Patents Assigned to University
  • Patent number: 11077120
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to Prostaglandin receptor EP2 antagonists, derivatives, compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing conditions and diseases in which EP2 receptor activation has a physiological role, such as but not limited to, brain injury, inflammatory diseases, neuroinflammation after a seizure, pain, endometriosis, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, skin inflammation, vascular inflammation, colitis, and neurological disorders by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Thota Ganesh, Jianxiong Jiang, Raymond Dingledine
  • Patent number: 11077129
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of nicotinoyl ribosides and nicotinamide riboside derivatives and their methods of use. In some embodiments, the invention relates to methods of making nicotinoyl ribosides. In some embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and nutritional supplements containing a nicotinoyl riboside. In further embodiments, the invention relates to methods of using nicotinoyl ribosides and nicotinamide riboside derivatives that promote the increase of intracellular levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in cells and tissues for improving cell and tissue survival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Anthony A. Sauve, Tianle Yang Redanz
  • Patent number: 11079448
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for correcting receiver bias during quantitative proton density mapping with magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF). The method comprises acquiring MRF data from a region of interest in a subject by performing a pulse sequence using a series of varied sequence blocks to elicit a series of signal evolutions. The method further comprises comparing the MRF data to a MRF dictionary to simultaneously map proton density and another tissue property from the region of interest, the proton density map having a proton density signal and a receiver sensitivity profile signal. The method also includes quantifying the proton density signal and the receiver sensitivity profile signal using parameters provided by the proton density map and the tissue property map, and generating a quantitative map from the region of interest based on the proton density signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Mark A. Griswold, Anagha Deshmane
  • Patent number: 11079277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spectral imaging apparatus and method featuring in that spectra are obtained from the captured photographs for composition analysis. In addition, the environment can be protected by using to the spectral imaging device and method. Furthermore, a true color photo can also be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventor: Ching-Fuh Lin
  • Patent number: 11079284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface source blackbody. The plane source blackbody comprises a panel, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes. The panel comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A carbon nanotube array is located on the first surface of the panel. The carbon nanotube array comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes. The plurality of carbon nanotubes are substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the panel. The carbon nanotube array has a high emissivity, so the plane source blackbody using the carbon nanotube array as a surface material has a high effective emissivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Guang Wang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11078600
    Abstract: In a method of electrospinning nanofibres, a non-conductive laminate fibre collection structure (22) is placed on the surface of a conductive collector (18, FIG. 1). The laminate structure has a base layer (26) proximal to the collector and a fibre support layer (24). A pair of spaced first apertures (32) and a second aperture (34) located between them are defined through the fibre support layer (24). A pair of spaced third apertures (38) are defined through the base layer (26), each third aperture being aligned with one of the first apertures to define an opening (40) through the laminate structure. During electro spinning, the fibre is attracted to one of the openings (40) where it forms a bridge across the respective first aperture (32). A charge in the collected fibre builds up until the fibre is repelled and it moves to the nearest lowest potential region which is the second opening on the opposite side of the second aperture (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Nottingham Trent University
    Inventors: Robert Stevens, Joseph Chemmarappally
  • Patent number: 11079584
    Abstract: A method for use in optical imaging, a system for using in optical imaging, and an optical system includes a controller arranged to determine an intermediate position of a sample upon a detection of a completion of a first movement of the sample, and to derive an optimal position associated with the intermediate position; a manipulator arranged to move the sample from the intermediate position to the optimal position with a second movement; wherein the sample is arranged to be observed using an optical instrument in the optimal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Yajing Shen, Haojian Lu
