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Allison A. Smith, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20080264519 | Power Planer - A planing machine including a base, at least two support columns disposed on the base, and a carriage assembly carrying a cutterhead. The carriage assembly may be mounted on the support columns. At least one of the base and the carriage assembly is movable vertically towards the other of the base and the carriage assembly. The planing machine may have panel mounted on at least one of the base and the carriage assembly and extending between the carriage assembly and the base housing for preventing user contact with the cutterhead. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090021090 | Power Tools With Motor Having a Multi-Piece Stator - A power tool has a motor having a stator made by separately forming pole pieces, return path pieces and field coils. The field coils are placed over necks of the pole path pieces and the return path pieces are affixed to the pole pieces. An armature having an outside diameter of at least 0.625 the outside diameter of the stator is placed in the stator. The field coils may be formed so that they extend beyond pole tips of the pole pieces. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110115314 | POWER TOOLS WITH MOTOR HAVING A MULTI-PIECE STATOR - A power tool has a motor having a stator made by separately forming pole pieces, return path pieces and field coils. The field coils are placed over necks of the pole path pieces and the return path pieces are affixed to the pole pieces. An armature having an outside diameter of at least 0.625 the outside diameter of the stator is placed in the stator. The field coils may be formed so that they extend beyond pole tips of the pole pieces. | 05-19-2011 |
Allison A. Smith, Perry Hall, MD US
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| 20090199928 | POWER PLANER - A planing machine including a base, at least two support columns disposed on the base, and a carriage assembly carrying a cutterhead. The carriage assembly may be mounted on the support columns. At least one of the base and the carriage assembly is movable vertically towards the other of the base and the carriage assembly. The planing machine may have panel mounted on at least one one of the base and the carriage assembly and extending between the carriage assembly and the base housing for preventing user contact with the cutterhead. | 08-13-2009 |
Barry A. Smith, North East, MD US
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| 20110156371 | Fifth wheel locking pin - The Fifth Wheel Locking Pin is a pin fitted with a lock, providing security for a trailer. The device consists of a hardened steel bar one-half inch in diameter, and approximately sixteen to twenty inches in length. The proximal end of the bar is a T-shaped handle made from the same stock. The distal end of the bar is fitted with a lock. The end of the bar is machined to fit the lock, and the bar is grooved, enabling the lock to mate with the bar through pins that extend from the lock into the grooves. The lock is mechanically operated by the turn of a key, extending or retracting the pins. | 06-30-2011 |
Carolyn W. Smith, Elkton, MD US
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| 20100319103 | Sleepwear having a skirt - Sleepwear that increases comfort and flexibility is disclosed. The sleepwear includes an upper garment and a skirt that allows movement of the body of a user without bunching of material or discomfort. The skirt includes a slit or a plurality of slits to allow movement of the fabric and to increase air flow over the body of the user. | 12-23-2010 |
Cecil D. Smith, Woodbine, MD US
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| 20110013911 | HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL TRANSPONDER SYSTEMS - The present disclosure provides high-speed wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transponders (e.g., 10 Gb/s, 40 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and beyond) that receive one or more optical signals and convert and/or remodulate the received optical signals onto a newly generated optical channel along with overhead processing/addition, forward error correction, and the like. In general, the transponders of the present invention include a client-side and a line-side, each with bi-directional optical transmission. The transponders provide an effective mechanism to support WDM networks that are transparent to the client-side. | 01-20-2011 |
Cecil D. Smith, Severna Park, MD US
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| 20090041471 | REMODULATING CHANNEL SELECTORS FOR WDM OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a remodulating channel selector for a wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system. The remodulating selector receives a WDM input signal, selects a particular optical channel from the WDM signal and places the information from the selected signal onto a newly-generated optical output signal. The wavelength of the output optical signal can be the same as or different from one of the optical channels which comprises the WDM input signal. When used in a WDM optical communication system with remodulators at the transmission input, the remodulating selectors provide complete control over the interfaces with optical transmitters and receivers, permitting use with a broad range of optical equipment. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100329682 | REMODULATING CHANNEL SELECTORS FOR WDM OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a remodulating channel selector for a wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system. The remodulating selector receives a WDM input signal, selects a particular optical channel from the WDM signal and places the information from the selected signal onto a newly-generated optical output signal. The wavelength of the output optical signal can be the same as or different from one of the optical channels which comprises the WDM input signal. When used in a WDM optical communication system with remodulators at the transmission input, the remodulating selectors provide complete control over the interfaces with optical transmitters and receivers, permitting use with a broad range of optical equipment. | 12-30-2010 |
