Patents Assigned to Research
  • Liquid tank and method for manufacturing it
    Patent number: 8608954
    Abstract: Liquid tank comprising: a first or storage volume for storing the liquid, bounded at least in part by a wall; a second or venting volume for venting the tank, bounded at least in part by the same wall; means of communication between the storage and venting volumes, situated in the top of these volumes; at least one orifice situated in the top of the venting volume, normally placing the venting volume in communication with a venting circuit; and means capable of closing off the means of communication, when the liquid in the venting volume reaches a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (S.A.)
    Inventors: Frederic Jannot, Barbara Mabed, Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen, Thomas Eltzer
  • Production of carrier-peptide conjugates using chemically reactive unnatural amino acids
    Patent number: 8609383
    Abstract: Provided are methods of making carrier polypeptide that include incorporating a first unnatural amino acid into a carrier polypeptide variant, incorporating a second unnatural amino acid into a target polypeptide variant, and reacting the first and second unnatural amino acids to produce the conjugate. Conjugates produced using the provided methods are also provided. In addition, orthogonal translation systems in methylotrophic yeast and methods of using these systems to produce carrier and target polypeptide variants comprising unnatural amino acids are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Travis Young, Peter G. Schultz
  • Intranasal delivery of therapeutic enzymes to the central nervous system for the treatment of lysosomal storage diseases
    Patent number: 8609088
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to prevent, inhibit or treat one or more neurological symptoms associated with a lysosomal storage disease in a mammal in need thereof, which includes intranasally administering to the mammal a composition comprising an effective amount of a lysosomal storage enzyme or a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector comprising an open reading frame encoding a lysosomal storage enzyme. Also provided are compositions and devices useful in the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, HealthPartners Research & Education
    Inventors: Daniel A. Wolf, William H. Frey, II, R. Scott McIvor, Leah R. Hanson
  • Solar gutter, sofia facia, architectural ledge and ground engaging systems
    Patent number: 8607778
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, devices and methods of using and mounting solar collectors and photovoltaic collectors in gutters or directly along fascia and eaves and on architectural ledges on buildings, along building walls at various heights above the ground, as well as in ground engaged collectors for providing heated water, power and/or lighting. The collectors can have a pair of conduits/tubes for passing water therethrough. Each of the collectors can be attached to one another by mateably interlocking male and female connectors on the sides of each collector to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Sonne, Robin K. Vieira
  • Flat fuel cell assembly and fabrication thereof
    Patent number: 8609297
    Abstract: A connecting structure of a flat fuel cell assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of fuel cells, each of which has a membrane electrode assembly with an anode, a proton exchange membrane and a cathode combined. Two conductive nets are attached to the surfaces of the anode and the cathode of each membrane electrode assembly by thermosetting adhesive and heat pressing to collect and transmit electrons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yeu-Shih Yen, Chiou-Chu Lai, Ju-Pei Chen, Shu-Chen Huang, Ku-Yin Ka
  • RFID tag with LED and RF identification managing method using the same
    Patent number: 8610565
    Abstract: A RFID tag having a LED is provided. The RFID tag includes an antenna, a RF processor, a controller, a memory, at least one of LEDs, and a LED switching unit. The RF processor receives and transmits a wireless signal through the antenna, and modulates and demodulates transmitted and received signal and data. The controller analyzes a received data outputted from the RF signal processor and generally controls the RFID tag. The memory stores the received data in response to the controller. The LED switching unit turns on/off at least one of the LEDs in response to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ji-Man Park, Sung-Ik Jun
  • Stat3 inhibitor having anti-cancer activity and methods
    Patent number: 8609639
    Abstract: A small-molecule Stat3 dimerization inhibitor, S3I-M2001, is described and the dynamics of intracellular processing of activated Stat3 within the context of the biochemical and biological effects of the Stat3 chemical probe inhibitor are elucidated. S3I-M2001 is a newly-identified oxazole-based peptidomimetic of the Stat3 Src Homology (SH) 2 domain-binding phosphotyrosine peptide that selectively disrupts active Stat3:Stat3 dimers. Stat3-dependent malignant transformation, survival, and migration and invasion of mouse and human cancer cells harboring persistently-activated Stat3 were inhibited by S3I-M2001. S3I-M2001 inhibited Stat3-dependent transcriptional regulation of tumor survival genes, such as Bcl-xL. The disclosed compound is useful as a new potential treatment for certain cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: University of South Florida, Yale University, University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: James Turkson, Said Sebti, Richard Jove, Andrew D. Hamilton
