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Potent Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibitors

TECH FIELD(S) Medical Therapeutic FEATURES Protein tyrosine phosphates (PTPs) are becoming the next hot target area of drug development. The targets are believed involved in cancer, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases. However, a potent drugable PTP inhibitor is y
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Metal-Coated Carbon Surfaces for Use in Fuel Cells

This invention relates to a highly efficient and inexpensive coating technique for coating a metal onto a carbon surfaces. Generally, the invention provides a method of coating a carbon article with a metal by cyclic voltametrically electrodepositing the metal on the carbon article by using surface
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Method of Production of RNA Polymerase Protein

Abstract The invention relates to the production of protein 2a that can copy, in vitro, any RNA. The invention provides a method for obtaining a stable RNA polymerase enzyme by expressing protein 2a in cells, pelleting the cells expressing protein 2a, macerating the cells expressing protein 2a to
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Targeting and Enhancing RNA-RNA Recombination

Abstract This invention concerns an RNA-RNA construct and a method for increasing recombination frequency when the RNA is replicated. A first RNA molecule is derived from a single stranded RNA virus such that it has a non-naturally occurring sequence at least 25 nucleotides long upstream of a set
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Nano-Composite Piezoelectric Material

Abstract This method will allow for the construction of high quality capacitors at low process temperatures for thick-film and circuit board manufacturing. Additionally this concept has possible applications in microelectromechanical system ("MEMS") devices manufacturing. Piezoelectric materials w
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Additive Package for In-Situ Phosphatizing Paint, Paint and Method

Abstract This additive package for in-situ phosphatizing paint provides independent, but simultaneous reactions to metal surfaces and to polymer paint film. The in-situ phosphate layer forms covalent bonds with paint films providing strong coating adhesion, thus offering excellent corrosion protec
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Conductive Emulsion for Preparing Surface for Powder Coating

Abstract The present invention provides an environmentally friendly conductive sol-gel emulsion for surface treatment of low-conductivity objects. The emulsion renders the object amenable to powder coating or other treatments that require the surface of an object to be conductive. The sol-gel crea
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Molecular Fan

Abstract This invention provides a heat dissipation structure for use in optoelectronic devices. More specifically, this technology is an innovative heat dissipation thick/thin organic-inorganic coating containing active molecularly functionalized vibrational lattice modes designed to act as a mol
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Production of PT/PZT/PLZT Thin Films, Powders, and Laser 'Direct Write' Patterns

Abstract This invention encompasses methods and reagents for making PT, PZT, and PLZT as well as their extrinsic ions doped powders and thin films. In particular, the invention includes methods for localized laser annealing of PT, PZT, PLZT films to the surface of materials to provide articles use
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Sensor for Detecting Compounds

Abstract The present invention relates to a sol-gel sensor capable of a color change via a charge-transfer mechanism upon detection of a chemical and surface contaminant. This invention also provides a decontaminant that cleanses the air and/or surface area by capturing the compound without creati
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Power Tester

Abstract The present invention relates to a power tester for testing reaction time and muscular power. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable power tester which can be used to determine muscular power. The ability to exert muscle power is important in the effective performa
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Method and Apparatus for High-Efficiency Direct Contact Condensation

Technology Description A direct contact condenser having a downward vapor flow chamber and an upward vapor flow chamber, wherein each of the vapor flow chambers includes a plurality of cooling liquid supplying pipes and a vapor-liquid contact medium disposed thereunder to facilitate contact and d
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Fluorescence technique for on-line monitoring of state of hydrogen-producing microorganisms

In situ fluorescence method to monitor state of sulfur-deprived algal culture's ability to produce H.sub.2 under sulfur depletion, comprising: a) providing sulfur-deprived algal culture; b) illuminating culture; c) measuring onset of H.sub.2 percentage in produced gas phase at multiple times to asce
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Hydrogen Permeable Protective Coating for a Catalytic Surface

Nanostructures and methods for production thereof by phase separation during metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE). An embodiment of one of the methods may comprise providing a growth surface in a reaction chamber and introducing a first mixture of precursor materials into the reaction chamber t
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Hydrogen Producting Using Hydrogenase-Containing Oxygenic Photosynthetic Organisms

This invention relates to photosynthetic hydrogen production and specifically to a biophotolysis process, which can be cycled, for the temporal separation of oxygen evolution and hydrogen production in algae.
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Method and apparatus for determining diffusible hydrogen concentrations

