Patents Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE
  • Patent number: 10302245
    Abstract: In one aspect, kits for constructing an apparatus are described herein which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate desirable modularity, adjustability, and reconfigurability. A kit for constructing an apparatus described herein comprises a plurality of modular blocks and fastening pins and coupling pins for connecting the modular blocks to one another. A modular block comprises a first face having one or more first apertures for receiving fastening pins and an adjacent second face having one or more second apertures for receiving coupling pins. A fastening pin comprises a sidewall aperture for receiving a coupling pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Stuart T. Smith, Stephen C. Howard
  • Patent number: 10284580
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting and defeating a low and slow application DDoS attack, comprising: computing the Entropy of a plurality of detectors, at least in part selected from a group Geo detector, a group response size detector, a group preference detector, and an individual client behavior detector, wherein the plurality of detectors each describe a feature of traffic affected by the DDoS attack; composing the plurality of detectors on one or more of a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve basis and a correlation basis; and implementing a countermeasure to mitigate the DDoS attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
    Inventors: Ehab Al-Shaer, Qi Duan
  • Publication number: 20190125882
    Abstract: Isatoic anhydride derivatives having an N-substituent which includes a quaternary ammonium group are useful for labeling and/or functionalizing a target material and/or for coupling materials together. The isatoic anhydride derivatives of the present disclosure can be advantageously water soluble, easily prepared and purified. Isatoic anhydride derivatives useful in the present disclosure preferably have at least one chemically reactive group or at least one binding group or at least one detectable label. Anthranilate derivatives made from the isatoic anhydrides derivatives or otherwise and kits including the isatoic anhydride derivatives are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Craig A. OGLE, Anthony J. FOWLER
  • Patent number: 10254169
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical detector device, including: a metal absorber layer; and a dielectric cover layer coupled to the metal absorber layer, wherein the dielectric cover layer includes one or more antireflective structured surfaces. The optical detector device further includes one or more of a passive substrate layer and an active thermoelectric element layer coupled to the metal absorber layer opposite the dielectric cover layer. The one or more antireflective structured surfaces each utilize a random pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Menelaos K. Poutous, Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Lynda E. Busse, Brandon L. Shaw
  • Patent number: 10203195
    Abstract: A measurement method and system include illuminating an object to be measured with light at two different wavelengths and an incident angle; capturing an image of the object; detecting a frequency of an interference pattern from the image using Fractional Bi-Spectrum Analysis; and calculating a thickness of the object based on the Fractional Bi-Spectrum Analysis. The thickness is calculated based on a relationship between the thickness and the frequency of the interference pattern. The Fractional Bi-Spectrum Analysis is performed on a linear medium with the two different wavelengths being known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Faramarz Farahi, Gelareh Babaie, Mehrdad Abolbashari
  • Patent number: 10203526
    Abstract: A semiconductor junction may include a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may include a first semiconductor material and the second layer may be deposited on the first layer and may include a second material. The valence band maximum of the second material is higher than a conduction band minimum of the first semiconductor material, thereby allowing a flow of a majority of free carriers across the semiconductor junction between the first and second layers to be diffusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Raphael Tsu, Michael Fiddy, Tsinghua Her
  • Patent number: 10197216
    Abstract: In one aspect, kits for constructing an apparatus are described herein which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate desirable modularity, adjustability, and reconfigurability. A kit for constructing an apparatus described herein comprises a plurality of modular blocks and fastening sleeves, sleeve pins and coupling pins for connecting the modular blocks to one another. A modular block comprises a series of first apertures for receiving one or more of the fastening sleeves and series of second apertures for receiving the sleeve pins to secure the fastening sleeves in the first apertures, wherein the second apertures intersect the first apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Stuart T. Smith, Stephen C. Howard
  • Patent number: 10179175
