Patents Assigned to The University
  • WIRELESS POWER DELIVERY IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20210339008
    Abstract: An adaptive system for efficient and long-range wireless power delivery using magnetically coupled resonators responds to changes in a dynamic environment, and maintains high efficiency over a narrow or fixed frequency range. The system uses adaptive impedance matching to maintain high efficiency. The wireless power transfer system includes a drive inductor coupled to a high-Q transmitter coil, and a load inductor coupled to a high-Q receiver coil. The transmitter coil and receiver coil for a magnetically coupled resonator. A first matching network is (i) operably coupled to the drive inductor and configured to selectively adjust the impedance between the drive inductor and the transmitter coil, or (ii) is operably coupled to the load inductor and configured to selectively adjust the impedance between the load inductor and the receiver coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Benjamin H. Waters, Scott Wisdom, Alanson P. Sample
  • pH RESPONSIVE BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND MICELLES THAT INHIBIT MCT 1 AND RELATED PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20210338579
    Abstract: Described herein are therapeutic pH responsive compositions comprising a block copolymer and a therapeutic agent useful for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Tongyi HUANG, Qiang FENG, Baran SUMER
  • ULTRA-LOW-POWER MODE CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR POWER CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20210344266
    Abstract: An ultra-low-power mode control circuit for a power converter includes four modules: a level shift circuit, a start circuit, a static clamp circuit, and a control circuit. When a chip is powered on and a core voltage has not been established, the control circuit firstly starts a power source built-in clock to support operation of the power converter. When the core voltage is established, the control circuit determines whether to switch to an external clock according to a level of a mode selection signal. After the core voltage is powered down, the control circuit automatically wakes up the built-in clock to work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chao CHEN, Jun YANG, Xinning LIU
  • INTEGRATED MICRO-PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTOR WITH AN ULTRATHIN ULTRAVIOLET TRANSMISSION WINDOW
    Publication number: 20210341422
    Abstract: An integrated microfluidic photoionization detector (PID) is provided including a microfluidic ionization chamber a microfluidic ultraviolet radiation chamber that is configured to generate ultraviolet photons. An ultrathin transmissive window is disposed between the microfluidic ionization chamber and the microfluidic ultraviolet radiation chamber that permits the ultraviolet photons to pass from the microfluidic ultraviolet radiation chamber into the microfluidic ionization chamber. Detection systems for one or more VOC analytes are also provided that include a gas chromatography (GC) unit including at least one gas chromatography column and an integrated microfluidic photoionization detector (PID) disposed downstream of the gas chromatography (GC) unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Xudong FAN, Hongbo ZHU, Katsuo KURABAYASHI
  • SIMULATION EXPERIMENTAL TEST SYSTEM FOR TURBINE BLADE THERMAL BARRIER COATING WORKING CONDITION
    Publication number: 20210341357
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbine vane thermal barrier coating working condition simulation experiment test system, including: a working state simulation device, a service environment simulation device and a detection device. The working state simulation device is provided on one side of the turbine vane thermal barrier coating to be tested, is connected to the turbine vane thermal barrier coating to be tested, and is configured to simulate a high-speed rotation working state of the turbine vane thermal barrier coating to be tested. The service environment simulation device is provided on the other side of the turbine vane thermal barrier coating to be tested. The detection device is configured to detect damage generated when the turbine vane thermal barrier coating to be tested rotates at a high speed in the service environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Li YANG, Yichun ZHOU, Zhiyuan LIU, Wang ZHU
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL EXPOSURE TIME AND NUMBER OF EXPOSURES IN STRUCTURED LIGHT-BASED 3D CAMERA
    Publication number: 20210344892
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining the optimal exposure time and the number of exposures in a structured light-based 3D camera system. The method includes capturing a reference image onto which first and second patterns are projected, calculating a slope related to brightness and an exposure time for a pixel of the reference image and categorizing a state of the slope, creating an upper loss pixel distribution chart and an accumulation pixel distribution chart by calculating the number of upper loss pixels and the number of accumulation pixels for the exposure time of the structured light-based 3D camera system, and determining the optimal exposure time and the number of exposures of the structured light-based 3D camera system using the upper loss pixel distribution chart and the accumulation pixel distribution chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Suk-han LEE, Yun-su CHOI, In-sub SHIN
