Patents Assigned to Foundation
  • Collagen D-spacings in fibril bundles
    Patent number: 9390496
    Abstract: Methods and systems for diagnosing a bone disease or other condition related to collagen in a subject are provided. These include providing a bone sample from the subject and determining a quantitative collagen morphology value of the bone sample. A reference value is provided from a non-affected control subject where the reference value is a quantitative collagen morphology value from the same type of bone sample obtained from a population of non-affected control subjects. The quantitative collagen morphology value of the subject's bone sample is compared to the reference value. If the collagen morphology value is altered versus the reference value, the subject is diagnosed as having a collagen related bone disease. The collagen morphology value can include mean fibril spacings and distributions of the fibril spacings taken from a subject's bone sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: The Regents Of The University of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mark M. Banaszak Holl, Gary J. Fisher, Ming Fang, Clifford M. Les, Bradford G. Orr, Elizabeth Goldstein, Anthony Turner
  • Crystallographically-oriented carbon nanotubes grown on few-layer graphene films
    Patent number: 9388513
    Abstract: A thermal and electrical conducting apparatus includes a few-layer graphene film having a thickness D where D?1.5 nm and a plurality of carbon nanotubes crystallographically aligned with the few-layer graphene film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Strachan, David Patrick Hunley
  • Compositions for solution process, electronic devices fabricated using the same, and fabrication methods thereof
    Patent number: 9391211
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide compositions for a solution process, electronic devices fabricated using the same, and fabrication methods thereof. An oxide nano-structure is formed using a sol-gel process. An oxide thin film transistor is formed using the oxide nano-structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Kim, Woong Hee Jeong, Byung Du Ahn, Gun Hee Kim
  • Functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide with engineered hard surface and the method for making the same
    Patent number: 9388482
    Abstract: A functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide material produced via heat treating a sintered cemented tungsten carbide is disclosed and described. The heat treating process comprises at least a step that heats the sintered material to the multi-phase temperature range in which multiple phases including solid tungsten carbide, liquid metal binder, and solid metal binder coexist. Additionally, the material, after the heat treating process comprises a surface layer with lower metal binder content than the nominal value of metal binder content of the bulk of the material. The material is used to make tools for rock drilling, machining of metal alloys, and machining of non-metallic materials. The material can also be used to make engineered wear parts that are used in mechanical systems and applications where wear resistance is required or desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Zhigang Z. Fang, Peng Fan, Jun Guo
  • Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 5A for treating or preventing muscle disease or the symptoms thereof in a patient
    Patent number: 9387210
    Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or preventing muscle diseases or the symptoms thereof. The compositions typically include and the methods typically utilize phosphodiesterase type 5A inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin P. Campbell, Yvonne M. Kobayashi, Robert W. Crawford
  • Encrypted digital circuit description allowing circuit simulation
    Patent number: 9390292
    Abstract: A system for creating protected functional descriptions of integrated circuits provides an encrypted functional description that allows the integrated circuit to be simulated with respect to producing outputs for given sets of inputs without identification of the constituent components of the integrated circuit such as the logical gates making up the integrated circuit. The encrypted functional description may include encrypted truth-tables describing the generic gates of the integrated circuit, the encrypted truth-tables securing the function of each logical gate by including multiple redundant table entries mapped to alias values of Boolean logical states and erroneous table entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Spencer Millican, Parameswaran Ramanathan, Kewal Saluja
  • Method and service server for providing passenger density information
    Patent number: 9390335
    Abstract: A method and service server for providing passenger density information are provided. The service server for providing passenger density information of a car according to an embodiment of the invention may include: a motion vector detection unit that detects motion vectors generated by the movements of passengers from a captured image of the inside of the car; a head recognition unit that recognizes the heads of passengers from the image; and a density information generation unit that generates the passenger density information of the car by using one or more of the motion vectors, a result of head recognition of the passengers, and tag sensor information received from sensors installed in the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventor: Kang Hee Lee
  • Patternable polymer block brush layers
    Patent number: 9388268
    Abstract: Provided are novel polymer brushes that may be used in underlying buffer or imaging layers for block copolymer lithography. The novel polymer brushes include X-A-b-B and X-A-b-C block copolymer brushes, with X an anchoring group, the A block a lithographically sensitive polymer, and the C block a random copolymer. According to various embodiments, polymer block brushes for neutral and preferential layers are provided; the neutral layers non-preferential to the overlying block copolymer and the preferential layers preferential to a block of the overlying block copolymer. Also provided are novel methods of patterning polymer block brush layers as well as polymer block brush buffer and imaging layers that are directly patternable by e-beam, deep UV, extreme UV, X-ray or other lithographic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Padma Gopalan, Eungnak Han
  • In vitro assay systems and methods for identifying anti-cancer agents
    Patent number: 9389220
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to drug discovery and development and, more particularly, to in vitro assay systems and methods for selecting lead anti-cancer agents for subsequent testing in human and non-human subjects. The present disclosure allows filtering for candidate anti-cancer agents that are not inactivated by liver enzymes, are able to diffuse through cell layers, are not toxic to bone marrow cells, retain anti-cancer activity in the context of stromal support, and are effective after time-limited exposure mimicking non-hepatic clearance by kidneys and other mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Frederic J. Reu, Sergei Vatolin
