Patents Assigned to Foundation
  • Large scale film containing quantum dots or dye, and production method therefor
    Patent number: 11024778
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a large scale film containing quantum dots or a dye, a method of preparing the large scale film, including: forming quantum dots or a dye dispersed in a solvent in the form of fibers or beads; applying pressure to an adhesive film to make the fibers or the beads adhere thereto; and curing the adhesive film onto which the fibers or the beads have adhered, and fibers or beads of quantum dots or a dye which are prepared by electrospinning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Ho Kyoon Chung, Hee Yeop Chae, Sung Min Cho, Deok Su Jo, Subin Jung, Bokyoung Kim, Dae Kyoung Kim, Seunghwan Lee
  • Devices, systems, and methods for measuring blood loss
    Patent number: 11022619
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for measuring the blood loss of a subject during a medical procedure. Blood and other fluids are received within a container, and a blood measurement device determines the hemoglobin concentration of the fluid within the container. The blood measurement device can also calculate the estimated blood loss of the subject based upon the determined hemoglobin concentration and the volume of the fluid within the container and the patient's hemoglobin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Annette Macintyre, Lara Brewer, Suzanne Wendelken, Quinn Tate, Soeren Hoehne
  • Methods for fast nucleic acid amplification
    Patent number: 11021744
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and kits are provided for performing PCR in <20 seconds per cycle, with improved efficiency and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Carl T. Wittwer, Jared Steven Farrar
  • Contact lens comprising a superior lenticular aspect
    Patent number: 11022817
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a contact lens comprising a rounded, minus-carrier, lenticular-like curve over a central, upper portion of the lens that allows the contact lens to translate upwards in downgaze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Melissa D. Bailey, Joseph T. Barr
  • Fungal chromosome-end knockoff strategy
    Patent number: 11021760
    Abstract: Non-toxigenic fungal strains, and methods of making and use thereof, are provided and have utility as endophytes in forage crops, and as strains that can outcompete toxigenic strains in forage and food crops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Schardl, Simona Florea, Mark L. Farman
  • Antioxidant for fuel cells and membrane-electrode assembly including the same
    Patent number: 11024865
    Abstract: Disclosed are an antioxidant for fuel cells and a membrane-electrode assembly including the same. The membrane-electrode assembly may have obtained greatly improved durability by using an antioxidant having a novel composition that may provide excellent antioxidant activity and long-term durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Industry Foundation of Chonnam National University
    Inventors: In Yu Park, Bo Ki Hong, Jae Jun Ko, Aniket Kumar, Sun Ju Song, Jae Woon Hong
  • Method for prevention or treatment of diabetic complications
    Patent number: 11020405
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for the prevention or treatment of diabetic complications, containing a benzodiazepine-based compound, thereby effectively preventing or treating diseases resulting from hyperglycemia, which is the leading cause of diabetes, especially diseases caused by vascular leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Kangwon National University University-Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Kwon-Soo Ha, Yeon-Ju Lee, Min-Soo Kim
  • Layer-wise agglomerated urea granules
    Patent number: 11021410
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to layer-wise agglomerated controlled release granular urea composition and methods of making and using the layer-wise agglomerated controlled release granular urea composition. In a particular composition, the water-soluble plant nutrient comprises urea, the binding material for the core comprises corn starch, the hydrogel for the coating layer comprises corn starch hydrogel, the core has a thickness of 2.5-3.5 mm and a closed porosity of 0.05-3%, and the coating layer has a thickness of 1.35-1.5 mm and a closed porosity of 0.1-5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Rose Prabin Kingsly Ambrose, Carl R Wassgren, Jr., Dhananjay Pai, Yanjie Chen
  • Handwriting assistive device
    Patent number: 11021003
