Patents Assigned to Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESISTIVE MICROCRACKED PRESSURE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140290390
    Abstract: Embodiments of a resistive microcracked pressure sensor having a metal stack with a metallic conductor encapsulated within an elastomer substrate and related method of manufacture are disclosed. During manufacture, the metallic conductor forms a plurality of microcracks that increase the overall resistance of the metallic conductor. The microcracks in the metallic conductor allow greater magnitudes of normal and shear forces to be applied to the pressure sensor without fracturing metallic conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona, Action for and on Behalf of AZ
    Inventors: Oliver Graudejus, James Abbas
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MICRON-SCALE CONTINUOUS LIQUID JET
    Publication number: 20140263693
    Abstract: A nozzle for producing a liquid jet a fluid, methods using the nozzle, and an injector comprising the nozzle of the invention for providing the liquid jet of a fluid to a vacuum system are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, a body corporate of the state of Arizona, acting for and on behalf
    Inventors: R. Bruce Doak, John Spence, Uwe Weierstall
  • ENERGY EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTED ESTIMATION USING NONLINEAR AMPLIFIERS
    Publication number: 20140269989
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a distributed estimation system. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on behalf of
    Inventors: Robert Santucci, Mahesh K. Banavar, Andreas Spanias, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu
  • Stack Data Management for Software Managed Multi-Core Processors
    Publication number: 20140282454
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing stack data in multi-core processors having scratchpad memory or limited local memory. In one embodiment, stack data management calls are inserted into software in accordance with an integer linear programming formulation and a smart stack data management heuristic. In another embodiment, stack management and pointer management functions are inserted before and after function calls and pointer references, respectively. The calls may be inserted in an automated fashion by a compiler utilizing an optimized stack data management runtime library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Ariz
    Inventors: Ke Bai, Aviral Shrivastava, Jing Lu
  • USER IDENTIFICATION ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA
    Publication number: 20140280592
    Abstract: Users may be identified across websites, such as social media websites. Prior user information data and candidate user information data may be received. An algorithm may identify a first plurality of behavioral patterns in the prior user information data and a second plurality of behavioral patterns in the candidate user information datum. The algorithm may determine whether the candidate user information datum and the prior user information data correspond to the same user based, at least in part, on the first and second pluralities of behavioral patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Ariz
    Inventors: Reza Zafarani, Huan Liu
  • Methods and Systems for Peptide/Protein Amplification
    Publication number: 20140273090
    Abstract: An amino acid chain of interest is selected or captured for amplification. The amino acid chain of interest including at least one amino acid sequence is denatured and read. The read amino acid sequence is transcribed to synthesize a mRNA equivalent. The amino acid chain of interest is then amplified using a biological system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of
    Inventor: Rolf U. Halden
  • MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD LOCALIZATION IN THE PRESENCE OF CHANNEL UNCERTAINTIES
    Publication number: 20140274166
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a wireless sensor network system. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on behalf of Ariz
    Inventors: Xue Zhang, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Mahesh K. Banavar, Andreas Spanias
  • METHOD OF PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE STRUCTURE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20140254113
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method of providing an electronic device structure. Other embodiments for related methods and electronic device structures are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizo
    Inventors: Emmett Howard, Douglas E. Loy, Nicholas Munizza
  • Heterostructure Si Solar Cells Using Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors
    Publication number: 20140251425
    Abstract: To improve the efficiency of heterostructure silicon photovoltaic devices, II-VI wide bandgap semiconductor layers can replace the TCO/doped amorphous silicon/intrinsic amorphous silicon layers on the front side or on both sides of the silicon bulk layer. For example, photovoltaic devices are described containing a first contact electrode; a first doped II-VI semiconductor layer disposed over the first contact electrode; a doped crystalline silicon layer disposed over the first doped II-VI semiconductor layer; and a second contact electrode disposed over the doped silicon layer, where one of the doped crystalline silicon layer and the first doped II-VI semiconductor layer is n-doped N and the other is p-doped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona
    Inventors: Yong-hang Zhang, Jing-Jing Li, Ding Ding
  • Technology mapping for threshold and logic gate hybrid circuits
    Patent number: 8832614
    Abstract: A method of mapping threshold gate cells into a Boolean network is disclosed. In one embodiment, cuts are enumerated within the Boolean network. Next, a subset of the cuts within the Boolean network that are threshold is identified. To minimize power, cuts in the subset of the cuts are selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Sarma Vrudhula, Niranjan Kulkarni
  • Zirconium and hafnium boride alloy templates on silicon for nitride integration applications
    Patent number: 8803194
