Patents Assigned to Foundation
  • Patent number: 11155041
    Abstract: A procedural approach toward optical characterization of subsurface scattering of light to generate a mixture of optically opaque materials and optically transparent materials, with a scattering map projected from the surface toward the center of mass of a model. The resulting voxel slices communicate with an additive manufacturing printer, with the resulting model using a typical CMYK and white mixture, with the addition of transparency keyed to the alpha channel of the voxel slice texture maps, to create an accurate model. The resulting stack of textures have color values for the voxels at the surface that are extrapolated downward to the center of the mass from the surface normal, thereby creating a color and texture spectrum from the surface normal to the center of mass, to more accurately represent color and texture on a printed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: James Inziello
  • Patent number: 11155643
    Abstract: Provided herein are a glucan kinase polypeptide, an isolated polynucleotide, and a method for processing starch. The glucan kinase polypeptide comprises an isolated polypeptide including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO:22, fragments thereof, variants thereof, and combinations thereof. The isolated polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 21, a fragment thereof, a variant thereof, and a combination thereof. The method for processing starch comprises providing a glucan dikinase; exposing a starch to the glucan dikinase; and collecting the starch that has been exposed to the glucan dikinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew Gentry, Craig VanderKooi
  • Patent number: 11155577
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compositions comprising stapled peptides, methods of making same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods of treating various diseases, including, but not limited to, metabolic disorders such as diabetes, and cancers. The disclosed compounds comprise stapled peptides, including, but not limited to, stapled glucagon, axin, and p53 peptide homologues, which are useful as therapeutic agents for a variety of diseases as disclosed herein. The disclosed methods are useful in the preparation of a variety of stapled peptides, including stapled peptide homologues of glucagon, axin, and p53. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Danny Hung-Chieh Chou, Yuanxiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11154186
    Abstract: A catheter for imaging and treating a selected tissue and method of use is provided. Imaging, and treatment assemblies may be co-located at a distal end of a single catheter. The imaging assembly may include at least a portion of a confocal microscope. The treatment assembly may include at least a portion of the imaging assembly. A method of treating a selected tissue is also provided. The method may be performed using a single catheter. The imaging and treatment steps of the method may be performed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Frank B. Sachse, Robert W. Hitchcock, Nassir F. Marrouche, Nathan J. Knighton, Chao Huang
  • Patent number: 11156535
    Abstract: The described technology can quantitatively evaluate a material embrittlement behavior under various gaseous hydrogen environments (temperature and pressure). The described technology may include a small-punch test device allowing a specimen to be fixed inside a jig comprising upper and lower dies, gas to be filled at the lower part of the specimen, and a punch for applying force to be included at the upper part thereof so as to bend the specimen in a vertical downward direction under an environment of the influent gas and measure the same. The small-punch test device also includes an insulating container provided so as to encompass the jig therein and a temperature measuring device connected to the inside of the insulating container so as to measure the internal temperature of the insulating container and the temperature of the specimen. The small-punch test device further includes a heat transfer device transferring heat to the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Andong National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hyung Seop Shin, Kyung Oh Bae
  • Patent number: 11159226
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for implementing transmission diversity using a single transmitter in a wireless communication system are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Byung-Jun Jang
  • Patent number: 11155472
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a one-dimensional nano-chain structure including a single crystal structure as a minimum repeat unit structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Jae-Young Choi, Sudong Chae, Seungbae Oh, Bum Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 11157020
    Abstract: An omnidirectional moving device is provided with a vehicle chassis, a vehicle body, a universal coupling, and an attitude stabilizing system. In the vehicle chassis, a plurality of wheels that are capable of moving omnidirectionally are provided. The vehicle body is mounted on the vehicle chassis. The universal coupling connects the vehicle chassis to the vehicle body, and the attitude of the vehicle body relative to the vehicle chassis can be changed via this universal coupling. The attitude stabilizing system causes the vehicle chassis to move in a direction that corresponds to a change in the attitude of the vehicle body, and maintains the attitude stability of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Public University Corporation Suwa University of Science Foundation
    Inventor: Tasuku Hoshino
  • Patent number: 11156604
    Abstract: A method of preparing an immunological substance detection nanowire complex includes preparing a multilayer nanowire in which a first metal and a second metal are alternately stacked, attaching a polymer, having a carboxyl group and an amine group at both ends of the polymer, to the second metal, attaching a first antibody, treated with a thiol's group, to the first metal of the multilayer nanowire, and attaching a second antibody to the second metal through the carboxyl group of the polymer. The second antibody includes a phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Young Keun Kim, Yoo Sang Jeon, Da-yeon Nam, Yu Jin Kim, Hang-Rae Kim, Hyun Mu Shin
  • Patent number: 11158329
    Abstract: A computer system that classifies audio content is described. During operation, the computer system may receive audio content. Then, the computer system may determine a representation of the audio content (such as a signal-processing representation) by performing a transformation on the audio content. In some embodiments, the transformation may include a neural network and/or the representation may include word embedding or sense embedding of words in the audio content. Moreover, the computer system may analyze the representation using a predetermined neural network. Next, the computer system may classify, based at least in part on an output of the predetermined neural network, the audio content as being fake or real, where the fake audio content is, at least in part, computer-generated. Furthermore, the computer system may selectively perform a remedial action based at least in part on the classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Artificial Intelligence Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Delip Rao Gopala, Nishant Subramani