  • Patent number: 11077758
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle control unit (VCU) and an operation method thereof that calculate a speed variation of a vehicle based on input information, predict an average speed of the vehicle based on the calculated speed variation, generate a first speed profile based on the predicted average speed, and generate a second speed profile by applying speed noise information to the first speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Daebong Jung, Mo-Yuen Chow, Habiballah Rahimi Eichi, Jinyong Jeon
  • Patent number: 11078302
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of forming (co)polymers from polymerizable compositions, the methods comprising irradiating the polymerizable compositions with light, wherein the polymerizable compositions comprise a polymerization initiator having an absorption band and exhibiting triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion and a monomer. Also disclosed herein are methods of additive manufacturing using the methods of forming (co)polymers described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Felix N. Castellano, Nancy Awwad, Anh Thy Bui
  • Patent number: 11076743
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; an aft balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the aft balloon; a pair of hollow push tubes slidably mounted to the sleeve, the pair of hollow push tubes being connected to one another at their distal ends with a raised push tube bridge, the raised push tube bridge being configured to nest an endoscope therein; and a fore balloon secured to the distal ends of the pair of hollow push tubes, the interior of the fore balloon being in fluid communication with the interiors of the pair of hollow push tubes, wherein the fore balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein (i) when the fore balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and (ii) when the fore balloon is in its inflated condition, the ax
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Cornell University
    Inventors: John Frederick Cornhill, Jeffrey Milsom, Sameer Sharma, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Christopher Dillon, Gabriel Greeley, Rahul Sathe, Matthew DeNardo, Ashley Whitney, Jeremy Van Hill, Anthony Assal, Stephen Evans, Timothy Robinson, Alan Fortunate, Audrey Bell, Richard Yazbeck, Brian David Chouinard, Phal Kun Chan, William Rebh
  • Patent number: 11082716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. In video encoding and decoding, inter-prediction information for a target block may be derived, and inter prediction for a target block may be performed using the derived inter-prediction information. Combined inter-prediction information may be performed by combining multiple pieces of inter-prediction information, and the combined inter-prediction information may be added as a candidate to a list used for inter prediction. One of candidates in the list may be selected for inter prediction for the target block, and inter prediction using the selected candidate may be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Korea Aerospace University
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Lee, Jung-Won Kang, Hyunsuk Ko, Sung-Chang Lim, Ha-Hyun Lee, Dong-San Jun, Hui-Yong Kim, Jae-Gon Kim, Do-Hyeon Park, Yong-Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 11078493
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of stably integrating a DNA sequence of interest into a target genomic DNA sequence of a host cell, wherein the target genomic DNA sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, as well as a kit for use in said method. Also provided is a method of generating a circular DNA construct essentially consisting of a DNA sequence of interest and a nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Harshyaa Makhija, Peter Droge
  • Patent number: 11078254
    Abstract: Provided is a highly sensitive and less expensive lectin-immobilized base material (for example, a lectin plate), such as lectin-immobilized base material having stable qualities and being able to be sufficiently washed after a target sugar chain-containing antigen binds thereto. Further provided is a method for immobilizing lectin to a base material therefor. Particularly provided are: a method whereby a lectin-peptide fusion, in which a peptide capable of adsorbing to a base material surface such as a polystyrene (PS) tag is fused with the N-terminal side or C-terminal side of lectin capable of recognizing a target sugar chain, is immobilized on the peptide side to a base material; and a lectin-immobilized base material produced by this method. By using the lectin-immobilized base material, a target sugar chain-containing antigen can be highly sensitively and evenly measured and, moreover, target sugar chain-containing cells, etc. can be separated (concentrated and harvested).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Nissan Chemical Corporation, National University Corporation Kyoto Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tateno, Junko Katayama, Kazutaka Matoba, Yoichi Kumada
  • Patent number: 11078157
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a donor compound that releases H2S by reacting with a reactive compound. The donor compound embodiments described herein can be used to deliver H2S to a subject or a sample and further can be used to administer therapeutic agents. The donor compound embodiments also can facilitate bioconjugation. Methods of making and using the donor compound embodiments also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: University of Oregon
