Patents Represented by Attorney Jagtiani + Guttag
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Patent number: 7608043Abstract: An apparatus and method to assess the compressibility, density, and hematocrit of blood including an optical ultrasound probe clipped onto tubing in which blood is flowing. The probe includes a combination of ultrasound transducers, a light emitting diode, and photodiodes. An indicator medium is injected into the bloodstream of the subject over one or more time points. Ultrasound waves are emitted by a transducer and received by another transducer, and a novel signal-processing unit and a computer with a novel computation scheme process the ultrasound signals to assess the phase shift of ultrasound as it transmitted across the blood stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Global Monitors, Inc.Inventors: Lian-Pin Lee, Jen-Shih Lee
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Patent number: 7551336Abstract: The present invention provides a scanner comprising: a reflector component; means supporting the reflector component for pivoting with respect to the MCR to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; means for enabling the support means to provide controlled pivoting of the reflector component; a magnet component which causes pivoting of the reflector component when actuated; and means for actuating the magnet component to thereby cause pivoting of the reflector component. Also provided is a scanner comprising a reflective prism for providing a circularized scanning beam, a prism carrier and magnet suspension assembly, and flexure means connected to the assembly to enable the prism to controllably pivot: (1) with respect to the MCR axis to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; and (2) with respect to a pitch axis orthogonal to the MCR to provide an orthogonal scan.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignees: InPhase Technologies, Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bradley J. Sissom, Rodney C. Harris
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Patent number: 7548358Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for obtaining a phase conjugate reconstruction beam for use in retrieving holographic information from a holographic storage medium. These methods and systems include generating a coherent light beam that is a reproduction of the reference beam used in storing the holographic information in the storage medium. This coherent light beam is then directed through the holographic storage medium at the same angle and location of the reference beam during recording of the hologram. The directed coherent beam is then reflected back through the storage medium so that the reflected coherent light beam provides a phase conjugate of the reference beam and passes through the storage medium at the same angle and location that the reference beam passed through the storage medium during recordation of the hologram.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Inphase Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian Riley, Ken E. Anderson, Kevin R. Curtis
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Patent number: 7544365Abstract: A process is disclosed for controlling inflammatory tissue access through release of neuropeptides, such as substance P (sP), to insulin-responsive sensory neurons, whereby simultaneous control of insulin sensitivity/resistance is manifested. In models of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, sensory afferents, in particular TRPV1, have fundamental roles in insulin/glucose homeostasis, islet physiology and autoimmune tissue inflammation. By manipulation of the TRPV1 neuro-?-cell circuit or enhancement of pancreatic sP levels, normalization of insulin resistance, clearance of inflammation and prevention of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is realized.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: The Hospital for Sick ChildrenInventors: Hans-Michael Dosch, Lan Tang, Yin Chan, Michael Salter
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Patent number: 7542493Abstract: A novel approach for providing temperature compensation for semiconductor lasers is disclosed. This approach utilizes reflectivity characteristics in the at least one of the mirrors of the semiconductor laser to provide temperature compensation to the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: JDS Uniphase CorporationInventor: Jack L. Jewell
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Patent number: 7537041Abstract: A layered blinds device having a series of screens of evenly spaced rods held in parallel relation to one another that allow users to manipulate light penetration and view transparency as independent variables and a method for doing the same. A spacing mechanism adjusts the spacing between the screens which controls the light penetration while an alignment mechanism adjusts the alignment of the rods which controls the view transparency. The blinds can be adjusted manually or by a tracking system.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Paralign LLCInventor: Benjamin R. Spencer
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Patent number: 7534857Abstract: A biologically pure RNAIII inhibiting peptide (RIP), that includes five contiguous amino acids of the sequence YX2PX1TNF, where X1 is C, W, I or a modified amino acid, and X2 is K or S is provided. The RIP further includes amino acids having a sequence that differs from the sequence YX2PX1TNF by two substitutions or deletions, where X1 is C, W, I or a modified amino acid, and X2 is K or S. This agent offers improved protection against and treatment of staphylococcal infections, and related bacteria infections, in mammals.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Centegen, Inc.Inventor: Naomi Balaban
