Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130210016 | NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Provided herein are methods and systems for loop-mediated isothermal amplification of target polynucleotides on a sample without sample preparation. Methods and systems herein described also allow detection of cells and in particular bacterial cells on an untreated sample comprising the cells, and allow in some embodiments specific detection of bacterial cells such as | 08-15-2013 |
20130283846 | ADSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM USING METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS - A highly adsorptive structure, includes: a substrate; and a metal-organic framework (MOF) comprising a plurality of metal atoms coordinated to a plurality of organic spacer molecules; wherein the MOF is coupled to at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the MOF is adapted for adsorbing and desorbing a refrigerant under predetermined thermodynamic conditions. The refrigerant includes one or more materials selected from the group consisting of: acid halides, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chlorofluorocarbons, esters, ethers, fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, halocarbons, halogenated aldehydes, halogenated amines, halogenated hydrocarbons, halomethanes, hydrocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, hydrofluoroolefins, inorganic gases, ketones, nitrocarbon compounds, noble gases, organochlorine compounds, organofluorine compounds, organophosphorous compounds, organosilicon compounds, oxide gases, refrigerant blends and thiols. | 10-31-2013 |
20130283847 | ADSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM USING CARBON AEROGEL - A highly adsorptive structure includes: a substrate; and a carbon aerogel adhered to the substrate, wherein the carbon aerogel is characterized by having physical characteristics of in-situ formation on the substrate, and wherein the carbon aerogel is configured to selectively adsorb and desorb one or more refrigerants selected from the group consisting of: acid halides, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chlorofluorocarbons, esters, ethers, fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, halocarbons, halogenated aldehydes, halogenated amines, halogenated hydrocarbons, halomethanes, hydrocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, hydrofluoroolefins, inorganic gases, ketones, nitrocarbon compounds, noble gases, organochlorine compounds, organofluorine compounds, organophosphorous compounds, organosilicon compounds, oxide gases, refrigerant blends and thiols. | 10-31-2013 |
20130296503 | POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS - This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape. | 11-07-2013 |
20130308736 | Porous Scaffolds for Hydrogen Fuel in Inertial Confinement Fusion Capsules - A fusion fuel capsule is disclosed having a substantially spherical ablator shell. The interior surface of the shell is lined with a nanoporous scaffold layer wetted with either a fully or partially liquid mixture of deuterium and tritium. | 11-21-2013 |
20130312947 | LI-ION BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY SUPPRESSION SYSTEM USING MICROCHANNEL COOLERS AND REFRIGERANT INJECTIONS - A battery management system with thermally integrated fire suppression includes a multiplicity of individual battery cells in a housing; a multiplicity of cooling passages in the housing within or between the multiplicity of individual battery cells; a multiplicity of sensors operably connected to the individual battery cells, the sensors adapted to detect a thermal runaway event related to one or more of the multiplicity of individual battery cells; and a management system adapted to inject coolant into at least one of the multiplicity of cooling passages upon the detection of the thermal runaway event by the any one of the multiplicity of sensors, so that the thermal runaway event is rapidly quenched. | 11-28-2013 |
20140029085 | Resonant Optical Transducers for In-Situ Gas Detection - Configurations for in-situ gas detection are provided, and include miniaturized photonic devices, low-optical-loss, guided-wave structures and state-selective adsorption coatings. High quality factor semiconductor resonators have been demonstrated in different configurations, such as micro-disks, micro-rings, micro-toroids, and photonic crystals with the properties of very narrow NIR transmission bands and sensitivity up to 10 | 01-30-2014 |
20140076136 | FIREARM SUPPRESSOR HAVING ENHANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR RAPID HEAT DISSIPATION - A suppressor is disclosed for use with a weapon having a barrel through which a bullet is fired. The suppressor may have an inner portion having a bore extending coaxially there through. The inner portion is adapted to be secured to a distal end of the barrel. A plurality of axial flow segments project radially from the inner portion and form axial flow paths through which expanding propellant gasses discharged from the barrel flow through. The axial flow segments have radially extending wall portions that help to dissipate heat deposited within the suppressor during firing of the weapon. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080129 | MOBILE APP FOR CHEMICAL DETECTION - The present invention incorporates the camera from a mobile device (phone, iPad, etc.) to capture an image from a chemical test kit and process the image to provide chemical information. A simple user interface enables the automatic evaluation of the image, data entry, gps info, and maintain records from previous analyses. | 03-20-2014 |
20140103765 | GEAR TRAINS EMPLOYING MAGNETIC COUPLING - A first movable element includes a first Halbach array permanent magnet array. A second movable element placed in operable proximity to said first Halbach array includes a second Halbach array permanent magnet array. The first Halbach array is configured to transmit torque upon movement to the second movable element by magnetic force, wherein the torque is transferred with no physical contact occurring between the first movable element and the second movable element. | 04-17-2014 |
20140124677 | MIXED CRYSTAL ORGANIC SCINTILLATORS - A mixed organic crystal according to one embodiment includes a single mixed crystal having two compounds with different bandgap energies, the organic crystal having a physical property of exhibiting a signal response signature for neutrons from a radioactive source, wherein the signal response signature does not include a significantly-delayed luminescence characteristic of neutrons interacting with the organic crystal relative to a luminescence characteristic of gamma rays interacting with the organic crystal. According to one embodiment, an organic crystal includes bibenzyl and stilbene or a stilbene derivative, the organic crystal having a physical property of exhibiting a signal response signature for neutrons from a radioactive source. | 05-08-2014 |
