Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to telescopic apparatus, systems and methods for daylight imaging of satellites and other objects, a platform/telescope configured for daylight imaging of satellites and other objects, as well as modifications thereto configured to perform specific functions individually and/or in conjunction with other platforms/devices (e.g., radar tracking devices).
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 5, 2020
Publication date:
August 13, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: A method of peritoneal removal of electrolytes and inflammatory mediators. The method begins with infusing a treatment solution into the peritoneal cavity of a patient by way of a catheter. The treatment solution is drained from the peritoneal cavity by way of the catheter. During the draining, the treatment solution is filtered for removing electrolytes and inflammatory mediators.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 24, 2020
Publication date:
August 13, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Ian Stewart, Jonathan Sosnov, James Ross
Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorption medium. The absorption medium includes a plurality of hollow fibers and a plurality of binder particles. The hollow fibers have walls comprising a selectively permeable membrane that is configured to permit passage of gaseous carbon dioxide but not liquids. The plurality bind particles are dispersed between the hollow fibers and comprise an absorbent material configured to absorb gaseous carbon dioxide and to bind the carbon dioxide in a solid state.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 4, 2019
Publication date:
August 6, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: Stable, constitutively expressed, chromosomal fluorescent transcriptional fusions in bacterial pathogens and methods of using the same to screen candidate compounds for anti-bacterial efficacy.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 2013
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2020
Assignees:
University of Cincinnati, Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Daniel J. Hassett, Shengchang Su, Thomas J. Lamkin, Roland Saldanha
Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms, apparatus, computer implemented method and/or frameworks configured for guaranteeing that a payload portion of every data packet provided to a secure/encrypted output port of a processor such as a microprocessor is encrypted.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 22, 2020
Publication date:
July 23, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: A high through-put screening method for identifying agents effective for inhibiting biofilm formation and/or killing established biofilm are disclosed. The method includes three tiers, and each tier includes three specific biological process assays. The tier levels are a primary screen, a confirmation screen, and a dose-response screen, and the biological process assays include assays for total bacterial growth, bacterial metabolic activity, and biofilm formation. The series of assays may be run once or more than once at each tier. A library of compounds is subject to tier A and only compounds meeting a primary parameter advance to tier B, and only tier B compounds meeting a confirmation parameter advance to tier C, and only tier C compounds meeting a dose-response parameter are identified as putative agents effective for inhibiting and/or eradicating a biofilm, further wherein the assays are conducted for each compound subject to the respective tier.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 2018
Date of Patent:
July 7, 2020
Assignees:
University of Cincinnati, Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Daniel J. Hassett, Thomas J. Lamkin, Warunya Panmanee, Deborah E. Taylor, Chloe J. A. Shea
Abstract: A wideband RADAR system and method is provided for biometric identification and authentication of a human subject. The system includes a source of wideband RADAR signals, an amplifier, and a splitter in electrical communication with the source of wideband RADAR signals and configures to split a generated signal into a transmit signal and a reference transmit signal. A transmitting antenna is configured to transmit the transmit signal from the splitter toward a turntable configured to rotate the human subject. A receiving antenna is configured to receive transmitted signals reflected from the human subject. A controller is configured to process the received reflected signals and generate polar representations of biometric radar signature features to compare against known signatures of human subjects.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 23, 2020
Assignee:
Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Analee M Miranda, Loria L Wang, Stephanie R Keith
Abstract: A method of forming a hydrophobic and oleophobic surface. The method including spin coating an F-POSS with 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2,-pentafluoropropane/1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane onto an inert surface. The F-POSS has a structure: Each Rf represents a nonreactive, fluorinated organic group, R1 represents a first monovalent organic group comprising at least two carbon atoms, and R2 represents hydrogen or a second monovalent organic group comprising at least two carbon atoms. The F-POSS with 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2,-pentafluoropropane/1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane are then dried on the inert surface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 20, 2019
Publication date:
June 11, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Timothy S. Haddad, Joseph M. Mabry, Sean Ramirez
Abstract: A low-profile electronically scanned phased arrays integrated multi-beam cylindrical array that can scan by connecting to one feed or multiple feeds at one time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2020
Assignee:
The Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Naftali Herscovici, Bradley A Kramer, Anatoliy Boryssenko
Abstract: An artificial muscle including an internal electromechanically charged rod extending beyond two attach points. A plurality of mesh cylinders having a mesh cylinder top and a mesh cylinder bottom surrounding the charged rod. A fiber surrounding the mesh cylinders and mechanically attached to the mesh cylinders at an attachment spacing and wherein an electromagnetic source activates the artificial muscle through at least one microprocessor. The artificial muscle fiber may be nylon and the attach points may be titanium. The artificial muscle fiber may be coated with nylon. The artificial muscle fiber may contain a viscous fluid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2020
Assignee:
The Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: A scene projector includes a first cycloidal diffractive waveplate (CDW) having first pixels that are switchable such that light from a zero order passes through along an optical axis and light from plus and minus first orders is deflected away from the optical axis, and a second CDW downstream of the first CDW that includes second pixels positioned to receive diffracted orders of light from the first CDW, where there are at least three second pixels for one first pixel corresponding to each diffracted order received from the first pixel. The scene projector may further include a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface each positioned to receive diffracted orders of light from the second CDW, where each reflective surface directs light toward a grating structure. The scene projector may independently control a degree of polarization, angle of linear polarization, and intensity for light output therefrom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2019
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2020
Assignee:
The Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: An air speed probe with a cylindrical probe body having a length, and a frusto-conical tip at an end of the cylindrical probe body. A center bore with a first diameter and first depth is formed in a center of the tip and coaxially disposed along a portion of the length of the cylindrical probe body. Radial bores with second diameters and second depths are formed in a sidewall of the tip, where the first diameter is wider than the second diameter, and the first depth is shallower than the second depth.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 4, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2020
Assignee:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Brock J. Pleiman, Angela R. Scribben, Frank C. Semmelmayer, Kevin L. King
Abstract: A drop-on-demand printable ink composition for a cathode of a solid-state lithium ion battery. The ink composition includes a cathode material configured to conduct lithium ions, a polymeric binder, and a solvent. The polymeric binder has a number average molecular weight ranging from about 5 kDa to about 5 MDa and the solvent has a boiling point under standard atmospheric conditions ranging from about 50° C. to about 225° C. A ratio of solid material to solvent ranges from about 1:100 to about 40:60 and a viscosity of the ink composition ranges from about 5 mPa·s to about 40 mPa·s.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 30, 2019
Publication date:
April 30, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Lazarus J. DEINER, Michael A. ROTTMAYER, Thomas JENKINS, Thomas G. HOWELL
Abstract: Shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomers. The shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomers being synthesized by filling an alignment cell with liquid crystal monomers. The liquid crystal monomers align to a surface of the alignment cell and then are polymerized with a dithiol chain transfer agent. The alignment cell is configured to impose a director orientation on a portion of the shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer. For some embodiments, liquid crystal elastomer laminates are prepared by arranging a plurality of liquid crystal elastomers such that a director orientation of each liquid crystal elastomer of the plurality is in registered alignment with an adjacent liquid crystal elastomer of the plurality. The arrangement is secured and the plurality of liquid crystal elastomers cured.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2019
Publication date:
April 16, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Nicholas P Godman, Timothy J White, Hilmar Koerner, Benjamin A Kowalski, Anesia D Auguste, Tyler C Guin
Abstract: An intelligent compression device for controllable compression. The compression device includes a compressible body and a microprocessor. The compressible body encircles a limb of a user and includes an elastomer layer and an activation layer. The elastomer layer includes voxelated liquid crystal elastomers that contract in response to a stimulus. The activation element, which is positioned proximate to the elastomer layer, supplies the stimulus. The microprocessor actuates at least a portion of the activation element layer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 18, 2019
Publication date:
March 26, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: In various aspects, methods and apparatuses for liquid-liquid extraction are provided. In certain aspects, an emulsion can be formed by combining a feed stream, an extractant, and a surfactant. The feed stream comprises a plurality of distinct components including a first component to be removed therefrom. The feed stream may be selected from a group consisting of: a hydrocarbon feed stream and an azeotrope. Then, a portion of the first component is extracted from the feed stream (or emulsion) by contact with a superoleophobic and hygroscopic membrane filter that facilitates passage of the first component and extractant through the superoleophobic and hygroscopic membrane filter. A purified product is collected having the portion of the first component removed. Such methods are particularly useful for refining fuels and oils and separating azeotropes and other miscible component systems. Energy-efficient, continuous single unit operation apparatuses for conducting such separation techniques are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 2018
Date of Patent:
March 17, 2020
Assignees:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Josiah T. Reams, Andrew Guenthner, Joseph Mabry, Kevin Lamison, Anish Tuteja, Arun K. Kota, Gibum Kwon
Abstract: Systems and methods for partial aortic occlusion are provided. The system may include a catheter having an expandable aortic blood flow regulation device disposed on the distal end of the catheter for placement within an aorta of a patient, and a catheter controller unit that causes the device to expand and contract to restrict blood flow through the aorta. The system also may include sensors for measuring blood pressure distal and proximal to the expandable device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 18, 2019
Publication date:
February 13, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Michael Austin Johnson, Timothy K. Williams, Lucas Paul Neff
Abstract: A method for preventing biodeterioration of fuel. The method reduces the microbial growth in fuel by administering an antimicrobial peptide (or efflux pump inhibitor) to a fuel phase of the fuel, an aqueous phase of the fuel, or both, which disrupts the cellular membrane (or the efflux pumps thereof) of microbes comprising the growth.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 30, 2019
Publication date:
January 9, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: A method for preventing biodeterioration of fuel. The method reduces the microbial growth in fuel by administering an antimicrobial peptide (or efflux pump inhibitor) to a fuel phase of the fuel, an aqueous phase of the fuel, or both, which disrupts the cellular membrane (or the efflux pumps thereof) of microbes comprising the growth.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 30, 2019
Publication date:
January 9, 2020
Applicant:
Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force