Patents by Inventor Ferenc Horkay
Ferenc Horkay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20200254144Abstract: A self-reinforcing composite gel includes a solvent, and a plurality of swellable crosslinked polymer particles dispersed in a crosslinked polymer matrix, wherein the crosslinked polymer matrix and the plurality of swellable crosslinked polymer particles are immersed in the solvent, wherein the swellable crosslinked polymer particles absorb more solvent at equilibrium than the matrix polymer, and wherein the plurality of swellable crosslinked polymer particles swell in the solvent and are present in an amount sufficient to maintain or increase the elastic modulus and/or load-bearing ability of the self-reinforcing composite gel, i.e., compared to that of the crosslinked matrix polymer alone, upon swelling in the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Ferenc Horkay, Peter Joel Basser
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Patent number: 10078124Abstract: A phantom calibration body (12) for calibrating diffusion MRI device (16) that mimics a material such as a mammalian tissue is disclosed. The phantom calibration body (12) includes a homogeneous aqueous solution (30) that contains a mixture of low molecular-weight and high molecular-weight polymers housed in a container (14) that is placed in the diffusion MRI device (16) for obtaining one or more diffusion MRI images of the phantom calibration body (12). A measure of diffusivity is calculated for each of the one or more diffusion MRI images in order to calibrate the diffusion MRI device. Methods of using the phantom calibration body (12) to calibrate diffusion MRI device (16) are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Ferenc Horkay, Carlo Pierpaoli, Peter J. Basser
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Publication number: 20170242090Abstract: A phantom calibration body (12) for calibrating diffusion MRI device (16) that mimics a material such as a mammalian tissue is disclosed. The phantom calibration body (12) includes a homogeneous aqueous solution (30) that contains a mixture of low molecular-weight and high molecular-weight polymers housed in a container (14) that is placed in the diffusion MRI device (16) for obtaining one or more diffusion MRI images of the phantom calibration body (12). A measure of diffusivity is calculated for each of the one or more diffusion MRI images in order to calibrate the diffusion MRI device. Methods of using the phantom calibration body (12) to calibrate diffusion MRI device (16) are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Ferenc Horkay, Carlo Pierpaoli, Peter J. Basser
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Patent number: 9603546Abstract: A phantom calibration body (12) for calibrating diffusion MRI device (16) that mimics a material such as a mammalian tissue is disclosed. The phantom calibration body (12) includes a homogeneous aqueous solution (30) that contains a mixture of low molecular-weight and high molecular-weight polymers housed in a container (14) that is placed in the diffusion MRI device (16) for obtaining one or more diffusion MRI images of the phantom calibration body (12). A measure of diffusivity is calculated for each of the one or more diffusion MRI images in order to calibrate the diffusion MRI device. Methods of using the phantom calibration body (12) to calibrate diffusion MRI device (16) are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Ferenc Horkay, Carlo Pierpaoli, Peter J. Basser
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Publication number: 20120068699Abstract: A phantom calibration body (12) for calibrating diffusion MRI device (16) that mimics a material such as a mammalian tissue is disclosed. The phantom calibration body (12) includes a homogeneous aqueous solution (30) that contains a mixture of low molecular-weight and high molecular-weight polymers housed in a container (14) that is placed in the diffusion MRI device (16) for obtaining one or more diffusion MRI images of the phantom calibration body (12). A measure of diffusivity is calculated for each of the one or more diffusion MRI images in order to calibrate the diffusion MRI device. Methods of using the phantom calibration body (12) to calibrate diffusion MRI device (16) are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServInventors: Ferenc Horkay, Carlo Pierpaoli, Peter J. Basser
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Patent number: 7380477Abstract: A measurement system including a staging unit including a substrate having piezoelectric properties and a conductive electrode formed on the substrate, the conductive electrode including an area adapted to receive a sample, and an oscillator coupled to the conductive electrode. A method including in a tissue sample having a mass of less than about one microgram and that exerts a high osmotic pressure, calculating an osmotic pressure value for the tissue sample from a plurality of measurements of changes in the mass due to swelling.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Ferenc Horkay, Peter Basser, Adam Berman
