Patents Assigned to Nutech Ventures
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Patent number: 9079835Abstract: Cross-linked amphiphile constructs that form self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on metal surfaces such as gold surfaces are disclosed. These new SAMs generate well packed and highly oriented monolayer films on gold surfaces. A method for using the SAMs in the fabrication of biomolecule sensors is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Patrick H. Dussault, Rebecca Y. Lai, Thomas Fisher, Anita J. Zaitouna
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Patent number: 9051541Abstract: This disclosure describes a MRI-compatible bioreactor that allows a biological sample to be imaged in culture without disrupting or compromising the culture.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Shadi Othman, Huihui Xu, Karin Wartella, Vahid Khalilzad-Sharghi, Ian Bargar
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Publication number: 20150107672Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate; and a photoactive layer disposed on the substrate. The photoactive layer includes an electron acceptor material; an electron donor material; and a material having dipoles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: NUtech VenturesInventors: Jinsong Huang, Bin Yang, Yongbo Yuan
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Patent number: 8972372Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving a first specification that identifies program code behavior associated with a plurality of documents. The specification includes an input-output pair with a first data entity and a second data entity. The systems and methods further include identifying one or more documents, within the plurality of documents, that are configured to (i) use at least a portion of the first data entity as an input to program code associated with particular ones of the documents, and (ii) provide at least a portion of the second data entity as output associated with the program code, wherein the particular ones of the documents correspond to a positive matching between one or more constraints associated with each document and one or more constraints associated with the specification, and generating search results comprising the identified one or more documents.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Sebastian Elbaum, Kathryn Stolee
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Patent number: 8826723Abstract: In some aspects, olfactory devices include a housing having a first inlet and a second inlet, an ambient air inlet cartridge defining a channel in fluid communication with the first inlet, and a position sensor. The ambient air inlet cartridge includes a first member defining a first orifice, and a second member moveable relative to the first member, the second member defining a second orifice, where a degree of overlap between the first orifice and the second orifice controls a flow capacity of the channel. The position sensor signals the degree of overlap between the first orifice and the second orifice.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventor: Christopher G. Henry
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Patent number: 8796677Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate; and a photoactive layer disposed on the substrate. The photoactive layer includes an electron acceptor material; an electron donor material; and a material having dipoles.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Jinsong Huang, Bin Yang, Yongbo Yuan
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Patent number: 8725419Abstract: The present invention permits identification of biological materials following recovery of DNA using standard techniques by comparing a mathematical characterization of the unknown sequence with the mathematical characterization of DNA sequences of known genera and species. The clinical identification of infectious organisms is required for accurate diagnosis and selection of antimicrobial therapeutics. The invention allows an ab initio approach with the potential for rapid identification of biological materials of unknown origin. The approach provides for identification and classification of emergent or new organisms without previous phenotypic identification. The technique may also be used in monitoring situations where the need exists for classification of material into broad categories of bacteria which could have an immediate impact on bio-terrorism prevention.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Khalid Sayood, Hasan H. Otu, Steven H. Hinrichs
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Patent number: 8711599Abstract: A memory device is provided. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells and a controller to write data to and read data from the memory cells. Each memory cell includes a first semiconductor material having a spontaneous polarization, a resistive ferroelectric material having a switchable spontaneous polarization, and a second semiconductor material having a spontaneous polarization, the resistive ferroelectric material being positioned between and in contact with the first and second semiconductor materials. The memory device can be configured to store energy that can be released by applying a voltage pulse to the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Mathias M. Schubert, Tino Hofmann, Venkata Rao Voora
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Patent number: 8705692Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating high-energy beams of electrons or x-rays through laser wakefield acceleration to remotely examine containers is disclosed. By scanning the beam of electrons or x-rays across a container, an inspector can remotely determine whether the containers contain items of interest, such as special nuclear materials, without having to manually inspect the contents of the container. The invention can be compact enough to be portable, which provides for the flexibility to examine a variety of different containers under a variety of different conditions.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: NUtech Ventures, Inc.Inventors: Donald Umstadter, Sudeep Banerjee
