Patents Assigned to Research
  • Patent number: 10808317
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus for processing semiconductor substrates having an isothermal processing zone comprises a chemical isolation chamber in which semiconductor substrates are processed. A process gas source is in fluid communication with a showerhead module which delivers process gases from the process gas source to the isothermal processing zone wherein the showerhead module includes a faceplate wherein a lower surface of the faceplate forms an upper wall of a cavity defining the isothermal processing zone, a backing plate, and an isolation ring which surrounds the faceplate and the backing plate. At least one compression seal is compressed between the faceplate and the backing plate which forms a central gas plenum between the faceplate and the backing plate. A substrate pedestal module is configured to heat and support a semiconductor substrate wherein an upper surface of the pedestal module forms a lower wall of the cavity defining the isothermal processing zone within the chemical isolation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ramesh Chandrasekharan, Jeremy Tucker, Karl Leeser, Alan Schoepp
  • Patent number: 10810447
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for smart transportation and sensing systems. In one example, an apparatus for smart transportation sensing includes a reflector integrated in a contoured roadway unit configured to protect the reflector from damage by vehicles traveling along a transportation surface; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag integrated in the contoured roadway unit. In another example, a system for smart transportation includes a vehicle including a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to interrogate RFID tags integrated in reflector units disposed along a transportation surface; and a processing system in communication with the RFID reader, the processing system configured to process data obtained from at least one of the RFID tags to determine vehicle location along the transportation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Kyu Yoon, Sheng-Po Fang, Seahee Hwangbo, Todd R. Schumann
  • Patent number: 10806719
    Abstract: This invention is directed to pyrrole, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, and morpholine based selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) compounds including heterocyclic anilide rings and their synthetic precursors, R-isomers, and non-hydroxylated and/or non-chiral propanamides, and pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in treating prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer, triple negative breast cancer, other cancers expressing the androgen receptor, androgenic alopecia or other hyperandrogenic dermal diseases, Kennedy's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and uterine fibroids, and to methods for reducing the levels of androgen receptor-full length (AR-FL) including pathogenic or resistance mutations, AR-splice variants (AR-SV), and pathogenic polyglutamine (polyQ) polymorphisms of AR in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ramesh Narayanan, Duane D. Miller, Thamarai Ponnusamy, Dong-Jin Hwang, Yali He
  • Patent number: 10808307
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a chromium-aluminum binary alloy with excellent corrosion resistance and a method of producing the same, and more particularly to a chromium-aluminum binary alloy with excellent corrosion resistance. The chromium-aluminum binary alloy may be easily produced and has ductility, thus being highly applicable as a coating material for a material requiring high-temperature corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyun Gil Kim, Il Hyun Kim, Yang-Il Jung, Dong Jun Park, Jung Hwan Park, Jeong-Yong Park, Yang-Hyun Koo
  • Patent number: 10809252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a time-resolved fluorescent immunochromatographic assay rapid test kit for quantitative determination of the level of type I pyrethroid, which has the advantages of simple operation, rapid detection, and with high accuracy. The kit has a quantitative detection limit of 9.12 ng/mL for a type I pyrethroid sample. When the kit is applied to the detection of an actual sample of type I pyrethroid and by comparing the detection result obtained by HPLC, the kit has a coefficient of correlation of 0.986 (R2). Hence, the kit is applicable to the detection by using the actual samples of type I pyrethroid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: OILCROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE ACADAMY OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCES
    Inventors: Peiwu Li, Qi Zhang, Xiaoqian Tang, Hui Li, Jun Jiang
  • Patent number: 10806720
    Abstract: This invention is directed to selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) compounds pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in treating early prostate cancer, prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer, triple negative breast cancer, other cancers expressing the androgen receptor, androgenic alopecia or other hyperandrogenic dermal diseases, Kennedy's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and uterine fibroids, and to methods for reducing the levels of androgen receptor-full length (AR-FL) including pathogenic or resistance mutations, AR-splice variants (AR-SV), and pathogenic polyglutamine (polyQ) polymorphisms of AR in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ramesh Narayanan, Duane D. Miller, Thamarai Ponnusamy, Dong-Jin Hwang, Yali He
  • Patent number: 10808188
