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Massoud Akhtari, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20080206146 | Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides functionalized magnetic nanoparticles comprising a functional group, which functionalized magnetic nanoparticles exhibit differential binding to a tissue, indulging brain tissue, bone, and vascular tissues. The present invention further provides compositions, including pharmaceutical compostions, comprising a subject functionalized magnetic nanoparticle. The present invention further provides diagnostic and research methods including use of subject functionized magnetic nanoparticles. The present invention further provides a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-visible drug delivery system; drugs using MRI, as well as tissue-specific drug delivery. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110044911 | Use of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles in Cancer Detection and Treatment - The present invention provides methods of detecting a cancer cell in an individual, methods of grading a cancer, and methods of treating a cancer. The methods involve use of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles that comprise a moiety that provides for selective association with, and/or metabolic uptake into, a cancer cell. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110110868 | Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles and Methods of Use Thereof - The present disclosure provides compositions comprising | 05-12-2011 |
Massoud Alibakhsh, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20120084598 | System and Method for Providing Total Real-Time Redundancy for a Plurality of Client-Server Systems - An automated and scalable system for total real-time redundancy of a plurality of client-server systems, wherein, data is replicated through a network connection and operationally located on a virtual machine that substitutes for a failed client-server system, wherein the virtual machine is activated and installed on the cloud computing environment. Monitoring applications are installed on both the client-server systems and the cloud computing environment. System components are identified, a network connection is initiated, a heartbeat is established, data replication is automated, system failure is detected, failover is initiated, and subsequent client-server restoration is automated. | 04-05-2012 |
Massoud Arvanaghi, Franklin Lakes, NJ US
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| 20120027891 | CONSUMABLE DISSOLVING FILM COMPRISING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS DERIVED FROM BACTERIA AND FUNGI - A consumable film composition comprising a film base, an active ingredient and optionally a flavor agent, wherein the active ingredient is derived from bacteria or fungi or a combination thereof, is described. | 02-02-2012 |
Massoud Badaye, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20120086666 | Force Sensing Capacitive Hybrid Touch Sensor - A method for detecting a magnitude of force applied to a capacitive sensor array may comprise receiving a plurality of capacitance measurements affected by a contact at a touch-sensing surface, and determining a magnitude of a force applied to the touch-sensing surface at a location of the contact based on the location of the contact and a capacitance measurement of the first plurality of capacitance measurements. | 04-12-2012 |
Massoud Badaye, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20090262637 | PASSIVE STYLUS FOR CAPACITIVE SENSORS - A passive stylus for capacitive sensors comprises a tip and a shaft. The tip is configured to couple electrically with a capacitive sensing device and to couple physically and electrically with the stylus shaft. The tip comprises a contact surface, a support region, and a flexible region. The contact surface is configured to contact a device surface associated with the capacitive sensing device. The flexible region is disposed between the contact surface and the support region. The flexible region comprises a hardness gradient. The support region is configured to provide structural support to the flexible region. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110018557 | CAPACITIVE SENSING PATTERN - A sensor electrode pattern configured to enable the detection of multiple input objects concurrently disposed in a sensing region of a mutual capacitance sensor comprising a plurality of first sensor electrodes oriented along a first axis, and a plurality of second sensor electrodes oriented along a second axis and configured to be capacitively coupled with the plurality of first sensor electrodes. At least one sensor electrode of the plurality of first sensor electrodes is disposed in a configuration forming multiple crossings with a line that is parallel to the second axis. At least two of the plurality of first sensor electrodes or at least two of the plurality of second sensor electrodes are interleaved with each other proximate to the sensing region of the mutual capacitance sensor. The pluralities of first sensor electrodes and second sensor electrodes either comprise transmitter sensor electrodes or receiver sensor electrodes. