Patents Assigned to Foundation
  • Publication number: 20240105199
    Abstract: A multi-channel based noise and echo signal integrated cancellation device using deep neural network according to an embodiment comprises a plurality of microphone encoders that receive a plurality of microphone input signals including an echo signal, and a speaker's voice signal, convert the plurality of microphone input signals into a plurality of conversion information, and output the plurality of conversion information, a channel convert unit for compressing the plurality of pieces of conversion information and converting them into first input information having a size of a single channel and outputting the converted first input information, a far-end signal encoder that receives a far-end signal, converts the far-end signal into second input information, and outputs the converted second input information, an attention unit outputting weight information by applying an attention mechanism to the first input information and the second input information, a pre-learned first artificial neural network taking t
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang Universtiy
    Inventors: Joon Hyuk CHANG, Song Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20240100191
    Abstract: The present technology relates to compositions and methods for modulating expression of genes which include a target oligonucleotide sequence, such as repeats of a particular oligonucleotide sequence containing 3 to 10 nucleotides. In particular aspects, the present technology relates to agents having a formula A-L-B, wherein -L- is a linker; A- is a Brd4 binding moiety; and -B is a nucleic acid binding moiety, such as a polyamide or complementary oligonucleotide, that specifically binds to the target oligonucleotide sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Aseem Ansari, Graham Erwin, Matthew Grieshop
  • Publication number: 20240107029
    Abstract: Disclosed is a decoding method which uses an intra-screen prediction. A decoding method which uses an intra prediction performed in a decoding apparatus comprises the steps of: receiving a bit stream; obtaining decoding information from the received bit stream; generating a prediction block for a current block to be decoded using the obtained decoding information; and restoring the current block by adding a residual block obtained from the bit stream and the prediction block. Accordingly, a compression ratio of an image can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Je Chang JEONG, Ki Baek KIM
  • Publication number: 20240102751
    Abstract: A shape-morphing fin includes a fixed portion, a multistable portion, a coupling portion, and a vibration source. The multistable portion functions as a negative stiffness element. The multistable portion is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. The movement between first position and the second position is configured to remove the ice formation from the structure. The coupling portion couples the fixed portion to the multistable portion. The vibration source is configured to produce a resonant vibration to engage the movement of the multistable portion from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: William Travis Horton, Andres Arrieta Diaz, James Edward Braun
  • Publication number: 20240100030
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application relates to methods and materials for weed control of a field of a crop plant using a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor selected from the group consisting of ES20 and ES20-1 to ES20-9 of FIG. 1A. In another embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method for treatment or prevention of an infection through inhibition of biofilm formation of microorganisms comprising the step of applying a therapeutic effective amount of a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor selected from the group consisting of ES20 and ES20-1˜ES20-9 of FIG. 1A, or a salt thereof, in combination with one or more other commonly used antibiotics. A composition matter comprising said compounds and methods of use are within the scope of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Chunhua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240100081
    Abstract: It is disclosed herein that RPE degeneration in human cell culture and in mouse models is driven by a non-canonical inflammasome pathway that results in activation of caspase-4 (also known as caspase-11 in mouse) and caspase-1, and requires cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-dependent interferon-? (IFN-?) production and gasdermin D-dependent interleukin-18 (IL-18) secretion. Reduction of DICER1 or accumulation of Alu RNA triggers cytosolic escape of mitochondrial DNA, which engages cGAS. Collectively, these data highlight an unexpected role for cGAS in responding to mobile element transcripts, reveal cGAS-driven interferon signaling as a conduit for mitochondrial damage-induced NLRP3 activation, and expand the immune sensing repertoire of cGAS and caspase-4 to non-infectious human disease. Coupled with the unexpected result that caspase-4, gasdermin D, IFN-?, and cGAS are elevated in the RPE of human eyes with geographic atrophy, these findings also identify new targets for a major cause of blindness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Jayakrishna Ambati, Nagaraj Kerur
  • Patent number: 11941515