  • PREVENTING STENT FAILURE USING ADAPTIVE SHEAR RESPONSIVE ENDOVASCULAR IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20210338463
    Abstract: A stent apparatus, system, and method that senses wall shear stress by measuring fluid flow at localized areas within the stent, that processes measured information through an integrated circuit, and selectively sends power to mechanically controllable stent surfaces which results in localized geometric changes. In various embodiments the stent apparatus, system, and method sends data to outside the body in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Duke University
    Inventors: Erik V. Mukerjee, Jane A. Leopold, Amanda Randles
  • CELL CULTURE CHIP AND MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210340478
    Abstract: A cell culture chip includes a plate having a first surface, a first opening formed inside the plate and having one end exposed on the first surface, a second opening formed inside the plate and at a location different from the first opening and having one end exposed on the first surface, a hollow connecting section communicating with the other end of the first opening and the other end of the second opening, and a water repellent section with water repellent treatment being provided at least in the vicinity of the first opening or the second opening on the first surface of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Makoto Yamanaka, Kenichiro Kamei
  • TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS AND HIV
    Publication number: 20210338772
    Abstract: This invention concerns compositions and methods of treating or diagnosing inflammatory disorders and other disorders, as well as compositions and methods of treating HIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Actinobac Biomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C. Kachlany, Benjamin A. Belinka, JR.
  • BEAM SELECTION FOR RADIOTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20210339048
    Abstract: A method for determining a radiotherapy treatment plan can include: receiving anatomical data for a patient; generating, via a neural network analyzing the anatomical data, a plurality of fitness values for a plurality of candidate beam orientations; determining a selected beam orientation based on the plurality of fitness values; performing a fluence map optimization (FMO) process on the selected beam orientation; and determining a dose distribution for the patient based on the FMO process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Dan Nguyen, Azar Sadeghnejad Barkousaraie, Steve Jiang
  • LIBRARY OF PH RESPONSIVE POLYMERS AND NANOPROBES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210338840
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • ALPHA(V)BETA(6) INTEGRIN-BINDING PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210340181
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides and peptide-conjugates that bind to ?v?6 integrin. The peptide-conjugates can be used for a variety of imaging and therapeutic applications. Methods of use and peptide optimization are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yng Tang, Julie L. Sutcliffe
  • METHOD FOR FABRICATING A TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20210340009
    Abstract: A transparent electrode with a transparent substrate and a composite layer disposed thereon, wherein the composite layer includes a graphene layer and a plurality of nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are embedded in the graphene layer and extend through a thickness of the graphene layer, and wherein the plurality of nanoparticles are in direct contact with the transparent substrate and a gap is present between the graphene layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Maarouf, Khaled Abdelsabour Mohamed Elsayed
  • POLYMER PRECURSORS FOR SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTES
    Publication number: 20210340011
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing a precursor for making a polymer, glass, or ceramic material is provided. The method includes reacting OPCl3 with NH3 or MNH2, where M is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, or combinations thereof, to form O?P(NH2)3. The method then includes either: (i) reacting the O?P(NH2)3 with M1NH2, where M1 is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, or combinations thereof, to form the precursor; or (ii) heating the O?P(NH2)3 to form a branched or cyclomeric compound, and reacting the branched or cyclomeric compound with M1NH2, where M1 is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, or combinations thereof, to form the precursor. The precursor is an oligomer or a polymer. Uses for the precursor and the polymer, glass, or ceramic material as binders, sintering aids, adhesives, and electrolytes in battery components are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Richard M. LAINE, Eleni TEMECHE, Xinyu ZHANG