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Publication number: 20070113688Abstract: A measurement system including a staging unit including a substrate having piezoelectric properties and a conductive electrode formed on the substrate, the conductive electrode including an area adapted to receive a sample, and an oscillator coupled to the conductive electrode. A method including in a tissue sample having a mass of less than about one microgram and that exerts a high osmotic pressure, calculating an osmotic pressure value for the tissue sample from a plurality of measurements of changes in the mass due to swelling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Ferenc Horkay, Peter Basser, Adam Berman
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Publication number: 20050269215Abstract: A measurement system including a staging unit including a substrate having piezoelectric properties and a conductive electrode formed on the substrate, the conductive electrode including an area adapted to receive a sample, and an oscillator coupled to the conductive electrode. A method including in a tissue sample having a mass of less than about one microgram and that exerts a high osmotic pressure, calculating an osmotic pressure value for the tissue sample from a plurality of measurements of changes in the mass due to swelling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Inventors: Ferenc Horkay, Peter Basser, Adam Berman
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Patent number: 6501219Abstract: An environmentally favorable method is described for treating an incandescent lamp with a heat curable substantially organic solvent free silicone composition to improve the shatter resistance of the lamp.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1999Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Laurence Bigio, Ferenc Horkay, Richard Joseph Uriarte, Richard Albert Striker, Juliana Piukaso-Vich Reisman
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Patent number: 6407411Abstract: An improved LED lead frame packaging assembly includes a thermally conducting, electrically insulating material that enhances the thermal conduction and structural integrity of the assembly, a UV-resistant encapsulantmaterial, and an integral ESD material that reduces electrostatic discharge. The thermally conducting, electrically insulating material creates an electrically insulating, thermally conductive path in the lead frame assembly for dissipation of power and also acts as a mounting structure thus allowing for the use of a soft encapsulant material, preferably a silicone.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2000Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert J. Wojnarowski, Richard J. Uriarte, Ferenc Horkay, Pamela K. Benicewicz, William P. Minnear
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Patent number: 6258721Abstract: The multistage process for the chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) of Cu commences with forming a primary aqueous or non-aqueous (e.g., using alcohols and ketones as non-aqueous carriers) slurry from (i) between about 0 and 7 wt-% of an oxidizer, (ii) between 0 and 7 wt-% of a chelating agent, (iii) between about 0 and 5 wt-% of a surfactant, (iv) between about 0.001 and 5 wt-% diamond particles having an average particle size not substantially above about 0.4 &mgr;, and (v) an amount of a pH adjustment agent so that the aqueous slurry has a pH of between about 3 and 10, and advantageously about 5). The Cu of the semiconductor wafer then is subjected to CMP using the primary aqueous slurry and then is subjected to a cleaning operation. Next, a secondary aqueous slurry from (i) between about 0 and 5 wt-% of an a hydroxyl amine compound, (ii) between about 0 and 7 wt-% of a chelating agent, (iii) between about 0 and 5 wt-% of a surfactant, (iv) between about 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yuzhuo Li, David Bruce Cerutti, Donald Joseph Buckley, Jr., Earl Royce Tyre, Jr., Jason J. Keleher, Richard J. Uriarte, Ferenc Horkay
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Patent number: 6242351Abstract: The multistage process for the chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) of Cu commences with forming a primary aqueous or non-aqueous (e.g., using alcohols and ketones as non-aqueous carriers) slurry from (i) between about 0 and 7 wt-% of an oxidizer, (ii) between 0 and 7 wt-% of one or more of a complexing agent or a passivating agent, (iii) between about 0 and 5 wt-% of a surfactant, (iv) between about 0.001 and 5 wt-% diamond particles having an average particle size not substantially above about 0.4 &mgr;m, and (v) an amount of a pH adjustment agent so that the aqueous slurry has a pH of between about 3 and 10, and advantageously about 5). The Cu of the semiconductor wafer then is subjected to CMP using the primary aqueous slurry and then is subjected to a cleaning operation. Next, a secondary aqueous slurry from (i) between about 0 and 7 wt-% of one or more a complexing agent or a passivating agent, (ii) between about 0 and 5 wt-% of a surfactant, (iii) between about 0.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yuzhuo Li, David Bruce Cerutti, Donald Joseph Buckley, Jr., Earl Royce Tyre, Jr., Jason J. Keleher, Richard J. Uriarte, Ferenc Horkay