David F. Smith, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20100310251 | Optical Transmission Systems, Devices, and Methods - An optical system with a first and second network tiers. The first network tier includes a plurality of major nodes optically interconnected by at least one transmission path. The second network tier includes a plurality of minor nodes disposed along the transmission path and the minor nodes are connected to at least one of the major nodes. The minor node is configured to transmit all traffic to an adjacent major node, and the major nodes are configured to transmit to and receive information from other major nodes and minor nodes on transmission paths connected to the major node. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110170862 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN RECIPROCAL NETWORKS BASED ON WAVELENGTH SWITCHING - Techniques, apparatus and systems to provide packet transmission in reciprocal transmission architecture networks for optical communications. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110229145 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN AMPLIFIED RECIPROCAL NETWORKS - Techniques, apparatus and systems to provide carrier signal transmission in reciprocal transmission architecture networks for optical communications. | 09-22-2011 |
David F. Smith, Maryland, MD US
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| 20110286508 | TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON TIME REVERSAL PRE-CODING - Techniques, apparatuses and systems for providing communications based on time reversal of a channel impulse response of a pulse in a transmission channel between a transmitter and a receiver to enhance reception and detection of a pulse at the receiver against various effects that can adversely affect and complicate the reception and detection of the pulse at the receiver. | 11-24-2011 |
Dennis Smith, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20100298913 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF TISSUE ADJACENT A BODILY CONDUIT BY THERMOCOMPRESSION - A method and apparatus of treating tissue adjacent to a bodily conduit using thermotherapy, while preventing obstructions of the bodily conduit due to edema employs the circulation of warmed fluid to maintain the temperature of the bodily conduit walls and compresses the tissue to be treated to increase the effectiveness of the irradiated heat. An energy-emitting source containing catheter is inserted in a bodily conduit and is positioned in a region of the tissue to be treated so that the energy-emitting source radiates energy to the tissue to be treated. Fluid warmed to over 30° C. is circulated into and through the catheter to warm walls of the bodily conduit adjacent the catheter. The circulated fluid inflates a balloon to a pressure to compress the tissue to be treated. The combination of warmed fluid over 30° C. being circulated adjacent the bodily conduit to maintain the warmth in its walls and the compression of the tissue to be treated enables a natural stent to be formed that remains after the catheter and compression balloon is removed. | 11-25-2010 |
Emily E. Smith, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20100323913 | Purification and Concentration of Proteins and DNA from a Complex Sample Using Isotachophoresis and a Device to Perform the Purification - A method of simultaneously co-purifying and concentrating nucleic acid and protein targets is described. The method includes automation of the entire sample preparation process, performed by having an analyst add a sample into a device that performs all of the steps necessary to prepare a sample for analysis. The method provides for samples that are not split during the sample preparation process and where common purification methods can be used for purifying multiple analytes. | 12-23-2010 |
Gail Smith, Gaithersburg, MD US
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| 20100226932 | Adjuvant and Vaccine Compositions - Abstract Compositions comprising an emulsion and aluminum salt nano-/micro-particles surface stabilized with at least one surfactant are useful as immunological adjuvants. The emulsion of these compositions comprises at least one oil; at least one surfactant; a plurality of surfactant vesicles; optionally at least one sterol; and an aqueous phase. The present invention also provides vaccines comprising one or more antigens combined with the emulsion and surface stabilized aluminum salt particles of the present invention, or one or more antigens combined with non-ionic surfactant vesicles. | 09-09-2010 |
Gale Smith, Darnestown, MD US
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| 20100035813 | RECOMBINANT E-SELECTIN MADE IN INSECT CELLS - The inventive features include recombinant mammalian E-selectin peptides, nucleic acids encoding said peptides, vectors and cells having these nucleic acids, and methods of making the peptides. Further inventive features include methods of treating diseases and conditions associated with inflammation using recombinant mammalian E-selectin peptides to induce mucosal tolerance to E-selectin. | 02-11-2010 |
