Patents Assigned to University
  • Tree harvesting tool
    Patent number: 10485171
    Abstract: The tree harvesting tool is a tool adapted for attachment to a conventional lifter or lifting device for performing harvesting and pre-harvesting operations on a fruit tree. The tree harvesting tool includes a cylindrical shell, having an upper end and a lower end, at least one portion of the cylindrical shell defining a door. The cylindrical shell is adapted for encircling the trunk of the tree. A plurality of panels are pivotally secured to the lower end of the cylindrical shell to define an openable floor having a central opening for receiving the trunk of the tree. A circular track is mounted on the upper end of the cylindrical shell, such that a movable platform may be mounted thereon. A robotic arm is mounted on the movable platform for selectively operating and manipulating a tool for performing tree harvesting and pre-harvesting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: King Saud University
    Inventors: Mohamed Amine Mekhtiche, Mansour Mohammed A. Alsulaiman, Hassan Ismail H. Mathkour, Mohamed Abdelkader Bencherif, Mohammed Faisal Abdulqader Naji, Mohammed Mahdi Algabri, Ghulam Muhammad, Abdul Wadood, Hamid Abdulsalam Ghaleb, Khalid Nasser Almutib, Hedjar Tahar Ramdane, Amin Umar Syed, Fadl Dahan Naji, Hamdi Taher Altaheri
  • Antibiotic drug release sheath
    Patent number: 10485902
    Abstract: An implantable medical device having a sheath formed of a polymer material, wherein the sheath forms a reservoir attached to or around the implantable medical device, and wherein the reservoir is sealed with a biocompatible pressure responsive coating; wherein the biocompatible coating is stable for at least 7-day post implantation into a body, and can be mechanically ruptured by application of an exterior pressure generating force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Drexel University
    Inventors: Christopher K. Kepler, Alex Michael Sevit, Steven Michael Kurtz, Noreen J. Hickok, Flemming Forsberg, John R. Eisenbrey
  • Alkali ion conducting plastic crystals
    Patent number: 10490847
    Abstract: Inorganic plastic crystal electrolytes, also referred to herein as inorganic plastic crystal conductors or single ion conductors including [ABx-yCy]y?[M]y+, where A is a tetravalent to hexavalent atom; B is a monovalent ligand; C is an oxyanion; M is an alkali metal; x is 4 when A is tetravalent, x is 5 when A is pentavalent, and x is 6 when A is hexavalent; y is an integer from 1 to x?1 inclusive. [ABx-yCy]y?[M]y+ is rotationally disordered and ionically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: C. Austen Angell, Iolanda Santana Klein, Telpriore Greg Tucker
  • Chemically assisted rapid algae harvesting from dilute phase
    Patent number: 10487304
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to methods for the harvesting of biomass, in particular algae, from dilute aqueous suspension. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: adjusting the pH of the dilute aqueous suspension to cause disruption of the algal cell walls and exposure of the hydrophobic tails of the algal lipid bilayer; adding at least one organic solvent to the dilute aqueous suspension; and mixing the dilute aqueous suspension. The method may also include the steps of: waiting for formation of an organic layer from the dilute aqueous suspension; and recovering the organic layer. The organic layer rises to the top of the dilute aqueous suspension, allowing for mechanical separation or decanting of the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Inventors: Chen Zhang, James E. Smith, Jr.
