Patents Assigned to Board of
  • System for Imaging and Measuring Rail Deflection
    Publication number: 20140152814
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for imaging and measuring deflections in structures such as railroad rail are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment relates to a vision system having a high-speed, visible-light imaging camera and an evaluation unit configured for analyzing images from the camera to detect geometric variations in the structure. In a second example, additional sensors are used to identify the wheel location(s) in the same reference frame as the measurement system. In analyzing structures such as railroad track rail, the imaging camera can be coupled to a moving rail vehicle and configured for generating images of the rail as the vehicle moves along the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
    Inventor: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
  • FROZEN DESSERT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140154372
    Abstract: The invention relates to frozen dessert compositions and methods of preparation thereof. In particular, the invention is relates to a method for preparing a frozen dessert composition, such as ice cream, fortified with vegetables and/or fruits and soybeans, such as edamame or dried mature soybeans and the resulting enriched frozen dessert compositions having a fine texture, good and creamy mouth-feel and tastes with different flavors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Navam Hetiarachchy, Pengyin Chen
  • COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20140150634
    Abstract: In accordance with the present teachings, a method of producing composite having a 3A Q3D reinforcement phase is disclosed. The method of producing the composite provides producing a three-dimensionally woven configuration where a first fiber from a first sheet of reinforcement phase is interwoven or mechanically linked with at least one of an adjacent second layer and then back into the first sheet. The linking fibers are passed between layers at an acute angle generally less than about 10 degrees. The method includes impregnating the woven construction with a curable polymer such as epoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Dahsin Liu, Chun-Ying Lee, Chian-Fong Yen, Corey Anderson, Guojing Li
  • Burn Patient Resuscitation System
    Publication number: 20140155818
    Abstract: A system for operating a semi-closed loop and/or a closed loop resuscitation of a burn patient in view of patient information and other physiological data gathered by the system. The system in at least one embodiment includes an urine sensor, an infusion pump and a processor that controls the operation of the infusion pump at least in part from a signal received from the urine sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jose Salinas, George C. Kramer, Guy A. Drew
  • 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
  • TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE MATERIAL AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20140151611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new type of material and describes a novel material and way to improve the transparency of a transition metal oxide by employing an anionic doping strategy to modify the transparency. At the same time a cationic dopant is used to improve conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF
    Inventors: Elisabetta Arca, Karsten Fleischer, Igor Shvets, Iouri Gounko
  • MICRO-RNA'S THAT REGULATE MUSCLE CELLS
    Publication number: 20140155460
    Abstract: The present invention describes microRNAs that regulate the differentiation, proliferation and death of cardiac and skeletal muscles cells. These molecules represent unique targets in the developmental pathways of muscle cells. They also can be used as active agents to induce differentiation in progenitor cells, and their down-regulation permits the maintenance and expansion of progenitor cell populations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventor: Deepak SRIVASTAVA
  • CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID RICH VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTION FROM LINOLEIC RICH OILS BY HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
    Publication number: 20140154393
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-rich vegetable oil production from linoleic rich oils by heterogeneous catalysis. A heterogeneous catalytic vacuum distillation process is used under high temperature conditions to isomerize linoleic acid in triacylglyceride vegetable oils to CLA to produce CLA-rich oils. After processing, the catalyst may be removed by filtration or centrifugation to obtain high quality, CLA-rich oils. The CLA-rich oils may then serve as a potent and bioactive nutraceutical and can be incorporated into various food products, such as a CLA-rich dressing, margarine or chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Andrew Proctor, Utkarsh Shah
  • PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG INJURY, ASTHMA, ANAPHYLAXIS, ANGIOEDEMA, SYSTEMIC VASCULAR PERMEABILITY SYNDROMES, AND NASAL CONGESTION
    Publication number: 20140155314
    Abstract: Provided herein are peptide inhibitors of the interaction between End Binding Protein 3 (EB3) and Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Type 3 (IP3R3). Also provided are methods and materials for treating lung injury, including acute lung injury, which may include hyperpermeability of lung vessels, vascular leakage, the development of edema, asthma, anaphylaxis, angioedema, systemic vascular permeability syndromes, and nasal congestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Yulia A. Komarova, Uzma Saqib, Stephen M. Vogel, Asrar B. Malik
  • METHODS AND KITS FOR ISOLATION AND ANALYSIS OF A CHROMATIN REGION
    Publication number: 20140154674