    Abstract: An assistive device to promote the development or recovery of writing and drawing capabilities of a user. The device includes an elongated body having an outer surface and an inner channel for insertion of a writing instrument; a first positioning part forming a loop extending from the outer surface of the elongated body through which a thumb of a user may be inserted; a second positioning part forming a loop extending from the outer surface of the elongated body through which an index finger of a user may be inserted; and a third positioning part forming a loop extending from the outer surface of the elongated body through which a middle finger of a user may be inserted, wherein the first, second, and third positioning parts are arranged such that a user's thumb, index finger, and middle finger form a tripod grasp about the elongated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Roussel, Jr., Saralyn Callahan, Andrea Behrman, Danielle Stout
  • Automatic quantification of cardiac MRI for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    Patent number: 11024025
    Abstract: In one aspect the disclosed technology relates to embodiments of a method which, includes acquiring magnetic resonance imaging data, for a plurality of images, of the heart of a subject. The method also includes segmenting, using cascaded convolutional neural networks (CNN), respective portions of the images corresponding to respective epicardium layers and endocardium layers for a left ventricle (LV) and a right ventricle (RV) of the heart. The segmenting is used for extracting biomarker data from segmented portions of the images and, in one embodiment, assessing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from the biomarker data. The method further includes segmenting processes for T1 MRI data and LGE MRI data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Craig H. Meyer, Anudeep Konda, Christopher M. Kramer, Xue Feng
  • Self-assembling peptide polymer
    Patent number: 11021516
    Abstract: A self-assembling peptide is provided that is enzymatically oxidized to form a polymeric pigment. The monomeric peptide has three amino acids (tyrosine (Y), one phenylalanine (F), and one aspartic acid (D) or one lysine (K)) and, following self-assembly and treatment with a tyrosinase enzyme oxidizes and polymerizes into a material with predetermined properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: Research Foundation of the City University of New York, University of Strathclyde, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Rein V. Ulijn, Ayala Lampel, Tell Tuttle, Gary Scott, Scott McPhee, Christopher Bettinger
  • Multi-electrode epicardial pacing
    Patent number: 11020589
    Abstract: Systems and methods for epicardial pacing are provided. For example, this document provides epicardial pacing using a percutaneously delivered bifurcated pacing lead that has multiple electrodes that are directionally insulated to prevent extracardiac stimulation, including prevention of phrenic stimulation. In addition, the devices, systems, and methods provided can be used for ablation, defibrillation, and/or defibrillation in combination with pacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Faisal F. Syed, Charles J. Bruce, Christopher V. DeSimone, Paul A. Friedman, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Tomas Kara, Pavel Leinveber, Miroslav Novak, Zdenek Starek, Jiri Wolf
  • Controlled variable delivery external gear machine
    Patent number: 11022115
    Abstract: A controlled variable delivery external gear machine (VD-EGM). The VD-EGM includes a housing, an inlet, a drive gear, a driven gear, the drive gear configured to engage the driven gear in an angular mesh zone, an outlet, a first slider comprising a first longitudinal portion connected to a second longitudinal portion such that longitudinal forces applied to the first and second longitudinal portions substantially cancel each other thereby requiring between about 0 N to about 20 N to longitudinally moving the first slider, selective positioning of the first slider configured to vary net operational volumes of fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, for a given rotational speed of the drive gear, and a first drive mechanism coupled to the first slider and configured to cause the first slider to slide in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Andrea Vacca, Srinath Tankasala
  • Dock derived compound against laminin receptor (37 LR) and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11022604
    Abstract: An in silico screening method generated compounds that are against laminin receptor 37LR and their anti-cancer functions in prostate cancer cell lines are disclosed herein. A group of derivatives based on the hit compound from the in silico screening are synthesized and tested with improved IC50 value that can have relevant clinical use for prostate cancer or osteoarthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Marxa L. Figueiredo, Charles Samuel Umbaugh, Herman O. Sintim, Adriana Diaz-Quinones
  • Accessory used for washing machine