    Inventors: Michael D. Pluth, Matthew M. Cerda
  • Patent number: 11078269
    Abstract: IL-11R? antibodies are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the IL-11R? antibodies, and methods using the IL-11R? antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Singapore Health Services PTE LTD, National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Stuart Alexander Cook, Sebastian Schaefer
  • Patent number: 11078260
    Abstract: Isolated monoclonal antibodies are disclosed herein that specifically bind endoplasmin. In some embodiments these antibodies are fully human. Recombinant nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including these nucleic acids, and host cells transformed with these expression vectors are also disclosed herein. In several embodiments the disclosed antibodies are of use for detecting and/or treating tumors that express endoplasmin, such as melanoma, breast cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, renal cancer, lung cancer, glioma, bladder cancer, ovarian cancer or pancreatic cancer. In one example, the tumor is a melanoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Soldano Ferrone, Xinhui Wang, Thomas P. Conrads, Elvira Favoino, Brian L. Hood
  • Patent number: 11080371
    Abstract: The present invention involves with a method and system of state consistency protection for Intel software guard extension (SGX). In a method of state consistency protection for a central processing unit capable of creating enclaves, the central processing unit supports creation of at least one enclave, wherein the central processing unit communicates with a remote server providing services for the central processing unit through remote communication and the remote server has a remote attestation module, configuring the remote attestation module to facilitate the completion of every execution state storing operation and/or every execution state restoring operation, wherein the remote attestation refers to an attestation mechanism by which the central processing unit proves to the remote server that it has created the specific enclave in a local platform so that the remote server trusts the specific enclave. The present invention does not require special hardware and is favorable to cross-platform migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Huazhong University of Science And Technology
    Inventors: Hai Jin, Weizhong Qiang, Zezhao Dong
  • Patent number: 11082847
    Abstract: For wireless communication method, a to-be-transmitting signal is divided into (n+1) packets using a key pre-agreed to by a transmitter and a receiver, where n is a positive integer. The to-be-transmitted signal comprising a regular signal and a tag signal, said tag signal forming an authentication signal. When the difference between received amplitude values of the regular signal and tag signal fail to meet a first pre-determined requirement, a first power parameter adjustment factor is determined for the n packets preceding an (n+1)th packet and a second power parameter adjustment factor is determined for the (n+1)th packet, as well as an energy-limited condition of the to-be-transmitted signal power. The transmitted power of the respective (n+1) packets is then adjusted according to the corresponding power parameter adjustment factor before the to-be-transmitted signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen University
    Inventors: Ning Xie, Li Zhang, Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 11077105
    Abstract: Methods of treating mitochondrial fatty acid b-oxidation and/or transport disorders arising from mutant proteins in the mitochondrial fatty acid ?-oxidation and transport metabolic pathways in patients are provided. The methods modulate the mitochondrial fatty acid ?-oxidation pathway at the last step so that the product of the mutant protein accumulates and stabilizes the mutant protein and/or the substrate(s)/product(s) of the down stream reactions accumulate and possibly bind to allosteric sites on the mutant protein to stabilize it. Trimetazidine pharmacodynamics function as such in the ?-oxidation pathway. Further, a synergistic effect is observed where trimetazidine and PPAR? agonist combination enhanced enzyme activity and presence significantly more than either alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Al-Walid A. Mohsen, Gerard Vockley
  • Patent number: 11076836
    Abstract: A dual-mode ultrasound system provides real-time imaging and therapy delivery using the same transducer elements of a transducer array. The system may use a multi-channel driver to drive the elements of the array. The system uses a real-time monitoring and feedback image control of the therapy based on imaging data acquired using the dual-mode ultrasound array (DMUA) of transducer elements. Further, for example, multi-modal coded excitation may be used in both imaging and therapy modes. Still further, for example, adaptive, real-time refocusing for improved imaging and therapy can be achieved using, for example, array directivity vectors obtained from DMUA pulse-echo data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Emad S. Ebbini, Andrew J. Casper, Dalong Liu, John R. Ballard