Patents Assigned to Technion Research and Development Foundation, Limited
  • Patent number: 11401386
    Abstract: Doubly-crosslinked hydrogel polyHIPEs (DC-PHs), which exhibit rapid water absorption, enhanced mechanical properties, and shape memory behavior, are provided herein, as well as processes of producing the same and uses thereof. DC-PHs comprise a continuous HIPE-templated doubly-crosslinked hydrogel, formed from hydrogel-forming monomers, ligand-bearing monomers, and crosslinking monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Michael S. Silverstein, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11390056
    Abstract: Low-density thermoplastic expandable microspheres are disclosed. Various low-density structures, in particular, sandwich panels, based on foam prepared from the low-density microspheres, are also disclosed. Process of preparing low-density polymeric microspheres, per se, and the corresponding low-density structures, based on the microsphere foam, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Lev Vaikhanski, Yachin Cohen
  • Publication number: 20220223314
    Abstract: Provided herein are composite conductors, characterized by having copper deposits inside the bulk rather than on the outer surface of a non-metallic conductive porous matrix, such as CNT fabric, as well as a process for obtaining the same. The composite conductors provided herein are also characterized by a low specific weight and a high ampacity compared to metal conductors of similar size and shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Yair EIN-ELI, Neta YITZHACK, Nina SEZIN, David STAROSVETSKY
  • Publication number: 20220210615
    Abstract: A channel distribution system has a channel carrying content, and an interactive receiver which receives content and provides to a user. The interactive receiver has an interface to allow the user to interact with the content. The channel also includes a broadcast label superimposed on the content which invites the user to interact with the content. The label includes an interactive link with a digital instruction containing handling information for the interactive receiver device. The handling information tells the interactive receiver how to handle a user interaction coinciding with the label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventor: Oded Shmueli
  • Patent number: 11369444
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for steering of a flexible needle into tissue using a steering robotic platform for manipulation of the needle shaft, and by use of a semi-active arm for locating and orienting of the steering robot on the patient's body. As opposed to other steering methods, the robot does not hold the base of the needle, which is its proximal region, but rather grips the shaft of the needle by means of a manipulatable needle gripping device, near its distal end. The needle gripper attached to the robotic platform may be equipped with a traction assembly to provide motion to the needle in its longitudinal direction, such that it co-ordinates the entry of the needle with the desired entry angle. The gripping of the needle at its distal end, close to its insertion point, provides the needle manipulator with a low profile, with concomitant advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Glozman, Gonen Daskal, Moshe Shoham, Michael Arad, Yoav Pinsky
  • Patent number: 11364499
    Abstract: Devices for detecting a molecule of interest comprising an electrokinetic focusing apparatus and a nanopore apparatus are provided. Kits and systems comprising the apparatus are also provided; as are methods of detecting molecules of interest comprising running the molecules through the electrokinetic focusing apparatus and then detecting the focused molecules as they pass through the nanopore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Amit Meller, Moran Bercovici, Xander Frank Van Kooten, Joshua Spitzberg
  • Publication number: 20220184554
    Abstract: Provided herein is forward osmosis-based water purification process, that includes contacting a solution of a soluble draw agent with a dehydrated insoluble draw agent, separating the now hydrated insoluble draw agent from the now concentrated draw solution, and exerting a stimulus on the hydrated insoluble draw agent for extracting water therefrom, thereby regenerating a dehydrated insoluble draw agent, wherein the osmotic concentration (osmolality) of the insoluble draw agent is greater than the osmotic concentration of the diluted draw solution, and the insoluble draw agent is impermeable to the soluble draw agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Alexander KRAYTSBERG, Yair EIN-ELI
  • Patent number: 11361503
    Abstract: There is provided a method of design and analysis of a geometric object comprising: receiving an initial definition of the geometric object in a coordinate system; generating a volumetric model according to the initial definition, the volumetric model comprises: volumetric cells each represented by one or more multivariate of three variables or more functions, and intra object general border surfaces in general orientation each defines topological adjacency between at least two of said plurality of volumetric cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Gershon Elber, Fady Massarwi
  • Publication number: 20220182229
    Abstract: One of the main obstacles of securing industrial control systems is the lack of an appropriate security model that is both implementable by vendors and addresses the inherent security and usability issues needed by organizations. Current solutions such as device passwords and IPSec lack scalable key management infrastructure and fine granularity access control mechanisms. A security model for industrial control systems that supports organizational level authorizations and authentication requirements, while hiding the low-level details (e.g., keys and passwords) from the users is disclosed. It also enables easy addition and removal of PLCs, engineering station, HMI devices and users, and assigning permission to them. A major advantage is its support for hybrid ICS systems, characterized by co-existence of legacy devices and new devices, while using the same protocol. Devices may communicate therein either natively, or by a connected converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Eli BIHAM, Sara BITAN-ERLICH, Alon DANKNER
  • Publication number: 20220161275
    Abstract: A method of electroporation of a biological object, comprises: introducing a carrier particle into a medium containing the biological object; applying a first electric field to the medium to induce trapping of the biological object by the carrier particle; and varying at least one parameter of the first electric field so as to induce electroporation of the biological object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Gilad YOSSIFON, Yue WUE, Sinwook PARK
  • Publication number: 20220155243
    Abstract: A microwave device comprises: a cavity containing a crystal having paramagnetic defects, and being responsive to light; a magnetic field source for applying magnetic field to the cavity and the crystal; and a light source for generating a pump light beam directed to the crystal and having a frequency selected to induce inversion of spin energy levels of the crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Aharon BLANK, Alexander SHERMAN