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110062971 | SINGLE LAYER TRANSCAPACITIVE SENSING - First, second, and third sets of sensor electrodes are disposed in a single layer on a first surface of a substrate of a transcapacitive sensor device. Sensor electrodes of the first set are substantially parallel to a first axis and are substantially identical to one another. The second set comprises a rotated mirror symmetric version of the first set, disposed parallel to the first axis. The third set is disposed between sensor electrodes of said first set and said second set, and includes a sensor electrode comprising a rectangular shape with a long side aligned paralleling the first axis. The first and third sets of sensor electrodes are configured for providing a first capacitive coupling therebetween that varies substantially along the first axis. The second and third sets are configured for providing a second capacitive coupling therebetween that varies substantially inversely to the first capacitive coupling along the first axis. | 03-17-2011 |
Massoud Daheshia, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20110110888 | Scaffold Coated and/or Impregnated with at Least One Bioactive Agent for Tissue Repair and Other Medical Applications - A system and method for producing a scaffold coated and/or impregnated with at least one bioactive agent. This is accomplished by culturing at least one cell in the same medium as a scaffold, but without physical contact between the at least one cell and the scaffold. The system includes a container having a surface defining an interior compartment. A medium is disposed within the interior compartment. At least one cell is disposed within the medium, the at least one cell being capable of producing at least one bioactive agent. Further, a scaffold is disposed within the medium. The scaffold is physically separated from the at least one cell such that there is no contact between the scaffold and the at least one cell. Thus, as the at least one cell produces at least one bioactive agent, such as a growth factor, the at least one bioactive agent enters the medium, and contacts and coats and/or impregnates the scaffold. However, due to the physical separation of the scaffold and at least one cell, the at least one cell is prevented from contacting and coating and/or impregnating the scaffold. Thus, only the desired bioactive agent or agents coat and/or impregnate the scaffold. | 05-12-2011 |
Massoud Fahid, Fullerton, CA US
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| 20090221585 | NOVEL COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE RELATED TO COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING DISEASE - Novel compounds and their uses are disclosed herein. | 09-03-2009 |
Massoud Garrossian, Plano, TX US
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| 20110092530 | Cyclopamine tartrate salt and uses thereof - The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides highly water-soluble analogs of cyclopamine that are potent, hedgehog signaling inhibitors less toxic than cyclopamine. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers associated with hedgehog signalling. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110275576 | Carbohydrate-Cyclopamine Conjugates as Anticancer Agents - Various anticancer compounds are disclosed, including a series of carbohydrate-cyclopamine conjugates. These compounds include pyranose, furanose, and mannitol conjugates, linked through a 1,2,3-triazine ring to the nitrogen of cyclopamine. Methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and their use as anticancer agents are also disclosed. | 11-10-2011 |
Massoud Jalalpoor, Schifferstadt DE
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| 20090300972 | Physical Refining Process Using Adsorbent Particles for the Production of Biodiesel Fuel - Physical refining processes using adsorbent particles are disclosed. The physical refining processes may be used in the production of biodiesel fuel precursors and biodiesel fuel. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100112132 | BEER CLARIFICATION AID BASED ON SILICA XEROGEL WITH HIGH FILTERABILITY - A composition useful for the treatment of beverages comprising xerogel particles having a pore volume of from about 0.2 to about 2.0 m | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100233335 | STAGGERED FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME FOR PROCESSING FLUIDS SUCH AS OILS - A staggered filtration system suitable for use in fluid processing is disclosed. A method of using a staggered filtration system to process fluids, such as oils, edible oils, fats, and similar materials, is also disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100313468 | TREATMENT OF BIOFUELS - A process, adsorbent and apparatus for treating biofuel is disclosed. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100324317 | PURIFICATION OF FATTY MATERIALS SUCH AS OILS - A purification system suitable for use in fatty material processing is disclosed. A method of using a purification system to process fatty materials, such as oils, edible oils, fats, and similar materials, is also disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110288320 | PURIFICATION TREATMENT OF FATTY MATERIALS - A process for the removal of impurities from fatty materials comprising the steps of providing a fatty material that may already have undergone some purification treatment, adding an aqueous suspension of liquid adsorbent to the fatty material and causing it to form a mixture with the fatty material, optionally adding some water to the mixture, and forming an aqueous phase separate from the fatty material and removing the aqueous phase from the fatty material. | 11-24-2011 |