  • CYLINDER STRUCTURE OF ROTARY PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20210340901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to improvement of a cylinder structure of an internal combustion engine, in particular to a cylinder structure of a rotary piston internal combustion engine. The cylinder structure comprises a rotating shaft, the two sides of the rotating shaft are installed on machine bases, front deflector rods and rear deflectors rod are fixed to the two outer ends of the rotating shaft respectively, the included angles between the front deflector rods and the rear deflector rods are 29 degrees, the front deflector rods at the two outer ends are arranged in the radial direction of the rotating shaft at 180 degrees, and the rear deflector rods at the two outer ends are arranged in the radial direction of the rotating shaft at 180 degrees, and a combustion device and a compression device are sequentially arranged between the two machine bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hua Zhu, Xiukun Lai, Yangwen Ge, Jinbao Huang
  • METHOD FOR ENERGY GENERATION AND TRAFFIC REGULATION USING TRAFFIC MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20210339635
    Abstract: A traffic regulation system and method which combines energy harvesting from the movement of a plurality of vehicles on a roadway with wireless directional power beam transmission using the harvested energy to encourage compliance with traffic regulations. Electric power is generated from the movement of the moving vehicles by using a wind turbine to harvest wind energy from the movement of vehicles or by piezoelectric plates which harvest compression energy from the weight of the vehicle tires on the road surface. The electric power is transmitted to electric or hybrid vehicles which comply with the traffic regulations. The traffic regulations are one of driving at a posted speed and driving at a safe following distance. A control system adjusts the traffic regulation based on measurements received from a plurality of detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Etab Alghamdi, Hussain Bassi
  • DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210342151
    Abstract: A data transmitting and receiving system includes a first device including an encoder configured to encode row data to generate precoding data and a transmitter configured to transmit the precoding data through a transmission channel and a second device including an integrator configured to perform an integral on the precoding data, an integral sampler including a plurality of samplers configured to output sampling data based on an offset value and an output value of the integrator, a decoder configured to decode outputs of some of the samplers to generate decoded data, and a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the precoding data and a clock based on the decoded data and an output of another one of the samplers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: KYOUNGHO KIM, Changsik Yoo, Baekjin Lim
  • Blood Sample Processing and Nucleic Acid Amplification Systems, Devices, and Methods
    Publication number: 20210340595
    Abstract: Aspects described herein provide blood sample purification and microfluidic nucleic acid amplification systems and methods for purifying blood samples and amplifying a target nucleic acid on the same system. The described systems and methods include a filter component and a microfluidic amplification component for amplification of nucleic acid from the blood sample, and can be used, for example, for point of care blood analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Samuel K. SIA, Nicole R. BLUMENFELD, Rodrigo C. CHAVES, Giuseppe MODICA, Michael LUETOLF
  • FACE RECOGNITION METHOD AND FACE RECOGNITION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210342577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a face recognition method and a face recognition device, the method including: a step for detecting one or more faces in an image frame; a step for updating a face object in a face list by using the one or more pieces of detected face information; and a step for recognizing an identity corresponding to the face object by using a plurality of feature vectors of the face object in the updated face list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Young Min YI, Kyung Chul PARK
  • PARAMYLON-BASED RESIN, MOLDING MATERIAL, MOLDED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARAMYLON-BASED RESIN
    Publication number: 20210340282
    Abstract: A paramylon-based resin having a weight-average molecular weight of paramylon in a range of 70000 to 140000, and formed by substituting hydrogen atoms of hydroxy groups of a paramylon with a long-chain component being a linear saturated aliphatic acyl group having 14 or more carbon atoms and a short-chain component being an acyl group (acetyl group or/and propionyl group) having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, wherein a degree of substitution with the long-chain component (DSLo) and a degree of substitution with the short-chain component (DSSh) satisfy the following conditional expressions (1) and (2), Izod impact strength is 5.0 kJ/m2 or more, and an MFR (melt flow rate at 210° C. and under a load of 5 kg) is 2 g/10 min or more. To provide a paramylon-based resin excellent in mechanical characteristics and thermoplasticity. 2.2?DSLo+DSSh?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    Inventors: Midori SHIMURA, Shukichi TANAKA, Toshie MIYAMOTO, Masatoshi IJI