Patent • #9,512,321. Disclosed are an alkoxysilyl-containing A-B block copolymer formed from (meth)acrylate monomers as constituent monomers, characterized in that a polymer block of A chain has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 1,000 to 50,000 and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not greater than 1.6, a polymer block...
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Alkyl Dialkoxyalkanoates as Bioderived, High Cetane Diesel Fuels
Patent • #11,492,565.
All fiber passively Q-switched laser
Patent • #9,031,098. Embodiments relate to an all fiber passively Q-switched laser. The laser includes a large core doped gain fiber having a first end. The large core doped gain fiber has a first core diameter. The laser includes a doped single mode fiber (saturable absorber) having a second core diameter that...
Alloy nanoparticle synthesis using ionizing radiation
Patent • #7,998,239. A method of forming stable nanoparticles comprising substantially uniform alloys of metals. A high dose of ionizing radiation is used to generate high concentrations of solvated electrons and optionally radical reducing species that rapidly reduce a mixture of metal ion source species to form alloy nanoparticles. The method can...
Alternating Current Photovoltaic Building Block
Featured Opportunity • This technology provides a fully integrated and self-containing alternating current (AC) photovoltaic (PV) Building Block device and method that allows photovoltaic applications to become true plug-and-play devices. The Building Block combines, contains, and integrates almost all of the electrical and mechanical elements of a PV system while eliminating the traditional...
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Aluminum nitride transitional layer for reducing dislocation density and cracking of AlGaN epitaxial films
Patent • #8,349,633. A denticulated Group III nitride structure that is useful for growing Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-xN to greater thicknesses without cracking and with a greatly reduced threading dislocation (TD) density.
Aluminum nitride transitional layer for reducing dislocation density and cracking of AIGan epitaxial films
Patent • #7,915,626. A denticulated Group III nitride structure that is useful for growing Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-xN to greater thicknesses without cracking and with a greatly reduced threading dislocation (TD) density.
Amber light-emitting diode comprising a group III-nitride nanowire active region
Patent • #8,785,905. A temperature stable (color and efficiency) III-nitride based amber (585 nm) light-emitting diode is based on a novel hybrid nanowire-planar structure. The arrays of GaN nanowires enable radial InGaN/GaN quantum well LED structures with high indium content and high material quality. The high efficiency and temperature stable direct yellow...
Amplification of biological targets via on-chip culture for biosensing
Patent • #9,857,370. The present invention, in part, relates to methods and apparatuses for on-chip amplification and/or detection of various targets, including biological targets and any amplifiable targets. In some examples, the microculture apparatus includes a single-use, normally-closed fluidic valve that is initially maintained in the closed position by a valve element...
AMPLIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL TARGETS VIA ON-CHIP CULTURE FOR BIOSENSING
Patent • #10,126,299.
Analog Matrix Vector Multiplication
Featured Opportunity • Reduces the area and energy consumption of neural network accelerators using nonvolatile memory components (NVM) Analog matrix vector multiplication (MVM) using nonvolatile memories is limited by the accuracy of the memory elements and their analog variability. Variations in “on” or “off“ state current, or the low or high resistance state,...
Analog Neuron Device for Brain-Computer Interface
Featured Opportunity • A computing hardware approach that aspires to emulate the brain. Ruthenium-based Prussian blue analogue for artificial synapses have transformational potential in neuroprosthetics, brain disease diagnostics, and ubiquitous edge computing. In an aspiration to emulate the human brain, neuromorphic computing using arrays of artificial synapses have emerged as an exciting field...
ANALOG VECTOR-MATRIX MULTIPLICATION BY CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS WITH RESISTIVE STATE STORAGE
Patent • #11,494,464.
Analysis and categorization of eye tracking data describing scanpaths
Patent • #10,181,078. Described herein are various technologies pertaining to analysis of eye tracking data. A head and/or eyes of an observer who is viewing a visual stimulus is monitored, and eye tracking data that is representative of the path of the eyes of the observer over time (a scanpath) is generated....
Analyte separation utilizing temperature programmed desorption of a preconcentrator mesh
Patent • #7,299,711. A method and system for controllably releasing contaminants from a contaminated porous metallic mesh by thermally desorbing and releasing a selected subset of contaminants from a contaminated mesh by rapidly raising the mesh to a pre-determined temperature step or plateau that has been chosen beforehand to preferentially desorb a...
Anode initiated surface flashover switch
Patent • #6,555,961. A high voltage surface flashover switch has a pair of electrodes spaced by an insulator. A high voltage is applied to an anode, which is smaller than the opposing, grounded, cathode. When a controllable source of electrons near the cathode is energized, the electrons are attracted to the anode...
ANOMALY DETECTION WITH SPIKING NEURAL NETWORKS
Patent • #11,436,475. Detecting anomalies with a spiking neural network is provided. An input layer receives a number of inputs and converts them into phase-coded spikes, wherein each input is contained within a number of progressively larger neighborhoods of surrounding inputs. From the phase-coded spikes, a median value of each input is...
Antenna array with low Rx and Tx sidelobe levels
Patent • #10,062,972. The various technologies presented herein relate to mitigating or reducing sidelobe levels during operation of an antenna array. Power coefficients operating across an antenna array are tapered to facilitate a power concentration at central region of the antenna array while power coefficients of a lower magnitude are generated at...
Antenna structure with distributed strip
Patent • #7,345,647. An antenna comprises electrical conductors arranged to form a radiating element including a folded line configuration and a distributed strip configuration, where the radiating element is in proximity to a ground conductor. The folded line and the distributed strip can be electrically interconnected and substantially coplanar. The ground conductor...
Antenna with distributed strip and integrated electronic components
Patent • #7,408,512. An antenna comprises electrical conductors arranged to form a radiating element including a folded line configuration and a distributed strip configuration, where the radiating element can be in proximity to a ground conductor and/or arranged as a dipole. Embodiments of the antenna include conductor patterns formed on a printed...
Anti-stiction coating for microelectromechanical devices
Patent • #7,045,170. A method for depositing an anti-stiction coating on a MEMS device comprises reacting the vapor of an amino-functionalized silane precursor with a silicon surface of the MEMS device in a vacuum chamber. The method can further comprise cleaning the silicon surface of the MEMS device to form a clean...
Antifuse with a single silicon-rich silicon nitride insulating layer
Patent • #8,357,994. An antifuse is disclosed which has an electrically-insulating region sandwiched between two electrodes. The electrically-insulating region has a single layer of a non-hydrogenated silicon-rich (i.e. non-stoichiometric) silicon nitride SiN.sub.X with a nitrogen content X which is generally in the range of 0<X.ltoreq.1.2, and preferably 0.5.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.1.2. The breakdown voltage V.sub.BD...
Apatite sequestration of selenium
Patent • #9,440,217. A method for sequestering selenium is disclosed. The method includes contacting selenium with a stannous modified apatite under conditions whereby the selenium is absorbed by the apatite.
Apatite sequestration of technetium
Patent • #9,443,627. A method for sequestering technetium is disclosed. The method includes contacting technetium with apatite under reducing conditions whereby the technetium is absorbed by the apatite.
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