Patents Assigned to ETH Zürich
  • Patent number: 9691165
    Abstract: Methods and systems of reconstructing an eyelid are provided. A method of reconstructing an eyelid includes obtaining one or more images of the eyelid, generating one or more image input data for the one or more images of the eyelid, generating one or more reconstruction data for the one or more images of the eyelid, and reconstructing a spatio-temporal digital representation of the eyelid using the one or more input image data and the one or more reconstruction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenossische Technische Hochscule Zürich)
    Inventors: Amit Bermano, Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley, Bernd Bickel, Markus Gross, Yeara Kozlov
  • Patent number: 9677151
    Abstract: A process for producing high-purity magnesium by distillation at reduced pressure, which includes providing an apparatus having a retort formed from a material inert with respect to magnesium and an upper region defined by two vertically spaced level lines, a condensation vessel having a lower region and an upper region extending into the upper region of the retort, wherein the retort and condensation vessel are coupled to one another by an opening arranged in the upper region of the condensation vessel; providing a magnesium-containing metal melt to the retort at a level below the gap; and heating and maintaining the upper region of the retort at a temperature above the boiling point of magnesium to fill the retort with steam, thereby delivering a high purity melt into the condensation vessel via the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ETH ZUERICH
    Inventors: Christian Wegmann, Jörg Löffler, Peter Uggowitzer, Minh Becker, Heinrich Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 9652890
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are described for generating an anatomically-constrained local model and for performing performance capture using the model. The local model includes a local shape subspace and an anatomical subspace. In one example, the local shape subspace constrains local deformation of various patches that represent the geometry of a subject's face. In the same example, the anatomical subspace includes an anatomical bone structure, and can be used to constrain movement and deformation of the patches globally on the subject's face. The anatomically-constrained local face model and performance capture technique can be used to track three-dimensional faces or other parts of a subject from motion data in a high-quality manner. Local model parameters that best describe the observed motion of the subject's physical deformations (e.g., facial expressions) under the given constraints are estimated through optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., ETH ZÜRICH (EIDGENÖESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley, Chenglei Wu
  • Patent number: 9649026
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for reconstructing one or more surfaces of an object including one or more opaque surfaces behind one or more refractive surfaces are provided. The systems and techniques may include obtaining one or more images of the object including an opaque surface located behind a refractive surface and determining one or more refractive surface constraints using the one or more images. The one or more refractive surface constraints constrain one or more characteristics of the refractive surface. The systems and techniques may further include reconstructing an opaque surface representation or a refractive surface representation using the one or more refractive surface constraints, the opaque surface representation representing the opaque surface of the object, and the refractive surface representation representing the refractive surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
    Inventors: Pascal Bérard, Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley
  • Patent number: 9639737
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are described for generating an anatomically-constrained local model and for performing performance capture using the model. The local model includes a local shape subspace and an anatomical subspace. In one example, the local shape subspace constrains local deformation of various patches that represent the geometry of a subject's face. In the same example, the anatomical subspace includes an anatomical bone structure, and can be used to constrain movement and deformation of the patches globally on the subject's face. The anatomically-constrained local face model and performance capture technique can be used to track three-dimensional faces or other parts of a subject from motion data in a high-quality manner. Local model parameters that best describe the observed motion of the subject's physical deformations (e.g., facial expressions) under the given constraints are estimated through optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: ETH ZÜRICH (EIDGENÖESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRICH), DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley, Chenglei Wu
  • Publication number: 20170091529
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are described for generating an anatomically-constrained local model and for performing performance capture using the model. The local model includes a local shape subspace and an anatomical subspace. In one example, the local shape subspace constrains local deformation of various patches that represent the geometry of a subject's face. In the same example, the anatomical subspace includes an anatomical bone structure, and can be used to constrain movement and deformation of the patches globally on the subject's face. The anatomically-constrained local face model and performance capture technique can be used to track three-dimensional faces or other parts of a subject from motion data in a high-quality manner. Local model parameters that best describe the observed motion of the subject's physical deformations (e.g., facial expressions) under the given constraints are estimated through optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
    Inventors: Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley, Chenglei Wu