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Patent number: 8626345Abstract: Techniques are described that may be implemented in an adaptive control device to regulate multiple zone environmental units based upon multiple temperature values and multiple airflow values, where each temperature value and each airflow value is related to the temperature and the airflow in a specific zone. In an implementation, the input interface of the adaptive control device is configured to receive multiple temperature values and multiple air flow values from multiple zone sensors. The adaptive control device may calculate multiple operational values based on the multiple temperature values and the multiple air flow values. An operational value indicates a power state (e.g. power on/power off) for a zone environmental unit's fan, compressor, heater, exhaust fan, and damper. The adaptive control device's output interface is operable to transmit multiple sequencing commands to the plurality of zone environmental units.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Nutech Ventures, Inc.Inventor: Haorong Li
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Patent number: 8604213Abstract: This disclosure relates to reagents and methods useful in the synthesis of aryl fluorides, for example, in the preparation of 18F labeled radiotracers. The reagents and methods provided herein may be used to access a broad range of compounds, including aromatic compounds, heteroaromatic compounds, amino acids, nucleotides, and synthetic compounds.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Nutech VenturesInventor: Stephen Dimagno
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Publication number: 20130297476Abstract: A method and apparatus of selecting derivative strategies, where candidate derivative strategies are selected from a set of essentially all possible derivative strategies available for an underlying, based upon a user's market sentiment for an underlying, to perform favorably under the foreseen conditions being most appropriate to the user's strategic intent and the choices afforded by the relevant markets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: NUTECH VENTURES, INC.Inventor: Greg Hammond
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Patent number: 8546578Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds, reagents, and methods useful in the synthesis of aryl fluorides, for example, in the preparation of 18F labeled radiotracers. For example, this disclosure provides universal “locked” aryl substituents that result in StereoElectronic Control of Unidirectional Reductive Elimination (SECURE) from diaryliodonium salts. The reagents and methods provided herein may be used to access a broad range of compounds, including aromatic compounds, heteroaromatic compounds, amino acids, nucleotides, and synthetic compounds.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventor: Stephen DiMagno
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Patent number: 8507860Abstract: A tunable terahertz resonator includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal layer contacting a surface of the semiconductor substrate. A depletion layer is formed in the semiconductor substrate near an interface between the metal layer and the semiconductor substrate. A chiral nanostructure is coupled to the substrate or the metal layer, the chiral nanostructure including a conducting or semiconducting material and having an inductance. A bias circuit applies a bias voltage across the metal layer and the semiconductor substrate to control a capacitance of a tunable capacitor that includes the depletion layer. The chiral nanostructure and the tunable capacitor form a tunable resonant circuit. The tunable terahertz resonator can be used in a terahertz radiation emitter or receiver.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Eva Schubert, Mathias M. Schubert, Tino Hofmann
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Patent number: 8441635Abstract: A mass sensor is provided for determining the mass of small objects. The mass sensor has a plurality of nanostructures attached to a substrate. The nanostructures and the substrate are irradiated with an electromagnetic wave to determine a first mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequency of the mass sensor. After a particle is attached to the nanostructures, the substrate and the nanostructures to which the particle is attached are irradiated with an electromagnetic wave to determine a second mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequency of the mass sensor. A mass of the particle is determined based on a difference between the first and second mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Mathias M. Schubert, Eva Schubert, Tino Hofmann, Daniel Schmidt
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Patent number: 8431582Abstract: The present disclosure describes inhibitors of fatty acid uptake and methods of using such inhibitors. Specifically, the present disclosure describes inhibitors with specificity for FATP2.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Concetta DiRusso, Paul Black
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Patent number: 8410118Abstract: The present disclosure describes inhibitors of fatty acid uptake and methods of using such inhibitors. Specifically, the present disclosure describes inhibitors with specificity for FATP2.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Concetta DiRusso, Paul Black
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Patent number: 8377704Abstract: Provided herein are methods of detecting anions in solution. In particular, the methods can be used to detect trace anions in solution. For example, the anions can be present in an amount of between about 500 femtomoles to about 10 millimoles.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Stephen DiMagno, Ronald Cerny
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Patent number: 8263640Abstract: The present disclosure describes inhibitors of fatty acid uptake and methods of using such inhibitors. Specifically, the present disclosure describes inhibitors with specificity for FATP2.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Concetta Dirusso, Paul Black
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Patent number: 8182785Abstract: Methods for producing singlet oxygen from 1,1-dihydroperoxides are provided herein. In some embodiments, the methods involve base-mediated decomposition of monoactivated derivatives of 1,1-dihydroperoxides. In some embodiments, the methods involve additive-mediated decomposition of 1,1-dihydroperoxides.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Nutech VenturesInventors: Patrick H. Dussault, Prasanta Ghorai