Patents Assigned to University
  • Passively cooled high power electric cable, system and method
    Patent number: 11571978
    Abstract: A charging cable apparatus having a connector, an electrically-conductive cable extending from the connector, the cable configured to be connectable to a charging station for receiving a charging current from the charging station, and having a heat pipe with a phase change section having a wicking structure, the wicking structure having a working fluid therein during operation for receiving heat generated during current flow within the cable. The charging cable apparatus may further have an external condensing surface in fluid communication with the phase change section of the heat pipe for accelerating condensation of evaporated working fluid. The charging cable apparatus may be connected to a charging station for charging an electric battery such as a battery of an electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, The Board of the Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Hamidreza Shabgard, Amir Faghri, Kenneth Goodson, Mehdi Asheghi
  • Methods for synthesizing vinylidenes and alkenes
    Patent number: 11572355
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide synthetic methods for the synthesis of N-substituted vinylidene and alkene compounds in addition to compounds formed from such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama
    Inventors: Jason Edward Bara, Kathryn Elizabeth O'Harra
  • Evacuation dam frame
    Patent number: 11571285
    Abstract: An evacuation dam apparatus including a frame having a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and two side frame members. A working area formed by the frame, a plurality of ports adjacent the working area, an outlet fluidly coupled with the plurality of ports. A fluid flow from at least a portion of the plurality of ports to the outlet forms a fluid flow path across the working area and at least a portion of the fluid flow path is formed within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Loma Linda University
    Inventors: Abraham Montalvo, Jessica Kim, Joseph Caruso, Seth Myhre, Roberto Savignano
  • Method for treating subjects suffering from chronic ulcers
    Patent number: 11571494
    Abstract: A method, material, and kit for promoting neutrophils and monocytes to localize at a chronic ulcer site, promoting formation of a multi-layered cell structure in the ulcer site, promoting conversion of monocytes to macrophages, promoting secretion of the patient's own growth factors, promoting tissue proliferation and cell migration, promoting production and cross-linking of collagen at the chronic ulcer site, promoting growth of endothelial cells, promoting angiogenesis that was stalled at the chronic ulcer site, promoting formation of a vascular network and granulation, promoting oxygenation of the chronic ulcer site, and reducing one or more of purulent drainage, erythema, pain, warming, tenderness, induration, and bleeding at the chronic ulcer site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Geistlich Pharma AG, University of Southern California
    Inventors: Charles Zelen, David G. Armstrong, Paul Glat, Jarrod Kaufman, Marco Mehr, Lothar Schloesser, Mark Spilker
  • Nonvolatile memory device with vertical string including semiconductor and resistance change layers, and method of operating the same
    Patent number: 11574677
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device and a method of operating the same are provided. The nonvolatile memory device may include a memory cell array having a vertical stack-type structure, a control logic, and a bit line. The memory cell array may include memory cells that each include corresponding portions of a semiconductor layer and a resistance change layer. The control logic, in a read operation, may be configured to apply a first voltage to a non-select memory cell and a second voltage to a non-select memory cell. The first voltage turns on current only in the semiconductor layer portion of the non-select memory cell. The second voltage turns on current in both the semiconductor layer and resistance change layer portions of the select memory cell. The bit line may be configured to apply a read voltage to the select memory cell during the read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jungho Yoon, Cheol Seong Hwang, Soichiro Mizusaki, Youngjin Cho
  • Bank-selective power efficient content-addressable memory
    Patent number: 11574680
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power efficient content-addressable memory (CAM) architecture that is implementable on FPGAs. The provided CAM architecture comprises an array of CAM cells having a width CW and a depth CD, and being grouped into a B number of memory banks. Each of the CAM cells is configured for storing a memory bit and comprises a plurality of flip-flops configured to store at least a masking bit indicating the ternary nature of the stored memory bit and a storing bit saving the binary information of the stored memory bit. The provided CAM architecture allows activating only one bank in multiple banks irrespective of nature of the data set and is updated in a single access and saves power consumption by only accessing the memory in the activated bank. The dynamic power consumption is reduced by 40% compared with the state-of-the-art FPGA-based CAMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Muhammad Irfan, Ray C. C. Cheung, Zahid Ullah
  • Endarterectomy device
    Patent number: 11571238
    Abstract: An endarterectomy device configured to remove plaque from an occluded artery is disclosed. The endarterectomy device uses an adjustable wire loop end effector to establish and advance a dissection plane in the subadventitial space of the artery. The endarterectomy device is passed down the length of an artery in the subadventitial plane, adjusting the size of the wire loop end effector as needed to navigate the artery and dissect a plaque column, until the end of the plaque is reached. The wire loop end effector is then used as a plaque cutter to transect the distal end of the plaque column. The endarterectomy device is further configured along its length with support arms that facilitate removal of the plaque column as the device is removed from the artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Oregon Health & Science University
    Inventors: Gregory Landry, Stevan Wittenbrock, Daniel R. Baker, Christopher John Jensen
  • Surface functionalization of cellulose and other substrates
    Patent number: 11572417
    Abstract: The invention provides a mild procedure for the functionalization of cellulose and other substrates with a detection reagent such as N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine and is able to achieve much higher functionalization density than previously reported. A paper-based device created using cellulose functionalized according to the invention allowed for much lower detection limits for nitrite in various kinds of water samples than have been seen using paper-based devices. In addition, grafting of N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine to cellulose improved the stability of the N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine in the presence of moisture and light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Teresa L. Mako, Mindy Levine, Jason Dwyer
  • Automated specimen deposition systems and associated methods
    Patent number: 11573242