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of memristive devices comprising a number of nodes. Memristive fibers are used to form conductive and memristive paths in the devices. Each memristive fiber may couple one or more nodes to one or more other nodes. In one case, a memristive device includes a first node, a second node, and a memristive fiber. The memristive fiber includes a conductive core and a memristive shell surrounding at least a portion of the conductive core along at least a portion of the memristive fiber. The memristive fiber couples the first node to the second node through a portion of the memristive shell and at least a portion of the conductive core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Claudio Nino, Jack Kendall
  • Patent number: 11938443
    Abstract: A hybrid post-combustion carbon dioxide capture system for capturing carbon dioxide from a flue gas includes a compressor adapted to produce a compressed flue gas stream, a membrane-based carbon dioxide separation unit configured to receive a first portion of the compressed flue gas stream from the compressor, and an aqueous-based carbon dioxide capture unit configured to receive a second portion of the compressed flue gas stream from the compressor whereby the compressed flue gas stream is processed in parallel by the membrane-based carbon dioxide separation unit and the aqueous-based carbon dioxide capture unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventor: Kunlei Liu
  • Patent number: 11943864
    Abstract: A fabrication method for stretchable/conformable electronic and optoelectronic circuits and the resulting circuits. The method may utilize a variety of electronic materials including, but not limited to Silicon, GaAs, InSb, Pb Se, CdTe, organic semiconductors, metal oxide semiconductors and related alloys or hybrid combinations of the aforementioned materials. While a wide range of fabricated electronic/optoelectronic devices, circuits, and systems could be manufactured using the embodied technology, a hemispherical image sensor is an exemplary advantageous optoelectronic device that is enabled by this technology. Other applications include but are not limited to wearable electronics, flexible devices for the internet-of-things, and advanced imaging systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Kyle Renshaw, Zhao Ma
  • Patent number: 11938535
    Abstract: Textured particles and methods of making the same. A textured particle includes an inner core and a spherical solid outer shell including an outer surface. The inner core is inside the outer shell. The outer surface includes a first tier texture including a first metal, wherein the first metal is greater than 50 atomic % of a total atomic content of all metals in the first tier texture; a second tier texture including the second metal, wherein the second metal is greater than 50 atomic % of a total atomic content of all metals in the second tier texture; and a third tier texture including the third metal, wherein the third metal is greater than 50 atomic % of a total atomic content of all metals in the third tier texture. The first metal, second metal, and third metals are different metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Thuo, Boyce S. Chang, Andrew Martin, Winnie M. Kiarie
  • Patent number: 11937978
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new concept of fusion imaging device for simultaneously providing anatomical information and functional/biochemical information of human bodies, to accurately localize lesions in the pre-operative process and measure in real time, thereby ensuring the stability of patients with lower radiation doses than the existing fusion imaging devices such as positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT, and includes: a transducer to transmit and receive an ultrasound; a matching layer positioned on top of the transducer to reduce a difference in acoustic resistance between the transducer and an affected part, to support an ultrasound beam to be smoothly transmitted into tissues and a reflected beam to be received with high sensitivity; a backing member to absorb the ultrasound on an opposite side of the affected part with respect to the transducer; and a scintillator to detect gamma rays which are radiation, wherei
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jung Yeol Yeom, Muhammad Nasir Ullah, Chan Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11938290
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods of use for draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a brain or a spinal canal in a subject, for example, to treat hydrocephalus or other conditions. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a device comprising a flow controller positioned within a conduit that allows CSF to flow through the conduit from a first end to a second end. This may allow the CSF to drain, for example, from an intradural space (such as a thecal sac) into, for example, a paraspinal space, paraspinal vein or other venous space, or peritoneal cavity. A variety of methods may be used to hold or anchor the device in place, for example, an expansion apparatus. In some embodiments, the device can be implanted percutaneously at a location along or within a subject's spinal column, thus reducing the need for surgery, general anesthesia, and hospitalizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Fredric B. Meyer, Mohamed Bydon
  • Patent number: 11940380
