& Office of Patent Counsel

Patents and Pizza February 8, 2007

Presenter of Awards: Frank CoochSpeaker: Philip Arsenault, Optech Inc.

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Agenda:

11:00—Welcome

11:05—Remarks from Kristin Gray

11:10—Patent Awards Presented

11:30—Keynote Address

12:00—Lunch

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7,106,194Method for Metal Object Identification Using a Three-dimensional Steerable Magnetic Field Antenna

Carl V. Nelson

& Office of Patent Counsel

7,106,893Method and Apparatus for Segmenting Small Structures in Images

Isaac N. BankmanTanya Nizialek

& Office of Patent Counsel

7,109,038Occult Blood Detection in Biological Samples by Laser Desorption and Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Biomedical Applications

Peter F. SchollPlamen A. DemirevAndrew B. Feldman

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7,114,934Structure Including a Plurality of Cells of Cured Resinous Material, Method of Forming the Structure and Apparatus for Forming the Structure

Paul J. BiermannJack C. Roberts

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7,115,859Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometers for Improving Resolution and Mass Range Employing an Impulse Extraction Ion Source

Timothy J. Cornish

& Office of Patent Counsel

7,115,861Spectrograph Time-of-Flight System for Low Energy Neutral Particles

Stefano A. Livi

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7,118,287Fiber Optic Coupler with In-line Optical Component

Alexander S. PerryGeorge M. Murray

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7,118,531Ingestible Medical Payload Carrying Capsule With Wireless Communication

Jerry A. Krill

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7,125,437Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Particle Collection Efficiency

Wayne A. BrydenPeter F. SchollMicah A. CarlsonMichael P. McLoughlin

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7,126,148Neutron Detection Based on Boron Activated Liquid Scintillation

George M. MurrayHarvey W. KoGlen E. Southard

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7,132,943Moving Belt Sensor

Carl V. Nelson

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7,139,567Tone Based Command System for Reception of Very Weak Signals

Robert S. BokulicJ. Robert Jensen

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7,148,585Power Grid Backfeed Protection Apparatus

Milton E. Goss, Jr.

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7,148,691Step Current Inductive Antenna for Pulse Inductive Metal Detector

Carl V. NelsonCharles B. Cooperman

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7,148,706Embeddable Corrosion Rate Meters for Remote Monitoring of Structures Susceptible to Corrosion

Rengaswamy SrinivasanHassan M. SaffarianTerry E. Phillips

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7,156,559High Temperature Light Guide

Leo R. Gauthier, Jr.Louis A. MattesJames E. McDonald

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7,157,913Reconfigurable Induction Coil for Metal Detection

Carl V. Nelson