  • Quantum dot light emitting devices
    Patent number: 10490762
    Abstract: In one aspect, light emitting devices are described herein. In some embodiments, a light emitting device described herein comprises an inorganic semiconductor substrate and a layer of quantum dots (QDs) covalently bonded to the inorganic semiconductor substrate. Such a device may further comprise an electrode and an overlayer positioned between the electrode and the layer of QDs. Moreover, the overlayer can be immediately adjacent to and in contact with the layer of QDs. Further, in some cases, the layer of QDs is a close-packed layer of QDs. Additionally, the light emitting device can be a green-emitting light emitting diode (LED) or an amber-emitting LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Michael G. Walter, Marcus Jones, Edward Stokes
  • Polyethylene glycol-conjugated glucocorticoid prodrugs and compositions and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10485809
    Abstract: Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated glucocorticoid prodrugs, methods of preparation, and use for the treatment of diseases and disorders are disclosed. In particular, PEG-conjugated dexamethasone compounds and methods of using them for treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to lupus, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Dong Wang, Fang Yuan, Zhenshan Jia, Xiaobei Wang
  • Vascular prosthesis for leak prevention during endovascular aneurysm repair
    Patent number: 10485903
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a process for treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endoleak with a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam device. First, a bifurcated stent graft is placed within the aneurysm while a micro guidewire is positioned within the aneurysm for future catheter access. Second, after placing the iliac graft extension, a catheter is introduced over wire to deliver embolic foams. Third, embolic foams expand and conform to the aneurysm wall. Fourth, embolic foams create a stable thrombus to prevent endoleak formation by isolating peripheral vessels from the aneurysm volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Shape Memory Medical, Inc., The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Duncan J. Maitland, Todd L. Landsman, John Horn, Landon Nash, Chung Yeh
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING MISFOLDED PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20190353662
    Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and compositions (e.g., kits) for the identification of subjects with misfolded proteins in their urine. For example, methods and compositions for determining that a urine sample from a pregnant woman contains or does not contain misfolded are provided. In some embodiments, the presence of misfolded proteins in a urine sample from a pregnant woman is an indication of preeclampsia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Irina Buhimschi, Catalin S. Buhimschi, Michael Choma, Hemant Tagare, Stephan Michael Jonas
  • Scintillation Detector and Associated Scintillation Detector Ring and Method
    Publication number: 20190353807
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel arrangement of photon sensors on a scintillation-crystal based gamma-ray detector that takes advantage of total internal reflection of scintillation light within the scintillation detector substrate. The present invention provides improved spatial resolution including depth-of-interaction (DOI) resolution while preserving energy resolution and detection efficiency, which is especially useful in small-animal or human positron emission tomography (PET) or other techniques that depend on high-energy gamma-ray detection. Moreover, the new geometry helps reduce the total number of readout channels required and eliminates the need to do complicated and repetitive cutting and polishing operations to form pixelated crystal arrays as is the standard in current PET detector modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Lars FURENLID, Xin LI
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID AUTOMATA MINING FROM INPUT-OUTPUT TRACES OF CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190354087
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mining hybrid automata from input-output traces of cyber-physical systems are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Sandeep K.S. Gupta, Ayan Banerjee, Imane Lamrani
  • METHOD FOR PRESERVING A VIRTUAL OBJECT
    Publication number: 20190354645
    Abstract: A method is provided for preserving a virtual object to be implemented by an electronic device including storage unit that stores actual data sets corresponding respectively to geographical regions, and each including an actual value of a parameter. The method includes steps of: obtaining a current position of the electronic device; acquiring one actual data set corresponding to the geographical region covering the current position; setting a virtual value of the parameter to the actual value of the corresponding actual data set; determining whether the virtual value falls within a range; when negative, determining whether an instruction is received within a time period; and when negative, outputting a notification of failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Ming-Yueh HWANG, Jon-Chao HONG, Chi-Ruei TSAI
  • COMPOSITE FLUORESCENT GOLD NANOCLUSTERS WITH HIGH QUANTUM YIELD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190352562
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are composite fluorescent gold nanoclusters with high quantum yield, as well as methods for manufacturing the same. According to some embodiments, the composite fluorescent gold nanocluster includes a gold nanocluster and a capping layer that encapsulates at least a portion of the outer surface of the gold nanocluster. The capping layer includes a matrix made of a benzene-based compound, and multiple phosphine-based compounds distributed across the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-An LIN, Cheng-Yi HUANG, Chia-Hui LIN, Tzu-Yin HOU
  • Method of Detecting Biological Material, and Chemiluminescent Indicator Used Therein
    Publication number: 20190353671
    Abstract: Provided is a method of detecting a biological material, by which quantitative measurement can be performed easily. The method of detecting a biological material in a sample includes: mixing, with the sample, a fusion protein (C) in which a protein (A) capable of binding the biological material and a chemiluminescent protein (B) are fused together and a substrate for the chemiluminescent protein (B); and observing a luminescent signal from the sample, wherein the protein (A) and the protein (B) are linked in such a manner that resonance energy transfer can occur, the protein (A) is either a protein (A1) that can emit fluorescence in a state where the biological material is bound thereto or a protein (A2) capable of binding an autofluorescent molecule as the biological material, and the protein (B) can excite fluorescence or autofluorescence of the protein (A) with its luminescence energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Osaka University