Gale Smith, Gaithersburg, MD US
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| 20100196419 | ENHANCEMENT OF GLYCOPROTEIN INCORPORATION INTO VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES - Embodiments of the present disclosure encompasses virus-like particles, methods of making virus-like particles, including expression vectors, wherein the virus-like particles may comprise enhanced levels of capsid-bound a chimeric HN-Env polypeptide compared to VLPs derived from unmodified HIV-env polypeptides. Embodiments of the virus-like particle may have Env-specific epitopes exposed on the outer surface thereof. In one embodiment, the Env-specific epitopes exposed on the outer surface of the virus-like particle may specifically bind with an anti-HIV-Env specific antibody. Embodiments of the disclosure further includes methods of generating an antibody specific to an epitope of an HIV-Env polypeptide, comprising delivering to an animal or a human an effective amount of a suspension of virus-like particles comprising a chimeric HIV-Eny polypeptide, thereby inducing the formation of an antibody specific to an epitope of an HIV-1 eny polypeptide. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100239617 | MODIFIED RSV F PROTEINS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of RSV infection. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100247574 | CHIMERIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS VLPs - The present invention discloses and claims chimeric virus like particles (VLPs) that express and/or contains Newcastle disease matrix protein. The invention includes vector constructs comprising said proteins, cells comprising said constructs, formulations and vaccines comprising chimeric VLPs of the inventions. The invention also includes methods of making and administrating chimeric VLPs to vertebrates, including methods of inducing immunity to infections. | 09-30-2010 |
Gale E. Smith, Darnestown, MD US
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| 20100159524 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING HIGH-DENSITY CELLS AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM - Disclosed and claimed is apparatus and methods for the growth of cells to high density, products therefrom and uses thereof. Also disclosed and claimed is the use of this method for the growth to high-density insect cells, such as the | 06-24-2010 |
Harry Smith, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20110021169 | NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A noise reduction method is disclosed that uses numerical logic to estimate the value of the noise in a receive system and remove the noise. A surrogate probe value is selected and subtracted from an input signal and an iterative process selects a noise probe value for each iteration and the respective noise probe values are summed resulting in a noise estimate that is combined with the input signal. | 01-27-2011 |
James T. Smith, Columbia, MD US
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| 20090078900 | Miniaturized Double Latching Solenoid Valve - A valve includes a generally elongate pintle; a spacer having a rounded surface that bears against the pintle; a bulbous tip fixed to the spacer; and a hollow, generally cylindrical collar fixed to the pintle, the collar enclosing the spacer and the tip and including an opening through which a portion of the tip extends, the opening in the collar and interior of the collar being of a size such that the tip floats therein. | 03-26-2009 |
Janine A. Smith, Potomac, MD US
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| 20100272777 | OCULAR THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHDOS FOR MAKING AND USING SUCH DEVICES - Ocular implant devices ( | 10-28-2010 |
Jared Brian Smith, Rockville, MD US
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| 20090313047 | Brain Condition Assessment - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for creating an indication of brain condition include: receiving first information concerning a person, the first information indicating presence or absence of markers for an aspect of an assessment performed for the person, the aspect occurring at least twice at respective portions of the assessment; generating an indication of brain condition for the person by comparing the first information with second information concerning a group of people for whom the assessment has been performed, where the comparing includes checking a conditional probability of finding the marker present for the aspect of the assessment in one of the portions of the assessment when the marker is present for the aspect in another of the portions of the assessment; and outputting the indication of brain condition for the person. | 12-17-2009 |
Jason Robert Smith, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20110301935 | LOCATING PARALLEL WORD SEQUENCES IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - Systems and methods for automatically extracting parallel word sequences from comparable corpora are described. Electronic documents, such as web pages belonging to a collaborative online encyclopedia, are analyzed to locate parallel word sequences between electronic documents written in different languages. These parallel word sequences are then used to train a machine translation system that can translate text from one language to another. | 12-08-2011 |
Jeffrey S. Smith, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20110055306 | OPTIMAL PADDING FOR THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM - Padding or adding data to a data signal can increase the speed with which a signal processor can process the data. Methods are provided herein that can accurately predict the optimal pad size of a two dimensional array of data, which can be used to increase the processing speed of a signal processor by optimizing run-time for a two-dimensional (2-D) fast Fourier transform (FFT) operation. | 03-03-2011 |
