Patents Assigned to Research
  • Patent number: 11927953
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing custom waypoint missions using an onboard computing device in communication with a movable object. The movable object can include a flight controller, and a communication system. The flight controller can be in communication with the onboard computing device which includes a processor and an onboard data manager. The onboard data manager can receive at least one input, determine one or more instructions to be performed by the at least one movable object based on the at least one input, generate movement commands to implement the one or more instructions, and send movement commands to the flight controller to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: DJI RESEARCH LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Sant, Arnaud Thiercelin, Arjun Sukumar Menon
  • Patent number: 11926803
    Abstract: A solid-state lubricant composition is disclosed. The solid-lubricant contains graphene, an oxide of a metal, and one or more polymeric binders. A method of making a solid-state lubricant coating on various substrates is disclosed. The method includes the steps of making a homogeneous slurry comprising powder of an oxide of a metal, graphene, and a polymeric binder with organic volatile solvent; coating a substrate with the homogeneous slurry with desired thicknesses; and drying the slurry on the substrate naturally or applying additional heat, resulting in a solid lubricant coating on the substrate. Substrates with coated solid composite lubricant show wear reduction and lower coefficient of friction compared with uncoated substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vilas Ganpat Pol, Farshid Sadeghi, Abdullah Alazemi, Arthur D. Dysart
  • Patent number: 11926711
    Abstract: A thermoplastic starch (TPS)/polylactic acid (PLA)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blend modified biodegradable resin is prepared by using a chain extender, and is prepared from the following raw materials: 20-30 parts by weight of TPS; 20-30 parts by weight of PLA; 40-60 parts by weight of PBAT; and 0.5-0.9 parts by weight of a chain extender KL-E. The preparation method is a two-step method: blending the TPS with the PBAT in a twin screw for granulating; mixing TPS/PBAT mixed granules with PLA granules, and dissolving the chain extender KL-E into an ethyl acetate solution. The chain extender KL-E can be uniformly distributed in PLA and TPS/PBAT mixed granules by using a spraying method, and the remaining short-chain molecules and terminal carboxyl molecules in the mixed granules can be changed into long-chain molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING WURUI BIODEGRADABLE NEW MATERIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tingwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11929144
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of detecting mutational signatures in a DNA sample. The invention relates to method of detecting signatures arising from rearrangements in the DNA in the sample and determining the contributions of known rearrangement signatures to said rearrangements. In particular embodiments, the contributions are determined by computing the cosine similarity between the rearrangement mutations in said catalogue and the rearrangement mutational signatures. The rearrangement signatures are classified based on whether they are clustered or not, whether they are tandem duplications, deletions, inversions or translocations and on the basis of their size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Genome Research Limited
    Inventors: Serena Nik-Zainal, Mike Stratton, Dominik Glodzik
  • Patent number: 11926853
    Abstract: Provided is a botulinum toxin producing method which is simple achieves a high toxin yield, and obtains a toxin having high specific activity. This botulinum toxin producing method includes: (A) a step in which a botulinum toxin is produced from botulinum toxin-producing bacteria in a medium, and a mixture a is obtained which contains a botulinum toxin, a bacterial component, and a nucleic acid component derived from the botulinum toxin; (B) a step in which the mixture a is subjected to the removal of the bacterial component, and a mixture b is obtained which contains a nucleic acid component and a botulinum toxin; (C) a step in which an endonuclease is added to the mixture b and a mixture c is obtained which contains a nucleic acid degradation product and a botulinum toxin; and (D) a step in which the mixture c is subjected to removal of the nucleic acid degradation product, and an isolated botulinum toxin liquid d is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Research Foundation For Microbial Diseases of Osaka University
    Inventors: Daisuke Yokouchi, Akiko Miura, Ryu Okada, Yuzo Yamashita, Yuya Sasaki, Shogo Nishihata
  • Patent number: 11930131
    Abstract: A mobile application running on a host mobile device is used to control the display of notifications, received by the host mobile device, on a mobile device cover. A single button on the mobile device cover is used to display, configure, and navigate through functionality menus of functions provided by the mobile device cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: STAR CO Scientific Technologies Advanced Research Co, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas E. Coverstone
  • Patent number: 11928837
