Abstract: On-chip microplasma discharge devices capable of producing light, including ultraviolet light, capable of detecting atomic and molecular gas, and capable of detecting atomic and molecular contaminants in water samples. The on-chip microplasma discharge devices utilize nanoparticles or magnets to tune or confine microplasma discharges generated by electrodes delivering a voltage to the device. Selective control of the gaseous pressure at a value between atmospheric pressure and a vacuum pressure allows for further refinement of gas or contaminant detection, or for further tuning of the wavelength of the light to be produced.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 18, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Louisiana Tech University Research Foundation, A Division of Louisiana Tech University Foundation
Inventors:
Chester Wilson, John W. Sweeney, Kalyani Peri, Rajesh Yalavarthy
Abstract: Provided is a floating gate having multiple charge storing layers, a non-volatile memory device using the same, and a method of fabricating the floating gate and the non-volatile memory device, in which the multiple charge storing layers using metal nano-crystals of nano size is formed to thereby enhance a charge storage capacity of the memory device. The floating gate includes a polymer electrolytic film which is deposited on a tunneling oxide film, and is formed of at least one stage in which at least one thin film is deposited on each stage, and at least one metal nano-crystal film which is self-assembled on the upper surface of each stage of the polymer electrolytic film and on which a number of metal nano-crystals for trapping charges are deposited. The floating gate is made by self-assembling the metal nano-crystals on the polymer electrolytic film, and thus can be fabricated without undergoing a heat treatment process at high temperature.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
Abstract: An ultrasound machine processes ultrasonic data according to acoustoelastic properties of the materials to obtain strain information without specific assumptions with respect to the material properties of the measured material or a variety of different material properties normally not obtained by ultrasound machines.
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of identifying herbicides and to the use of inhibitors of plant peptide deformylase as broad spectrum herbicides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Inventors:
Robert L. Houtz, Lynnette M. A. Dirk, Mark Alan Williams
Abstract: The apparatus, methods, system and devices of the present invention provides transflective LCD system structure wherein each pixel is composed of at least three reflective sub-pixels and at least one transmissive sub-pixel. The reflective sub-pixels have a color filter layer for displaying color reflective images and the transmissive sub-pixel it is driven by color sequential imaging method for displaying a color transmissive image. The configuration of the sub-pixels and the location of the sub-pixel electronics increases the aperture ratio of both transmissive sub-pixel and reflective sub-pixel to improve the image brightness and lower the overall power consumption of the device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 14, 2006
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Toppoly Optoelectronics Corp.
Abstract: Isolated sulfotransferase 1A3 nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides that include nucleotide sequence variants and amino acid sequence variants are described. Methods for determining predisposition to particular clinical conditions and methods for determining sulfonator status also are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 27, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Inventors:
Bianca A. Thomae, Eric D. Wieben, Richard M. Weinshilboum
Abstract: Isolated sulfotransferase nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence variant and nucleotides flanking the sequence variant are described, as well as sulfotransferase allozymes. Methods for determining if a mammal is predisposed to thyroid disease or cancer also are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2009
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Inventors:
Robert R Freimuth, Eric D Wieben, Richard M Weinshilboum
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for expanding Treg cells ex vivo or in vivo using one or more conjugates comprising a costimulatory moiety that stimulates at least one of three signals involved in Treg cell development and/or using dendritic cells pulsed with antigens and modified to display TGF-?, or hematopoetic stem cells or bone marrow cells modified to display TGF-?. The methods and compositions are useful, for example, in the treatment and prevention of autoimmune disease, including Type 1 diabetes and in preventing foreign graft rejection, as well as to establish mixed chimerism, induce tolerance to autoantigens, alloantigens or xenoantigens, beta cell regeneration, prevention of foreign graft rejection, and treatment of a genetically inherited hematopoietic disorder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 7, 2006
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible multi-functional logic circuit which switches a current direction to a serial or parallel direction using at least two single electron transistors (SETs) having the same pattern and as many field effect transistors (FETs) as the number of the single electron transistors and performs operations on multi-valued signals using Coulomb oscillation that is the unique characteristic of SET to enable conversion of a single logic circuit to four basic logic circuits of NAND, OR, NOR and AND gates and a device using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Changbuk National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Inventors:
Jung Bum Choi, Cang Keun Lee, Sang Jin Kim, Jae Ho Hwang
Abstract: We propose overhear-based transmitting control system in WLANs to improve performance of 802.11 wireless LANs. The main idea of this scheme is that when the transmission of a node fails, one of neighboring nodes with better channel quality retransmits the lost frame in substitution. To do so, every node should maintain overhear table to buffer the transmitted packets that is not yet acknowledged. We also present algorithms to retransmit lost packets, to maintain the overhear table and to compensate for the retransmission of packets of other nodes. The performance of this scheme is evaluated via simulations in terms of MPDU size and average path loss. It shows that in environments where the packet is likely to be lost more, the throughput gain of our proposed scheme performs better.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Seoul National University Industry Foundation
Inventors:
Ha-young Oh, Sung-ro Yoon, Ki-baek Yoo, Chong-kwon Kim
Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is directed to the use of a novel competitive exclusion bacterial composition to prevent or reduce Salmonella or Campylobacter colonization in poultry.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
University of Georgia Research Foundation