Jeffrey Scott Smith, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20120013965 | METHOD FOR UTILIZING PROPERTIES OF THE SINC(X) FUNCTION FOR PHASE RETRIEVAL ON NYQUIST-UNDER-SAMPLED DATA - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for simulating propagation of an electromagnetic field, performing phase retrieval, or sampling a band-limited function. A system practicing the method generates transformed data using a discrete Fourier transform which samples a band-limited function f(x) without interpolating or modifying received data associated with the function f(x), wherein an interval between repeated copies in a periodic extension of the function f(x) obtained from the discrete Fourier transform is associated with a sampling ratio Q, defined as a ratio of a sampling frequency to a band-limited frequency, and wherein Q is assigned a value between 1 and 2 such that substantially no aliasing occurs in the transformed data, and retrieves a phase in the received data based on the transformed data, wherein the phase is used as feedback to an optical system. | 01-19-2012 |
Jessica L. Smith, Frederick, MD US
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| 20100261178 | High Throughput Assays for Inhibitors and Activators of PAQR Receptors - The subject invention provides methods of screening compounds or ligands that interact with human and/or non-human PAQR receptors or fungal osmotin receptors. These methods utilize a colorimetric assay to ascertain whether a compound binds to and activates a PAQR receptor or the osmotin receptor. | 10-14-2010 |
Joseph T. Smith, Columbia, MD US
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| 20090059675 | Radiation hardened multi-bit sonos non-volatile memory - In one aspect, a radiation hardened transistor includes a buried source, buried drain and a poly-silicon gate separated from the buried source and the buried drain by a buried oxide. A recessed P+ implant or a blanket P+ implant is disposed in a substrate. A portion of the recessed P+ implant or a portion of the blanket P+ implant is disposed beneath outer edges of the poly-silicon gate, in a channel separating the buried source and the buried drain. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090194870 | Method and Apparatus for Solid State Cooling System - The disclosure relates to a Point Cooler based on a combination of principles, including large area, low current density PN junction cooling, and electron emission from heavily doped shallowly-depleted P tips. Using Junction Cooling rather than thermoelectric cooling enables an all silicon device to be made that favorably competes with the commercial thermoelectric cooling systems. Theoretical values of T | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090283824 | COOL IMPACT-IONIZATION TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a low-power semiconductor switching device, having a substrate supporting thereon a semiconductor body; a source electrode coupled to the semiconductor body at a source interface region; a drain electrode coupled to the semiconductor body at a drain interface region; a gate oxide film formed over a region of the semiconductor body, the gate oxide film interfacing between a gate electrode and the semiconductor body; wherein at least one of the source interface region or the drain interface region defines a sharp junction into the semiconductor body. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090320913 | LATERAL ULTRA-HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL - A high-efficiency lateral multi-junction solar cell (C) includes ultra-low profile planar spectral band splitting micro-optics having a shortpass filter ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110249160 | INDIUM TIN OXIDE GATE CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE - An Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) gate charge coupled device (CCD) is provided. The CCD device comprises a CCD structure having a substrate layer, an oxide layer over the substrate layer, a nitride layer over the oxide layer and a plurality of parallel ITO gates extending over the nitride layer. The CCD device further comprises a plurality of substantially similarly sized channel stop regions in the substrate layer that extend transversely relative to the ITO gates, such that a given pair of channel stop regions defining a pixel column of the CCD structure. The CCD device also comprises a plurality of vent openings that extend through the nitride layer along the plurality of substantially similarly sized channel stop regions to allow for penetration of hydrogen to at least one of the oxide layer and the substrate layer. | 10-13-2011 |
Joseph Terence Smith, Columbia, MD US
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| 20100108138 | Photovoltaic silicon solar cells - A photovoltaic semiconductor solar cell with a backside semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide nonvolatile charge storage structure (referred to as a “PHONOS solar cell”) is disclosed. The PHONOS solar cell includes a semiconductor surface region, a semiconductor bulk region, and a backside structure that includes the SONO nonvolatile charge storage structure and a backside contact. The backside SONO nonvolatile charge storage structure greatly improves solar cell efficiency gains by eliminating “backside” losses, i.e., losses due to the recombination of photo-generated minority charge carriers created by the incident sunlight. The PHONOS solar cell is a highly efficient, ultra-thin, semiconductor solar cell that can be manufactured at low cost. | 05-06-2010 |
