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Therapeutic Nano-Particle Magnetic Injector System
Published Tuesday, October 13, 2009BackgroundMagnetic targeted delivery provides the ability to direct therapeutic substances to different tissues in the body using external magnetic fields. Magnetic targeting makes locations of disease, infection, and cancerous growth more accessible and more treatable with greater efficacy and less cost. A tremendous amount of research has...
Categories: Drug delivery devices, Devices, Engineering
Keyword(s): drug delivery, magnetic drug delivery, magnet, magnetic, cancer, tumor
Docket: PS-2008-116
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Advanced Filtration Media for Treating Urban Stormwater Runoff
Published Tuesday, October 13, 2009BackgroundSand filters are used to remove suspended solids from urban stormwater runoff. These suspended particles are can block sunlight, deposit on organisms, and exert an oxygen demand. They can also carry pollutants such as phosphorus, hydrocarbons, and metals like zinc, copper, and lead. Filtering these particles from urban stormwater...
Categories: Engineering, Clean Technology, Materials
Keyword(s): runoff, pollution, green, pollutants, clean water, filter, filter system
Docket: PS-2009-031
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Expander-TE Subcooler
Published Monday, July 27, 2009The Expander-TE Subcooler is a device which improves both the coefficient of performance (COP) and the cooling capacity of a vapor compression cycle simultaneously. The device includes two components: a thermoelectric (TE) subcooler heat exchanger and an expander with a coupled generator.In summary, the Expander-TE subcooler greatly...
Categories: Engineering, Chemical
Keyword(s): thermoelectric subcooler heat exchanger expander generator
Docket: PS-2007-050
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Controllable, Mechanical Maple Seed (Samara)
Published Tuesday, July 7, 2009BackgroundUnmanned vehicles are currently being used in a wide variety of applications such as security and surveillance, fire monitoring, and search and rescue. The field of auto-rotating MAVs capable of vertical takeoff and landing is a particularlyactive area of research. Designs in this field frequently mimic the seed of the maple...
Categories: Engineering, Aerospace
Keyword(s): samara, mav, aerial
Docket: PS-2008-091
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Efficient Sulfur and Energy Recovery With Novel Isothermal Thermal Flame Reactor
Published Tuesday, June 2, 2009The Claus process is considered to be an industry standard for recovering elemental sulfur from gaseous hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The removal of H2S is desirable due to the detrimental effect H2S has on the environment and human health. However, the gases which accompany H2S in the recovery/removal process impact the optimum reactor temperature...
Categories: Chemical, Engineering, Clean Technology, Industrial Processing
Keyword(s): Efficient Sulfur Energy Recovery Novel Isothermal Thermal Flame Reactor
Docket: PS-2008-120
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Ultra Low Emission Colorless Distributed Combustor
Published Tuesday, June 2, 2009BackgroundEngines currently utilize the injection of fuel and oxidant into the combustion chamber in diffusion or premixed mode to transform the chemical energy of fuel into thermal energy. Using available methods, which rely on the Colorless Distributed Combustor (CDC), engine manufacturers face challenges of combustion instability,...
Categories: Clean Technology, Engineering, Aerospace, Industrial Processing
Keyword(s): Fuel Efficient Ultra Low Emission Colorless Distributed Combustor Gas Turbine Stationary Propulsion Systems
Docket: PS-2008-129
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World’s Highest Energy Density Thin Film Battery
Published Tuesday, June 2, 2009The market for thin film batteries is projected for explosive growth in the coming years. Thin film batteries are enabling the proliferation of electronic devices in ubiquitous applications not possible before, including wireless sensor networks, active RFID, wearable electronics, and medical devices. Conventional battery technologies have...
Categories: Power Electronics, Materials, Engineering
Keyword(s): flexible high energy density rechargeable battery solar harvesting
Docket: PS-2008-041
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S.P.U.R.S. (Suspension Power Utilization and Recovery System)
Published Tuesday, June 2, 2009Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed an improved electromechanical system that converts kinetic energy of an automobile’s suspension system, among others, in addition to existing braking conversion systems. This suspension energy harvesting system is also known as SPURS (Suspension Power Utilization and Recovery System)...
Categories: Engineering, Power Electronics, Clean Technology
Keyword(s): hybrid automobile suspension energy harvesting
Docket: PS-2008-098
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Lunar Laser Ranging Array for the 21st Century - LLRA-21
Published Monday, May 18, 2009This invention proposes one or more improved retroreflector arrays on the moon. Today the linear dimension of the array, combined with the (geometric) lunar librations, results in a return pulse that has a full with at half maximum (FWHM) of about 8 cm. The improvement is by a factor of 5. the goal of this invention is to provide an improved array...
Categories: Sensors/Monitors, Engineering
Keyword(s): lunar laser ranging array
Docket: PS-2007-082
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Separate and/or Combined Sensible and Latent Cooling
Published Monday, May 18, 2009This invention provides an improved energy efficiency and better thermal comfort for cooling systems via an automatic adaptation of operating modes according to the sensible and latent load ratio. Conventional air conditioning systems are designed to simultaneously meet sensible and latent loads in order to meet a typical sensible heat factor (...
Categories: Engineering, Chemical, Clean Technology, Industrial Processing
Keyword(s): separate combined sensible latent cooling
Docket: PS-2007-109