A measuring apparatus and method for use in measuring diffusible hydrogen concentrations in materials, structures, and other objects. In an embodiment of the invention for use in welding applications, the measuring apparatus (10) includes a sensor assembly (20) that, with an included sealing member
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Method and Apparatus for Rapid Biohydrogen Phenotypic Screening of Microorganisms Using a Chemochromic Sensor

The invention provides an assay system for identifying a hydrogen-gas-producing organism, including a sensor film having a first layer comprising a transition metal oxide or oxysalt and a second layer comprising hydrogen-dissociative catalyst metal, the first and second layers having an inner and an
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Process for Selection of Oxygen-tolerant Algal Mutants that Produce H.sub.2

A process for selection of oxygen-tolerant, H.sub.2 -producing algal mutant cells comprising:(a) growing algal cells photoautotrophically under fluorescent light to mid log phase;(b) inducing algal cells grown photoautrophically under fluorescent light to mid log phase in step (a) anaerobically by (
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System for Rapid Biohydrogen Phenotypic Screening of Microorganisms Using a Chemochromic Sensor

Provided is a system for identifying a hydrogen gas producing organism. The system includes a sensor film having a first layer comprising a transition metal oxide or oxysalt and a second layer comprising a hydrogen-dissociative catalyst metal, the first and second layers having an inner and an outer
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Apparatus and Method for Maximizing Power Delivered by a Photovoltaic Array

A method and apparatus for maximizing the electric power output of a photovoltaic array connected to a battery where the voltage across the photovoltaic array is adjusted through a range of voltages to find the voltage across the photovoltaic array that maximizes the electric power generated by the
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Apparatus and Method for Measuring Minority Carrier Lifetimes in Semiconductor Materials

An apparatus for determining the minority carrier lifetime of a semiconductor sample includes a positioner for moving the sample relative to a coil. The coil is connected to a bridge circuit such that the impedance of one arm of the bridge circuit is varied as sample is positioned relative to the co
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Apparatus and Method for Measuring the Thickness of a Semiconductor Wafer

Apparatus for measuring thicknesses of semiconductor wafers, comprising: housing means for supporting a wafer in a light-tight environment; a light source mounted to the housing at one side of the wafer to emit light of a predetermined wavelength to normally impinge the wafer; a light detector suppo
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Apparatus for Measuring Minority Carrier Lifetimes in Semiconductor Materials

An apparatus for determining the minority carrier lifetime of a semiconductor sample includes a positioner for moving the sample relative to a coil. The coil is connected to a bridge circuit such that the impedance of one arm of the bridge circuit is varied as sample is positioned relative to the co
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Apparatus for Synthesis of a Solar Spectrum

A xenon arc lamp and a tungsten filament lamp provide light beams that together contain all the wavelengths required to accurately simulate a solar spectrum. Suitable filter apparatus selectively direct visible and ultraviolet light from the xenon arc lamp into two legs of a trifurcated randomized f
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Application of Optical Processing for Growth of Silicon Dioxide

A process for producing a silicon dioxide film on a surface of a silicon substrate. The process comprises illuminating a silicon substrate in a substantially pure oxygen atmosphere with a broad spectrum of visible and infrared light at an optical power density of from about 3 watts/cm.sup.2 to about
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Atmospheric Optical Calibration System (AOCS)

An atmospheric optical calibration system is provided to compare actual atmospheric optical conditions to standard atmospheric optical conditions on the basis of aerosol optical depth, relative air mass, and diffuse horizontal skylight to global horizontal photon flux ratio. An indicator can show th
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Back-side Hydrogenation Technique for Defect Passivation in Silicon Solar Cells

A two-step back-side hydrogenation process includes the steps of first bombarding the back side of the silicon substrate with hydrogen ions with intensities and for a time sufficient to implant enough hydrogen atoms into the silicon substrate to potentially passivate substantially all of the defects
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Cadmium-Free Junction Fabrication Process for CuInSe2 Thin Film Solar Cells

The present invention provides an economical, simple, dry and controllable semiconductor layer junction forming process to make cadmium free high efficiency photovoltaic cells having a first layer comprised primarily of copper indium diselenide having a thin doped copper indium diselenide n-type reg
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Composition and Method for Encapsulating Photovoltaic Devices