  • Publication number: 20170091994
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are described for generating an anatomically-constrained local model and for performing performance capture using the model. The local model includes a local shape subspace and an anatomical subspace. In one example, the local shape subspace constrains local deformation of various patches that represent the geometry of a subject's face. In the same example, the anatomical subspace includes an anatomical bone structure, and can be used to constrain movement and deformation of the patches globally on the subject's face. The anatomically-constrained local face model and performance capture technique can be used to track three-dimensional faces or other parts of a subject from motion data in a high-quality manner. Local model parameters that best describe the observed motion of the subject's physical deformations (e.g., facial expressions) under the given constraints are estimated through optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
    Inventors: Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley, Chenglei Wu
  • Patent number: 9588489
    Abstract: A technique for fabricating a highlight hologram based on a digital object performs point sampling on the object and represents each sampled point as a geometric patch. A set of geometric patches corresponding to sampled points from the object are fabricated into a substrate. A paraboloid patch may be used for reflective substrates while a hyperboloid may be used for transmissive substrates. To avoid specifying overlapping patches, which are impractical to fabricate, certain of the sample points may be merged. An output set of grooves is saved and may be used to specify fabrication of a highlight hologram on the physical substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
    Inventors: Christian Regg, Szymon Marek Rusinkiewicz, Wojciech Matusik, Markus Gross
  • Publication number: 20170052211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device and a method for determining mass and/or mechanical properties of a biological system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicants: UNIVERSITÄT BASEL, ETH ZÜRICH
    Inventors: David MARTINEZ-MARTIN, Daniel J. MUELLER, Sascha MARTIN, Christoph GERBER, Benjamin BIRCHER
  • Publication number: 20170024907
    Abstract: Methods and systems of reconstructing an eyelid are provided. A method of reconstructing an eyelid includes obtaining one or more images of the eyelid, generating one or more image input data for the one or more images of the eyelid, generating one or more reconstruction data for the one or more images of the eyelid, and reconstructing a spatio-temporal digital representation of the eyelid using the one or more input image data and the one or more reconstruction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
    Inventors: Amit Bermano, Thabo Beeler, Derek Bradley, Bernd Bickel, Markus Gross, Yeara Kozlov
  • Patent number: 9551019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant N-glycosylated proteins, comprising one or more introduced N-glycosylated optimized amino acid sequence(s), nucleic acids encoding these proteins as well as corresponding vectors and host cells. In addition, the present invention is directed to the use of said proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for preparing medicaments. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for producing said proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ETH ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Markus Aebi, Michael Kowarik, Umesh Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20160367499
    Abstract: The present invention refers to lipophilic extracts of members of the Iridaceae family, such as Iris germanica and/or Iris pallida, that have been found to promote lymphatic function. These extracts are suitable for the treatment of skin inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, impaired wound healing, chronic inflammatory diseases, chronic airway inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, rosacea, primary and/or secondary lymphedemas. The most active components were found to be the iridals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: UNIVERSITAET BASEL, ETH ZUERICH
    Inventors: Michael Detmar, Matthias Hamburger, Olivier Potterat, Adriana Sliwa-Primorac
  • Patent number: 9519988
    Abstract: A method of animation of surface deformation and wrinkling, such as on clothing, uses low-dimensional linear subspaces with temporally adapted bases to reduce computation. Full space simulation training data is used to construct a pool of low-dimensional bases across a pose space. For simulation, sets of basis vectors are selected based on the current pose of the character and the state of its clothing, using an adaptive scheme. Modifying the surface configuration comprises solving reduced system matrices with respect to the subspace of the adapted basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: PIXAR, ETH ZÜRICH, Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sumner, Fabian Hahn, Bernhard Thomaszewski, Stelian Coros, Forrester Cole, Mark Meyer, Anthony Derose, Markus Gross
  • Patent number: 9513569
    Abstract: An optical collector (15) for collecting extreme ultraviolet radiation or EUV light generated at a central EUV production site comprises a reflective shell (25). To cope with thermal loading of the collector and avoid deformations, the reflective shell (25) is mounted on a support structure (24), such that a cooling channel (29) is established between the back side of the reflective shell (25) and the support structure (24), the thickness of the reflective shell (25) is substantially reduced, such that the convective heat transfer between the back side of the reflective shell (25) and a cooling medium (26) flowing through the cooling channel (29) dominates the process of removing heat from the reflective shell (25) with respect to heat conduction, and a cooling circuit (33) is connected to the cooling channel (29); to supply a cooling medium (26) to the cooling channel (29) with a controlled coolant pressure and/or mass flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: ETH Zürich
