Patents Assigned to University of Massachusetts at Lowell
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Patent number: 6833571Abstract: A transistor device includes a gate region disposed adjacent to a semiconductor substrate such that a low impedance channel is formed between a source region and drain region of a transistor device when a voltage is applied to its gate. The drain region of the device can be disposed aside the gate region on a common surface of the semiconductor substrate. The source region of the device also can be disposed adjacent to the substrate but on a side of the semiconductor substrate opposing the drain and/or gate regions. Based on this topology, a transistor device can be fabricated with a buried source to enhance its operating characteristics such as switching speed.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2002Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Samson Mil'shtein, Carlos A. Gil
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Publication number: 20040214935Abstract: One group of polymers comprise repeat units of Structural Formula (I) and/or (II): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicants: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Ashok L. Cholli, Vijayendra Kumar, Ashish Dhawan, Jayant Kumar, Virinder Singh Parmar, Lynne Ann Samuelson, Ferdinando F. Bruno
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Publication number: 20040194821Abstract: A method of making a photovoltaic cell includes contacting a cross-linking agent with semiconductor particles, and incorporating the semiconductor particles into the photovoltaic cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: University of Massachusetts Lowell, a Massachusetts corporationInventors: Kethinni G. Chittibabu, Jin-An He, Lynne Ann Samuelson, Lian Li, Sukant Tripathy, Susan Tripathy, Jayant Kumar, Srinivasan Balasubramanian
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Publication number: 20040195585Abstract: A heterostructured field effect transistor has a multi-gate configuration, in which the gate voltages are individually biased to tailor the potential field. The multi-gate configuration can be a two-, three-, or four-gate configuration. The transconductance of the transistor can be substantially linear over a range of gate voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2003Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicants: University of Massachusetts Lowell, M/A-COMInventors: Samson Mil'shtein, Peter Ersland, Shivarajiv Kumar Somisetty, Carlos Gil
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Patent number: 6750267Abstract: Disclosed herein are radiation-curable polymers, a method of preparing radiation-curable polymers and compositions containing radiation-curable polymers. Radiation-curable polymers and compositions containing radiation-curable polymers are useful as coatings and adhesives.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2001Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignees: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Dow Corning CorporationInventors: Rudolf Faust, Savvas Hadjikyriacou, Toshio Suzuki, Maneesh Bahadur
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Publication number: 20040072040Abstract: An energy storage system has a first pressurized tank for carrying water and hydrogen gas and a second pressurized tank for carrying water and oxygen gas. A first output line connects to the pressurized tank for carrying hydrogen gas from the tank. A second output line connects to the second pressurized tank for carrying oxygen gas from the second tank. The energy storage system has a differential-pressure relief valve connected to the output lines to maintain the gases within a defined pressure differential. A water line connects to both pressurized tanks for maintaining relative water levels in the tanks. An electrolyzer is maintained under pressure and receives water from at least one of the pressurized tanks and creates hydrogen gas and oxygen gas for storage in the pressurized tanks. An accumulator connects to the output lines and having a movable diaphragm that separates the gases and moves to adjust volume to equalize pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: John J. Duffy, Daniel Shapiro
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Publication number: 20030230743Abstract: Antioxidant polymers of the present invention comprise repeat units that include one or both of Structural Formulas (I) and (II): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Applicant: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Ashok L. Cholli, Vijayendra Kumar, Jayant Kumar, Virinder Singh Parmar, Lynne Ann Samuelson, Ferdinando F. Bruno
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Publication number: 20030162858Abstract: Disclosed herein are radiation-curable polymers, a method of preparing radiation-curable polymers and compositions containing radiation-curable polymers. Radiation-curable polymers and compositions containing radiation-curable polymers are useful as coatings and adhesives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2001Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Rudolf Faust, Savvas Hadjikyriacou, Toshio Suzuki, Maneesh Bahadur