  • Patent number: 11154233
    Abstract: An apparatus and computerized method of classifying a wide complex heart beat(s) comprising: providing a computing device having an input/output interface, one or more processors and a memory; receiving one or more wide complex heart beat waveform amplitudes and/or time-voltage areas, and one or more baseline heart beat waveform amplitudes and/or time-voltage areas via the input/output interface or the memory; determining a signal change between the wide complex heart beat waveform amplitudes and/or time-voltage areas and the baseline heart beat waveform amplitudes and/or time-voltage areas using the one or more processors; and providing the signal change via the input/output interface, wherein the signal change provides an indication whether the wide complex heart beat(s) is from a ventricular source or a supraventricular aberrant condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Adam M. May
  • Patent number: 11154718
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials involved in detecting and delivering neurochemical signals, electrophysiological signals, ions, or combinations thereof within a mammal. For example, systems that can include one or more implantable devices containing probes configured to detect neurochemical signals (e.g., neurotransmitter concentrations), electrical signals, ions, or combinations thereof and one or more implantable devices containing electrodes and/or microfluidic delivery components configured to deliver neurochemical signals (e.g., neurotransmitters), electrical signals, ions, or combinations thereof to one or more locations within a mammal are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Kevin E. Bennet, Kendall H. Lee
  • Patent number: 11154822
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes membrane compositions and methods for preparing membrane compositions. In particular, the methods employ a layer-by-layer approach to membrane preparation. The membrane compositions provide significantly enhanced membrane performance over existing commercial membranes, particularly in terms of permeability and selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Manish Kumar, Yue-Xiao Shen, Woochul Song, Tingwei Ren
  • Patent number: 11159258
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of recovering an unknown signal from multiple records of brief duration which are presumed to contain the signal at mutually random delays in a background of independent noise. The scenario is relevant to many applications, among which are the recovery of weak transients from large arrays of sensors and the identification of recurring patterns through a comparison of sequential intervals within a single record of longer duration. A simple and practical approach is provided by solving this problem through higher-order spectra. Applying the method to the third-order spectrum, the bispectrum, leads to filters derived from cross bicoherence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventor: Christopher K. Kovach
  • Patent number: 11155899
    Abstract: Described herein are ternary alloys of copper (Cu), aluminum (Al) and tin (Sn). For example, the ternary alloys can comprise between about 0.5 weight percent (wt %) and about 5 wt % Al and between about 0.5 wt % and about 5 wt % Sn. The chemical composition of the alloys can be tailored such that the alloy maintains antimicrobial effect over time and is resistant to tarnish. The alloys are also hypoallergenic. Articles of manufacture, particularly those for use in medical facilities, comprising the alloy (e.g., as a surface layer) are also described, as are methods of reducing the incidence of microbial infection by providing surfaces comprising the alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Michael J. Hutchison, John R. Scully
  • Patent number: 11156995
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for real-time data processing and for emergency planning. Scenario test data may be collected in real-time based on monitoring local or regional data to ascertain any anomaly phenomenon that may indicate an imminent danger or of concern. A computer-implemented method may include filtering a plurality of different test scenarios to identify a sub-set of test scenarios from the plurality of different test scenarios that may have similar behavior characteristics. A sub-set of test scenarios is provided to a trained neural network to identify one or more sub-set of test scenarios. The one or more identified sub-set of test scenarios may correspond to one or more anomaly test scenarios from the sub-set of test scenarios that is most likely to lead to an undesirable outcome. The neural network may be one of: a conventional neural network and a modular neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Alper Yilmaz, Nima Ajam Gard, Ji Hyun Lee, Tunc Aldemir, Richard Denning
  • Patent number: 11155897
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of selective precipitation for the purpose of recovering rare earth elements from acidic media derived from coal and coal byproducts via two main steps of sequential precipitation and selective precipitation. An intermediary step of re-precipitation can be included to further increase RRE concentrations, as well as improve contaminant metal removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Wencai Zhang, Rick Q. Honaker
  • Patent number: 11157275
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that provide a reconfigurable cryptographic coprocessor. An example system includes an instruction memory configured to provide ARX instructions and mode control instructions. The system also includes an adjustable-width arithmetic logic unit, an adjustable-width rotator, and a coefficient memory. A bit width of the adjustable-width arithmetic logic unit and a bit width of the adjustable-width rotator are adjusted according to the mode control instructions. The coefficient memory is configured to provide variable-width words to the arithmetic logic unit and the rotator. The arithmetic logic unit and the rotator are configured to carry out the ARX instructions on the provided variable-width words. The systems and methods described herein could accelerate various applications, such as deep learning, by assigning one or more of the disclosed reconfigurable coprocessors to work as a central computation unit in a neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Mohamed E Aly, Wen-Mei W. Hwu, Kevin Skadron
  • Patent number: 11156961
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing hologram image data capable of optimizing image quality of a hologram image are provided. The image processing method includes receiving input image data, reading a header included at a predetermined location in the input image data, and generating hologram data configured to display a hologram image by performing a Fourier calculation and pixel encoding on the input image data based on at least one parameter recorded in the header, wherein the at least one parameter recorded in the header includes at least one of depth information, scale information, and gamma information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hojung Kim, Kichul Kim, Yongkyu Kim, Hongseok Lee
  • Patent number: D934507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventor: Maged Samir Guerguis