  • Variable focus lens system
    Patent number: 9389342
    Abstract: A variable-focus lens system that includes a lens assembly having an electrowetting liquid lens that can be wrapped onto a curved surface such as a lens without distorting a chamber holding the electrowetting liquid lens is provided. The lens assembly includes a container body having a cup, in which the chamber is defined, and supports that extend in different directions from the cup. A flexible base substrate is arranged under the container body. Both the container body and flexible base substrate may be made from a soft polymer material and made using low-temperature fabrication processes. The flexible base substrate may be thinner than the container body and provide a relatively large surface area that engages the curved surface such that the stresses associated with wrapping a micro lens assembly onto the curved surface may be primarily absorbed by the flexible base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hongrui Jiang, Chenhui Li
  • Device for controlling a switching mode power supply
    Patent number: 9391514
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an output voltage of a switching mode power supply (SMPS) by adjusting a switching duty ratio is provided. A comparator outputs a state signal varying depending on a comparison result between an output voltage of the SMPS and a reference voltage. A clock generator generates an internal chip operating frequency and a switching frequency of the SMPS. A digital controller determines on/off of current cells depending on the state signal input from the comparator. A digital pulse width modulator (DPWM) determines a duty ratio of a digital pulse width modulation signal by determining a charging/discharging time of an internal capacitor based on an amount of current of the current cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventors: Jae-Kyung Wee, Ji-Hoon Lim
  • Methods for reducing global chronic inflammation and the presence of melanoma
    Patent number: 9387244
    Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials involved in treating cancer (e.g., melanoma). For example, methods and materials involved in using an anti-chronic inflammation treatment (e.g., chemotherapy) in combination with a cancer treatment agent (e.g., a cancer vaccine) to treat cancer are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Svetomir N. Markovic
  • Urocortin-III and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9388229
    Abstract: A search of the public human genome database identified a human EST, GenBank accession number AW293249, which has high homology to known pufferfish urocortin sequences. The full length sequence was amplified from human genomic DNA and sequenced. Sequence homology comparisons of the novel sequence with human urocortin I and urocortin II revealed that the sequence encoded a novel human urocortin, which was designated urocortin III (UcnIII). While urocortin III does not have high affinity for either CRF-R1 or CRF-R2, the affinity for CRF-R2 is greater than the affinity for CRF-R1. Urocortin III is capable stimulating cyclic AMP production in cells expressing CRF-R2? or ?. Thus, the affinity is high enough that urocortin III could act as a native agonist of CRF-R2. However, it is also likely that urocortin III is a stronger agonist of a yet to be identified receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Research Development Foundation
    Inventors: Wylie W. Vale, Jr., Kathy A. Lewis, Marilyn H. Perrin, Koichi Kunitake, Jean E. F. Rivier, Jozsef Gulyas
  • Automated ultrasonic elasticity image formation with quality measure
    Patent number: 9389203
    Abstract: Image data and E-mode images used in ultrasonic elasticity imaging may be automatically evaluated for quality to provide a single value used as operator feedback or for automatic selection of images for averaging or animation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jingfeng Jiang, Timothy Jon Hall, Amy Marie Sommer
  • Nerve repair with a hydrogel and adhesive
    Patent number: 9386990
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods for effective nerve repair. In a preferred embodiment, the subject invention provides nerve repair methods comprising the steps of applying a fibrin glue between severed nerve stumps, coapting the nerve stumps, and applying a polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel to encase the coapted nerve stumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Muir, James B. Graham, Debbie Neubauer
  • System for locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one DC voltage distributed resource having a controllable voltage source converter
    Patent number: 9389268
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist in identifying the location of the fault by continuing to inject current from the distributed resources into the distribution system, wherein at least one of the distributed resources is a DC voltage distributed resource comprising a controllable voltage source converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Passinam Tatcho, Mischa Steurer, Hui Li
  • Interpenetrating networks with covalent and Ionic Crosslinks
    Patent number: 9387276
    Abstract: The invention features a composition comprising a self-healing interpenetrating network hydrogel comprising a first network and a second network. The first network comprises covalent crosslinks and the second network comprises ionic or physical crosslinks. For example, the first network comprises a polyacrylamide polymer and second network comprises an alginate polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Jeong-Yun Sun, Xuanhe Zhao, Widusha R. K. Illeperuma, Kyu Hwan Oh, Joost J. Vlassak, Zhigang Suo, Jianyu Li, David J. Mooney
  • Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one distributed resource having a controllable voltage source converter
    Patent number: 9389270
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist in identifying the location of the fault by continuing to inject current from the distributed resources into the distribution system, wherein at least one of the distributed resource comprises a controllable voltage source converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Passinam Tatcho, Mischa Steurer, Hui Li
  • Construction barge deck
    Patent number: D761186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mid-America Foundation Supply Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. Emch
  • Blueberry plant named ‘C03-158’
    Patent number: PP26917
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum hybrid) plant named ‘C03-158’, characterized by its strong plant growth vigor, low chilling requirement, medium timing of fruiting, medium fruit size, firm fruit suited to handling, good fruit flavor. This combination results in higher quality fruit with a later availability than other varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Costaexchange PTY Ltd, Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Wright, Paul Lyrene