A composition and method for encapsulating a photovoltaic device which minimizes discoloration of the encapsulant. The composition includes an ethylene-vinyl acetate encapsulant, a curing agent, an optional ultraviolet light stabilizer, and/or an optional antioxidant. The curing agent is preferably
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Airfoils for Wind Turbine

Airfoils for the blade of a wind turbine wherein each airfoil is characterized by a thickness in a range from 16%-24% and a maximum lift coefficient designed to be largely insensitive to roughness effects. The airfoils include a family of airfoils for a blade 15 to 25 meters in length, a family of a
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Airfoils for Wind Turbine

Airfoils for the tip and mid-span regions of a wind turbine blade have upper surface and lower surface shapes and contours between a leading edge and a trailing edge that minimize roughness effects of the airfoil and provide maximum lift coefficients that are largely insensitive to roughness effects
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Cooling-tower Fan Airfoils

A family of airfoils for a blade of a cooling-tower fan, is provided wherein the blade has a root region and a tip region, the family of airfoils comprises an airfoil (30) in the root region of the blade having a Reynolds number of 500,000, and an airfoil (20) in the tip region of the blade having a
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Root Region Airfoil for Wind Turbine

A thick airfoil for the root region of the blade of a wind turbine. The airfoil has a thickness in a range from 24%-26% and a Reynolds number in a range from 1,000,000 to 1,800,000. The airfoil has a maximum lift coefficient of 1.4-1.6 that has minimum sensitivity to roughness effects.
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Variable-Speed Wind Power System with Improved Energy Capture via Multilevel Conversion

A system and method for efficiently capturing electrical energy from a variable-speed generator are disclosed. The system includes a matrix converter using full-bridge, multilevel switch cells, in which semiconductor devices are clamped to a known constant DC voltage of a capacitor. The multilevel m
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Variable Speed Wind Turbine Generator with Zero Sequence Filter

A variable speed wind turbine generator system to convert mechanical power into electrical power or energy and to recover the electrical power or energy in the form of three phase alternating current and return the power or energy to a utility or other load with single phase sinusoidal waveform at s
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Fluorescence technique for on-line monitoring of state of hydrogen-producing microorganisms

Technology Description In situ fluorescence method to monitor state of sulfur-deprived algal culture's ability to produce H.sub.2 under sulfur depletion, comprising: a) providing sulfur-deprived algal culture; b) illuminating culture; c) measuring onset of H.sub.2 percentage in produced gas phase
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Compact Vacuum Insulation

Improved compact insulation panel is provided which is comprised of two adjacent metal sheets spaced close together with a plurality of spherical, or other discretely shaped, glass or ceramic beads optimally positioned between the sheets to provide support and maintain the spacing between the metal
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Cooking Utensil with Improved Heat Retention

A cooking utensil with improved heat retention includes an inner pot received within an outer pot and separated in a closely spaced-apart relationship to form a volume or chamber therebetween. The chamber is evacuated and sealed with foil leaves at the upper edges of the inner and outer pot. The vac
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Method and apparatus for thermal management of vehicle exhaust systems

A catalytic converter is surrounded by variable conductance insulation for maintaining the operating temperature of the catalytic converter at an optimum level, for inhibiting heat loss when raising catalytic converter temperature to light-off temperature, for storing excess heat to maintain or acce
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Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle

A passive cooling system for a vehicle transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel, to an external portion of the vehicle, for example, a side body panel. The passive cooling system includes one or more heat pipes having an evaporator section embedded in th
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Vehicle Cabin Cooling System for Capturing and Exhausting Heated Boundary Layer Air from Inner Surfaces of Solar Heated Windows

The cabin cooling system includes a cooling duct positioned proximate and above upper edges of one or more windows of a vehicle to exhaust hot air as the air is heated by inner surfaces of the windows and forms thin boundary layers of heated air adjacent the heated windows. The cabin cooling system
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Altering Bone Density by Modulating SOST Expression via Tissue-specific Enhancers

B-1944 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Developing therapies for treating bone related conditions such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, fractures, and sclerosteosis Diagnosing and treating Van Buchem’s disease Conducting pharmacogenomics of current available osteoporosis treatments such as parathtroid
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Using Novel Enzymes to Produce Advanced Biofuels