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for determining a list of geographic location candidates from an image of an environment are described. Open source data indicative of the earth's surface may be obtained and combined into grids to create region data to gain a representation of the earth's surface within each grid cell. An image of an environment may be obtained from an unknown camera. Image characteristics may be compared to the region data to determine error between the image characteristics and projections of the region data. A list of lowest error geographic location candidates may be determined and provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk B. Warnaar
  • Patent number: 11927609
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an anomaly detection system for detecting and identifying anomalies in electrical devices based on an energy profile associated with the electrical devices. Energy profile data associated with electrical devices or components in a power network can be obtained using an energy meter. The energy profile data can be analyzed to determine one or more conditions of the electrical devices. An anomaly of the electrical devices can be determined based on the energy profile data and conditions. Further, a root cause of the anomaly can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: WenZhan Song, Yang Shi, Fangyu Li, Jin Ye
  • Patent number: 11926000
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a vacuum adiabatic body including a conductive resistance sheet providing a vacuum space that has a temperature between a temperature of an internal space and a temperature of an external space and is in a vacuum state, the conductive resistance sheet capable of resisting heat conduction between a first plate and a second plate, wherein at least one of the conductive resistance sheet and each of the first and second plates are welded to each other to create a welding part, wherein a plurality of regular beads are provided to a surface of the welding part, and wherein the plurality of regular beads includes: a parabolic inflection region provided at a center portion; linear regions respectively provided at both outsides of the inflection region; and edge regions respectively provided at outsides of the linear regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., UNIST ACADEMY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn, Jangseok Lee, Hyungson Ki
  • Patent number: 11925641
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyrazole pyrimidine derivatives which inhibit Casein kinase I (CKI) and/or Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAKI) and methods of their manufacture, compositions comprising them and uses thereof in methods of treating malignant disease and disorders and methods for treating inflammatory diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd
    Inventors: Yinon Ben-Neriah, Guy Brachya, Ido Burstain, Waleed Minzel, Irit Snir-Alkalay, Joseph P. Vacca, Dansu Li
  • Patent number: 11926093
    Abstract: Methods of embedding a heating circuit in an article fabricated by additive manufacturing. The methods describe techniques such as co-extruding a wire, capable of being heated, along with print material in additive manufacturing of the article, and placing a pre-shaped wire capable of being heated between adjacent layers of the article. A third method includes dispensing a wire, capable of being heated, during the additive manufacturing of the article, and compacting the wire into the printed material. An apparatus for embedding a heating circuit in an article fabricated by additive manufacturing. The apparatus contains a wire dispenser, a cutter to control the length of the wire dispensed, and a compactor capable of embedding the wire capable of being heated into the printed material. An article made by additive manufacturing is disclosed. The article contains at least one heating element embedded in the article during the additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eduardo Barocio, Robert Byron Pipes, Bastian Brenken, Anthony Jordan Favaloro, Nicholas Mario DeNardo
  • Patent number: 11927511
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for statistical distribution characterization of dendritic structures in original position of single crystal superalloy, and relates to the technical field of analysis of metal material composition and microstructure, comprising the following steps: step 1, processing a to-be-tested sample and determining a calibration coefficient; step 2, obtaining a two-dimensional element content distribution map of the to-be-tested sample; and step 3, determining the number and average spacing of primary dendrites. A composition distribution region analyzed in the present application is larger than the area of a distribution region of the traditional microscopic analysis method, and the sample preparation is simple. The distribution, number and average spacing of the primary dendrites can be obtained without metallographic corrosion sampling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: NCS TESTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, CENTRAL IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dongling Li, Lei Zhao, Haizhou Wang, Xuejing Shen, Qingqing Zhou, Weihao Wan, Haozhou Feng
  • Patent number: 11925972
    Abstract: A precision forging method includes arranging a metal material in a die cavity so that a distal end surface of a wall portion of the metal material is opposed toward a stopper and a bottom portion of the metal material is opposed toward a punch. Further, the precision forging method includes moving the punch, which includes a cutting blade on an edge of a working end surface, in the die cavity to cut part of the wall portion thickness-wise with the cutting blade and cause shear deformation in the cut portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