  • Device and method for transmitting and receiving synchronization channel
    Patent number: 8611314
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a synchronization channel is provided. A plurality of block sequences for determining at least one block identifier is generated. A plurality of subcarriers of a synchronization channel are divided into a polarity of blocks, and the plurality of block sequences are allocated to the blocks to generate a synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Joon Lee, Choong Il Yeh, Dong Seung Kwon
  • Method for PDU reordering in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8611374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a protocol data unit (PDU) reordering method in a wireless communication system. The terminal maintains the number of bytes of PDUs stored in the buffer for reordering PDUs received in a sequence that is changed due to HARQ error correction to thereby prevent overflow of the reordering buffer. When the HARQ function unit transmits a PDU received at the radio access control RAS (S101), the PDU reordering unit of the access terminal sets a current frame number as an arrival frame number of the received PDU (S102). When a current frame number is stored as an arrival frame number of a received frame, the PDU reordering unit compares a sequence number (SN) of a received PDU with a sequence number of a PDU that is about to be reordered (S 103). If the PDU has already been reordered, the received PDU is discarded (S 104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Nak Woon Sung, Kyung Soo Kim
  • Method for removing contamination from a substrate and for making a cleaning solution
    Patent number: 8608859
    Abstract: A method is provided for removing contamination from a substrate. The method includes applying a cleaning solution having a dispersed phase, a continuous phase and particles dispersed within the continuous phase to a surface of the substrate. The method includes forcing one of the particles dispersed within the continuous phase proximate to one of the surface contaminants. The forcing is sufficient to overcome any repulsive forces between the particles and the surface contaminants so that the one of the particles and the one of the surface contaminants are engaged. The method also includes removing the engaged particle and surface contaminant from the surface of the substrate. A process to manufacture the cleaning material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Erik M. Freer, John M. deLarios, Katrina Mikhaylichenko, Michael Ravkin, Mikhail Korolik, Fred C. Redeker
  • Bimodal polyethylene for blow-moulding applications
    Patent number: 8609792
    Abstract: The invention relates to A process for the polymerization of ethylene to produce a polyethylene resin in at least two slurry loop reactors connected to each other in series, the resin having a bimodal molecular weight distribution, a molecular weight distribution MWD of at least 7.0, an HLMI of from 1 to 100 g/10 min, and a density of from 0.935 to 0.960 g/cm3, wherein in one reactor 30 to 47 wt % based on the total weight of the polyethylene resin of a high molecular weight (HMW) polyethylene fraction is produced having an HL275 of from 0.05 to 1.8 g/10 min (the equivalent of HLMI of from 0.01 to 1.56 g/10 min), a density of from 0.925 to 0.942 g/cm3 and an MWD of at least 5.0, and in the other reactor a low molecular weight (LMW) polyethylene fraction is produced having an HLMI of from 10 to 1500 g/10 min and a density of from 0.960 to 0.975 g/cm3, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: Aurélien Vantomme, Daniel Siraux, Alain Van Sinoy, Jean-Léon Gielens
  • Surface modification of nano-diamonds and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 8609188
    Abstract: The invention is related to a technique that grafts polymer onto a surface of nano-diamonds, and the invention further provides applications relating to modification and dispersion of the nano-diamonds. The features of the technique are single step, one pot, low cost, and high yield, and therefore the technique has high potential for commercialization. The invention also provides a method for graphitizing monocrystalline nano-diamonds and polycrystalline nano-diamonds. Accordingly, the technique of modifying and polymer grafting can be used not only on ultra disperse diamonds but also on monocrystalline nano-diamonds with graphitized surfaces and polycrystalline nano-diamonds with graphitized surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Lin Hsin, Woan-Shiow Tserng, Ting-Yao Su
  • -type phenyl acrylic ester compounds containing substituted anilino pyrimidine group and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8609667
    Abstract: Disclosed is a kind of E-type phenyl acrylic ester compound containing substituted anilino pyrimidine group, which is shown by general structure formula I, wherein each substituent is defined as that in the description. The compounds of general formula I show high insecticidal and acaricidal activities to adults and nymphs of harmful insects and mites in agricultural, civil and zoic technical fields, especially to Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychidae, and the like. The said compounds show more excellent performance on inhibiting the incubation of eggs of harmful mites. The uses of the said compounds as insecticides and/or acaricides in agricultural and other fields also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Sinochem Corporation, Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changling Liu, Huichao Li, Hong Zhang, Baoshan Chai, Yanmei Luo, Xiaomin He, Guang Huang, Shaowu Liu, Baoxiang Sun