EJIB-2540 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biosynthesis of carboxylic acids and lactones for biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Provides biofuel alternatives to ethanol The new enzymes can be modified to tailor-make a wide variety of lactones and carboxylic acids Controlled placement of ester li
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Buried anode lithium thin film battery and process

A reverse configuration, lithium thin film battery (300) having a buried lithium anode layer (305) and process for making the same. The present invention is formed from a precursor composite structure (200) made by depositing electrolyte layer (204) onto substrate (201), followed by sequential depos
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Alkaline Tolerant Dextranase from Streptomyces Anulatus

A process for production of an alkaline tolerant dextranase enzyme comprises culturing a dextran-producing microorganism Streptomyces anulatus having accession no. ATCC PTA-3866 to produce an alkaline tolerant dextranase, Dex 1 wherein the protein in said enzyme is characterized by a MW of 63.3 kDa
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Cloning of Cellulas Genes from Acidothermus cellulolyticus U.S. Patent 5,514,584

Cloning of Cellulas Genes from Acidothermus cellulolyticus U.S. Patent 5,514,584
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Ethanol Production with Dilute Acid Hydrolysis Using Partially Dried Lignocellulosics

A process of converting lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol, comprising hydrolyzing lignocellulosic materials by subjecting dried lignocellulosic material in a reactor to a catalyst comprised of a dilute solution of a strong acid and a metal salt to lower the activation energy (i.e., the temperature)
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Direct printing of thin-film conductors using metal-chelate inks

A process for forming an electrical conductor on a substrate is provided, consisting essentially of providing an ink comprised of a metallic chelate, printing directly thereon the ink, and decomposing the ink wherein the metal-chelate is converted to a solid metal conductor on the substrate.
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Compact Vacuum Insulation Embodiments

An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Glass or ceramic spacers hold the wall sheets apart. The spacers can be discrete spherical beads or mon
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Aqueous Fractionation of Biomass Based on Novel Carbohydrate Hydrolysis Kinetics

A multi-function process for hydrolysis and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass to separate hemicellulosic sugars from other biomass components comprising extractives and proteins; a portion of a solubilized lignin; cellulose; glucose derived from cellulose; and insoluble lignin from said bioma
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Controlled Catalystic and Thermal Sequential Pyrolysis and Hydrolysis of Polycarbonate and Plastic Waste to Recover Monomers

A process of using fast pyrolysis to convert a plastic waste feed stream containing polycarbonate and ABS to high value monomeric constituents prior to pyrolysis of other plastic components therein comprising: selecting a first temperature program range to cause pyrolysis of a given polymer to its h
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Expression of Enzymes Involved in Cellulose Modification

Novel compositions and methods useful for genetic engineering of plant cells to provide expression in the plastids of a plant or plant cell of cellulose degrading enzymes.
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Gene Coding for the E1 Endoglucanase

The gene encoding Acidothermus cellulolyticus E1 endoglucanase is cloned and expressed in heterologous microorganisms. A new modified E1 endoglucanase enzyme is produced along with variants of the gene and enzyme. The E1 endoglucanase is useful for hydrolyzing cellulose to sugars for simultaneous or
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Isolation of Levoglucosan from Pyrolysis Oil Derived from Cellulose

High purity levoglucosan is obtained from pyrolysis oil derived from cellulose by: mixing pyrolysis oil with water and a basic metal hydroxide, oxide, or salt in amount sufficient to elevate pH values to a range of from about 12 to about 12.5, and adding an amount of the hydroxide, oxide, or salt in
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Gas-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation with Gas Gate

Disclosed is a dynamic vacuum insulation comprising sidewalls enclosing an evacuated chamber and gas control means for releasing hydrogen gas into a chamber to increase gas molecule conduction of heat across the chamber and retrieving hydrogen gas from the chamber. The gas control means includes a m
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Electrochromic-Photovoltaic Film for Light-Sensitive Control of Optical Transmittance

A variable transmittance optical component includes an electrochromic material and a photovoltaic device-type thin film solar cell deposited in a tandem type, monolithic single coating over the component. A bleed resistor of a predetermined value is connected in series across the electrochromic mate
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Electrochromic Projection and Writing Device

A display and projection apparatus includes an electrochromic material and a photoconductive material deposited in tandem used in conjunction with a light filtering means for filtering light transmitted through the electrochromic material. When an electric field is applied across the electrochromic
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High Rate Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Films Using Fluorinated Gases