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses methods of identifying proteins and protein modifications of proteins specifically associated with a chromatin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Alan J. Tackett, Stephanie Byrum, Sean Taverna
  • Sensitive Ion Detection Device and Method for Analysis of Compounds as Vapors in Gases
    Publication number: 20140151545
    Abstract: An ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) for the detection of trace gaseous molecular compounds dissolved or suspended in a carrier gas, particularly in ambient air, without preconcentration or the trapping of analyte particles. The IMS of the invention comprises an ionization volume of greater than 5 cm3 and preferably greater than 100 cm3. The larger size ionizers of this invention enable analysis of trace (<1 ppb) of sample compounds in the gas phase. To facilitate efficient ion motion through the large volume ionization and reaction regions of the IMS, an electric field gradient can be provided in the ionization region or in both the ionization and reaction regions. The systems can be implemented with radioactive ionization sources, corona discharge ion sources or ions can be formed by photoionization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventors: M. Bonner DENTON, Roger P. SPERLINE
  • EMT SIGNATURES AND PREDICTIVE MARKERS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140155397
    Abstract: EMT signatures and markers useful for characterizing the status of epithelial cancers and for predicting drug responses in patients having non-small cell lung cancer are provided together with methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Regents
    Inventors: John V Heymach, Jing Wang, Lauren Averett Byers, Kevin R. Coombes, John D. Minna, Luc Girard
  • Plants with Useful Traits and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20140157452
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by transient suppression of the MSH1 gene of the plants. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants that exhibit the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
    Inventors: Sally Ann Mackenzie, Roberto De la Rosa Santamaria
  • ENHANCED FERMENTATION OF CELLODEXTRINS AND BETA-D-GLUCOSE
    Publication number: 20140154751
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the fermentation of cellodextrins and ?-D-glucose. Host cells and recombinant polypeptides having glucose mutarotase activity are provided. Additionally, methods for improving cell growth, production of chemicals, and consumption of cellodextrins and ?-D-glucose during fermentation of mixtures containing cellodextrins and ?-D-glucose are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: The Regents of the Univeristy of California, The Board of Trustee of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: James H. Doudna Cate, William T. Beeson, IV, Jonathan M. Galazka, Huimin Zhao, Sijin Li, Yong-Su Jin, Suk-Jin Ha
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE FROM DISSIPATIVE QUANTUM DOTS
    Publication number: 20140150860
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a region formed from an array of dissipative quantum dots. The quantum dots are arranged according to their electronic structure to provide a tailored asymmetry in current flow through the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi
    Inventor: Dirk K. Morr
  • DETECTION OF DEFENSINS TO DIAGNOSE CANCER
    Publication number: 20140154711
    Abstract: Non-invasive methods of detecting and providing an early diagnosis of cancer, in particular breast cancer are provided herein. The methods include obtaining a sample, suitably an ocular wash sample, from a subject and determining the level of ?-Defensin 1, ?-Defensin 2 and/or ?-Defensin 3 in the sample. Increased levels of any of these proteins as compared to a negative control or non-cancerous subject are indicative of cancer in the subject from which the sample was obtained. Kits for performing the methods described herein are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, ASCENDANT DIAGNOSTICS
    Inventors: Anna Daily, Rohana Liyanage, Jackson O. Lay
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FIBERS
    Publication number: 20140154493
    Abstract: A method of producing fibers, includes placing a composition that includes one or more fluoropolymers in the body of a fiber producing device and rotating the device at a speed sufficient to eject material from the fiber producing device to form fluoropolymer microfibers and/or nanofibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Karen Lozano, Yatinkumar Rane, Nelson Bell
  • Long-Acting Peptide Analogs
    Publication number: 20140155329
    Abstract: Long-acting agonistic analogs for CLR/RAMP receptors are provided that have an extended half-live in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Sheau Yu Hsu, Chia Lin Chang
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CANCER TREATMENT USING TARGETED CARBON NANOTUBES
    Publication number: 20140155333
    Abstract: Compositions for detecting and/or destroying cancer tumors and/or cancer cells via photodynamic therapy are disclosed, as well as methods of use thereof. The compositions comprise a linking protein or peptide attached to or otherwise physically associated with a carbon nanotube to form a targeted protein-carbon nanotube complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Roger G. Harrison, JR., Daniel E. Resasco, Luis Filipe Ferreira Neves
  • HEPAROSAN-BASED BIOMATERIALS AND COATINGS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140155497
    Abstract: Biomaterial compositions that include an isolated heparosan polymer are disclosed, as well as kits containing such biomaterial compositions and methods of producing and using such biomaterial compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventor: Paul L. DeAngelis