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable automated spray deposition of biological specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. Aspects of the technology are directed, for example, to automated specimen deposition systems and methods of generating high-quality, reproducible specimen-bearing microscope slides in automated processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: NanoCytomics, LLC, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Jarema Czarnecki, Justin Derbas, Sergey Rozhok, Hariharan Subramanian, Parvathi Viswanathan
  • Peptide-linked drug delivery system
    Patent number: 11571481
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a systemically administered peptide delivery platform that biodistributes to the kidney or urinary tract. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating a disease of the kidney or urinary tract in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Cornell University, Tu Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Shek Hang Benedict Law, Vanessa Bellat, Benjamin Byung-min Choi
  • Nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries
    Patent number: 11575154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries. The a nitrogen-doped sulfide-based solid electrolyte for all-solid batteries includes a compound with an argyrodite-type crystal structure represented by the following Formula 1: LiaPSbNcXd??[Formula 1] wherein 6?a?7, 3?b?6, 0?c?1, 0?d?2, and each X is the same or different halogen atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Ju Yeong Seong, Yong Jun Jang, Hong Seok Min, Sa Heum Kim, Yong Sub Yoon, Pil Gun Oh, Dong Wook Shin, Chan Hwi Park, Jin Oh Son
  • Dynamic wireless power transfer base pad
    Patent number: 11571975
    Abstract: A dynamic wireless power transfer base pad can include a housing, a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor. The first conductor can be disposed within the housing substantially along a circumference and can be configured to conduct a first current to produce a first magnetic field. The second conductor can be disposed at a first end within the housing and can be configured to conduct a second current to produce a second magnetic field. A magnetic field at the first end can include a constructive superimposition of the first magnetic field with the second magnetic field. The third conductor can be disposed at a second end within the housing and can be configured to conduct a third current to produce a third magnetic field. A magnetic field at the second end can include a constructive superimposition of the first magnetic field with the third magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Utah State University
    Inventors: Abhilash Kamineni, Reebal Nimri
  • Fast label-free method for mapping cardiac physiology
    Patent number: 11571128
    Abstract: A system and method for mapping metabolic data of a heart. The system has a light source directing light onto the heart, one or more lenses for focusing an image of the heart, and a fluorescent detector receiving the focused image and generating transients and/or waves to map metabolic cardiac data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The George Washington University
    Inventors: Jaclyn Brennan, Igor R. Efimov
  • Use of polyoxometalate mediators
    Patent number: 11572629
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing hydrogen using a mediator that is capable of reversibly donating and accepting four or more electrons. A method of the invention comprises the steps of reducing a mediator by four or more electrons to yield a reduced mediator, and oxidising a reduced mediator to yield a mediator, and reducing protons to yield hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Glasgow
    Inventors: Leroy Cronin, Mark Symes, Jia-Jia Chen
  • Cyclonic vehicular traffic pollution control system
    Patent number: 11571644
    Abstract: A filter may remove PM2.5 and/or other airborne pollutants, which filter has fibers of an average diameter of no more than 500 nm, the fibers of at least 90 wt. % polyacrylonitrile, relative to all fibers in the filter; and a catalyst of at least 90 wt. % TiO2, relative to all catalytic metals in the filter, dispersed onto the fibers. The fibers need not be charged. The TiO2 may be condensed or precipitated onto the fibers out of a liquid containing the TiO2 and the fibers by simple methods. The catalyst may be activated by UV irradiation to decompose particulate matter having an average particle size of 2.5 ?m or less, i.e., PM2.5, and/or other airborne pollutants from air. Such filters may be implemented around areas of vehicle traffic, e.g., as elements of traffic lights, and may be used to controllably purify polluted air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Khaled Fikry Salama
  • Method of fabricating patterned cellulose nanocrystal composite nanofibers and nano thin films and their applications
    Patent number: 11572450
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating patterned cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite nanofibers and thin films for optical and electromagnetic sensor and actuator application, comprising the following steps of: selecting materials for fabricating patterned cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite nanofibers; and fabricating patterned CNCs composite nanofibers by incorporating secondary phases either during electrospinning or post-processing, wherein the secondary phases may include dielectrics, electrically or magnetically activated nanoparticles or polymers and biological cells mechanically reinforced by CNCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: National Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Yen-Tse Cheng
  • Method for electrolysis of water
    Patent number: 11572631
    Abstract: A method for electrolysis of water and a method for preparing a catalyst for electrolysis of water are provided. The method for electrolysis of water includes using a high entropy alloy as a catalyst. Further, the method for preparing a catalyst for electrolysis of water includes the steps of placing a substrate in an aqueous electrolyte containing a high entropy alloy precursor and performing an electroplating process on the substrate to form a high entropy alloy catalyst on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: National Tsing Hua University, Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd., Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd., DAIREN CHEMICAL CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Lun Huang, Shih-Yuan Lu
  • Generative adversarial network device and training method thereof
    Patent number: 11574199
    Abstract: A generative adversarial network device and a training method thereof. The generative adversarial network device includes a generator and a discriminator. The generator is configured to generate a first sample according to an input data; the discriminator is coupled to the generator, and is configured to receive the first sample and be trained based on the first sample; the generator includes a first memristor array serving as a first weight array. The generative adversarial network device can omit a process of adding noise to fake samples generated by the generator, thereby saving training time, reducing resource consumption and improving training speed of the generative adversarial network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Huaqiang Wu, Bin Gao, Yudeng Lin, He Qian
  • Reaction mixture for synthesis of alpha1-2-fucosides
    Patent number: 11572548
    Abstract: ?1-2-fucosyltransferases, and methods and compositions for making and using ?1-2-fucosyltransferases, are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Xi Chen, Chao Zhao, Hai Yu
  • Television support tilt mechanism
    Patent number: D977466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Martin van Til, Niek Fox, Luigi D'Andrea