    Inventor: Zhigang Wang
  • Patent number: 11926647
    Abstract: The invention encompasses components from microbial cells which are useful for antibody production, including peptides, polypeptides comprising these peptides, polynucleotides which encode these peptides or polypeptides, and antibodies directed to these peptides, polypeptides, or polynucleotides. The invention also encompasses to expression vectors and host cells for producing these peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and antibodies. The invention further encompasses methods and compositions, especially vaccine compositions, for detecting, targeting, and inhibiting microbial cells, especially methanogen cells, using one or more of the disclosed peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, expression vectors, and host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Limited
    Inventors: Eric Heinz Altermann, Graeme Trevor Attwood, Dong Li, William John Kelly, Zhanhao Kong, Sinead Christine Leahy
  • Patent number: 11925643
    Abstract: Peptides, peptidomimetics and small molecules, collectively referred to as “decoy peptides”, are provided, which interfere with binding to a TIR domain of a toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and inhibit a TLR4-induced signaling pathway. These decoy peptides may be useful for treating diseases associated with induction of TLR4 signaling pathway such as a disease or disorder secondary to a cardiovascular disease, sepsis or an inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: MOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS LTD., BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Edith Hochhauser, Arie-Lev Gruzman, Elena Trifonov
  • Patent number: 11926687
    Abstract: A grafted polypropylene resin is prepared by a grafting reaction of a polar monomer capable of absorbing microwave so as to raise its temperature in a microwave field to more than 200° C. and a solid polypropylene resin using microwave irradiation without adding an initiator. The polar grafted polypropylene resin that does not contain initiator residues and does not have a significant reduction in molecular mass compared with a resin before grafting is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jinliang Qiao, Songhe Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Guicun Qi, Zhihai Song, Chuanlun Cai, Xiang Wang, Jinmei Lai, Binghai Li, Haibin Jiang, Yue Ru, Jiangru Zhang, Jianming Gao, Hongbin Zhang, Peng Han, Wenlu Liu
  • Patent number: 11927810
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a locking portion defined on an outer surface of the connector housing, an adapter assembly selectively coupled to the connector housing, the adapter assembly including a conversion housing extending around the connector housing and defining a conversion front end, a retention housing including a connector retention feature engaged with the locking portion of the connector housing and the retention housing defining one or more outwardly-extending retention features, and a release member, engageable with the retention housing, where the release member is positionable between an engaged position, in which axial movement between the retention housing and the conversion housing is restricted, and a disengaged position, in which the retention housing is removable from the conversion housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guy Barthes, Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Michel Teva Menguy, Felice Scotta
  • Patent number: 11930179
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNI, CHIPS & MEDIA, INC, INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION KOREA AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim, Yung Lyul Lee, Ji Yeon Jung, Nam Uk Kim, Myung Jun Kim, Yang Woo Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Jae Gon Kim, Do Hyeon Park
  • Patent number: 11926873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of creating a biomarker profile, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a sample of biofluid from a subject, wherein the sample is stored on a sample collection apparatus; removing the sample from the sample collection apparatus; extracting nucleic acids from the sample; sequencing the extracted nucleic acids to generate sequence data; and analyzing the sequence data using a two-step analytical methodology to create the biomarker profile. The present invention is also directed to methods of determining the sex of an in utero fetus, predicting onset of a migraine in a subject, and of tracking athletic performance in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Inventor: Matthew Huentelman
  • Patent number: 11927281
    Abstract: A three-way (3-way) Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based micro-valve device and method of fabrication for the implementation of a three-way MEMS-based micro-valve that uses a multicity of piezoelectric actuators. The 3-way has a wide range of applications including medical, industrial control, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics and products, as well as any application(s) requiring the use of three-way micro-valves for the control of fluids. The three-way microvalve device and method of fabrication can be tailored to the requirements of a wide range of applications and fluid types. The microvalve can be used to control fluids at high pressures and provides for low flow resistances when the microvalve is open and has low leakage when closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Corporation for National Research Initiatives
    Inventors: Michael A. Huff, Mehmet Ozgur