A high rate, low-temperature deposition of amorphous carbon films is produced by PE-CVD in the presence of a fluorinated or other halide gas. The deposition can be performed at less than 100.degree. C., including ambient room temperature, with a radio frequency plasma assisted chemical vapor deposit
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Fiber Optic Device for Sensing the Presence of Gas

A fiber-optic device for sensing the presence of a gas in an environment is provided. The device comprises a light source for directing a light beam to a layer system having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface is exposable to the light beam and the seco
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Controlled Catalytic and Thermal Sequential Pyrolysis and Hydrolysis of Mixed Polymer Waste Streams to Sequentially Recover Monomers or Other High Value Products

A process of using fast pyrolysis in a carrier gas to convert a plastic waste feedstream having a mixed polymeric composition in a manner such that pyrolysis of a given polymer to its high value monomeric constituent occurs prior to pyrolysis of other plastic components therein comprising: selecting
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Co-registration of PET and Transrectal Ultrasounds (TRUS) Images for Improved Prostate Imaging and Biopsy

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Detects prostate cancer using accurately co-registered positron emission tomography (PET) and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images Guides prostate biopsy sampling Monitors response to treatment and detects local recurrence ADVANTAGES: Provides high-resolution
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Diagnostic MRI Skin Map Database

IB-2390 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Using MRI data to develop a database that systematically characterizes skin properties Developing a skin map for a patient and comparing it to the database to determine the best treatment Using a patient’s MRI skin map data to determine the settings o
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A Diagnostic Test to Personalize Therapy Using Platinum-based Anticancer Drugs

JIB-2441 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Personalize therapy using platinum-based anticancer drugs ADVANTAGES: Can be used to tailor cancer treatments to individual patients Reduces unnecessary cancer treatments and the associated side effects Enables new therapeutic strategies for canc
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Electrostatic-based DNA Microarray Technique

JIB-2397 Press Release, Berkeley Lab, June 30, 2008 The dream of personalized medicine — in which diagnostics, risk predictions and treatment decisions are based on a patient's genetic profile — may be on the verge of being expanded beyond the wealthiest of nations with state-of-the-art clini
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Method for Identifying New Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Targeted Therapies

JIB-2395 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Development of new breast cancer therapies and diagnostic assays Researching cancer progression and remission ADVANTAGES: Specifically isolates human mammary stem and progenitor cell candidates from primary mammary tissue May identify new mammary stem
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Non-Transgenic Cell Lines for Identifying Target Premalignant Genes

IB-2023 Berkeley Lab's S3 cell lines display partial loss of differentiation in 3DirBM Cultures. Human breast epithelial cell lines were derived from a patient with fibrocystic breast disease. The epithelial tissue gave rise to non-tumorigenic S1 cells, from which more aggressive S2 cell
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SATB1: a Fundamental Prognostic Marker and Therpeutic Target for Metastatic Breast Cancer

IB-2186 Published in Nature, March 2008. See link below. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Screening for metastatic-prone breast cancers Using SATB1-specific inhibitors to treat breast cancer Designing assays to detect SATB1 expression in aggressive breast cancer cells Creating therapies
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A Cell Injection System Using Carbon Nanotubes

IB-2323, IB-2333 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Transfection of foreign molecular-scale cargoes into cells (e.g. DNA, RNA, polymers, dendrimers, nanoparticles, etc.) Insertion of probes into cells to observe physical and biochemical interactions. (e.g. quantum dots-probes) ADVANTAGES: Unlike
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Biological Production of Polymer Monomers

EJIB-2541 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Producing a wide variety dicarboxylic acids for the manufacture of commercial polymers, e.g. polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes ADVANTAGES: Starting material is renewable, cellulosic or other biomass instead of petroleum Enzymes can be modified to
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Compact Vacuum Insulation

An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Glass or ceramic spacers hold the wall sheets apart. The spacers can be discrete spherical beads or mon
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Increasing Jet Entrainment, Mixing and Spreading

A free jet of air is disturbed at a frequency that substantially matches natural turbulences in the free jet to increase the entrainment, mixing, and spreading of air by the free jet, for example in a room or other enclosure. The disturbances are created by pulsing the flow of air that creates the f
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Low Thermal Resistance Power Module Assembly

