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Antibodies Targeting Marburgvirus Glycoproteins and Uses Thereof

NIST Inventors
Thomas Cleveland
Our study describes the discovery and characterization of a diverse panel of antibodies against marburgvirus GP (glycoprotein) induced by multivalent immunization and provides candidate immunotherapeutics for further study and development.

Smart Fire Hose Flow Monitoring System

NIST Inventors
Gregory W. Vogl and Wai Cheong Tam
This invention introduces a wireless sensor network to measure water flow rate in fire hoses, enhancing firefighting efficiency. It uses piezoelectric accelerometers attached externally to detect vibrations caused by flowing water. These signals are wirelessly transmitted to a base station, where

Smart System for Organizing and Verifying Engineering Certificates

NIST Inventors
Allison Barnard Feeney and Sylvere Krima
This invention introduces a system and method for managing engineering certificates. It streamlines the process of handling, verifying, and storing certificates digitally. The system ensures secure access and efficient retrieval of engineering credentials. It reduces paperwork and enhances
Commercial Fiber Optic FC-Style Connector (does not depict the invention).

Fiber Optic Safety Lock

NIST Inventors
Joshua Hadler
The patent-pending NIST Fiber Optic Safety Lock (“Safety Lock”) ensures continuous connection of fiber optic cables, thereby preventing laser hazards and critical system failures. The device features a specially designed fiber connector lock that requires a tool to access the connector. The Safety
Diagram of general gain extrapolation setup showing the pair of antennas, i and j separated by distance, d. The paths traveled by the direct wave (solid line) and 3rd-order scattered wave (dotted line) are shown.

Radio Frequency Antenna Gain Measuring Apparatus and Measuring Gain of an Antenna

NIST Inventors
Josh Gordon and Benjamin Moser
This invention is an enhanced three-antenna gain extrapolation technique that allows one to determine absolute antenna gain with significantly fewer data points, as few as 10 data points, and at much closer distances, as much as six times closer than the traditional gain extrapolation technique, yet
Achieving Out-of-the-box Fine-Grained Marketing Sheet Thumbnail

Achieving Out-of-the-box Fine-Grained Access Control in Databases by enforcing and embedding Next Generation Access Control (m-NGAC) right in databases

NIST Inventors
Gopi Katwala and David Ferraiolo
m-NGAC brings a global solution for RDBMSs by enabling automatic installation of Next Generation Access Control (NGAC) directly into the database, offering out-of-the-box fine-grained database access control. NGAC facilitates building and storing Access control policies, which will be then accessed
(a) Without an aptamer’s protein ligand, dARTs are transcribed to produce RNA outputs (left), while protein binding represses transcription (middle). The input and output domains are decoupled (right), enabling modular design of dARTs by swapping out the aptamer domain or customizing the output sequences. (b) dARTs serve as the protein sensing layer (left) whose outputs can be coupled with downstream circuits (middle). RNA outputs are measured via fluorescence (right).

Aptamer Regulated Transcription For In-Vitro Sensing And Transduction

NIST Inventors
Samuel Schaffter
It relates to nucleic acid transcription templates, systems, and methods for detection and measurement of molecules and biomolecules (e.g., biomarkers). Particularly, systems and methods utilize a transcription template with an aptamer domain configured to bind a molecule of interest to regulate
Schematic of double-beam modulation spectrometry using a single detector

Single-Detector Double-Path Intensity-Modulation Spectrometer

NIST Inventors
Young Jong Lee
This invention is an optical method that can minimize the noise due to system fluctuations and maximize the signal-to-noise ratio by modulating the analyte beam and the reference beam and detecting the alternating intensity difference by a signal light detector. This invention is based on a double

Continuous-Wave Laser Source And Making A Continuous-Wave Laser Source

NIST Inventors
Scott Papp
A method of designing a continuous-wave laser source having a target output wavelength and an input laser with a wavelength different from the target output wavelength includes the steps of receiving the target output wavelength, and subordinate properties of the laser source; determining a

Sound Pressure Metrology Instrument And Determining Sound Pressure From Index Of Refraction

NIST Inventors
Richard A. Allen , Randall P Wagner , Benjamin Reschovsky and Akobuije Chijioke
A sound pressure metrology instrument determines sound pressure from index of refraction and includes: a light source that produces source light; the optical cavity that: receives an acoustic field from the sound source; receives the source light from the light source; produces acoustic-modified
The figure illustrates a system for parameter multiplexed gradient descent in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

System And Method For Parameter Multiplexed Gradient Descent

NIST Inventors
Adam McCaughan , Sonia Buckley and Andrew Dienstfrey
Parameter multiplexed gradient descent (PMGD) is a machine learning training method designed to easily train emergent non-volatile memory and neuromorphic hardware platforms.
One embodiment of the invention.

Mueller Matrix Ellipsometer

NIST Inventors
Thomas A. Germer
A multi-mirror polarization state generator is combined with a multi-mirror polarization state analyzer and a detector to realize a Mueller matrix ellipsometer. It is found that grazing incidence reflection from a number of materials provides sufficient optical phase retardance to make this possible

Curved Metallic Grating And Process For Making Same

NIST Inventors
Daniel Josell and Thomas P. Moffat
Making a curved metallic grating for matching angular divergence of incident radiation includes: providing a mandrel with a curved receiving surface; disposing a planar substrate on the curved receiving surface; applying a clamping force to the planar substrate at the planar field surface; bending
Close-up of an emerald green circuit board highlighting the three-dimensional topography of this miniature electronic ecosystem.

Advanced Wafer Bonding for High-Density Semiconductor Integration

NIST Inventors
Nima Nader
This invention is a new method for bonding different types of computer wafers called "heterogeneous integration," which allows multiple materials and components to be combined into a single, more advanced electronic device. This invention creates matching pockets in new wafers to fit over existing
Diagram showing the circuit for resetting the Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) after the Light Emitting Diode (LED) has emitted a photonic pulse.

Superconducting Opto-Electronic Transmitter Circuit

NIST Inventors
Sonia Buckley , Adam McCaughan and Jeff Shainline
This invention describes a family of circuits that receive an input current or voltage pulse when a superconducting element has been driven above threshold, producing an amplified current or voltage pulse to drive a light source, and reset to the resting state after light has been generated.

Nucleic Acid Nanostructures

NIST Inventors
Jacob Majikes and Veronika Szalai
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and composition of a nucleic acid tile with addressable locations for placement of molecular species that can function as sensors, reporters, or enhancers of measurement systems. Embodiments of the present invention may also include a nucleic

A Light-based Testing System for Detecting Chemicals and Materials

NIST Inventors
Fabrizio Giorgetta , Esther Baumann , JD Deschenes and Ian Coddington
This invention introduces a dual comb spectroscopy system that enhances optical measurement accuracy. It uses two optical frequency combs to analyze light absorption and emission with high precision. The system improves data collection speed and reduces errors in spectral analysis. It is designed to
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