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Patent number: 6569651Abstract: The micelle contains multiple units, each of which contains a hydrophobic part and a hydrophilic part. A preferred unit is dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid. Borate-containing electrolytes include trifluoroborate, trimethylborate and hydrobis(pyridine)boron. Enzymes include peroxidases such as horseradish peroxidase or lignin peroxidase, and laccase. Monomers include unsubstituted and substituted anilines and unsubstituted and substituted phenols. A method is provided for enzymatic polymerization which includes (1) obtaining a reaction mixture including a monomer, a template, and an enzyme; and (2) incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the monomer to align along the template and polymerize to form a polymer-template complex. The template can be a micelle, a borate-containing electrolyte, or lignin sulfonate.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1999Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, University Massachusetts LowellInventors: Lynne A. Samuelson, Sukant K. Tripathy, Ferdinando Bruno, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Jayant Kumar, Wei Liu
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Patent number: 6534294Abstract: A method of producing biosynthetic copolymers comprising glucose and glucose analogs is provided. Glucose:glucose analog copolymers such as glucose:glucosamine, glucose:N-acetylglucosamine and glucose:glucosamine:N-acetylglucosamine are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignees: Trustees of Tufts College, University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Jin Woo Lee, Walter G. Yeomans, Alfred L. Allen, Fang Deng, Richard A. Gross, David L. Kaplan
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Patent number: 6469115Abstract: A method for preparing a moisture-curable, virtually telechelic, silyl-functional polyisobutylene is disclosed, said method comprising reacting, in the presence of a Lewis acid, (A) isobutylene; (B) an initiator of the formula (C) a styryl comonomer of the formula wherein R is selected from H or methyl group, R′ is a divalent non-aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R″ is independently selected from alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, R′″ is a divalent non-aromatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X is independently a halogen group, Y is halogen and n is independently 1, 2 or 3.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2000Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignees: Dow Corning Corporation, University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Rudolf Faust, Savvas E. Hadjikyriacou, Aroop Kumar Roy, Toshio Suzuki
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Publication number: 20020146155Abstract: A method and apparatus for computing correlating images for image recognition is provided. In particular, the method is used to compare images of a biometric object to authorize an individual or verify whether an individual is the person he claims to be. The biometric objects may include fingerprints, hand or palm prints, and retina scans. The method uses a deviation of symmetry of correlation functions to determine whether the images are of a same object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Applicant: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Samson Mil'shtein, Joel Therrien
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Patent number: 6399193Abstract: A paint film particularly for servicing an automobile body part including: a clear coat layer of a sheet of polymer, said sheet having chemical resistance, weatherability and optical clarity, said sheet having an outer surface and an opposed bonding surface; a color layer adhered to said bonding surface, said color layer, said color layer including an adhesive and at least one color pigment; and a support layer of an extruded film adhered to said color layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: The University of Massachusetts LowellInventor: Thomas McKnight Ellison
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Patent number: 6294593Abstract: Crosslinkable polymers which can exhibit second order nonlinear optical properties and methods of forming and crosslinking such polymers are disclosed. The crosslinkable polymers are combined with a crosslinking agent. Optionally, the crosslinking agent can exhibit second order nonlinear optical properties. In one embodiment, the crosslinking agent is thermally reactive. Alternatively the crosslinking agent is photoreactive. The combined polymer and crosslinking agent are exposed to an electric field which is sufficient to cause a component of the polymer which can exhibit second order nonlinear optical properties to be poled. The polymer is then crosslinked by the crosslinking agent. The crosslinking agent can be a guest compound that is-covalently bound to the polymer, which operates as a host compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1992Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Ru Jong Jeng, Jayant Kumar, Braja K. Mandal, Sukant Kishore Tripathy
