Patents Assigned to Foundation
  • Compositions and methods for delivery of kinase inhibiting peptides
    Patent number: 9452218
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of inflammatory disease states. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a nanoparticle incorporated kinase inhibiting peptide to treat inflammatory disease states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Alyssa Panitch, Brandon Seal, Jamie L. Brugnano, Rush L. Bartlett, Shaili Sharma, James McMasters
  • Programmable photolithography
    Patent number: 9454086
    Abstract: A method of programmable photolithography includes positioning (910) a programmable photomask in proximity to a photoresist layer on a sample. The programmable photomask is illuminated (920) with a plurality of different wavelengths of light simultaneously to expose the photoresist layer in a predetermined pattern. The programmable photomask is separated (930) from the photoresist layer and the photoresist layer is developed (940) to create the predetermined pattern in the photoresist layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: Rajesh Menon
  • Three-dimensional mouse device and marionette control system using the same
    Patent number: 9454236
    Abstract: Provided are a three-dimensional mouse device using several body parts, and a marionette control system using the same. The three-dimensional mouse device includes: a support member that is worn on at least one of a head, a face, an arm, and a foot among body parts; an action recognition module that is mounted on the support member; and an action recognition module that is attached to the support member to sense a motion of the body parts and output a sensing signal to the action recognition module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hoseo University Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Keun Ho Rew, Kyeong Min Cheon, Seok Bum Lee, Hak Su Kim, Dong Hyun Kim
  • Radioactive cesium adsorbent, method for producing the same, and method for removing radioactive cesium in environment with said adsorbent
    Patent number: 9455054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radioactive cesium adsorbent, a method for producing the same, and a method for decontaminating the environment from radioactive cesium with the adsorbent. The radioactive cesium adsorbent of the present invention includes a hydrophilic fiber substrate supporting a Prussian blue analog, in particular, Prussian blue, and the Prussian blue analog is immobilized in the inside of the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ishii, Masashi Obi, Kazuaki Kudo, Kengo Akagawa, Tetsu Tatsuma, Akiyoshi Sakoda
  • System and method for leakage current suppression in a photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter
    Patent number: 9455645
    Abstract: The cascaded multilevel inverter is considered to be a promising topology alternative for low-cost and high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, the leakage current issue, resulting from the stray capacitances between the PV panels and the earth, remains a challenge in the photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter application. The present invention presents leakage current suppression solutions for the PV cascaded multilevel inverter by introducing properly arranged and designed passive filters. The embodiments of the invention do not include an active semiconductor device, and as such, the leakage current suppression techniques of the present invention retain the simple structure of the cascaded inverter and do not complicate the associated control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Hui Li
  • Device and method to prevent hip fractures
    Patent number: 9452003
    Abstract: A device for preventing a hip fracture includes: a shaft having a first end and a second end and an expanding means for engaging the femoral head at the first end. The shaft is positioned in a hole of a predetermined depth in a femur. The hole extends from the greater trochanter to the femoral head of the femur, such that the first end is positioned in the femoral head and the second end is positioned in the greater trochanter. The device is oriented substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the femoral shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Voor
  • Optoelectronic switch having a photovoltaic response and associated method of use
    Patent number: 9455365
    Abstract: A light-induced diode-like response in multi-layered MoSe2 field-effect transistors resulting from a difference in the size of the Schottky barriers between drain and source contacts, wherein each barrier can be modeled as a Schottky diode but with opposite senses of current rectification, wherein the diode response results from the light induced promotion of photo-generated carriers across the smaller barrier. The sense of current rectification can be controlled by the gate voltage which is able to modulate the relative amplitude between both barriers, yielding a photovoltaic response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Balicas, Nihar R. Pradhan, Efstratios Manousakis
  • Self-compatible, rapid-cycling plants lacking inbreeding depression
    Patent number: 9451754
    Abstract: The invention provides Brassica rapa plants and seeds thereof that are self-compatible, rapid-cycling and lack inbreeding depression. For instance, the invention provides plants and seeds of the Brassica rapa line designated B3. The invention thus relates to plants, seeds and tissue cultures of Brassica rapa plants that are self-compatible, rapid-cycling and lack inbreeding depression, such as Brassica rapa line B3, and methods to produce and propagate said plants by crossing such a Brassica rapa plant with itself, or another Brassica rapa plant. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Educational materials, such as a kit comprising said Brassica rapa plants are also provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Richard M. Amasino, Scott Woody
  • Compounds, sensors, methods, and systems for detecting gamma radiation
    Patent number: 9452989
    Abstract: Methods, compositions, and systems for detecting gamma radiation is disclosed and described. A compound for detecting gamma radiation can comprise a conjugated imidazole having the following structure: [Formula I] where at least one of R1, R2, and R3 are conjugated organic groups. Additionally, the conjugated imidazole can be capable of reacting with a radical or ion formed by the reaction of gamma radiation with a radical generating component such as a halogen solvent to decrease a molar extinction coefficient of the conjugated imidazole in the visible light region or to quench fluorescence of the conjugated imidazole. As a sensor (100), a radiation detection indicator (108) can indicate the change in molar extinction coefficient or fluorescence of the conjugated imidazole material (120) upon exposure to gamma radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ling Zang, Jimin Han, Xu Miao
  • Plasmid-encoded neurotoxin genes in serotype A subtypes
    Patent number: 9453057
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel isolated plasmid, wherein the plasmid is a native plasmid found in unique C. botulinum type A strains and encode either BoNT/A3 or BoNT/A4 and BoNT/B. The present invention also provides a method of obtaining a plasmid-encoded botulinum neurotoxin and botulinum neurotoxin complex comprising the step of isolating a plasmid encoding the cntA/A or cntA/B neurotoxin gene and genes encoding protein components of the toxin complex from a C. botulinum type A strain. The inventors performed comparative analyses of representative BoNT/A subtype strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and Southern hybridizations with probes specific for the BoNT/A and B genes, cntA/A and cntA/B. Unexpectedly, the inventors determined that the genes encoding BoNT/A3 in the A3 strain, and BoNT/A4 and BoNT/B in the A4 strain, are on plasmids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric A. Johnson, Kristin M. Marshall, Sabine Pellett, Marite Bradshaw