  • Patent number: 11318418
    Abstract: Provided herein is forward osmosis-based water purification process, that includes contacting a solution of a soluble draw agent with a dehydrated insoluble draw agent, separating the now hydrated insoluble draw agent from the now concentrated draw solution, and exerting a stimulus on the hydrated insoluble draw agent for extracting water therefrom, thereby regenerating a dehydrated insoluble draw agent, wherein the osmotic concentration (osmolality) of the insoluble draw agent is greater than the osmotic concentration of the diluted draw solution, and the insoluble draw agent is impermeable to the soluble draw agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Kraytsberg, Yair Ein-Eli
  • Patent number: 11301397
    Abstract: A computing device, comprising at least one peripheral computing component, electrically connected to each of a plurality of hardware processors; wherein at least one of the plurality of hardware processors is adapted to executing a code for: configuring the at least one peripheral computing component to access at least one first memory location in a first memory component electrically coupled with a first hardware processor of the plurality of hardware processors via a first electrical connection between the peripheral computing component and the first hardware processor; and configuring the at least one peripheral computing component to access at least one second memory location in a second memory component electrically coupled with a second hardware processor of the plurality of hardware processors via a second electrical connection between the peripheral computing component and the second hardware processor; and wherein the first hardware processor is not the second hardware processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Dan Tsafrir, Igor Smolyar
  • Patent number: 11291515
    Abstract: A compact robotic device for driving movement of two or more elongate surgical tools configured for a telescopic arrangement when said two or more elongate surgical tools are at least partially received within said device, the device comprising: a housing comprising walls which define an inner volume including at least two inner pathways for accommodating the two or more elongate surgical tools; the housing encasing: a plurality of motors, and two or more tool actuation assemblies configured at a position of each of the two or more inner pathways; the actuation assemblies driven by the plurality of motors and configured to operably contact an elongate surgical tool at least partially received in the inner pathway to at least one of advance, retract and/or roll said elongate surgical tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: Microbot Medical Ltd., Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Simon Sharon, Idan Boader, Evgeny Kofman, Moshe Shoham, Eran Cohen, Eyal Morag
  • Patent number: 11292746
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic composition comprising a plurality of at least semi-coherent particles with an average diameter ranging from 1 nm to 50 nm included within a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises one metal carbonate salt, metal oxide or metalloid oxide, the particles and the matrix share at least one metal element and the metal element is 10% to 80% of the total content of said matrix, and the composition has a lattice mismatch of less than 5%. Disclosed are also an article and methods for making the ceramic composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Boaz Pokroy, Iryna Polishchuk
  • Patent number: 11294205
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device comprised of: i) at least one substrate; (ii) a ceiling; (iii) one or more flow channels disposed between said substrate and said ceiling and configured to contain an actuation liquid; and (iv) one or more recesses distributed throughout at least said substrate and open to said flow channel and configured to contain a fluid; wherein 50% to 80% of the flow channel liquid-substrate interface, interfaces with said fluid within said recesses; and (v) at least one heating element, configured to heat one or more portions of the actuation liquid and generate a pressure and/or temperature gradient within said actuation liquid. Systems and uses of the device are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Valeri Frumkin, Moran Bercovici, Shimon Rubin, Carmel Rotschild
  • Patent number: 11291705
    Abstract: Provided are methods of selecting a treatment for a cancer in a subject in need thereof, by analyzing activity of Yes associated protein 1 (YAP) in cancer cells of the subject, and methods of treating cancer using a therapeutically effective amount of an caspase-3 inhibitor. Also provided are methods of improving wound healing by administering a wound healing effective amount of a caspase-3 activator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Yaron Fuchs, Yahav Yosefzon, Despina Soteriou
  • Patent number: 11292986
    Abstract: This invention is directed to intramolecular crosslinked polymer chains, commonly known also as single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCPNs), with high resistance to mechanochemical bond scission and to uses thereof in solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventor: Charles Eliezer Diesendruck
  • Publication number: 20220096161
    Abstract: A robotic device for performing intracranial procedures, comprising a baseplate for mounting on the subject's skull and a rotatable base element rotating on the baseplate. The rotatable base element has a central opening through which a cannulated needle can protrude such that it can rotate around an axis perpendicular to the baseplate. This cannulated needle is robotically controlled to provide motion into and out of the subject's skull. A flexible needle is disposed coaxially within the cannulated needle, and it is controlled to move into and out of a non-axial aperture in the distal part of the cannulated needle. Coordinated control of the insertion motion of the cannulated and flexible needles, and rotation of the combined cannulated/flexible needle assembly enables access to be obtained to a volume of a region of the brain having lateral dimensions substantially larger than the width of the cannulated needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: David ZARROUK, Moshe SHOHAM, Menashe ZAAROOR, Hadas ZISO
  • Publication number: 20220091097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vapor-permeable flexible sensing platform unit comprising: a first porous membrane, wherein said membrane is substantially flexible and hydrophobic; and a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensor disposed on said membrane, the VOCs sensor comprising an electrode array and a conducting polymer porous film being in electric contact with said electrode array, wherein the VOCs sensor is insensitive to lateral strain. Further provided are a method of preparation of said platform unit and a lift-off, float-on (LOFO) method for the preparation of protonically doped polyaniline (PANI) thin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Hossam HAICK, Weiwei Wu