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| 20080294695 | Use of XML for a modular system used to study label free biomolecular interactions - The use of XML in the context of a system of instrument modules used to study label free binding interactions. This includes provisions for computer to instrument communication using XML, intramodule communication using XML, a data format in XML and for automated firmware testing using XML. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080301632 | Controller programmed with graphical language driving molecular sensor - An easy way of introducing a controller into an instrument used to study biomolecular interactions without labels. By introducing a controller, which may be programmed using a graphical programming language, into the system the development time for that system can be made much shorter. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090036327 | Method for chemical treatment of porous silicon surface - A method which renders the 3D surface of the insides of the pores of porous silicon biochip appropriate for conducting studies on biomolecule interactions without labels. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090081694 | Modified well plates for molecular binding studies - Microtiter plates modified to permit their use for molecular binding studies. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100040325 | Low-cost multimode optical fiber switch - A low cost, multimode optical fiber switch in which a MEMS mirror is used to serially reflect input light from a plurality of input optical fibers into a single output fiber or from a single optical fiber into a plurality of output fibers. In a planned demonstration prototype the output fiber is located in the center of four input fibers. In other preferred embodiments of the present invention an array of MEMS mirrors are utilized with a large bundle of fibers containing both input and output fibers. Each MEMS mirror is adapted to reflect light from a number of input fibers one-at-a-time into a single output fiber or to reflect light from a single input fiber into a number of output fibers one-at-a-time. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100067906 | Bandwidth allocation and management system for cellular networks - A bandwidth allocation and management system for cellular communication networks. The system includes at least one master optical switch and processing station, a number of aggregation base stations that are in optical fiber, communication with a master optical switching and processing station and a number (for example about 18) of auxiliary cellular base stations surrounded by and supported by each aggregation base station. In preferred embodiments each of a plurality of the aggregation base stations is in communication with one or more auxiliary base stations via a wireless millimeter wave link. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100150781 | Optical sensor and methods for measuring molecular binding interactions - Optical sensor for the measurement of molecular binding interactions. Preferred embodiments provide real-time measurements of kinetic binding and disassociation of molecules including binding and disassociation of protein molecules with other protein molecules and with other molecules. In preferred embodiments ligands are immobilized within pores of a porous silicon interaction region produced in a silicon substrate, after which analytes suspended in a fluid are flowed over the porous silicon region. Binding reactions occur when analyte molecules diffuse closely enough to the ligands to become bound. In preferred embodiments both ligands and analytes are delivered by computer controlled robotic fluid flow control techniques to the porous silicon interaction regions through microfluidic flow channels. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100266287 | Bandwidth allocation and management system for cellular networks - A bandwidth allocation and management system for cellular communication networks. The system includes at least one master optical switch and processing station, a number of aggregation base stations that are in optical fiber communication with a master optical switching and processing station and a number of auxiliary cellular base stations surrounded by and supported by each aggregation base station. In preferred embodiments a plurality of sets of three neighboring base stations are each adapted to receive and process RF signals transmitted by cellular users within a broadcast and receive range and transmit the RF signals received, by each of the three neighborhood base stations, from each of the cellular users in analog form to the master optical switching and processing station. The master optical switching and processing station processes the three RF signals and combine, for each user within the broadcast and receive range, the three RF signals and to convert the combined RF signals to digital form for transmission to other users in the communication network. | 10-21-2010 |