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Patent number: 7532374Abstract: A new type of FT lens is provided that improves phase conjugation in holographic data systems. This type of FT lens has a uniquely large isoplanatic patch. This enables relaxed assembly tolerances, asymmetric reader/writer architectures, and compensation for tilted plate aberrations in the media.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignees: Inphase Technologies, Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bradley J. Sissom, Alan Hoskins, Apostolos Deslis, Ernest Chuang, Bernard Bell
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Patent number: 7529521Abstract: The present invention provides a transceiver housing comprising: an opening at a proximal end thereof for receiving a optical receptacle; an electrical contact for engaging the optical receptacle and retaining the optical receptacle in the housing body; and a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side including mountings for mounting a printed wire assembly within the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the transceiver housing of the present invention has a uni-body construction.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2004Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: JDS Uniphase CorporationInventors: Bryan Yunker, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower
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Patent number: 7495838Abstract: A laser system comprising a laser assembly for generating a light beam, and collimation assembly movable axially with respect to the laser assembly and being positioned in the optical path of the light beam. The collimation assembly comprises a collimation lens group comprising a first lens component positioned within a first lens mounting cell, a second lens component positioned within a second lens mounting cell and provided with a central portion for receiving and cooperating with the first cell to thereby adjust the axial spacing between the first and second lens components, means for radially adjusting the position of the second cell with respect to the first cell to thereby radially adjust the optical axis of the second lens component with respect to the optical axis of the first lens component, and means formed in the central and flange portions of the second cell for creating flexure therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Inphase Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Krneta, Kirk William Cook
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Patent number: 7495590Abstract: A technique for removing vertical stripe artifacts generated in a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel, more particularly a technique for compensating for and removing an inter-channel offset voltage of a column driver, which causes the vertical stripe artifacts, is disclosed. An offset voltage generated in each channel for driving each pixel of the LCD panel is detected for a whole signal path and offset voltages detected for all channels are compared and extracted according to a given timing sequence by a common signal comparator, thereby preventing the offset of the detection comparator and reducing a chip size of the column driver in contrary to the prior art. Moreover, an inter-channel offset voltage is detected in a digital circuit mode, thereby compensating for process variations in a semiconductor chip manufacturing process in circuit terms.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignees: Unidisplay, Inc., SNU Industry FoundationInventors: Deog-Kyoon Jeong, Won-Jun Choe
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Patent number: 7494767Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identifying peptides in a mammalian. Tsg101 protein that binds to the PTAPP (SEQ ID NO: 3) motif or L domain of human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1). Such peptides can be used to inhibit Tsg101-HIV Gag binding, and is therefore effective in reducing HIV particle production. The invention also provides the peptides identified by the method of the invention and to method of using such peptides for treating HIV infection.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Functional Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Carol Carter, Arthur Goff, Lorna Ehrlich, Stanley N. Cohen
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Patent number: 7480085Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are generally directed to a holographic system. Generally, aspects of the present invention are directed to allocating power of a light beam generated by a coherent light source among the various discrete light beams used in a holographic system. Specifically, a variable optical divider is incorporated into an optical steering subsystem of the holographic memory system to redirect the coherent light beam into one or more discrete light beams, and to dynamically allocate power of the coherent light beam among the discrete light beams.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Inphase Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian S. Riley, Ian R. Redmond, Aaron Wegner
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Patent number: 7466797Abstract: The present invention provides a method comprising the following steps: (a) partitioning an intensity modulated beam into a set of sub-IMBs; and (b) partitioning the sub-IMBs into segments, wherein steps (a) and (b) introduce no machine delivery error. The present invention also provides a method comprising the following steps: (a) recursively partitioning an intensity modulated beam into plateaus; and (b) partitioning the plateaus into segments, wherein step (a) comprises determining a tradeoff between machine delivery error and the number of segments into which the plateaus will be partitioned in step (b).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: University of Notre Dame du LacInventors: Shuang Luan, Danny Z. Chen, Xiaobo S. Hu, Chao Wang, Xiaodong Wu, Cedric X. Yu