    Abstract: A catalytic cracking process includes the following steps: i) subjecting a heavy feedstock oil to flail catalytic cracking; ii) separating the catalytic cracking reaction product obtained from step i) to obtain a catalytic cracking gasoline and a catalytic cracking light cycle oil; iii) splitting the catalytic cracking gasoline to obtain a light gasoline fraction, a medium gasoline fraction and a heavy gasoline fraction; iv) subjecting the catalytic cracking light cycle oil to hydrogenation to obtain a hydrogenated light cycle oil); v) mixing a portion of the light gasoline fraction with at least a portion of the hydrogenated light cycle oil to obtain a mixed fraction; vi) subjecting the mixed fraction to catalytic cracking; and vii) subjecting a portion of the medium gasoline fraction to flail catalytic cracking. The process is capable of producing more catalytic cracking gasoline, reducing the olefin content of the catalytic cracking gasoline, and increasing its octane number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Jianhong Gong, Zekun Li, Jinlian Tang, Anguo Mao, Jiushun Zhang, Yuying Zhang, Jun Long
  • Patent number: 10806428
    Abstract: Implantable devices for continuously monitoring vascular lumen dimensions, in particular in the inferior vena cava (IVC) for determining heart failure status of a patient. Related therapy systems as well as monitoring and therapy methods are also disclosed. Devices include active or passive marker elements placed in contact with, adhered to or injected into the vessel wall to generate or reflect signals from which lumen diameter may be determined. Disclosed devices may be fully implantable and self-contained including capabilities for wirelessly communication monitored parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanson S. Gifford, III, Mark E. Deem, Douglas S. Sutton, Vijaykumar Rajasekhar
  • Patent number: 10809182
    Abstract: Methods and systems for imaging precision ellipsometry of a sample are provided. The method includes shining a source of linearly polarised light on a surface of the sample wherein light reflected off the surface of the sample has elliptic polarisation. The method further includes converting polarisation of the light reflected off the surface of the sample into linear polarisation suitable for a polarisation modulator by a retarder and oscillating a polarisation modulator to measure the polarisation rotation of the polarised light passing through the retarder. In addition, the method includes synchronising acquisition of images of the light from the retarder with oscillations of the polarisation modulator to acquire first array images during positive half-periods of oscillations of the polarisation modulator and to acquire second array images during negative half-periods of the oscillations of the polarisation modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Nikolai Leopoldovich Yakovlev, Brian Liau
  • Patent number: 10809206
    Abstract: The floating-type contamination measurement apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention can provide a body part; a buoyancy providing part, which is received to the body part and provides buoyancy to the body part; and a measurement part, which is received to the body part and measures the level of contamination in a closed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gun Sik Jeong, Hyunju Kim, KyungSu Lee, Tae Wook Lee, Jae Jeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200325488
    Abstract: Fatty acids, and methods for the production thereof, are provided. Transgenic organisms, microbes, plants, seeds, and cells useful in the production of fatty acids, along with related expression vectors, phages, plasmids, nucleic acids, and enzymes, are also provided. Methods for the production of fatty acids such as docosadienoic acid and docosatrienoic acid, involving the use of winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) EhELO1 elongase, are described in detail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Dauenpen MEESAPYODSUK, Xiao QIU, Bob CHAPMAN
  • Publication number: 20200325051
    Abstract: A wastewater treatment system may use recycle water to apply an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) process to a water treatment process (mainstream treatment process) and to stably supply nitrite required for an ANAMMOX. By applying the ANAMMOX process, nitrogen and phosphorus may be simultaneously treated in the water treatment process, and recycle water may be used as a source of nitrite for ANAMMOX, thereby reducing wastewater treatment costs and pollutant loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Foundation for Research and Business, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
    Inventor: Kyungik Gil
  • Publication number: 20200323660
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quantitatively optimizing the design of prosthetic sockets are disclosed herein. An example method may involve receiving data indicating a first prosthetic socket design for a first patient and data associated with the first patient. The example method may also involve receiving data indicating a structure of an second prosthetic socket design for a second patient and data associated with the second patient. The example method may also involve determining, based on the data associated with the first patient, the data indicating the structure of the optimized prosthetic socket for the second patient, and the data associated with the second patient, an third prosthetic socket design for the first patient. The example method may also involve providing, based on the third prosthetic socket design for the first patient, an output indicating an area of the first prosthetic socket design to add or remove material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiu Wang, Jie Ren