Massoud Karimnia, Hamburg DE
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| 20090101556 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR DECALCIFYING WATER AND SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS - The invention relates to a reactor and a method for decalcifying water and simultaneous removal of pollutants as well as reduction of the turbidity and disinfection. Such a reactor and method are known from DE 102 47 686.1. Compared with this state of the art, the invention intends to design the reactor and the method in such a way that they can be used for all ways of working and orders of magnitude as far as possible. In other words: the greatest possible variability with regard to process guidance and the quantities of water to be treated is to be achieved. | 04-23-2009 |
Massoud Kazemzadeh, Clara City, MN US
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| 20100151099 | METHOD OF GAS INFUSION DURING PREPARATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a method or processing technique as well as the product achieved there from for the manufacturing of high protein, high fiber, low carbohydrate snacks, cereals, and food items in which the end product will demonstrate low bulk density and/or a light crunchy texture. The product may be made up of mixtures of various sources of proteins such as Milk protein, Whey protein, Soya protein, Meat protein mixed with various portions of grains and hydrocolloids and processed in such manner where the product, utilizing the incorporation of various gasses into the plasticizing agent and then distributed within the matrix under low or high pressure such as cooking extrusion or forming extruder for the purpose of expanding the matrix of the food when exiting the die and the pressure is released. During the baking process, such expansion takes place when the gas infused plasticizer is distributed within the dough and further expands within the dough as it is being baked. The presence of heat further assists in the expansion of the dough by turning water into steam within the dough and expanding the gas within the plasticizer, thus resulting in the expansion of the food particle resulting in final very light crunchy texture product thus achieving a very low bulk density. | 06-17-2010 |
Massoud Panahi, Katy, TX US
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| 20110220414 | MULTI-COUPLING REDUCED LENGTH MEASURE WHILE DRILLING APPARATUS - A downhole drilling apparatus for measure while drilling including a housing defining a longitudinal housing axis, wherein the housing has an upper end and a lower end. A motor includes a rotor, wherein the rotor is adapted to be driven by drilling fluids. A first drive coupling is coupled between the rotor and a first driven rod. A second drive coupling is coupled between the driven rod an a connecting shaft. A third drive coupling is coupled between the connecting shaft and a second driven rod. A fourth drive coupling is coupled between the second driven rod and a motor bearing section, wherein the connecting shaft extends through an offset bore in the housing and transmits power from the motor to the drill bit. | 09-15-2011 |
Massoud Pedram, Beverly Hills, CA US
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| 20090146734 | Charge Recycling (CR) in Power Gated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) Circuits and in Super Cutoff CMOS (SCCMOS) Circuits - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit block connected to ground via a first sleep transistor, a first virtual ground node between the first circuit block and the first sleep transistor, a second circuit block connected to ground via a second sleep transistor, a second virtual ground node between the second circuit block and the second sleep transistor, and a transmission gate (TG) or a pass transistor connecting the first virtual ground node to the second virtual ground node to enable charge recycling between the first circuit block and the second circuit block during transitions by the first circuit block from active mode to sleep mode and the second circuit block from sleep mode to active mode or vice versa. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090174469 | Sizing and Placement of Charge Recycling (CR) Transistors in Multithreshold Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MTCMOS) Circuits - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first row of circuit blocks that are each connected to a supply directly and to ground via a first sleep transistor. A connection between the first circuit block and the first sleep transistor is a virtual ground node. The circuit includes a second row of circuit blocks that are each connected to ground directly and to the supply via a second sleep transistor. A connection between the second circuit block and the second sleep transistor is a virtual supply node. The circuit includes a transmission gate (TG) or pass transistor connecting the virtual ground nodes to the virtual supply nodes to enable charge recycling between circuit blocks in the first row and circuit blocks in the second row during transitions by the circuit from active mode to sleep mode, from sleep mode to active mode, or both. | 07-09-2009 |
