Patents Assigned to The University Court of the University of St. Andrews
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATHODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES, CATHODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-AIR BATTERY
    Publication number: 20130316253
    Abstract: A method for producing a cathode material for rechargeable lithium-air batteries, which has a cathode catalyst loaded onto carbon, includes: a step of sonicating a mixed solution including a carbon having a specific surface area of 20 to 1,500 m2/g, a surfactant and a solvent, and a step of in situ synthesis of the cathode catalyst by (1) adding a cathode catalyst raw material to the mixed solution and (2) adding a solution containing an oxidant to the mixed solution to cause in situ precipitation of the cathode catalyst onto the carbon, the catalyst having a wire form in which the short axis length is smaller than that of the carbon and is 2 to 50 nm and the long axis length is longer than that of the carbon and is 5 to 200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fanny J. Barde, Peter G. Bruce, Stefan A. Freunberger, Laurence J. Hardwick, Yuhui Chen
  • NOVEL LARGE PORE METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS
    Publication number: 20130296162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel micro or mesoporous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) which contain as ligands piperidine based phosphonic acids, as well as a method of synthesising such MOFs and uses of the MOFs themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
    Inventors: Paul A. Wright, Michael T. Wharmby, John P.S. Mowat
  • Pyrimidine derivatives and their pharmaceutical use
    Patent number: 8563557
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound according to formula (I): wherein: X is O or S; Y is O or S; each Ar and Ar? is independently a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, nitro, amino, alkoxy, alkylthio, cyano, thio, ester, acyl and amido; each R2 is independently hydrogen, halo, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, nitro, amino, alkoxy, alkylthio, cyano and thio; and R1 is as defined herein, or a physiologically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, amide or other physiologically functional derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: University Court of the University of Dundee, University Court of the University of St Andrews
    Inventors: Nicholas James Westwood, Sonia Lain, Federico Medda
  • INTEGRATED ILLUMINATOR
    Publication number: 20130272720
    Abstract: An optical device comprising a sealed/closed housing; a light source and/or a detector within the housing; a window through the housing that is transparent to light transmitted from the light source or to the detector and a fixing for fixing an optical fiber or bundle of such fibers into a coupling position adjacent to the window to allow light to pass between the housing and the fiber or fiber bundle, wherein the fixing is adapted to allow connection and/or disconnection of the fiber or fiber bundle without opening or breaking a seal of the sealed housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
    Inventors: Malcolm Harry Dunn, Graham M. Miller, Donald Walker
  • Neutral metallic dendrimer complexes
    Patent number: 8536333
    Abstract: A charge-neutral organometallic dendrimer is described, said dendrimer having the formula (I): CORE-[DENDRITE(-Q)a]n??(I) in which CORE represents a group of formula MXxYz, in which M represents a metal cation, x represents an integer of 1 or more, each X which may be the same or different represents a mono-, bi- or tri-dentate coordinating group, z represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more, and each Y which may be the same or different represents a coordinating group, the total of (b.x)+(c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Isis Innovation Limited, The University Court of the University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Ifor David William Samuel, Paul Leslie Burn, Shih-Chun Lo
  • WAVEGUIDE LOCALIZED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20130222799
    Abstract: A Raman spectroscopic detection device comprising at least one microfluidic sample channel; at least one excitation waveguide for exciting a Raman signal and at least one collection waveguide for collecting a Raman signal. The output of the excitation waveguide and the input of the collection waveguide are positioned directly in the microfluidic sample channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: University Court of The University of St Andrews
    Inventors: Praveen Cheriyan Ashok, Gajendra Pratap Singh, Kishan Dholakia
  • Air cathode and metal-air battery
    Patent number: 8518583
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an air cathode capable of achieving both high initial discharge capacity and high capacity retention. In the present invention, the problem is solved by providing an air cathode used in a metal-air battery, comprising: an air cathode layer containing a conductive material, a particulate catalyst and a fibrous catalyst; and an air cathode current collector for collecting current of the air cathode layer, wherein the ratio of the fibrous catalyst to the total weight of the particulate catalyst and the fibrous catalyst is 10% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, The University Court of the University of St Andrews
    Inventors: Fuminori Mizuno, Peter George Bruce
  • P53 activating compounds
    Patent number: 8501991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which activate the p53 response, and find use in, for example, hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer treatment and potentially other diseases/conditions (involving sirtuin function).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: University Court of the University of Dundee, University Court of the University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Sonia Lain, David Phillip Lane, Michael John Raymond Stark, Anna Rose McCarthy, Jonathan James Hollick, Nicholas James Westwood
  • Adsorption and release of nitric oxide in metal organic frameworks
    Patent number: 8486451
    Abstract: Disclosed are metal organic frameworks that adsorb nitric oxide, NO-loaded metal organic frameworks, methods of preparing the NO-loaded metal organic frameworks, methods of releasing the nitric oxide into a solution or into air, and uses of the metal organic frameworks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Russell Edward Morris, Paul Stewart Wheatley
  • OPTICAL EIGENMODE IMAGING
    Publication number: 20130173194