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures are provided comprising a substrate and a epitaxial layer formed over the substrate, wherein the epitaxial layer comprises B; and one or more element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf and Al and has a thickness greater than 50 nm. Further, methods for integrating Group III nitrides onto a substrate comprising, forming an epitaxial buffer layer of a diboride of Zr, Hf, Al, or mixtures thereof, over a substrate; and forming a Group III nitride layer over the buffer layer, are provided which serve to thermally decouple the buffer layer from the underlying substrate, thereby greatly reducing the strain induced in the semiconductor structures upon fabrication and/or operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: John Kouvetakis, Radek Roucka
  • Synthetic Antibodies
    Publication number: 20140221253
    Abstract: Methods for synthetic antibodies, methods for making synthetic antibodies, methods for identifying ligands, and related methods and reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Ariz
    Inventors: Stephen A Johnston, Neal Woodbury, John C Chaput, Christopher W Diehnelt, Hao Yan
  • Dual stage active pixel devices and related methods
    Patent number: 8796608
    Abstract: Embodiments of dual stage active pixel devices are described herein. Other examples, implementations, and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behlf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Edward H. Lee, David R. Allee, George R. Kunnen
  • TRANSPORT PALLET FOR CREATING MODULAR CONFIGURABLE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20140208686
    Abstract: A pallet configured to be coupled to another pallet to form a modular structure. The pallet includes a top surface and a bottom surface including a longitudinal center axis. First and second cross-bar elements are coupled to and extend outward from the bottom surface. The first cross-bar element is positioned parallel to and at a first distance from the center axis, and the second cross-bar element positioned parallel to and at a second distance from the center axis different than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Ariz
    Inventor: Benjamin Lyle Ruddell
  • FLUORESCENT POTASSIUM ION SENSORS
    Publication number: 20140200319
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to potassium ion sensors and monomers derived from such sensors. The disclosure also provides for polymers (e.g., random copolymers, nanoparticles, polymer thin films, and sensors) having polymerized monomeric potassium ion sensors as described herein. These compounds and polymers are useful for measuring intracellular and extracellular potassium ion concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona acting for and on behalf of Arizo
    Inventors: Yanqing Tian, Deirdre Meldrum, Xianfeng Zhou, Fengyu Su, Roger H. Johnson, Cody Youngbull
  • Optical fluorescence dual sensors and methods of preparing and using them
    Patent number: 8748192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical fluorescence dual sensor comprising a probe for sensing pH, a probe for sensing oxygen, an intra-reference probe and a matrix. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing an optical fluorescence dual sensor and methods of using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Yanqing Tian, Weiwen Zhang, Deirdre Meldrum, Hongguang Lu, Yuguang Jin, Mark Holl
  • INTEGRATED TUNABLE INDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20140152410
    Abstract: An integrated inductor can be tunable via a control current which alters the magnetic flux density in a permeable magnetic material. The resulting inductor can be adjusted in-circuit, and may be suitable for applications such as dc-dc converters, RF circuits, or filters requiring operation at high frequencies and across wide bandwidths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona acting for and on behalf of Arizo
    Inventors: Hongbin Yu, Hao Wu
  • Film bulk acoustic wave resonator-based ethanol and acetone sensors and methods using the same
    Patent number: 8733149
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the detection of alcohol. The present invention relates more particularly to the film bulk acoustic wave resonator-based devices, and their use in the sensing of ethanol and/or acetone. One aspect of the invention is a method for detecting ethanol, acetone or both in a gaseous sample including: providing a film bulk acoustic wave resonator having a zinc oxide piezoelectric layer; exposing the film bulk acoustic wave resonator to the gaseous sample; determining the resonant frequency of the film bulk acoustic wave resonator; and determining the concentration of ethanol, the concentration of acetone, or both in the gaseous sample using the resonant frequency of the film bulk acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Hongyu Yu, Xiaotun Qiu
  • HIGH THROUGHPUT DETECTION OF FUSION PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20140141991
    Abstract: A method and related microfluidic chip and kit for high throughput detection of proteins of interest contained in a sample is disclosed. The method comprises of specifically labeling fusion proteins in a complex sample with fusion tag specific fluorophores that specifically bind the fusion tags coupled to the proteins of interest, and subjecting the sample to automated capillary electrophoresis, wherein the presence of the proteins of interest in the sample is detected by fluorescence signals associated with the fusion tag specific fluorophores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, A BODY CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZ
    Inventors: Justin Saul, Ji Qiu, Joshua LaBaer, Mitch Magee, John Chaput, Sujay Sau
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CARRIER SELECTIVE CONTACT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140137933
    Abstract: Devices comprising: an absorbing medium (AM) having first and second sides; a first membrane layer (ML) having first and second sides, wherein the first side of the first ML contacts the first side of the AM; a second ML having first and second sides, wherein the first side of the second ML contacts the second side of the AM; a first contact in contact with the second side of the first ML; and a second contact in contact with the second side of the second ML, wherein a first band alignment mismatch between the first contact and the AM causes a first surface of the AM on the first side of the AM to be in inversion, and wherein a second band alignment mismatch between the second contact and the AM causes a second surface of the AM on the second side of the AM to be under accumulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Ariz
    Inventors: Kunal Ghosh, Stuart Bowden, Christiana Honsberg