Patents Assigned to The Regents of the University Michigan
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Publication number: 20240006919Abstract: A rectifier apparatus for a wireless inductive charging system includes a first PCB having a metal layer, a dielectric layer provided on a surface of the metal layer, and a circuit layer provided on an opposite surface of the dielectric layer relative to the metal layer, the circuit layer including copper traces and circuit components, the circuit components including a capacitor array. The apparatus includes a second PCB having a non-metallic substrate and a plurality of inductors formed in the non-metallic substrate, each inductor comprised of a magnetic core and metallic windings, where the plurality of inductors are electrically coupled forming an inductor array. The circuit layer of the first PCB and the inductor array of the second PCB are electrically coupled to form a rectifier circuit to provide DC power. The circuit layer and the inductor array can be electrically coupled via aligned contact pads on each PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yanghe Liu, Guanliang Liu, Mengqi Wang, Feng Zhou, Hiroshi Ukegawa
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Patent number: 11861851Abstract: Anatomical and functional assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) using machine learning and computational modeling techniques deploying methodologies for non-invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) quantification based on angiographically derived anatomy and hemodynamics data, relying on machine learning algorithms for image segmentation and flow assessment, and relying on accurate physics-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation for computation of the FFR.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, KING'S COLLEGE LONDONInventors: Carlos Alberto Figueroa-Alvarez, Christopher John Arthurs, Brahmajee Kartik Nallamothu, Kritika Iyer, Raj Rao Nadakuditi, Krishnakumar Garikipati, Elizabeth Renee Livingston
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Patent number: 11863452Abstract: A load balancing method is disclosed, the method includes establishing a processing network including a plurality of task-processing processors interconnected therewith, each processor of the plurality having a queue of tasks to be processed, establishing a k-regular graph including nodes and branches connecting the nodes, where k is the degree of the graph, assigning d walkers to the k-regular graph, where each walker is randomly assigned to a node, receiving a new task to be processed, walking from the assigned nodes to new nodes by randomly choosing a new node from one or more available nodes, without backtracking from each of the assigned nodes to a node from which each of the d walkers immediately walked, comparing the queues of the new nodes, determining which queue of the new nodes has the least number of tasks; and assigning the new task to the node with the least number of tasks.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Harsha Honnappa, Vijay Subramanian
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Patent number: 11858925Abstract: Provided herein are small molecules that bind to GAS41 and inhibit GAS41 activity, and methods of use thereof for the treatment of cancer.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Alyssa Winkler, Brian Linhares, Dymytrii Listunov, Jolanta Grembecka, Tomasz Cierpicki, EunGi Kim
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Patent number: 11859922Abstract: A thermal management system for a body to be exposed to solar radiation includes an infrared radiating element and a solar-scattering cover disposed on or integrated with the infrared radiating element. The thermal management system further includes a thermal storage sub-system in fluid connection with a solar panel via thermal interconnections.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Andrej Lenert, Hannah Meekyung Kim
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Patent number: 11859230Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and method for producing ?-polyglutamic acid (PGA). In particular, provided herein are bacterial co-culture systems and methods for producing PGA.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Jeremy Minty, Marc E. Singer, Xiaoxia Lin, David Boyer
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Patent number: 11861739Abstract: A programmable manufacturing advisor includes an information unit that receives measurements for at least one parameter of each operation of a plurality of operations in the manufacturing process, and an analytics unit that determines a baseline performance metric for the manufacturing process based on the measurements of the at least one parameter. The programmable manufacturing advisor also includes an optimization unit that determines a recommended improvement action by determining a predicted performance metric for the manufacturing process based on an adjusted value of the at least one parameter and comparing the predicted performance metric to the baseline performance metric. The optimization unit also automatically presents the recommended improvement action to the operations manager.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Semyon M. Meerkov, Pooya Alavian, Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11857697Abstract: The invention disclosed herein generally relates to methods and systems for growing, expanding and/or obtaining 3-dimensional lung-like epithelium comprising cells having SOX9 protein activity and SOX2+ protein activity. In particular, the invention disclosed herein relates to methods and systems for growing human cells having SOX9 protein activity and SOX2+ protein activity in vitro, and for promoting pluripotent stem cell derived ventral-anterior foregut spheroid tissue into 3-dimensional lung-like epithelium comprising cells having SOX9 protein activity and SOX2+ protein activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Jason Spence, Alyssa Miller
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Publication number: 20230417711Abstract: A microscale collector and injector device comprises a microscale passive pre-concentrator (?PP) and a microscale progressively-heated injector (?PHI). The ?PP devices comprises first and second substrate portions, a first collection material, a ?PP heater, and an outlet. The first substrate portion defines an array of microscale diffusion channels. The first and second substrate portions cooperate to define a first compartment in fluid communication with the diffusion channels. The first collection material is disposed within the first compartment, at least partially surrounding the outlet. The ?PP heater is disposed in thermal communication with the second substrate portion. The ?PHI device comprises third and fourth substrate portions, a second collection material, and a plurality of ?PHI heaters. The third and fourth substrate portions cooperate to define a second compartment. The second collection material is disposed within the second compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Edward T. ZELLERS, Changhua ZHAN, Robert W. HOWER, Joseph A. POTKAY
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Patent number: 11851511Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to polymerization and producing polymers and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, systems, and compositions for producing articles using three-dimensional printing and for improving control of polymerization using a polymerization photoinhibitor having fast back reaction kinetics such as hexaarylbiimidazole compounds and bridged hexaarylbiimidazole compounds.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Timothy F. Scott, Harry van der Laan, Megan A. Cole, Mark A. Burns, Martin P. De Beer, Zachary D. Pritchard, Avi Bregman