J. Todd Wesley Smith, Arnold, MD US
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| 20080228614 | Consumer-driven system and method for promoting philanthropic giving/lending and social activism based on customer purchases - A consumer-driven system and method for promoting philanthropic giving/lending and social activism based on customer purchases. The system and method optimizes the choices on the part of the Customer in the selection of one or more Funding Options and allocation of Funding Points among one or more selected Funding Options. Feedback information concerning the progress of the funds permits the Customer to evaluate the effectiveness or success of the Funding Option; target feedback content to the Customers that have provided funds via the sponsoring entity; and/or prompt the donor/lendor for additional involvement or action concerning the Funding Option to promote continued engagement on the part of the Customer. | 09-18-2008 |
Kirsten Smith, Silver Spring, MD US
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| 20110092488 | Quninoline Methanol Compounds for the Treatment and Prevention of Parasitic Infections - Malaria is responsible for 1-2 million deaths and 300-500 million clinical cases annually and is an ever present problem for the military, tourists and business travelers. Mefloquine is known and used for malaria prophylaxis. However it is associated with neurological effects. The present invention is directed to providing new and novel quinoline analogs that are less neurotoxic than mefloquine without compromising efficacy. The present invention is also directed to the prevention and treatment of other microbial, parasitic, protozoan, bacterial and fungal diseases. | 04-21-2011 |
Kyle R. Smith, Gaithersburg, MD US
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| 20090276105 | ROBOTIC VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING A VIRTUAL OPERATOR ENVIRONMENT - A control system for a remotely operated vehicle is disclosed. The control system includes a sensor tracking system configured to sense the remotely operated vehicle. The control system is coupled to the sensor tracking system and is configured to remotely control the remotely operated vehicle. The control system includes a synthetic view generator configured to construct a virtual model of the remotely operated vehicle and its surrounding environment based upon an input from the sensor tracking system. The control system also includes a graphical user interface configured to display a synthetic view of the virtual model. In addition, the control system includes a synthetic viewer control configured to manipulate an orientation of the synthetic view. | 11-05-2009 |
Leonard A. Smith, Clarksburg, MD US
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| 20100273211 | Recombinant light chains of botulinum neurotoxins and light chain fusion proteins for use in research and clinical therapy - Botulinum neurotoxins, the most potent of all toxins, induce lethal neuromuscular paralysis by inhibiting exocytosis at the neuromuscular junction. The light chains (LC) of these dichain neurotoxins are a new class of zinc-endopeptidases that specifically cleave the synaptosomal proteins, SNAP-25, VAMP, or syntaxin at discrete sites. The present invention relates to the construction, expression, purification, and use of synthetic or recombinant botulinum neurotoxin genes. For example, a synthetic gene for the LC of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) was constructed and overexpressed in | 10-28-2010 |
Leonard A. Smith, Fort Detrick, MD US
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| 20110294848 | SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF BOTULINUM NEUROTOXINS - The invention provides potent quinolinol-based BoNT/A small-molecule inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxins, in particular of | 12-01-2011 |
Mark Frederick Smith, Catonsville, MD US
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| 20100316275 | Method for image reconstruction of moving radionuclide source distribution - A method for image reconstruction of moving radionuclide distributions. Its particular embodiment is for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of awake animals, though its techniques are general enough to be applied to other moving radionuclide distributions as well. The invention eliminates motion and blurring artifacts for image reconstructions of moving source distributions. This opens new avenues in the area of small animal brain imaging with radiotracers, which can now be performed without the perturbing influences of anesthesia or physical restraint on the biological system. | 12-16-2010 |
Mitchell David Smith, Bel Air, MD US
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| 20100124654 | CONSTANT PRESSURE INFUSION PROCESS FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING - Methods and apparatuses for making PMC's and composites include an infusing step wherein the resin reservoir and the preform are maintained under substantially the same vacuum pressure during the infusing step or the associated structure associated with the maintenance. Substantially the same vacuum pressure may be accomplished using a collapsible resin reservoir that is enclosed within or external to the vacuum bagging assembly of the fiber preform. This method results in a maximum achievable vacuum compaction pressure and simplified resin infusion process. This process may be used to manufacture prepregs and aerospace grade fiber reinforced resin composites, also disclosed herein, that have fiber volume, void content and laminate quality that meets or exceeds those made using an autoclave. | 05-20-2010 |