    Abstract: Isatoic anhydride derivatives having an N-substituent which includes a quaternary ammonium group are useful for labeling and/or functionalizing a target material and/or for coupling materials together. The isatoic anhydride derivatives of the present disclosure can be advantageously water soluble, easily prepared and purified. Isatoic anhydride derivatives useful in the present disclosure preferably have at least one chemically reactive group or at least one binding group or at least one detectable label. Anthranilate derivatives made from the isatoic anhydrides derivatives or otherwise and kits including the isatoic anhydride derivatives are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Craig A. Ogle, Anthony J. Fowler
  • Patent number: 10149620
    Abstract: Novel methods and systems to map the structure of blood vessels and monitor the flow of blood through these vascular networks using thermal imaging techniques. To obtain high contrast thermal images of the vascular structure in tissue, there must be a temperature difference between the blood/blood vessels and surrounding tissue. If the blood and blood vessels are warmer than the surrounding tissue, the vessels will appear brighter in thermal infrared images. A temperature contrast between blood vessels and the surrounding tissue can be achieved through selective heating of the blood. Hemoglobin has major absorption peaks near 420 and 530 nm, while absorption due to water (the dominant component of soft tissue) is significantly lower at these wavelengths. Irradiation of blood and tissue at these wavelengths produces selective heating of the blood compared to the surrounding soft tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
    Inventors: Jason Case, Susan Trammell
  • Patent number: 10141866
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for a multi-level inverter to convert direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). The inverter may comprise first, second and third capacitors electrically coupled in series between a positive DC rail and a negative DC rail. A first pole switch bank of the inverter may comprise a plurality of first pole switches. A first pole may be electrically coupled to the first pole switch bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventor: Madhav Manjrekar
  • Publication number: 20180330422
    Abstract: Recommender systems and methods for the pricing and evaluation of fine art works. Fine art work market regulation using a crowd of recommender systems and methods built from relevant data and knowledge that is extracted from the Web. Advanced data mining techniques are used to construct a crowd of recommender systems for making recommendations about the pricing and evaluation of fine art works using the wisdom of selected members. The Semantic Web is a source of data and knowledge about artists and the associated fine art works. Relevant information is found and indexed using crawlers and deep Web crawlers. Advanced data mining techniques, including text mining, sentiment analysis, and guided folksonomy, are used to mine for knowledge and construct the recommender systems for the pricing of the fine art works. The wisdom of the constructed crowd is also used for identifying artists who can be recommended for promotion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
    Inventors: Zbigniew W. RAS, Anna GELICH
  • Patent number: 10121584
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of manufacture relating to PCB embedded inductors are described in the present disclosure. Namely, an example device includes a substrate having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface. The device also includes a plurality of upper conductors disposed along the upper surface and a plurality of lower conductors disposed along the lower surface. The upper conductors and the lower conductors are radially disposed about a central axis. Each of the upper conductors and the lower conductors includes a petal shape. A distance between adjacent upper conductors is less than a width of each upper conductor and a distance between adjacent lower conductors is less than a width of each lower conductor. The device also includes a plurality of through-substrate conductors connecting respective upper conductors to respective lower conductors so as to form a series electrical connection. The series electrical connection includes a toroid configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Mehrdad Biglarbegian, Neel Mayur Shah, Babak Parkhideh
  • Patent number: 10079039
    Abstract: A video annotation interface includes a video pane configured to display a video, a video timeline bar including a video play-head indicating a current point of the video which is being played, a segment timeline bar including initial and final handles configured to define a segment of the video for playing, and a plurality of color-coded comment markers displayed in connection with the video timeline bar. Each of the comment markers is associated with a frame or segment of the video and corresponds to one or more annotations for that frame or segment made by one of a plurality of users. Each of the users can make annotations and view annotations made by other users. The annotations can include annotations corresponding to a plurality of modalities, including text, drawing, video, and audio modalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Celine Latulipe, Vikash Singh, David Wilson, Sybil Huskey
  • Patent number: 10073812