  • Tissue stabilization system
    Patent number: 9451961
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for tissue stabilization. Some aspects include a carrier member having a length, width, and thickness, wherein the length and width are each at least two times greater than the thickness; attachment members extending from the carrier member and that engage connective tissue; and stabilizing members, each of which can couple a respective attachment member to the carrier member and is substantially positionally fixed relative to the carrier member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: Erik N. Kubiak
  • Vitamin D compounds and methods for reducing ocular hypertension (OHT)
    Patent number: 9452177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods for reducing intraocular pressure and treating ocular hypertension in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hector F. DeLuca, Galina D. Kutuzova, Paul L. Kaufman, B'Ann True Gabelt
  • Production of pluripotent cells through inhibition of bright/ARID3a function
    Patent number: 9453204
    Abstract: The present invention involves the identification of Bright/ARID3a as involved in the regulation of pluripotency in cells, and the targeting of that function for the regulation of pluripotency. Thus, methods of de-differentiating cells into pluripotent cells are provided, as well as methods for re-differentiating such cells in a controlled fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Inventors: Carol Webb, Paul Kincade
  • Method and apparatus for exchanging information between base station and terminal
    Patent number: 9455796
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of exchanging information on the number of layers which is supported commonly between the base station and the terminals in Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) environment is provided for performance enhancement. The communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes receiving a reference signal and information on a number of layers supportable simultaneously from a base station, measuring a channel state value based on the reference signal and the number of layers, determining whether the measured channel state value fulfills a minimum required channel state value, and transmitting, when the measured channel state value fulfills the minimum required channel state value, a value determined based on the measured channel state value to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Younsun Kim, Sooyong Choi, Minchae Jung, Kyuho Hwang, Juho Lee, Hyojin Lee, Hyoungju Ji, Taehyoung Kim, Kyungsik Min, Junggyun Park
  • Multi-period financial simulator of a process
    Patent number: 9454739
    Abstract: A system configured for predicting a financial impact of a process is provided that includes a financial forecasting system (FFS) having at least one operational parameter and at least one financial data. The system further includes a discrete event simulator (DES) in communication with the FFS, wherein the DES is configured simulate a process based upon the at least one operational parameter and the at least one financial data for a first period of time, communicate resultant data from the simulation to the FFS, such that the FFS is configured to update the at least one operational parameter and the at least one financial data, which are based upon the communicated resultant data, and the DES is further configured to simulate the process based upon the updated at least one operational parameter and the at least one financial data for a sequential second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Western Michigan Universitry Research Foundation
    Inventor: David Meade
  • Human facilitating cells
    Patent number: 9452184
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human facilitating cells (hFC), and methods of isolating, characterizing, and using such hFCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Suzanne T. Ildstad, Mary Jane Elliott
  • Method for extracting curb of road using laser range finder and method for localizing of mobile robot using curb information of road
    Patent number: 9454156
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for extracting a curb of a road using a laser range finder and a method for localizing of a mobile robot using curb information of a road. The method for extracting the curb of the road using the laser range finder includes extracting a road surface and line segments from scan data of the laser range finder, extracting a plurality of curb candidate line segments among the line segments on the basis of an angle between the road surface and the line segment, extracting a plurality of curb candidates having a plurality of curb properties, wherein each of the plurality of curb candidates is generated by combining the couple of the curb candidate line segments, and applying the plurality of the curb candidates to a Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis to extract a final curb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Korea University Research And Business Foundation
    Inventors: Woojin Chung, Hyunsuk Lee
  • Boron-modified silazanes for synthesis of SiBNC ceramics
    Patent number: 9453111
    Abstract: New methods for synthesizing boron-modified silazanes, their use as polymer-derived ceramic precursors, and polymer-derived ceramics and composites formed therefrom are disclosed. The polymeric ceramic precursors comprise a boron-modified silazane that is a room temperature liquid-phase polymer comprising a backbone having recurring monomeric repeat units comprising boron-nitrogen bonds. Nanocomposites comprising polymer-derived ceramics and carbon nanotubes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Romil Bhandavat
  • Method for controlling multilevel converter
    Patent number: 9455618
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a multilevel converter, the method including, detecting modulation state values and current directions of sub-modules, and designating, by one sub-module, an average number of switching for each period of an output waveform, wherein the step of designating the average number of switching includes, grouping the sub-modules according to being in ON state or in OFF state, comparing the number of sub-modules in previous ON state and the number of sub-modules in OFF state to obtain a difference therebetween, and changing a state as much as the difference, comparing a sub-module of ON state in charged state and in discharged state with a sub-module of OFF state, and changing the compared states of sub-modules of ON state and OFF state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: LSIS CO., LTD., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Gum Tae Son, Kyeon Hur, Jung Wook Park, Hee Jin Lee, Tae Sik Nam, Yong Ho Chung, Seung Taek Baek, Wook Hwa Lee
  • plant named ‘Little Madame’
    Patent number: PP27192
    Abstract: A new vitex plant named ‘Little Madame’ has violet blue flowers with a blotch of white on the anterior lip, has a compact form, a short internode length with nodes often having multiple branches. ‘Little Madame’ has mostly three to five leaflets and leaf margins that vary from entire to jagged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol D. Robacker, David A. Knauft