Paul D. Smith, Annapolis, MD US
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| 20090201467 | FUNDUS PHOTO-STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An eye examination device has a fundus observation system and an optical stimulation system. The optical stimulation system has an optical targeting subsystem and an optical stimulation subsystem, wherein the optical stimulation system is structured to be used to provide light stimulation to a portion of a fundus of an eye targeted by the optical targeting subsystem in conjunction with observations made with the fundus observation system. | 08-13-2009 |
Philip Smith, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20090059675 | Radiation hardened multi-bit sonos non-volatile memory - In one aspect, a radiation hardened transistor includes a buried source, buried drain and a poly-silicon gate separated from the buried source and the buried drain by a buried oxide. A recessed P+ implant or a blanket P+ implant is disposed in a substrate. A portion of the recessed P+ implant or a portion of the blanket P+ implant is disposed beneath outer edges of the poly-silicon gate, in a channel separating the buried source and the buried drain. | 03-05-2009 |
Philip C. Smith, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20100197063 | Method of Manufacturing a Micro-Electrical-Mechanical System with Thermally Isolated Active Elements - A method of manufacturing a micro-electrical-mechanical system with thermally isolated active elements. Such a system may embody a bolometer, which is well suited for detecting electromagnetic radiation between 90 GHz and 30 THz while operating at room temperature. The method also discloses a generalized process for manufacturing circuitry incorporating active and passive micro-electrical-mechanical systems in a silicon wafer. | 08-05-2010 |
Rachel R. Smith, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20080267921 | Cardiac Stem Cells - Human cardiac stem cells can be isolated from endomyocardial biopsies. Such cells mediate cardiac regeneration and improve heart function in a mouse infarct model. The cells can be used for autologous, allogeneic, syngeneic, or xenogeneic therapeutic applications in patients. The stem cells can be genetically modified to enhance their therapeutic activity. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100061966 | Cardiac Stem Cells - Human cardiac stem cells can be isolated from endomyocardial biopsies. Such cells mediate cardiac regeneration and improve heart function in a mouse infarct model. The cells can be used for autologous, allogeneic, syngeneic, or xenogeneic therapeutic applications in patients. The stem cells can be genetically modified to enhance their therapeutic activity. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100068811 | Cardiac Stem Cells - Human cardiac stem cells can be isolated from endomyocardial biopsies. Such cells mediate cardiac regeneration and improve heart function in a mouse infarct model. The cells can be used for autologous, allogeneic, syngeneic, or xenogeneic therapeutic applications in patients. The stem cells can be genetically modified to enhance their therapeutic activity. | 03-18-2010 |
Rejane M. Smith, Elkton, MD US
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| 20110086345 | ISOLATION AND USE OF RYANODINE RECEPTORS - The genes encoding ryanodine receptor homologs have been characterized from multiple insect families including lepidopteran tobacco budworm ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110269144 | RYANODINE RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES - The genes encoding ryanodine receptor homologs have been characterized from multiple insect families including lepidopteran tobacco budworm ( | 11-03-2011 |
Robert Benjamin Smith, White Hall, MD US
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| 20120018250 | Safety strap assembly for tree climbers - A safety strap assembly is used by a climber for ascending, remaining secured at height and descending from a tree or pole. The safety strap assembly includes a tubular strap; an elastic strap; a stiffening member; a string; a coupling; and a finger-pull. Optionally, an oval chain-link is included. The tubular strap fits around a tree. One end of the tubular strap is connected to an elastic strap. The other end is attachable to the climber. The stiffening member fits within the tubular member. A string extending from two holes in the tubular strap permit the stiffening member to be shifted. The coupling at the free end of the elastic strap connects to the tubular strap in a removable slidable engagement. The finger-pull at that connection breaks away if the climber falls enabling the tubular strap to engage the tree and prevent a fall to the ground. | 01-26-2012 |
Rodger Smith, Jefferson, MD US
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| 20090280116 | HUMANIZED ANTIBODIES AGAINST TL1A - Disclosed are humanized antibodies that bind specifically to the receptor TNF superfamily member 15 (TNFSF15), also known as TL1A. Methods of making and using the anti-TL1A antibodies are also described. The humanized antibodies may be antagonists and may used to treat or diagnose conditions associated with TL1A function. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100047238 | HUMANIZED ANTIBODIES AGAINST - Disclosed are humanized antibodies that bind specifically to the receptor CXCR3. The humanized antibodies may be antagonists and may be used to treat or diagnose conditions associated with CXCR3 function. | 02-25-2010 |
Rodger G. Smith, Jefferson, MD US