  • 9,10,12-triacyloxy octadecanoic acid alkyl ester and 9,10,12-triacyloxy octadecanoic acid alkyl ester rich fatty acid alkyl esters mixture and a process for preparation thereof
    Patent number: 8609876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modification of the chemical structure of ricinoleic acid, which is present to an extent of 85-90% in castor oil into triacyloxy alkyl ester derivatives. Accordingly, 9,10,12-trihydroxy octadecanoic acid rich fatty acid mixture was prepared from castor oil and converted to their alkyl esters followed by acylation of hydroxy groups to get 9,10,12-triacyloxy octadecanoic acid alkyl ester rich fatty acid alkyl esters mixture. The 9,10,12-triacyloxy octadecanoic acid alkyl esters were purified from the crude product and characterized by 1H NMR studies. The crude products were also evaluated for acid value (A.V.), hydroxyl value (H. V.), iodine value (I. V.), viscosity, viscosity index (V.I.), pour point, flash point and copper strip corrosion and found to be potential base stocks for hydraulic, metal working fluids and other industrial fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Venkata Surya Koppeswara Rao Bhamidipati, Venkata Padmaja Korlipara, Karunakar Reddy Rondla, Satya Bhaskar Potula, Saravanan Krishnasamy, Badari Narayana Prasad Rachapudi
  • Flexible microcavities through spin coating
    Patent number: 8610103
    Abstract: A mechanically flexible array of optically pumped vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, fabricated using spin coating. The array uses InGaP colloidal quantum dots as an active medium and alternating polymer layers of different refractive indices as Bragg mirrors. Enhanced spontaneous emission is produced. The flexible array can be peeled off a substrate, producing a flexible structure that can conform to a wide variety of shapes, and having an emission spectrum that can be mechanically tuned. The flexible array can be used to create a flexible infrared light bandage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Vinod M. Menon, Nikesh V. Valappil
  • Device for imparting distance information
    Patent number: 8610879
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for imparting distance information to a human subject, for example a visually-impaired subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ariel-University Research and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boaz Ben-Moshe, Nir Shvalb
  • Method for programming a resistive memory cell, a method and a memory apparatus for programming one or more resistive memory cells in a memory array
    Patent number: 8611135
    Abstract: A method for programming a resistive memory cell is provided. The method may include providing a programming signal to the resistive memory cell. The programming signal may include an electrical pulse and a bias pulse coupled with the electrical pulse. The electrical pulse includes an electrical pulse portion, and the bias pulse includes at least two bias pulse portions, wherein the electrical pulse portion is positioned between the at least two bias pulse portions. The bias pulse includes a voltage below a threshold switching voltage of the resistive memory cell. The programming signal includes a peak voltage above the threshold switching voltage of the resistive memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Weijie Wang, Rong Zhao, Kok Leong Desmond Loke, Luping Shi, Minghua Li
  • Fire retardant materials and methods
    Patent number: 8608989
    Abstract: Fire retardant materials arc provided that contain carbon nanotubes and particles capable of endothermically reacting when exposed to elevated temperatures. The carbon nanotubes may be a buckypaper. Methods also are provided for making a fire retardant material and for improving the fire retardation capabilities of a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Changchun Zeng, Chuck Zhang, Ben Wang, Richard Liang, Chase Knight
  • System and method for distributed simulation in which different simulation servers simulate different regions of a simulation space
    Patent number: 8612196
    Abstract: Distributed continuous simulation of a three dimensional simulation space is provided using a set of simulation servers. The simulation space is partitioned into a set of regions. In one embodiment, each simulation server is responsible for simulating one of the regions of the simulation space. Users interacting with the simulation communicate directly with the simulation server responsible for simulating the region that the user is currently interacting with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Linden Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip E. Rosedale, Cory R. Ondrejka, Andrew L. Meadows
  • Detection of dysplastic or neoplastic cells using anti-MCM4 antibodies
    Patent number: 8609351
    Abstract: Determination of cellular growth abnormality, particularly cancerous abnormality, by detection of target polypeptides or encoding mRNA, where the target polypeptides are members of the preinitiation complex of DNA replication in tissue, cells or fluid. Target polypeptides include CDC6, MCM2, MCM3, MCM4, MCM5, MCM6 and MCM7. Test samples include tissue of the cervix (both biopsy and smear samples), breast, colon, lung, bladder, skin, larynx, oesophagus, bronchus, lymph nodes and urinary tract (both biopsy and cytology smear samples), in determination of cancerous and pre-cancerous cellular growth abnormality, and cells spun from urine, blood and serum, in determination of haematological malignancies and evidence of metastatic sarcoma and carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ronald A. Laskey, Gareth H. Williams, Nicholas Coleman