  • Publication number: 20200323777
    Abstract: Compositions comprising nanoparticles are described herein. At least a portion of the nanoparticles comprises a lipid and/or polymer which is water-insoluble, and an agent incorporated in the lipid and/or polymer. The nanoparticles are optionally associated with a surface of water-soluble particles which comprise a water-soluble compound. The polymer is optionally a polyanhydride. Further described herein are processes for preparing such compositions, comprising contacting a solution comprising the lipid and/or polymer dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent with an anti-solvent (in which the lipid and/or polymer and agent are insoluble) which is miscible with the non-aqueous solvent. Further described herein are uses of the compositions for nasal administration, and devices configured for nasal administration of the composition upon atomization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Domb Abraham Jacob, Michael Kubek
  • Publication number: 20200326344
    Abstract: This document features methods of evaluating mammals by assessing expression of B7-H1 in a body fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Eugene D. Kwon, Haidong Dong, Xavier Frigola Baro, Brant A. Inman
  • Publication number: 20200328314
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a diode including a first doped structure, doped with a first type of material and forming at least part of an isolation structure for the diode; at least one contact structure located within the first doped structure, the at least one contact structure forming one of the cathode or anode of the diode; a second doped structure, doped with a second type of material, and forming at least one depletion region or PN junction with the first doped structure; at least one second contact structure located within the second doped structure, the at least one second contact structure forming the other of the anode or the cathode of the diode; at least one further contact structure, doped with the first type of material, the at least one further contact structure forming at least one further depletion region or further PN junction, such that the at least one further depletion region is configured to steer charge from the at least one depletion region and thus decrease the sensitivity
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED
    Inventor: John Kevin MOORE
  • Publication number: 20200325204
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials related to vesicular stomatitis viruses. For example, vesicular stomatitis viruses, nucleic acid molecules encoding VSV polypeptides, methods for making vesicular stomatitis viruses, and methods for using vesicular stomatitis viruses to treat cancer are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Stephen James Russell, Shruthi Naik
  • Publication number: 20200325347
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer-based slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) that can prevent adhesion and colonization by fungal and bacterial pathogens and also kill and/or attenuate the colonization and virulence of non-adherent pathogens in surrounding media. The present approach exploits the polymer and liquid oil phases in these slippery materials to sustain the release of small molecules such as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent, an antifungal agent, an antibacterial agent, an agent that modulates bacterial or fungal quorum sensing, an agent that attenuates virulence, or a combination thereof. This controlled release approach improves the inherent anti-fouling properties of SLIPS, has the potential to be general in scope, and expands the potential utility of slippery, non-fouling surfaces in both fundamental and applied contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David M. Lynn, Uttam Manna
  • Publication number: 20200327506
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tuning a digital screen to provide high quality data are provided. Methods include determining a target level of participant data quality associated with accurate completion of an online survey, determining a participant screening threshold based on the target level of participant data quality, and adjusting a survey screen based on the participant screening threshold. Methods may achieve high data quality without sacrificing participant diversity. Methods may also include transmitting the survey screen to a computing device associated with a participant, and receiving a response of the participant to the survey screen on the computing device. When the response fails to achieve a predetermined threshold response, methods may include rejecting the participant from the survey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Prime Research Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Leonid Litman, Jonathan Robinson, Raphael Joseph Abberbock, Cheskie Rosenzweig
  • Publication number: 20200325215
    Abstract: The invention includes the use of the HE/HE4a markers to assess ovarian cancer in a subject. Included also are compositions and methods of using HE/HE4a marker for diagnosis, grading and staging of ovarian cancers, determining prognosis and treatment effectiveness of a subject who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FUJIREBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ingegerd HELLSTROM, Karl-Erik HELLSTROM, John RAYCRAFT, Christian FERMÉR, Eva RÖIJER