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for rehabilitation treatment of patients with lower limb paralysis or physical strength weakening, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for lower limb rehabilitation treatment and exercise. The apparatus and method allows a user to exercise both lower limbs separately, and which can detect changes in the angle of lower limb joints and the magnitude of weight loaded on lower limbs to determine the exercise condition, exercise intensity and motor ability of the respective lower limbs to provide corresponding feedback to the user, thereby enabling effective rehabilitation treatment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 15, 2006
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Abstract: A new high-performance, compact microgyroscope is implemented using a microlaser such as a microsphere laser or a microdisc laser that can be easily reduced in size. The microgyroscope includes a pumping unit for inputting pumping light for optical pumping, at least one microsphere or microdisc for oscillating a laser beam by performing optical pumping using light received from the pumping unit, an output coupler for receiving the oscillated laser beam from the microsphere or microdisc, and a photodetector for calculating a beat frequency due to interference between beams output from the output coupler to measure rotation. The pumping unit and the output coupler are constructed using a tapered optical fiber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry Foundation
Abstract: The present invention relates to a bladder tumor-targeting peptide and use thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a bladder tumor-targeting peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 and use thereof. The peptide according to the present invention is capable of specific binding to bladder tumor cells in vivo and in vitro. The peptide according to the present invention or an antibody thereof is useful for a marker for the diagnosis of bladder tumors, and for a drug carrier targeting bladder tumor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
Kyungpook National University Industry-Academica Cooperation Foundation, Burnham Institute for Medical Research
Inventors:
Erkki Ruoslahti, Byung-Heon Lee, In-San Kim
Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging system is provided, which can provide the homogeneous magnetic field to obtain a head anatomic image with a high resolution and high SNR by coaxially disposing a receive-only phased array antenna inside a transmit-only antenna with a predetermined gap, and thereby a detailed and accurate image of a man's head can be obtained.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Gachon University of Medicine & Science Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Inventors:
Zang Hee Cho, Young Bo Kim, Kyoung Nam Kim, Suk Min Hong
Abstract: Provided are a multi-scale cantilever structure having nano-sized holes prepared by anodic oxidation and a method of preparing the same. The multi-scale cantilever structure is prepared using anodic oxidation and electro-polishing so that a manufacturing process is simple and a manufacturing cost is inexpensive. In addition, the multi-scale cantilever structure has a porous structure having a plurality of nano-sized holes inside thereof, and thus a surface area of the cantilever structure can be maximized. Therefore, when the cantilever structure is used in a sensor, the sensor can have improved sensitivity and selectivity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
Inventors:
Jung Hyun Lee, Pyung Soo Lee, Kun Hong Lee, Nayoung Shin
Abstract: A thermal cycling method and device is disclosed. The device comprises a sample chamber whose temperature can be rapidly and accurately modulated over a range of temperatures needed to carry out a number of biological procedures, such as the DNA polymerase chain reaction. Biological samples are placed in containers each comprising a reservoir and a reaction portion, wherein the reaction portion has a small volume. The small volume reaction portion permits the rapid and accurate temperature modulation. With an optically transmissible reaction portion, DNA amplification may be monitored by fluorescence during PCR.
Abstract: This invention provides antibodies that bind brain endothelial cell receptors resulting in endocytosis/transcytosis of the receptor and bound ligands. In some embodiments, the ligand comprises the antibody in combination with a pharmaceutically active compound and the antibody directs delivery of the compound across the blood brain barrier (BBB). The invention also provides methods of identifying endothelial cell specific antibodies by panning the library against cultured cell monolayers. The invention further allows for identifying endothelial cell receptors that bind the antibody thereby providing target receptors against which to isolate further cognate ligands and their associated transport systems and by which to identify transcytosis transporters targeted by the antibodies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 2007
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Inventors:
Eric V. Shusta, Xin X. Wang, Yongku P. Cho
Abstract: A cable-stayed suspension bridge having characteristics of a cable stayed bridge and those of a suspension bridge at the same and time and using one-box and two-box girders in combination is disclosed. The bridge grinder of the cable-stayed suspension bridge includes one-box girders that each extend to both sides through the respective one tower and a two-box girder set in a central portion of the center span between towers in the length direction of the bridge girder. The cable-stayed suspension bridge includes cable-stayed structures in which a respective one of the one-box girders is supported by the tower with plural cables and a suspension structure in which the two-box girder is supported by the plural towers with two main cables and plural hanger ropes. The two-box girder has a central ventilation opening in the central portion as viewed in a transverse direction thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
Incorporated Administrative Agency Public Works Research Institute, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited, Incorporated Foundation Public Works Research Center, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawada Industries, Inc., Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., JFE Engineering Corporation, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Abstract: A novel peptide adhesive motif is described that requires no receptor or cross-links to achieve maximal adhesive strength. Several peptides with different degrees of adhesive strength have been designed and synthesized using solid phase chemistries. All peptides contain a common hydrophobic core sequence flanked by positively or negatively charged amino acids sequences.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2005
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignee:
Kansas State University Research Foundation
Inventors:
John Tomich, Takeo Iwamoto, Xinchun Shen, Xiuzhi Susan Sun