A power module assembly with low thermal resistance and enhanced heat dissipation to a cooling medium. The assembly includes a heat sink or spreader plate with passageways or openings for coolant that extend through the plate from a lower surface to an upper surface. A circuit substrate is provided
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Material-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation

A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling, or turning "on" and "off" the thermal insulating
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Radiation-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation

A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber that includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling, or turning "on" and "off" the thermal insula
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Method and Apparatus for High-Efficiency Direct Contact Condensation

A direct contact condenser having a downward vapor flow chamber and an upward vapor flow chamber, wherein each of the vapor flow chambers includes a plurality of cooling liquid supplying pipes and a vapor-liquid contact medium disposed thereunder to facilitate contact and direct heat exchange betwee
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Hydrogen Permeable Protective Coating for a Catalytic Surface

Nanostructures and methods for production thereof by phase separation during metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE). An embodiment of one of the methods may comprise providing a growth surface in a reaction chamber and introducing a first mixture of precursor materials into the reaction chamber t
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Hydrogen Producting Using Hydrogenase-Containing Oxygenic Photosynthetic Organisms

This invention relates to photosynthetic hydrogen production and specifically to a biophotolysis process, which can be cycled, for the temporal separation of oxygen evolution and hydrogen production in algae.
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Method and apparatus for determining diffusible hydrogen concentrations

A measuring apparatus and method for use in measuring diffusible hydrogen concentrations in materials, structures, and other objects. In an embodiment of the invention for use in welding applications, the measuring apparatus (10) includes a sensor assembly (20) that, with an included sealing member
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Method and Apparatus for Rapid Biohydrogen Phenotypic Screening of Microorganisms Using a Chemochromic Sensor

The invention provides an assay system for identifying a hydrogen-gas-producing organism, including a sensor film having a first layer comprising a transition metal oxide or oxysalt and a second layer comprising hydrogen-dissociative catalyst metal, the first and second layers having an inner and an
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Process for Selection of Oxygen-tolerant Algal Mutants that Produce H.sub.2

A process for selection of oxygen-tolerant, H.sub.2 -producing algal mutant cells comprising:(a) growing algal cells photoautotrophically under fluorescent light to mid log phase;(b) inducing algal cells grown photoautrophically under fluorescent light to mid log phase in step (a) anaerobically by (
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System for Rapid Biohydrogen Phenotypic Screening of Microorganisms Using a Chemochromic Sensor

Provided is a system for identifying a hydrogen gas producing organism. The system includes a sensor film having a first layer comprising a transition metal oxide or oxysalt and a second layer comprising a hydrogen-dissociative catalyst metal, the first and second layers having an inner and an outer
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Airfoils for Wind Turbine

Airfoils for the tip and mid-span regions of a wind turbine blade have upper surface and lower surface shapes and contours between a leading edge and a trailing edge that minimize roughness effects of the airfoil and provide maximum lift coefficients that are largely insensitive to roughness effects
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Airfoils for Wind Turbine

Airfoils for the blade of a wind turbine wherein each airfoil is characterized by a thickness in a range from 16%-24% and a maximum lift coefficient designed to be largely insensitive to roughness effects. The airfoils include a family of airfoils for a blade 15 to 25 meters in length, a family of a
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Cooling-tower Fan Airfoils

A family of airfoils for a blade of a cooling-tower fan, is provided wherein the blade has a root region and a tip region, the family of airfoils comprises an airfoil (30) in the root region of the blade having a Reynolds number of 500,000, and an airfoil (20) in the tip region of the blade having a
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Root Region Airfoil for Wind Turbine

A thick airfoil for the root region of the blade of a wind turbine. The airfoil has a thickness in a range from 24%-26% and a Reynolds number in a range from 1,000,000 to 1,800,000. The airfoil has a maximum lift coefficient of 1.4-1.6 that has minimum sensitivity to roughness effects.
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Variable-Speed Wind Power System with Improved Energy Capture via Multilevel Conversion

A system and method for efficiently capturing electrical energy from a variable-speed generator are disclosed. The system includes a matrix converter using full-bridge, multilevel switch cells, in which semiconductor devices are clamped to a known constant DC voltage of a capacitor. The multilevel m
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Variable Speed Wind Turbine Generator with Zero Sequence Filter