20140142207 | ULTRA LOW DENSITY BIODEGRADABLE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER FOAMS WITH TUNABLE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Compositions and/or structures of degradable shape memory polymers (SMPs) ranging in form from neat/unfoamed to ultra low density materials of down to 0.005 g/cc density. These materials show controllable degradation rate, actuation temperature and breadth of transitions along with high modulus and excellent shape memory behavior. A method of making extremely low density foams (up to 0.005 g/cc) via use of combined chemical and physical blowing agents, where the physical blowing agents may be a single compound or mixtures of two or more compounds, and other related methods, including of using multiple co-blowing agents of successively higher boiling points in order to achieve a large range of densities for a fixed net chemical composition. Methods of optimization of the physical properties of the foams such as porosity, cell size and distribution, cell openness etc. of these materials, to further expand their uses and improve their performance. | 05-22-2014 |
20140162346 | METHOD OF CONCURRENTLY FILTERING PARTICLES AND COLLECTING GASES - A system for concurrently filtering particles and collecting gases. Materials are be added (e.g., via coating the ceramic substrate, use of loose powder(s), or other means) to a HEPA filter (ceramic, metal, or otherwise) to collect gases (e.g., radioactive gases such as iodine). The gases could be radioactive, hazardous, or valuable gases. | 06-12-2014 |
20140178759 | GRAPHENE-SUPPORTED METAL OXIDE MONOLITH - A composition comprising at least one graphene-supported metal oxide monolith, said monolith comprising a three-dimensional structure of graphene sheets crosslinked by covalent carbon bonds, wherein the graphene sheets are coated by at least one metal oxide such as iron oxide or titanium oxide. Also provided is an electrode comprising the aforementioned graphene-supported metal oxide monolith, wherein the electrode can be substantially free of any carbon-black and substantially free of any binder. | 06-26-2014 |
20140207810 | POINT PATTERN MATCH-BASED CHANGE DETECTION IN A CONSTELLATION OF PREVIOUSLY DETECTED OBJECTS - A method and system is provided that applies attribute- and topology-based change detection to objects that were detected on previous scans of a medium. The attributes capture properties or characteristics of the previously detected objects, such as location, time of detection, detection strength, size, elongation, orientation, etc. The locations define a three-dimensional network topology forming a constellation of previously detected objects. The change detection system stores attributes of the previously detected objects in a constellation database. The change detection system detects changes by comparing the attributes and topological consistency of newly detected objects encountered during a new scan of the medium to previously detected objects in the constellation database. The change detection system may receive the attributes of the newly detected objects as the objects are detected by an object detection system in real time. | 07-24-2014 |
20140270080 | Electrochemical Test Cell For Enabling In-Situ X-Ray Diffraction and Scattering Studies of Scale Formation and Microstructural Changes in Materials with Flow Through Solution - An electrochemical test cell apparatus is disclosed for enabling in-situ X-ray transmission of a flowing fluid using a small angle X-ray scattering technique. A base has a recessed portion that partially defines a volume for containing a test sample. The base may have a fluid supply passage for providing a flowing fluid into the volume, a fluid return passage for allowing the flowing fluid to exit the volume and flow out of the test cell, and a first hole for allowing an X-ray beam to pass through the volume. A clamp member is coupled to the base to help define the volume and may have a second hole aligned with the first hole that allows the X-ray beam to pass through the clamp member. A pair of material portions may be clamped between the base and the clamp member to retain the fluid within the volume while allowing passage of the X-ray beam through first and second holes. A pair of electrodes may be used to supply a potential difference to the flowing fluid. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270157 | INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK MAPPER - A network mapper for performing tasks on targets is provided. The mapper generates a map of a network that specifies the overall configuration of the network. The mapper inputs a procedure that defines how the network is to be mapped. The procedure specifies what, when, and in what order the tasks are to be performed. Each task specifies processing that is to be performed for a target to produce results. The procedure may also specify input parameters for a task. The mapper inputs initial targets that specify a range of network addresses to be mapped. The mapper maps the network by, for each target, executing the procedure to perform the tasks on the target. The results of the tasks represent the mapping of the network defined by the initial targets. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270565 | MEASUREMENT OF WAVE-FRONT ABERRATION IN A SMALL TELESCOPE REMOTE IMAGING SYSTEM USING SCENE-BASED WAVE-FRONT SENSING - Reference-free compensated imaging makes an estimation of the Fourier phase of a series of images of a target. The Fourier magnitude of the series of images is obtained by dividing the power spectral density of the series of images by an estimate of the power spectral density of atmospheric turbulence from a series of scene based wave front sensor (SBWFS) measurements of the target. A high-resolution image of the target is recovered from the Fourier phase and the Fourier magnitude. | 09-18-2014 |
20140330544 | MODELING THE LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF SPACE DEBRIS - A space object modeling system that models the evolution of space debris is provided. The modeling system simulates interaction of space objects at simulation times throughout a simulation period. The modeling system includes a propagator that calculates the position of each object at each simulation time based on orbital parameters. The modeling system also includes a collision detector that, for each pair of objects at each simulation time, performs a collision analysis. When the distance between objects satisfies a conjunction criterion, the modeling system calculates a local minimum distance between the pair of objects based on a curve fitting to identify a time of closest approach at the simulation times and calculating the position of the objects at the identified time. When the local minimum distance satisfies a collision criterion, the modeling system models the debris created by the collision of the pair of objects. | 11-06-2014 |