    Patent number: 11021824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an accessory used for a top-loading washing machine having: a cabinet for forming the outer appearance thereof; a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, and of which the upper surface is opened so as to accommodate objects to be treated; and a laundry inlet provided at the upper surface of the cabinet, and washing machine accessory comprises: a body forming the exterior thereof and having a closed inner space; one or more ultrasonic wave generators provided inside the body; and a control unit formed so as to control the ultrasonic wave generator, wherein the body is formed in a shape in which a cross sectional area thereof is gradually reduced from the bottom toward the top thereof, such that the center of gravity of the body is located at the lower side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: LG Electronics Inc., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Chunbae Lee, Younah Kang, Soojin Jun, Sangwon Lee
  • High solubility thioether quinones
    Patent number: 11021441
    Abstract: Substituted hydroquinones and quinones and methods of synthesizing such compounds are disclosed herein. The substituted hydroquinones have the formula: while the substituted quinones have the corresponding oxidized structure (1,4-benzoquinones). One, two, three, or all four of R1, R2, R3 and R4 comprise a thioether moiety and a sulfonate moiety, and wherein each R1, R2, R3 and R4 that does not comprise a thioether and a sulfonate moiety sulfonate moiety is independently a hydrogen, an alkyl or an electron withdrawing group. The substituted hydroquinones and quinones are soluble in water, stable in aqueous acid solutions, and have a high reduction potential in the oxidized form. Accordingly, they can be used as redox mediators in emerging technologies, such as in mediated fuel cells or organic-mediator flow batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shannon S. Stahl, James B. Gerken
  • Integrated dual-modality microfluidic sensor for biomarker detection using lithographic plasmonic crystal
    Patent number: 11022610
    Abstract: An integrated dual-modality microfluidic sensor chip and methods for using the same. In one form, the sensor comprises a patterned periodic array of nanoposts coated with a noble metal and graphene oxide (GO) to detect target biomarker molecules in a limited sample volume. The device generates both electrochemical and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) signals from a single sensing area of the metal-GO nanoposts. The metal-GO nanoposts are functionalized with specific receptor molecules, serving as a spatially well-defined nanostructured working electrode for electrochemical sensing, as well as a nanostructured plasmonic crystal for SPR-based sensing via the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Liang Dong, Azahar Ali, Shawana Tabassum, Qiugu Wang, Ratnesh Kumar
  • Pedal with detachable shoe platform and adjustable toe clip
    Patent number: 11021209
    Abstract: A pedal that includes a pedal body having a clipless structure and a member. The clipless structure includes a lip at a first portion of the pedal and a cleat at a second portion of the pedal. The pedal includes a detachable shoe platform having a cleat portion securable to the lip and a clip securable to the member. The detachable shoe platform may include an adjustable toe clip having a strap, which wraps around a shoe of a rider. The strap is adjustable by an adjustable strap fastener assembly having a lever coupled to a plate secured in a housing. The lever includes a first end biased against the strap and a second end engaged by a trigger. The trigger is operable to move the lever from a closed position to an open position against the bias force, thereby releasing the strap for adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Foundation Fitness LLC
    Inventors: Eric D. Golesh, Patrick A. Warner, Jeffrey G. Stein
  • plant named ‘UF-1013-1’
    Patent number: PP33116
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana camara plant named ‘UF-1013-1’, characterized by its moderate vigor, mounding growth habit, dense branches, round plant form and canopy, free flowering, bright yellow and red flowers, no to little fruiting, no to few seeds, a very high level of female infertility, a very low level of pollen stainability and viability, a very high level of male infertility, lack of hybridization with Lantana depressa, triploidy and a unique combination of DNA marker alleles, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhanao Deng
  • plant named ‘Pink Panther’
    Patent number: PP33125
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Pink Panther’, characterized by its unique combination of leaf characteristics, including wide lance-shaped leaves, upright and sturdy petioles, deep pink main veins and primary veins, light pink blotches, slightly ruffled margins, resistance of sunburns and Xanthomonas bacterial leaf blight, high tuber yield potential, and excellent performance in containers and shady or sunny landscapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhanao Deng