    Abstract: A method of optimising at least one measure that is a quadratic function of a wavefunction, such as the spot size of a laser, the method comprising: superimposing a plurality of wavefunctions; determining a relationship between the superimposed wavefunctions and the quadratic measure, and using the determined relationship to identify the superimposed wavefunctions that provide a desired or optimised quadratic measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: University Court of The University of St Andrews
    Inventors: Kishan Dholakia, Jorg Baumgartl, Michael Mazilu, Anna Chiara De Luca
  • ANTI-MICROBIAL METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20130171228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal organic framework materials which possess anti-microbial properties. The present invention also provides methods of preparing such metal organic framework materials and uses of the metal organic framework materials to prevent or treat microbial infections, or provide surfaces which limit contamination by micro-organisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: University Court of the University of St. Andrews
    Inventor: Russell Edward Morris
  • Umbilical for underwater diving
    Patent number: 8475083
    Abstract: An umbilical comprising a side-emitting optical fiber or optical fiber-bundle for providing a distributed source of light along part or the whole of the length of the umbilical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: University Court of The University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Malcolm Harry Dunn, Donald Walker
  • OPTICAL TRANSFECTION
    Publication number: 20130164828
    Abstract: An integrated fibre based device for transfecting material into a cell comprising an optical fiber that has a lens formed at its end for directing light to a surface of the cell, and a channel for delivery of the material for transfection into the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: University Court of The University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Kishan Dholakia, Na Ma, Praveen Cheriyan Ashok, David Stevenson, Francis James Gunn-Moore
  • PARAMETRIC GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20130163070
    Abstract: A method of optimizing parametric gain in a nonlinear optical crystal that in response to application of a pump beam generates through a parametric generation process signal and idler beams, wherein the signal beam is non-collinear with the pump beam and the signal beam is subject to absorption due to the nonlinear material, the method involving shaping the pump beam to have an elliptical cross section, wherein the method further involves determining the width w of the pump beam depending on the absorption co-efficient of the optical crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: University Court of The University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Malcolm Harry Dunn, Cameron Francis Rae, David James Mark Stothard, David Alan Walsh
  • CATHODE CATALYST FOR RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR BATTERY
    Publication number: 20130143133
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode catalyst capable of increasing the initial capacity, decreasing the charging voltage and improving the capacity retention of a rechargeable metal-air battery, and a rechargeable metal-air battery having high initial capacity, excellent charge-discharge efficiency, and excellent capacity retention. A cathode catalyst for a rechargeable metal-air battery comprising NiFe2O4, and a rechargeable metal-air battery comprising an air cathode containing at least NiFe2O4, an anode containing at least a negative-electrode active material and an electrolyte interposed between the air cathode and the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: The University Court of the University of St. Andrews, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fanny Jeanne Julie Barde, Laurence James Hardwick, Peter George Bruce, Stefan Freunberger
  • OPTICAL PARAMETRIC GENERATOR BASED ON A SLANT-STRIPE PERIODICALLY POLED NONLINEAR MATERIAL WITH OPTIMIZED LATERAL OUTPUT COUPLING OF A TERAHERTZ SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20130128340
    Abstract: An optical parametric device comprising a slant-stripe periodically poled nonlinear material that is operable to generate signal in response to interaction with a pump wave, the non-linear interaction being such that the pump and idler waves are collinear and the signal wave is non-collinear relative to the pump and idler waves, wherein the slant-stripe non-linear material is able to generate two idler waves and two signal waves, and the device is adapted to allow for the selection and output coupling of a required one of the two signal waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
    Inventors: Cameron Francis Rae, Malcolm Harry Dunn, David Alan Walsh
  • CELL PORATION
    Publication number: 20130113140
    Abstract: A method for porating one or more cells comprising positioning a particle near each cell; and causing laser-induced breakdown of the particle to create one or more cavitations, wherein the cavitation(s) causes poration of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
    Inventors: Frank Gunn-Moore, Kishan Dholakia, Yoshihiko Arita
  • MONOLITHIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130109975
    Abstract: A monolithic device for the non-invasive measurement of optical parameters relating to a biological tissue comprising: at least one light emitter that emits light having a range of wavelengths and/or at least one detector for detecting light in a range of wavelengths transmitted or backscattered by the tissue, wherein one or more structures with sub-wavelength features is formed on the at least one emitter and/or the at least one detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
    Inventors: Mario Ettore Giardini, Thomas Fraser Krauss, Andrea Di Falco
  • OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20130107273
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography system comprising a light source (a) and a probe (e) that has a window at a front facing end. The window has an inner face (i) that has an anti-reflection surface and allows light from the source to pass through it, and an outer face (j) that reflects some of the light from the source and transmits some of the light to and from the sample (k). The reflected light acts as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: University Court of The University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Kishan Dholakia, Mario Ettore Giardini
  • Cathode materials and methods for production
    Patent number: 8431108
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for producing materials having the formula Li[Ni0.5Mn1.5]O4-? wherein ??O, the materials obtainable by such method, and cathodes and batteries comprising such materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of St. Andrews
    Inventors: Peter G. Bruce, Shaju M. Kuthanapillil