Patents Assigned to Government of the United States
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Patent number: 11972335Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for automatic classification of information in an adversarial machine learning setting. For example, a learner that includes multiple classifiers may perform data classification automatically. Each classifier may be trained with adversarial data of a different strength. For a given query to be classified, the learner is configured to intelligently select a classifier that is commensurate with the adversarial strength of the data inside the query, without explicit knowledge of that data or its adversarial strength.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Prithviraj Dasgupta, Joseph B. Collins
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Patent number: 11971290Abstract: A water submersion detection system that may include a buoyant device having a conductive surface, and a housing enclosing the buoyant device and having conductive elements. The conductive elements may include a first set of one or more nonadjacent conductive elements that are electrically connected, and a second set of one or more nonadjacent conductive elements that are electrically connected. The system may include a submersion alert device that activates responsive to the buoyant device contacting the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Raymond Mark Gamache
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Publication number: 20240135112Abstract: An apparatus for automated safety data sheet (SDS) processing that translates the entire SDSs from numerous chemical vendors, and in various formats (.pdf, .doc, .txt, .jpg, .gif, .png, etc) to machine-encoded text by employing optical, RFID, and infrared scanning, reading and writing devices. The apparatus reads and assess documents as a human would; ensuring that the documents are compliant, ensuring reported values are within expected thresholds, and that there are no conflicts in hazardous material classification, and comparing to similar products for more environmentally friendly alternatives. The apparatus further employs a processor that computes meta-algorithms as trainable neural networks that allow the invention to “learn” and appropriately classify values and calculate statistical probabilities for output accuracy and precision.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Jonathan W. LUU, Kevin P. FENTON, Steve SIMSKE
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Publication number: 20240136180Abstract: A method for growing nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) on Ga2O3 to provide thermal management in Ga2O3-based devices. A protective SiNx interlayer is deposited on the Ga2O3 before growth of the NCD layer to protect the Ga2O3 from damage caused during growth of the NCD layer. The presence of the NCD provides thermal management and enables improved performance of the Ga2O3-based device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Marko J. Tadjer, Joseph A. Spencer, Alan G. Jacobs, Hannah N. Masten, James Spencer Lundh, Karl D. Hobart, Travis J. Anderson, Tatyana I. Feygelson, Bradford B. Pate, Boris N. Feigelson
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Patent number: 11964944Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compounds for treating apicomplexan parasite related disorders, methods for their use; cell line and non-human animal models of the dormant parasite phenotype and methods for their use in identifying new drugs to treat apicomplexan parasite related disorders, and biomarkers to identify disease due to the parasite and its response to treatment.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: The University of Chicago, J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc., The University of Sheffield, Institute for Systems Biology, The University of Leeds, The University of Strathclyde, The Government of the United StatesInventors: Rima McLeod, Martin McPhillie, Colin W. G. Fishwick, Hernan Alejandro Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek-Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Leroy E. Hood, Ying Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, Mark Hickman, QiGui Li, Craig Roberts
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Patent number: 11968540Abstract: Systems and methods for independently managing wireless transmission by individual spectrum access systems in a radio frequency spectrum shared by a plurality of spectrum access systems. An example method includes: receiving, by the spectrum access system, an interference budget from a sensor; determining, by the spectrum access system, secondary users managed by the spectrum access system in a radio frequency spectrum shared by a plurality of spectrum access systems; managing a move list for the spectrum access system independently of the other spectrum access systems in an absence of exchange of spectrum grant information with the other spectrum access systems; and determining the move list for the spectrum access system from a first moment and a second moment of an aggregate interference distribution such that the spectrum access system provides grants to its secondary users in a dynamic protection area of the spectrum access system.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCEInventors: Thao Tran-Nhu Nguyen, Michael Rafat Souryal
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Patent number: 11963959Abstract: Inhibitors against SARS-COV-1, SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19), MERS-CoV, and variants within each, including methods of treating a subject suffering from such respiratory disease.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: Southwest Research Institute, The Government of the United States, as represented by The Secretary of the Army, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan A. Bohmann, Nadean M. Gutierrez, Joseph A. Mcdonough, Robert Francis Campbell, Michael Gordon Joyce, Rekha Panchal, Rajeshwer Sankhala, Allen Duplantier