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Patent number: 11850416Abstract: Various methods of manufacture can produce three-dimensional, high density, high-electrode probe arrays that can advantageously be used in neural-based applications. In one example, deep reactive ion etched (DRIE) ultra-high aspect ratio holes are etched in silicon and refilled with multiple films to a high density array of individual probes, each probe having individual recording and/or stimulation sites or tips. Using a DRIE lag effect technique can help control tip sharpness and electrode length, allowing for narrow, long, and dense needles to be formed side-by-side in a single array. In some examples, multimodal probe arrays are manufactured, with some probes having a recording/stimulating site, other probes having a waveguide, and yet other probes having a microfluidic channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Khalil Najafi, Seyed Amin Sandoughsaz Zardini, Daniel Egert
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Publication number: 20230410936Abstract: A computer-implemented method is presented for modeling the genome of a cell. The method includes: constructing a graph for a genome, where each node in the graph represents a gene in the genome and each edge in the graph quantifies the relationship between two genes; receiving a first biological sample of a first cell of a subject, where the first cell has a first cell type; determining gene expression data for the first cell from the first biological sample; extracting a first subgraph from the graph using the gene expression data for the first cell, where the subgraph represents the first cell type; receiving a second biological sample of a second cell of a subject, where the second cell has a second cell type; determining gene expression data for the second cell from the second biological sample; extracting a second subgraph from the graph using the gene expression data for the second cell, where the second subgraph represents a second cell type; and comparing the first subgraph to the second subgraph.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventor: Indika RAJAPAKSE
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Publication number: 20230404427Abstract: A method is presented for tracking an ingestible device in a gastrointestinal tract of a subject. The method includes: measuring acceleration of the ingestible device as it traverses through the gastrointestinal tract, for example using an accelerometer disposed in the ingestible device; computing a metric from the acceleration measurements obtained by the accelerometer over a given period of time; and identifying a location in the gastrointestinal tract based in part on the metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Duxin SUN, Yogesh GIANCHANDANI, Tao LI, Jeremy FELTON, Hsueh-Tsung LU, Alexander BENKEN, Partha DUTTA, Xiangyu ZHAO, Manjunath PAI
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Patent number: 11844615Abstract: Techniques are provided that identify and localize on to reentrant and ectopic patterns of electrical activation in the heart wall. These patterns may correspond to atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, or other heart arrhythmia conditions. The techniques detect these patterns of electrical activity using a multi-lead an intra-cavitary catheter that, along with a controller, is able to track, over a multi-dimensional cubic space, reentrant activity and identify filaments in the heart cavity. The intra-cavitary catheter includes multiple conducting poles positioned in a configuration relative to each other and functioning as either or both sensing and active poles for measuring electrical pathways in the heart wall and over the multi-dimensional space.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventor: Omer Berenfeld
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Patent number: 11845993Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for diagnosing and characterizing cancer. In particular, provided herein are compositions and methods for selecting MRI imaging methods for prostate tumors.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Simpa Salami, Ganesh Palapattu
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Publication number: 20230403225Abstract: A computer-implemented method is presented for scanning a computer network. The method includes: a) sending a particular network probe to a network address in a computer network; b) receiving a response to the network probe from the network address; c) appending the response to a set of features forming a feature vector; d) determining a next network probe to conduct at the network address; and e) predicting, by the computer processor, the response from the next network probe using the feature vector and a model, where the model is trained using a machine learning method and outputs a probability that a given network address will respond to a network probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Armin SARABI, Mingyan LIU, Kun JIN, Tongxin YIN
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Patent number: 11833196Abstract: The present invention relates to nanoparticles complexed with biomacromolecule agents configured for treating, preventing or ameliorating various types of disorders, and methods of synthesizing the same. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising nanoparticles (e.g., synthetic high density lipoprotein (sHDL)) carrying biomacromolecule agents (e.g., nucleic acid, peptides, glycolipids, etc.), methods for synthesizing such nanoparticles, as well as systems and methods utilizing such nanoparticles (e.g., in diagnostic and/or therapeutic settings).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: James J. Moon, Rui Kuai, Anna A. Schwendeman, Jutaek Nam
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Patent number: 11833210Abstract: Provided herein are small molecules that bind to ASH1L and inhibit ASH1L activity, and methods of use thereof for the treatment of disease, including acute leukemia, solid cancers and other diseases dependent on activity of ASH1L.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Jolanta Grembecka, Szymon Klossowski, Jing Deng, Tomasz Cierpicki, Hao Li, Hongzhi Miao, Trupta Purohit, EunGi Kim
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Publication number: 20230383228Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., for cell culture for in vitro growth of tissues and/or organs) includes a base, a plate on the base, and a removable barrier component on the plate. The removable barrier component is configured to at least partially define a first region. The removable barrier component includes a bottom surface and a top surface. The bottom surface configured to be in contact with the plate. The top surface is opposite the bottom surface. The press is configured to engage the top surface of the removable barrier component to apply a predetermined pressure to the removable barrier component. The removable barrier component is between the press and the plate. A joint between the plate and the removable barrier component may be substantially impermeable to live cells. The apparatus may further include a removable cover that engages the base to enclose the plate, the removable barrier component, and the press.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Stephen E. FEINBERG, James Brian WASHINGTON, Roger W. MULDER, Allen SAMUELS, Cynthia L. MARCELO
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Patent number: 11832504Abstract: A method for fabricating an organic electronic device comprises providing a plurality of photoresist structures on a substrate, the substrate having a first electrode layer, the photoresist structures having a bottom surface attached to the substrate and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, the top surface having a dimension greater than a dimension of the bottom surface, positioning a mask over the structures, the mask having a plurality of openings, and depositing an emissive material over the substrate through at least one of the plurality of openings to form at least one emissive element. An organic electronic device and a method of fabricating an organic electronic component are also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventor: Stephen R. Forrest