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| 20090029914 | Albumin Fusion Proteins - The present invention encompasses albumin fusion proteins. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention are also encompassed by the invention, as are vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention and using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. Additionally the present invention encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising albumin fusion proteins and methods of treating, preventing, or ameliorating diseases, disorders or conditions using albumin fusion proteins of the invention. | 01-29-2009 |
Ronald Smith, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20100226494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYLOAD ENCODING AND DECODING - Systems, methods and apparatuses are disclosed for protecting encoded media data. A minimum set of information needed to encode a single message for an encoded audio signal is loaded separately from the media data into an encoder. A media license file is generated to protect the encoded data, where the underlying information relevant to the media data may be hidden through encryption or other means in order to foster security. The algorithm(s) for encoding may be provided using a shared library, combined with an encoding payload that provides the minimum information set required to form the single message. A partial decoder may apply pattern matching information in the encoded payload in order to confirm that the encoding is actually present and is proper. Accordingly, the payload must be successfully decoded and verified before the underlying data may be decoded. | 09-09-2010 |
Russell S. Smith, Boyds, MD US
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| 20110284777 | Wireless Fluid Shut-Off Valve - A low-cost safety valve for gas lines and similar supply lines that can be remotely activated via a secure wireless link employing a low leakage sealing mechanism that is compatible with low energy actuators to for extended battery life. A miniaturized controller and wireless electronics assembly provides the control mechanism for actuating the valve, as well as reporting data regarding the valve status to wireless interrogators or external networks via an ad hoc wireless network. A variety of simple magnetic valve operating mechanisms can be implemented with the miniaturized electronic control circuits and the valve body. Such control actuation mechanisms enable automatic resetting or manual resetting valves. The gas line shut off valve can provide important safety benefits at an affordable price. | 11-24-2011 |
Seth Smith, Perry Hall, MD US
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| 20080199061 | Quantitative Single Image-Based Magnetization Transfer Weighted Imaging Using an Inter-Subject Normalization Reference Within the Image - Disclosed is a system and method for generating quantitative imagery of demyelination in the spinal cord. The method includes acquiring a magnetization transfer weighted (MTw) MR image of the spinal column, identifying a reference region of interest within the image corresponding to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), averaging the signal intensity corresponding to the reference region of interest, and computing a ratio, on a voxel-by-voxel basis, of the signal intensity of each voxel by the averaged reference signal intensity. In doing so, normalized MTw images are obtained such that detrimental artifacts such as motion-induced errors, coil loading, and RF coil sensitivity variations are obviated. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100166284 | QUANTITATIVE SINGLE IMAGE-BASED MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER WEIGHTED IMAGING USING AN INTER-SUBJECT NORMALIZATION REFERENCE WITHIN THE IMAGE - Disclosed is a system and method for generating quantitative imagery of demyelination in the spinal cord. The method includes acquiring a magnetization transfer weighted (MTw) MR image of the spinal column, identifying a reference region of interest within the image corresponding to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), averaging the signal intensity corresponding to the reference region of interest, and computing a ratio, on a voxel-by-voxel basis, of the signal intensity of each voxel by the averaged reference signal intensity. In doing so, normalized MTw images are obtained such that detrimental artifacts such as motion-induced errors, coil loading, and RF coil sensitivity variations are obviated. | 07-01-2010 |
Theodore A.g. Smith, Ijamsville, MD US
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| 20090312278 | TREATMENT OF CANCERS OF THE BLOOD USING SELECTED GLYCOMIMETIC COMPOUNDS - Methods and medicaments therefor are provided for the treatment of cancers of the blood or a complication therewith in an individual. More specifically, the use of particular glycomimetics for the treatment is described. Methods and medicaments therefor are also provided without regard to cancer type for reducing in an individual the myeloablative bone marrow toxicities of chemotherapy. | 12-17-2009 |
Wanli W. Smith, Bel Air, MD US
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| 20100175140 | Leucine-rich repeat kinase (LRRK2) drosophila model for parkinson's disease: wildtype1 (WT1) and G2019S mutant flies - Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase (LRRK2) gene cause late-onset autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease (PD) with pleiomorphic pathology. Previously, we and others found that expression of mutant LRRK2 causes neuronal degeneration in cell culture. Here we used the GAL4/UAS system to generate transgenic | 07-08-2010 |