    Abstract: A method to implement circuits and circuit elements having one or more ports may include digitizing, using analog-to-digital converters, continuous-time input signals received from one or more ports of a circuit to form discrete-time input signals. At a digital signal processor, the discrete-time input signals are received and the discrete-time input signals are processed to calculate a desired discrete-time output signals. Using digital-to-analog converters, the calculated desired discrete-time output signal are calculated to form outputs of continuous-time output signals at the one or more ports of the circuit. The continuous-time output signals are output to the same one or more ports that receive the continuous-time input signals; and producing, thereby, a desired relationship between the continuous-time output signals and the continuous-time input signals at the one or more ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventor: Thomas P. Weldon
  • Patent number: 10069304
    Abstract: A method for detecting and preventing islanding includes issuing a command to an inverter connected to a power source, where the inverter is coupled to a power grid and supplies power to the power grid, the command causes a frequency of a waveform output by the inverter to vary, and the frequency of the waveform output by the inverter is a command frequency, determining that a amount of change of the command frequency is a constant value for a predetermined amount of time, removing the power supplied by the inverter from the power grid, and determining whether the power grid is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: SINEWATTS, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Shibashis Bhowmik, Iman Mazhari, Babak Parkhideh
  • Patent number: 10029026
    Abstract: A system for disinfecting a fluid, including: a flow cell including one or more inlet ports and one or more outlet ports, wherein the flow cell is configured to communicate a fluid containing a biological contaminant from the one or more inlet ports to the one or more outlet portions through an interior portion thereof; and one or more point radiation sources disposed about the flow cell, wherein the one or more point radiation sources are operable for delivering radiation to the biological contaminant; wherein an interior surface of the flow cell is operable for reflecting the radiation delivered to the biological contaminant by the one or more point radiation sources; and wherein the interior surface of the flow cell is operable for reflecting the radiation delivered to the biological contaminant by the one or more point radiation sources such that a radiation intensity is uniform throughout the interior portion of the flow cell. In one exemplary embodiment, the flow cell is an integrating sphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE, AQUISENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Brittain Stokes, Jennifer Godwin Pagan, Thomas Andrew Schmedake
  • Patent number: 10026221
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to an automation process method to generate a set of wetland predictive variables using Light Detection and Ranging (“LiDAR”) data within a geographic information system (“GIS”) software platform, according to some embodiments, and to model and predict wetland in ArcGIS platform using the generated variable set. The automatic process also can run analysis on and display of the predicted wetland. The process is built by developing modules and connection in GIS. The above mentioned processes are automatically run and may just be run by one-button press, or on click, or separate buttons press, or separate clicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    Inventors: Sheng-Guo Wang, Libin Bai, Jing Deng, Meijuan Jia, Morgan Weatherford, LeiLani Paugh, Wenwu Tang, Mingzhi Chen, Shen-En Chen
  • Publication number: 20180196243
    Abstract: The present invention provides super-resolution optical imaging methods and systems, including: providing a sample to be optically imaged; providing a plurality of microstructures disposed substantially adjacent to a surface of the sample to be optically imaged; and providing a material disposed about the plurality of microstructures; wherein the plurality of microstructures have a first index of refraction; and wherein the material disposed about the plurality of microstructures has a second index of refraction that is substantially less than the first index of refraction of the plurality of microstructures. The plurality of microstructures include one of a plurality of microspheres and a plurality of microcylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Vasily N. ASTRATOV, Arash DARAFSHEH
  • Patent number: 10007109
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides wavelength discriminating imaging systems and methods that spatially separate (over different depths) the wavelength constituents of an image using a dispersive lens system or element, such that this spectral information may be exploited and used. The wavelength constituents of an image are deconstructed and identified over different depths using a dispersive lens system or element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Mehrdad Abolbashari, Faramarz Farahi
  • Patent number: 9997920
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for detecting an islanding condition at an inverter configured to couple a distributed generation system to an electrical grid network. A controller may determine a command frequency and a command frequency variation. The controller may determine that the command frequency variation indicates a potential islanding condition and send to the inverter an instruction to disconnect the distributed generation system from the electrical grid network. When the distributed generation system is disconnected from the electrical grid network, the controller may determine whether the grid network is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: SINEWATTS, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Shibashis Bhowmik, Iman Mazhari, Babak Parkhideh