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Patent number: 7466411Abstract: The present invention relates to embodiments of: (1) a unitary holographic drive head assembly mounting structure; (2) an assembly comprising a unitary holographic drive head assembly mounting structure and a plurality of holographic drive head components and/or subassemblies; (3) a subassembly comprising a spatial light modulator, detector array, and a beam splitter; (4) a device comprising a spatial light modulator and a physical aperture positioned over or an imaged aperture projected onto the photoactive area of the spatial light modulator; (5) a system for optically aligning or pointing a laser in a holographic drive head assembly; (6) a light source subassembly comprising a laser, a fiber coupling lens; and an optical fiber having a fiber connector ready output end; and (7) a light source subsystem comprising a laser source, beam conditioning optics, fiber coupling optics for receiving the conditioned light beam, and a fiber optic connector for receiving the conditioned light beam from the fiber couplinType: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Inphase Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian S. Riley, Aaron Wegner
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Patent number: 7461887Abstract: The present invention provides a sun visor system comprising: a main visor system assembly for mounting on a motor vehicle; a visor guide assembly; a visor extension arm having a first end that pivotally engages the main visor system assembly and a second end including an opening therethrough; a sun visor having an visor guide bar extending through and pivotally engaging the opening and slidably engaging the visor guide assembly, wherein the main visor system assembly includes driving means for moving the visor extension arm between an extended and retracted position, and wherein when the visor extension arm is moved between the extended and retracted positions to cause the visor guide to bar travel along the visor guide assembly, thereby moving the visor between a side window sun protecting position and a visor retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Inventors: Rita Anne Federle, Richard James Federle, Jr., James Roy Bolin
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Patent number: 7453618Abstract: The present invention provides a scanner comprising: a reflector component; means supporting the reflector component for pivoting with respect to the MCR to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; means for enabling the support means to provide controlled pivoting of the reflector component; a magnet component which causes pivoting of the reflector component when actuated; and means for actuating the magnet component to thereby cause pivoting of the reflector component. Also provided is a scanner comprising a reflective prism for providing a circularized scanning beam, a prism carrier and magnet suspension assembly, and flexure means connected to the assembly to enable the prism to controllably pivot: (1) with respect to the MCR axis to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; and (2) with respect to a pitch axis orthogonal to the MCR to provide an orthogonal scan.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignees: Inphase Technologies, Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bradley J. Sissom, Rodney C. Harris
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Patent number: 7405853Abstract: The present invention provides a scanner comprising: a reflector component; means supporting the reflector component for pivoting with respect to the MCR to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; means for enabling the support means to provide controlled pivoting of the reflector component; a magnet component which causes pivoting of the reflector component when actuated; and means for actuating the magnet component to thereby cause pivoting of the reflector component. Also provided is a scanner comprising a reflective prism for providing a circularized scanning beam, a prism carrier and magnet suspension assembly, and flexure means connected to the assembly to enable the prism to controllably pivot: (1) with respect to the MCR axis to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; and (2) with respect to a pitch axis orthogonal to the MCR to provide an orthogonal scan.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignees: Inphase Technologies, Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bradley J. Sissom, Rodney C. Harris
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Patent number: 7397571Abstract: Systems and methods are provided or use with a light source which generates a light beam. These systems may include a detector which detects light beam information and which determines whether multiple modes are present in the light beam so that the light source may be adjusted. These systems may further include a beam splitting device, such as an optical wedge, to provide two sample beams that intersect to provide a fringe pattern. The detector may then detect this fringe pattern and compute a visibility value that may be used to determine whether multiple modes are present.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Inphase Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Krneta, Larry Fabiny, Ian R. Redmond, Brian Riley, Aaron Wegner, Susan Hunter
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Patent number: 7381542Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mammalian biogenic amine receptor proteins and genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation and characterization of mammalian trace amine receptor proteins. The invention specifically provides isolated complementary DNA copies of mRNA corresponding to rat and human homologues of a mammalian trace amine receptor gene. Also provided are recombinant expression constructs capable of expressing the mammalian trace amine receptor genes of the invention in cultures of transformed prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, as well as such cultures of transformed cells that synthesize the mammalian trace amine receptor proteins encoded therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Oregon Health & Science UniversityInventors: James Bunzow, David K. Grandy, Mark Sonders