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Patent number: 11968440Abstract: A system for generating a privacy protected image. The system may have a detection logic and obscuring logic configured to detect one or more identity-correlated object categories. The system may provide automatic selection of a type of obscuring to be used based on the detected category; wherein said automatic selection includes automatically selecting among a plurality of different, category specific types of reversible obscuring. The detection logic and obscuring logic may include an automatic category-specific selecting between irreversible obscuring and reversible obscuring. The system may comprise a privacy protected image output logic configured to generate the privacy protected image.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Arun Vemury
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Patent number: 11958053Abstract: A media holder can be used for preparing samples. The media holder can comprise a base, a pair of walls extending upwardly from the base, and a plurality of transverse members positioned on and coupled to a respective upper end of each of the walls. Each of the transverse members can define a receiving slot for receiving at least a portion of a media therein.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Joseph A. DiCicco, Andrew Horan, John Brady
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Patent number: 11958010Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal desorber assembly for desorbing substances collected on a high-volume sampling (HVS) filter. The assembly includes, among other elements, a filter holder for securing a HVS filter within the assembly, a desorber body, and an insulating enclosure. The design of the thermal desorber assembly is such that it can accommodate a variety of different types of HVS filter media. Also described herein is a system comprising the thermal desorber assembly and method of using the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: Signature Science, LLC, Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Joseph A. DiCicco, Paul M. Flanigan, IV, David Perry, John Brady, Barry Smith
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Patent number: 11959096Abstract: Provided herein are methods of reducing or eliminating undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells, where the methods comprise contacting an effective amount of a compound to a heterogeneous cell population or sample comprising or suspected of comprising differentiated cell types and undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells, whereby the contacting selectively reduces or eliminates undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells from the cell population or sample. Also provided are methods for obtaining a population of stem cell-derived cell types substantially free of undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells as well as isolated populations of such of stem cell-derived cell types.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., The Government of the United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services NIH, Office of Technology TransferInventors: Rebekah L. Gundry, Kenneth R. Boheler, Erin M. Kropp
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Patent number: 11961009Abstract: Various embodiments that pertain to artificial intelligence algorithms. A repository can retain a reusable common set of artificial intelligence algorithms. Different users can access this common set of artificial intelligence algorithms and employ individual artificial intelligence algorithms in programs as appropriately as they are developing different applications and/or products. Employment of these individual artificial intelligence algorithms can include, for example, tailoring parameters based on the desires of the individual user's desires using the same common set of algorithms or individually or as a group as appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventor: Radhika Roy
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Publication number: 20240118144Abstract: Methods providing distributed temperature and strain measurements are disclosed. Brillouin pump laser pulses having a Brillouin pump frequency are coupled into a first end of an optical fiber. Brillouin Stokes and Anti-Stokes probe laser beams are coupled into a second end of the fiber. The Stokes probe laser beam has a Stokes probe frequency. The Anti-Stokes probe laser beam has an Anti-Stokes probe frequency. The Stokes and Anti-Stokes probe frequencies and the pump frequency are included in a Brillouin frequency band. A train of Rayleigh seed pulses are coupled into the fiber. Each of the seed pulses of the train has a respective different frequency included in a Rayleigh frequency band. Frequencies of the Brillouin frequency band are coupled to a Brillouin detector, and Rayleigh backscatter signals are coupled to a Rayleigh detector. Brillouin and Rayleigh detector outputs are used to calculate the measurements. Related sensors are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Matthew Joseph Murray, Joseph Brady Murray, Hannah Marie Ogden, Brandon F. Redding