Massoud Pirbazari, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20100040908 | MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS - A microbial fuel cell includes an anode compartment with an anode and an anode biocatalyst and a cathode compartment with a cathode and a cathode biocatalyst, with a membrane positioned between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment, and an electrical pathway between the anode and the cathode. The anode biocatalyst is capable of catalyzing oxidation of an organic substance, and the cathode biocatalyst is capable of catalyzing reduction of an inorganic substance. The reduced organic substance can form a precipitate, thereby removing the inorganic substance from solution. In some cases, the anode biocatalyst is capable of catalyzing oxidation of an inorganic substance, and the cathode biocatalyst is capable of catalyzing reduction of an organic or inorganic substance. | 02-18-2010 |
Massoud Rahiminejad, Wilmington, NC US
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| 20110094717 | Systems and Methods for Cooling Optical Fiber - In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube. | 04-28-2011 |
Massoud Rostam-Abadi, Champaign, IL US
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| 20110223082 | Chemically-Enhanced Sorbent Activation Process and Method for Using Same - The invention in its various embodiments is directed to methods and equipment for generating an activated sorbent from a sorbent precursor with the addition of certain chemicals that enhance the effectiveness of the activated sorbent. The invention in its various embodiments is also directed to the methods and equipment for generating some of the chemicals that are added to the raw carbonaceous material or activated sorbent to enhance its effectiveness. The invention in its various embodiments is also directed to methods and equipment for generating certain chemicals that can be added to a gas stream to convert a given gaseous pollutant to a form that is more easily removed from the gas stream. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223088 | Method and Apparatus for On-Site Production of Lime and Sorbents for Use in Removal of Gaseous Pollutants - The invention provides various methods for removing gas phase pollutants by calcining limestone or dolomite using flash calcination to produce a high surface area lime or hydrated lime and directly adding the lime or hydrated lime to a gas stream containing gas phase pollutants. In other methods, the production of an activated sorbent, such as activated carbon, is combined with the production of the high surface area lime or hydrated lime and directly added to a gas stream containing gas phase pollutants. The combination of lime or hydrated lime and an activated sorbent enhances the removal of gas phase pollutants such as those from a coal-fired boiler flue gas. | 09-15-2011 |
Massoud Sinai, Santa Monica, CA US
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| 20090048723 | Proactive optical wind shear protection and ride quality improvement system - Embodiments of the present invention automatically compensate control of an aircraft for an environmental condition, such as turbulence or wind shear. A sensor is configured to sense speed of air relative to an aircraft at a predetermined distance in front of the aircraft. A processor is coupled to receive the sensed speed of air from the sensor. The processor includes a first component configured to determine whether the speed of the air at the predetermined distance is indicative of an environmental condition, such as turbulence or wind shear. A second component is configured to automatically generate control signals for controlling the aircraft such that the environmental condition is automatically compensated by a time the aircraft enters the environmental condition. | 02-19-2009 |
Massoud Zolgharni, Uxbridge GB
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| 20100216126 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfluidic device comprising; i) an inlet; ii) a first layer comprising at least first and second current carrying structures, wherein the at least first and second current carrying structures each comprise a plurality of teeth, and wherein the teeth of the first and second current carrying structures are optionally offset such that the teeth of the first current carrying structure are positioned between the teeth of the second current carrying structure; iii) a second layer comprising a first microfluidic chamber in fluid communication with the inlet positioned above the at least first and second current carrying structures of the first layer; and iv) a third layer comprising at least third and fourth current carrying structures wherein the at least third and fourth current carrying structures each comprise a plurality of teeth, and wherein the teeth of the third and fourth current carrying structures are optionally offset such that the teeth of the third current carrying structure are positioned between the teeth of the fourth current carrying structure; and wherein the at least third and fourth current carrying structures are positioned in the third layer so as to be above the first microfluidic chamber and such that the teeth of the third current carrying structure are positioned substantially vertically above or offset from the teeth of the first current carrying structure and the teeth of the fourth current carrying structure are positioned substantially vertically above or offset from the teeth of the second current carrying structure; wherein the teeth have a stem having substantially elliptical tip. | 08-26-2010 |