fraction, (b) treating the fine fraction (and the coarse fraction if required) with a selected flocculant, and (3) thickening the flocculated slurry in sedimentation equipment to separate liquid from solids. | 09-22-2011 |