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Publication number: 20240120201Abstract: A technique for selective-area diffusion doping of III-N epitaxial material layers and for fabricating power device structures utilizing this technique. Dopant species such as Mg are introduced into the III-N material layer and are diffused into the III-N material by annealing under stable or metastable conditions. The dopant species can be introduced via deposition of a metal or alloy layer containing such species using sputtering, e-beam evaporation or other technique known to those skilled in the art. The dopant material layer is capped with a thermally stable layer to prevent decomposition and out-diffusion, and then is annealed under stable or metastable conditions to diffuse the dopant into the III-N material GaN without decomposing the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Travis J. Anderson, Mona A. Ebrish, Alan G. Jacobs, Karl D. Hobart, Francis J. Kub
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Publication number: 20240118076Abstract: A method of determining ocean state. The method may include receiving, by a processing device, data associated with a prior ocean forecast state, and receiving, by the processing device, data associated with a first set of ocean temperature and salinity observations. The method may include receiving, by the processing device, data associated with a first set of ocean acoustic pressure observations. The method may include determining, by the processing device, a correction to the prior ocean forecast state based on a forward acoustic model, on an adjoint acoustic model, on the data associated with a first set of ocean temperature and ocean salinity observations, and on the data associated with a first set of ocean acoustic pressure observations, and generating, by the processing device, a current ocean state based on the determined correction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Matthew J. Carrier, Hans E. Ngodock, Josette P. Fabre
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Patent number: 11953295Abstract: An explosive reactive armor (ERA) enclosure for an ERA tile includes a bottom and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the bottom, where the plurality of sidewalls are continuous with each other and with the bottom so as to define an internal volume. The plurality of sidewalls are formed from a fiber-reinforced composite material having a plurality of plies of fiber sheet material. Additionally, a sidewall seam defined by abutting edges of the first ply is offset from a sidewall seam defined by abutting edges of the second ply. Methods of manufacturing ERA enclosures, including applying wrap layers and forming attachment structures for securing the fiber-reinforced composite ERA enclosure to an armor element, are also described. The composite enclosure is inexpensive and lightweight and improves the dynamic capabilities of armored vehicles using such ERA tiles.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Shawn C. Klann, Frederick C. Rickert, II, David B. Witherspoon, William T. Hoffman
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Patent number: 11952275Abstract: A method for controlling a fuel reformation reaction in a fuel reformation reactor is provided. Furthermore, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, which is configured to store a program for controlling a fuel reformation reaction in a fuel reformation reactor. In addition, a fuel reformation system for controlling a fuel reformation reaction is provided, which includes a fuel reformation reactor and a control unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Richard Scenna, Ashwani Gupta
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Patent number: 11956601Abstract: An interferometric microphone calibrator for comparison calibrating a microphone, the interferometric microphone calibrator comprising: an interferometer in optical communication with a microphone and that produces an interferometer measurement light, communicates the interferometer measurement light to the microphone, and receives an interferometer backscattered light from the microphone, such that a sensitivity of a test microphone is interferometrically calibrated to a reference microphone from the interferometer backscattered light; a preamplifier-controller in electrical communication with the microphone, and that receives a driver signal from a microphone driver and drives the microphone driver; the microphone driver in electrical communication with the preamplifier-controller and that receives a driver control signal from a calibration controller and produces the driver signal based on the driver control signal; and a calibration controller in electrical communication with the microphone driver and thaType: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCEInventors: Richard Albert Allen, Randall Paul Wagner, Qian Dong
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Publication number: 20240113859Abstract: Systems and methods for secure distribution of biometric matching processing are provided. Certain configurations include homomorphic encrypting of captured biometric information. In some configurations, the biometric information is classified without decryption between a first identity class and a second identity class. The biometric information may be formed as a feature vector. A homomorphic encrypted feature vector may be formed by homomorphic encrypting of the biometric information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventor: Arun Vemury
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Publication number: 20240112289Abstract: A method to enhance security screening includes generating an augmented reality (AR) interface incorporating scan results from scanning a target in a security scanner. The method displays, to a user of an AR interface, the AR interface mapped to the target and determines guidance including an action relevant to addressing the scan results. The method displays, to the user via the AR interface, the guidance including the action for the user to carry out and monitors user actions. The method displays, to the user via the AR interface, confirmation that the user has carried out the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: William Hastings, James Matt Gilkeson, Mara Winn