    Inventors: Franz Dieterich, Reza Abhari, Andrea Giovannini, Vipluv Aga
  • Publication number: 20160326563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant N-glycosylated proteins, comprising one or more introduced N-glycosylated optimized amino acid sequence(s), nucleic acids encoding these proteins as well as corresponding vectors and host cells. In addition, the present invention is directed to the use of said proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for preparing medicaments. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for producing said proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: ETH ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Markus Aebi, Michael Kowarik, Umesh Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20160287609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, characterized in that at least one of R8, R9, R10, R11 is —ORa; for use in the treatment or prevention, suppression or amelioration of a disease mediated, by the ROR gamma receptor in a subject in need thereof, in particular diabetes and diabetes-related disorders, specifically type II diabetes, methods of their production, their use as a dietary supplement or functional food, as well as methods of treatment or prevention of such diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: ETH ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Christian WOLFRUM, Erick CARREIRA, Riccardo CRIBIU
  • Publication number: 20160221228
    Abstract: A method for the self-assembled production of a topographically surface structured cellulose element. First, a mold is provided having on one side a first surface which is in a complementary manner topographically structured and which is permeable to oxygen. Next, a liquid growth medium containing cellulose producing bacteria is provided. Then, the mold is placed to form a interface such that the side of the mold with the first surface is in direct contact with the liquid growth medium, and an opposite side is facing air or a specifically provided oxygen containing gas surrounding. This allows bacteria to be produced and deposit cellulose on the first surface and developing on the interface a surface structured surface complementary thereto, until a cellulose layer with a thickness of the element of at least 0.3 mm is formed. Finally; the element is removed from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: ETH ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Tobias LENDENMANN, Maximilian FISCHER, Simone BOTTAN, Aldo FERRARI, Dimos POULIKAKOS, Bernhard WINKLER, Martin GRAPOW
  • Patent number: 9343278
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for quantitating detectable compounds of a sample. Sample product ion spectra are received for each mass selection window for each time step. The received sample product ion spectra are searched for the presence of known compounds of interest with known product ion spectra by retrieving the known product ion spectra from a library, retrieving the sample product ion spectra corresponding to the precursor mass selection window expected to contain a precursor ion corresponding to the known product ion spectra, generating product ion traces in time for the sample product ion spectra for the known product ion spectra, calculating a score for the product ion traces and product ion spectra that represents how well known product ions and sample product ions match, and calculating a quantitative value for the known compound from the product ion traces when the score exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd., ETH Zürich
    Inventors: Ronald F. Bonner, Stephen A. Tate, Rudolf Aebersold, Pedro Jose Navarro Alvarez, Oliver Rinner, Lukas Reiter, Ludovic Gillet
  • Patent number: 9343279
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying detectable compounds of a sample. Sample product ion spectra are received for each mass selection window of precursor mass selection windows for each time step. The received sample product ion spectra are searched for the presence of known compounds of interest with known product ion spectra by retrieving a known product ion spectrum from a library, retrieving the sample product ion spectra corresponding to the precursor mass selection window expected to contain a precursor ion corresponding to the known product ion spectrum, generating product ion traces in time for the retrieved sample product ion spectra, calculating a score for the product ion traces and the retrieved sample product ion spectra that represents how well the retrieved sample product ion spectra and the known product ion spectrum match, and confirming the identity of a precursor ion using the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd., ETH Zürich
    Inventors: Ronald F. Bonner, Stephen A. Tate, Rudolf Aebersold, Pedro Jose Navarro Alvarez, Oliver Rinner, Lukas Reiter, Ludovic Gillet
  • Patent number: 9293531
    Abstract: A tensile strain state in semiconductor components is adjusted. A pretensioned (tensile strain) layer is applied to a substrate (FIG. 1, (A)). Bridge structures (FIG. 1, (B)) are introduced in the layers by lithography and etching. The bridges are connected to the layer on both sides and are thus continuous. The geometric shape of the bridges, formed with a cross-section modulation, is determined by the windows (FIG. 1 (C)) in the layer. When the substrate is etched selectively, the bridge is undercut through the windows. The geometric structuring of the cross-section (FIG. 1, (D)) causes a redistribution of the originally homogeneous strain when the bridges are detached from the substrate, with the larger cross-sections relaxing at the expense of the smaller cross-sections, where the pretension is increased. Only a multiplication of stresses (or strain) originally present in the sample is possible, with the multiplication factor determined by lengths, widths and depths, and/or the relationships thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignees: PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT, ETH ZUERICH
    Inventors: Jerome Faist, Gustav Schiefler, Hans Christian Sigg, Ralph Spolenak, Martin Süss