    Inventors: Takeharu Nagai, Yoshiyuki Arai
  • CATHODE STABILIZATION METHOD USING ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATIVE ADDITIVES IN AQUEOUS ALKALI-ION BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20190355992
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to aqueous solid state electrolytes that comprises an oxidative additive to stabilize the interface between the cathode and aqueous electrolyte. The present invention is also directed to methods of making the solid state electrolyte materials and methods of using the solid state electrolyte materials in batteries and other electrochemical technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Chunsheng WANG, Fei WANG
  • DESALINATION AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190351347
    Abstract: A desalination and climate control system including a vapor-compression system having an evaporator, a condenser, and a working fluid that circulates between the evaporator and the condenser to transfer heat from the condenser to the evaporator, and a desalination system coupled with the desalination system having a humidifier that encloses the condenser, receives air and saline fluid, passes the saline fluid through the condenser to extract the heat and vaporizes the saline to provide humidified air and brine fluid, and a dehumidifier that encloses the evaporator, condensates the humidified air, and provides the air and demineralized fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mohamed A. ANTAR, Dahiru Umar Lawal, Atia Khalifa, Syed M. Zubair, Fahad Al-Sulaiman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
    Publication number: 20190355125
    Abstract: A method for image reconstruction may include: obtaining a plurality of sets of scan data captured by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, each set of scan data corresponding to a same scanning area of an object and corresponding to a plurality of scanning characteristics; generating one or more shareable data sets based on the plurality of sets of scan data; generating, based on the one or more shareable data sets, at least one optimized data set for each of the plurality of scanning characteristics; and reconstructing, based on at least one optimized data set for at least one of the plurality of scanning characteristics, the plurality of sets of scan data to obtain a reconstructed image for the at least one scanning characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., SUNGKYUNKWAN University
    Inventors: Jaeseok PARK, Hyunkyung MAENG, Eunji LIM, Guobin LI, Chaohong WANG
  • FACTOR VIII MUTATION REPAIR AND TOLERANCE INDUCTION
    Publication number: 20190351073
    Abstract: Methods of treating hemophilia A in a subject with an F8 gene mutation, wherein the F8 gene is repaired and the resultant repaired gene, upon expression, confers improved coagulation functionality to the encoded FVIII protein of the subject compared to the non-repaired F8 gene. The invention also includes methods of inducing immune tolerance to a FVIII replacement product ((r)FVIII) in a subject having a FVIII deficiency, wherein the F8 gene mutation is repaired and the repaired gene, upon expression, provides for the induction of immune tolerance to an administered replacement FVIII protein product. The invention also includes isolated nucleic acids, vectors, recombinant viruses, cells, and pharmaceutical compositions to repair the F8 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: Haplomics, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, The United States Government as respresented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Vincent LATERZA, Tommy E. HOWARD
  • PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTRONOMY TUBE FOR OPTIMIZED GASTRIC SUMPING
    Publication number: 20190351110
    Abstract: An improved percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube that allows continuous suctioning/sumping without occlusion of the tube by the gastric wall. The PEG tube includes a hollow drainage tubing coupled to a ventilated bell cap. The bell cap can be open or closed to the external environment is ventilated via apertures, crenellations and grooves, and hemispherical arches. The PEG tube minimizes, or completely eliminates, the need for a user thereof to frequently flush the tube, thus also curtailing intermittent suctioning and allowing for longer periods of uninterrupted drainage. Furthermore, the PEG tubes of the current invention reduce clogging of the tube by larger gastric matter that is intended to be suctioned out of the patient or subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventor: Justin Robert Daggett
  • DETECTION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
    Publication number: 20190352716
    Abstract: The present invention provides minimally invasive methods of detecting, diagnosing, and assessing neuronal damage associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Specific species of microRNAs (miRNA), small, noncoding RNA molecules that play gene regulatory functions, are correlated with cellular damage and oxidative stress following TBI or CTE, allowing for rapid, minimally-invasive diagnosis and assessment of brain injury. The early identification and longitudinal assessment of neuronal damage in subjects suffering from or at risk of suffering from a TBI (e.g., football players, boxers, military personnel, fall victims) will improve clinical outcomes by guiding critical medical and behavioral decision making.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: The University of Montana
    Inventors: Sarjubhai Patel, Thomas Rau
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190351235
    Abstract: A system for stimulating a sympathetic chain includes an electrode assembly that is configured to attach to a bone in proximity to a targeted portion of the sympathetic chain. The electrode assembly includes a cathode and an anode. The system also includes a power supply connected to the electrode assembly and configured to deliver power to the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly generates an electrical field between the cathode and the anode when power is delivered to the electrode assembly. The electrical field reaches the targeted portion of the sympathetic chain to provide electrical stimulation to the targeted portion of the sympathetic chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Washington University
    Inventors: Eric Leuthardt, Daniel Moran, Matthew MacEwan, Amy Moore, Paige Cloonan, Yidan Qin, Christopher Zhang, Ashwin Kamath, Wilson Ray