A variable speed wind turbine generator system to convert mechanical power into electrical power or energy and to recover the electrical power or energy in the form of three phase alternating current and return the power or energy to a utility or other load with single phase sinusoidal waveform at s
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Zymomonas Pentose-Sugar Fermenting Strains and Uses Thereof

Disclosed in the present invention is a Zymomonas integrant and derivatives of these integrants that posess the ability to ferment pentose into ethanol. The genetic sequences encoding for the pentose-fermenting enzymes are integrated into the Zymomonas in a two-integration event of homologous recomb
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Use of a Region of the Visible and Near Infrared Spectrum to Predict Mechanical Properties of Wet Wood and Standing Trees

In a method for determining the dry mechanical strength for a green wood, the improvement comprising: (a) illuminating a surface of the wood to be determined with a reduced range of wavelengths in the VIS-NIR spectra 400 to 1150 nm, said wood having a green moisture content; (b) analyzing the surfac
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Au-NP: High-Resolution Biomarkers as Indicators of Nanotoxicity

IB-2419 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • Determining the toxicity and biological effects of nanoparticles • Assessing health, occupational, and environmental risks of nanomaterials • Establishing safety standards for the use of nanomaterials in biomedical and clinical applications • Fine-tun
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Bioremediation System for Separating Nanoparticle Waste

IB-2374 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • Removes soluble nanoparticles from water by aggregation and precipitation in solution • Can be used to clean up metal, metal oxide, and semiconductor nanoparticles • Inhibits growth of organisms in wastewater • Provides a means for assessing the toxicity
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Cost-Effective, Laser-Assisted in Situ Nanostructure Fabrication and Processing

JIB-2121 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Nanoscale fabrication and manufacturing of: • Medical micro- and nano-devices including components for implants • Materials and structures for microelectronics and optoelectronics • Contacts, circuit lines, interconnects, and integrated circuits for semic
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Graphene Membranes for Nanometer-scale Lithography and Single Atom Resolution TEM Imaging

IB-2501, 2502 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • Using electron-beam induced deposition (EBID) on graphene membranes to create nano-scale doping patterns for electronic circuits lithography etch masks diffraction gratings (for monochromators, spectrometers, wavelength division multiplexing devices,
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Method and Apparatus for Adjustably Inducing Biaxial Strain

IB-1910 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • Understanding the dynamic changes in the microstructure of thin films as a function of biaxial strain • Inducing biaxial strain in thin films for failure analysis • Improving the reliability and performance of devices such as microactuators, biological mi
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Fluorine Separation and Generation Device

IB-1847 APPLICATIONS: • Point of use fluorine generation, separation, and recycling ADVANTAGES: • Compact solid state system • Extremely high purity fluorine separation, allowing the gas to be recycled on site • Decreases fluorine waste and reduces the amount of fluorine purchased and tr
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Accurate Identification, Imaging and Monitoring of Fluid-Saturated Underground Reservoirs

IB-1663 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • Search for and contouring of gas and oil deposits • Underground water reservoir imaging • Estimation of the size and shape of contamination zones • Monitoring of underground liquid and gas storage • CO2 sequestration problem ADVANTAGES: • Allows char
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Co-registration of PET and Transrectal Ultrasounds (TRUS) Images for Improved Prostate Imaging and Biopsy

IB-2420 Dual PET-TRUS imaging co-registers positron emission tomography and transrectal ultrasound images taken during the same patient exam. The simulated “merged PET-TRUS image” (central image), helping to pinpoint any cancer present, will be used to guide diagnosis and potential treatments, as
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Dedicated Test Surface for Calibration of High-Performance Optical Systems

IB-2499 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • A prototype binary pseudo-random grating test surface is etched into a silicon substrate using a conventional lithographical process. • Testing of surface profilometers • Calibrates modulation transfer function (MTF) of microscopes • Direct 2D calibration
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High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging

IB-2279 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: • Digital imaging • Digital cameras, image scanners, and pixelated detectors • Applicable to visible, ultraviolet and infrared cameras ADVANTAGES: • Maximum efficiency of light collection in pixels on the micron scale • Ease and simplicity of manufactu
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Heat Shrinkable Sheathing

IB-2475 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Strapping and bundling objects together tightly ADVANTAGES: • Enabling of multiple assemblies to be fitted and then tightened as a group with one application of heat • Fitting shrinkable tubing to endless or looped structures without disassembly of struc
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