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Patent number: 6268451Abstract: A method for preparing a moisture-curable, pseudo-telechelic, silyl-functional polyisobutylene terpolymer is disclosed, said method comprising reacting, in the presence of a Lewis acid and a solvent, (A) an isobutylene monomer; (B) a isopropenylphenyl comonomer having the formula (C) a vinylphenyl comonomer of the formula wherein R′ is a divalent non-aromatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R″ is independently selected from alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, R is a divalent non-aromatic hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X is independently a hydrolyzable group and n is independently 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that rAC is greater than 1 and rAB is less than 1, wherein rAB is the reactivity ratio of said isobutylene in the presence of said comonomer (B) and said solvent and rAC is the reactivity ratio of said isobutylene in the presence of said comonomer (C) and said solvent.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignees: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Dow Corning Corporation LowellInventors: Rudolf Faust, Savvas E. Hadjikyriacou, Toshio Suzuki
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Patent number: 6153272Abstract: A polymer surface in contact with a liquid crystal medium is exposed to polarized light, whereby a covalently bound anisotropic component of the polymer surface aligns in response to the polarized light. Alignment of the anisotropic component causes alignment of the liquid crystal medium. An interference pattern of two polarized lights causes the covalently bound anisotropic component to form microgrooves on the polymer surface. A liquid crystal cell includes at least one polymer surface that has a covalently bound anisotropic component that can align in response to polarized light and a liquid crystal in contact with the polymer surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1998Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Dong-Yu Kim, Jayant Kumar, Sukant Tripathy
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Patent number: 6051657Abstract: There is disclosed a method for preparing a silyl-functional living cationic polymer which can be subsequently coupled to form a moisture-curable telechelic system, said method comprising reacting, in the presence of a Lewis acid,(A) at least one cationically polymerizable monomer with(B) an initiator of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, R' is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having at least 3 carbon atoms, X is halogen, Y is selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy. acyloxy and hydroxyl groups and a is 1, 2 or 3.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignees: Dow Corning Asia, Ltd., University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Rudolf Faust, Savvas E. Hadjikyriacou, Toshio Suzuki
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Patent number: 6046281Abstract: A method for coupling a living cationic polymer is disclosed, said method comprising reacting the living cationic polymer with an organic compound having at least 2 furan rings in its molecule, said reaction taking place in the presence of a Lewis acid. Preferably, the living cationic polymer is first prepared by polymerizing at least one monomer selected from isobutylene, isoprene or a styrenic monomer using a specific initiator, this reaction also being carried out in the presence of a Lewis acid.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1997Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignees: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Dow Corning CorporationInventors: Rudolf Faust, Savvas E. Hadjikyriacou, Toshio Suzuki
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Patent number: 6037830Abstract: A uniform tailored electrical field in a multigate field effect D-mode transistor is automatically provided by a feedback circuit which couples drain bias voltages to the gates of a multigate transistor to bias the gates incrementally such that the highest voltage is applied to the gate nearest the drain while the lowest voltage is applied to the gate nearest the source. E-mode multigate FET's carry higher gate voltage on the gate close to the source compared to a gate voltage on a last gate, located close to the drain. The proper distribution of gate voltages improves the transconductance G.sub.m of the transistor and decreases gate capacitance C.sub.gs, which increases the speed of operation of a multigate FETs.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1998Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Samson Mil'shtein, Sergey Nabokin, Shixian Sui
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Patent number: 6018018Abstract: Polymers are formed enzymatically in the presence of an oligomeric or polymeric template. The method includes combining at least one redox monomer or, in some cases, a redox oligomer, with a template and an enzyme, such as horseradish peroxidase, to form a reaction mixture. The redox monomer or oligomer aligns along the template before or during the polymerization, the template thereby affecting at least one physical property of the resulting polymer, such as the molecular weight or shape of the polymer. In one embodiment, the template can be a polyelectrolyte or an optically active polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: University of Massachusetts LowellInventors: Lynne A. Samuelson, K. Shridhara Alva, Jayant Kumar, Sukant K. Tripathy