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sensing vibrational absorption induced photothermal effect via a visible light source. A Mid-infrared photothermal probe (MI-PTP, or MIP) approach achieves 10 mM detection sensitivity and sub-micron lateral spatial resolution. Such performance exceeds the diffraction limit of infrared microscopy and allows label-free three-dimensional chemical imaging of live cells and organisms. Distributions of endogenous lipid and exogenous drug inside single cells can be visualized. MIP imaging technology may enable applications from monitoring metabolic activities to high-resolution mapping of drug molecules in living systems, which are beyond the reach of current infrared microscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Delong Zhang, Ji-Xin Cheng
  • Patent number: 11939301
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, promote mitochondrial biogenesis and are useful for the treatment of, for example, acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: MUSC Foundation for Research Development, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Christopher C. Lindsey, Craig C. Beeson, Yuri Karl Peterson, Rick G. Schnellmann
  • Patent number: 11937973
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for automatically localizing and diagnosing thyroid nodules are provided. In some embodiments, a system for automatically diagnosing thyroid nodules comprises: an ultrasound machine; and a processor programmed to: receive a B-mode ultrasound of a thyroid from the ultrasound machine; provide the B-mode ultrasound to a classification model trained to automatically segment B-mode ultrasound; receive an output indicating which portions of the B-mode ultrasound correspond to a nodule; provide at least a portion of the B-mode ultrasound corresponding to the nodule to a second classification model trained to automatically classify thyroid nodules based B-mode, color Doppler, and shear wave elastography ultrasound; and receive, from the second trained classification model, an output indicative of the likelihood that the nodule is malignant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Zeynettin Akkus, Bradley J. Erickson, Matthew R. Callstrom
  • Patent number: 11938708
    Abstract: An economical, efficient, and effective formation of a high resolution pattern of conductive material on a variety of films by polymer casting. This allows, for example, quite small-scale patterns with sufficient resolution for such things as effective microelectronics without complex systems or steps and with substantial control over the characteristics of the film. A final end product that includes that high resolution functional pattern on any of a variety of substrates, including flexible, stretchable, porous, biodegradable, and/or biocompatible. This allows, for example, highly beneficial options in design of high resolution conductive patterns for a wide variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: lowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Metin Uz, Surya Mallapragada
  • Patent number: 11937848
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting a trocar device into the location of the site of the subject and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the trocar device. A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting one or more medical tubes or medical instruments or devices that extends through an expandable sheath; and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the expandable sheath device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Gorav Ailawadi, James Hunter Mehaffey
  • Patent number: 11938476
    Abstract: A biochemical analysis system capable of sample preparation and processing can include at least one inlet channel having a non-fouling, slippery surface to autonomously transport a fluid sample to a chamber by a geometry of the at least one inlet channel. The at least one inlet channel can include a first end, which is open and exposed, and a second end connected to the chamber for mixing and reaction of the fluid sample, and the at least one inlet channel can include a converging or diverging angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Pak Kin Wong, Tak-Sing Wong, Jing Wang, Hui Li, Yi Lu, Ying Wan
  • Patent number: PP35711
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF21-83-1’ having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for use as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF21-83-1’ has consistent foliage color patterning, and fast growth rate and vigor in the greenhouse and landscape. ‘UF21-83-1’ has ruffled, highly lobed foliage that is predominantly dark red with consistent yellowish green leaf margins and a yellowish green base on the upper surface and undersides. ‘UF21-83-1’ maintains these contrasting colors and patterns in both sun and shade. ‘UF21-83-1’ is upright in habit, but it is highly branched and spreading in form, growing wider than it does tall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Patent number: PP35713
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF22-17-1’ having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for use as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF22-17-1’ has foliage that is consistent bright reddish orange, surrounded by well-defined yellow green leaf margins. This bi-colored combination is novel, and ‘UF22-17-1’ maintains both colors under a wide range of light conditions. ‘UF22-17-1’ has exceptional vigor, grows wider than it does tall, and is highly branched and uniform in shape. ‘UF22-17-1’ is upright in habit, but it is highly branched and spreading in form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark