Patents Assigned to University
  • IL-7R-ALPHA SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR TREATING ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
    Publication number: 20190315875
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen binding fragments that specifically bind to IL-7R? are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and antigen binding fragments, and vectors including the nucleic acid molecules are also provided. Methods for detecting a ca cancer or a cell that expresses IL-7R? using the antibodies and antigen binding fragments are disclosed, as is the use of the antibodies and antigen binding fragments to prevent and/or treat a subject with a cancer that expresses IL-7R?, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Scott Durum, Julie Hixon, Wen Qing Li, Scott Walsh, Lila Kashi
  • KIDNEY DISEASE PROGNOSIS PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190317106
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a method for predicting the prognosis for kidney disease for a subject on the basis of the amount of D- and L-amino acids, from a blood sample; and an analysis system that determines prognosis predictions. This purpose is achieved by using at least one amino acid to predict the prognosis for kidney disease, said amino acid being selected from the group consisting of D-serine, D-asparagine, D-proline, D-alanine, D-leucine, D-lysine, D-allo-isoleucine, L-glutamic acid, L-alanine, L-tryptophan, and L-asparagine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Osaka University, Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Isaka, Tomonori Kimura, Keiko Yasuda, Kenji Hamase, Masashi Mita
  • SUPERVISORY MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER FOR DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190316534
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an engine airpath include receiving, at a supervisory controller, an engine speed corresponding to a present engine speed, a fuel target corresponding to a request for torque from a driver and one or more state estimates generated by an estimator. The supervisory controller predicts, over a prediction horizon, a constraint violation in response to the engine speed, the fuel target, and the one or more state estimates using a prediction model, adjusts an EGR rate target to a modified value, when the constraint violation is predicted, and maintains the EGR rate target at a nominal value when the constraint violation is not predicted. A nonlinear predictive controller generates one or more actuator commands based on the EGR rate target, where the one or more actuator commands control an engine actuator such that an EGR rate of the engine airpath tracks the EGR rate target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manuacturing North America, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Dominic Liao-McPherson, Ilya Kolmanovsky, Mike Huang, Shinhoon Kim
  • METHOD FOR GENERATING ENCODED DATA THAT IS ENCODED BASED ON LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODES, AND METHOD FOR DECODING THE ENCODED DATA
    Publication number: 20190319638
    Abstract: A method for generating encoded data includes: generating at least one local LDPC matrix and a global LDPC matrix, the global LDPC matrix relating to each of the at least one local LDPC matrix; repeatedly selecting one of the at least one local LDPC matrix as a target local LDPC matrix until a number t of the target local LDPC matrices are selected, where t is a user-defined number that is greater than one; generating a block matrix that includes the target local LDPC matrices; generating a primary LDPC matrix that includes a first primary matrix part relating to the block matrix, and a second primary matrix part relating to the global LDPC matrix; and encoding data based on the primary LDPC matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Hsie-Chia Chang, Shu Lin, Yen-Chin Liao
  • MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190316996
    Abstract: There is provided a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sensor for sensing a hydrophobic target molecule, comprising a MIP film comprising a hydrophobic polymer host, such as polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) or polystyrene (PS), with one or more binding sites for one or more target molecules, such as parathion methyl (PTM); and a sensing substrate, such as mass sensitive quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). The MIP film is coated on a surface of a sensing substrate. There is also provided a method of making the MIP sensor and a method for detecting/quantifying a target molecule using the MIP sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Fong Yau Sam LI, Xuanhao LIN
  • ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190319194
    Abstract: A composition formed of a mixture of two compounds having similar thermal evaporation properties that are pre-mixed into an evaporation source that can be used to co-evaporate the two compounds into an emission layer in OLEDs via vacuum thermal evaporation process is disclosed. The first and second compounds can have an evaporation temperature T1 and T2, respectively, of 150 to 350° C., and the absolute value of T1-T2 can be less than 20° C. The first compound can have a concentration C1 in the mixture and a concentration C2 in a film formed by evaporating the mixture in a vacuum deposition tool at a constant pressure between 1×10?6 Torr to 1×10?9 Torr, at a 2 ?/sec deposition rate on a surface positioned at a predefined distance away from the mixture being evaporated, where the absolute value of (C1?C2)/C1 is less than 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Chuanjun XIA, Chun LIN, Ting-Chih WANG
  • Three-Dimensional Imaging Using Swept, Confocally Aligned Planar Excitation
    Publication number: 20190317312
    Abstract: Implementing swept, confocally aligned planar excitation (SCAPE) imaging with asymmetric magnification in the detection arm provides a number of significant advantages. In some preferred embodiments, the asymmetric magnification is achieved using cylindrical lenses in the detection arm that are oriented to increase the magnification of the intermediate image in the width direction but not in the depth direction. SCAPE imaging may also be improved by using an SLM to modify a characteristic of the sheet of excitation light that is projected into the sample. Additional embodiments include a customized version of SCAPE that is optimized for imaging the retina at the back of an eyeball in living subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventor: Elizabeth M.C. HILLMAN
  • Antibody-Based Molecules Specific for the Truncated ASP421 Epitope of Tau and Their Uses in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tauopathy
    Publication number: 20190315841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody-based molecules (including single domain antibody fragment, scFv molecules, antibodies, antibody fragments, diabodies, and the epitope-binding domains thereof) that are capable of immunospecifically and selectively binding to the truncated Asp421 epitope of Tau. Such antibody-based molecules are useful to detect pathological Tau protein conformer if present in a biological sample, especially in conjunction with the diagnosis and/or treatment of Alzheimer's disease or other tauopathy, and thus provide a diagnostic for Alzheimer's disease and other Tau pathologies. The antibody-based molecules of the present invention have particular utility as diagnostic markers for, Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies and as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: New York University
    Inventor: Einar Sigurdsson
  • METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF AN AGENT FROM A PLANT SOURCE
    Publication number: 20190314432
    Abstract: Provided are methods for extraction of various agents, e.g. active agent, from a plant source, specifically with the use of extraction formulations which are based on micellar liquid systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Nissim GARTI, Sharon GARTI LEVI, Rotem EDRI
  • METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY IMAGING SENSORS FOR ADVANCED FINGTERPRINT BIOMETRICS AND MEDICAL IMAGING
    Publication number: 20190318146
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and implementations of an ultra-compact RF (30 GHz-10 THz) imaging sensor topology that provides a new insight into the human skin are disclosed. The skin tissue is the largest organ in the body—both in weight and surface area—and stores valuable information that can revolutionize security biometrics and mobile health monitoring. The proposed compact sensor enables, for the first time, portable and wearable devices to perform superior biometric authentication compared to current fingerprint methods. Additionally, these devices could probe into the skin to monitor vital signs in real-time and enable mobile health monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Georgios Trichopoulos, Panagiotis Theofanopoulos
  • SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES
    Publication number: 20190319152
    Abstract: A metal or metal alloy including a region with hierarchical micro-scale and nano-scale structure shapes, the surface region is super-hydrophobic and has a spectral reflectance of less than 30% for at least some wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the range of 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m. Methods for forming the hierarchical micro-scale and nano-scale structure shapes on the metal or metal alloy are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Chunlei Guo, Anatoliy Y. Vorobyev
  • CIRCUITS FOR PROVIDING CLASS-E POWER AMPLIFIERS
    Publication number: 20190319592
    Abstract: In some embodiments, circuits for providing Class-E power amplifiers are provided, the circuits comprising: a first switch having a first side and a second side; a first Class-E load network coupled to the first side of the first switch; a second Class-E load network; and a second switch having a first side and a second side, the first side of the second switch being coupled the second side of the first switch and the second Class-E load network. In some embodiments, the circuits further comprise: a third switch having a first side and a second side; a third Class-E load network coupled to the first side of the third switch; a fourth Class-E load network; and a fourth switch having a first side and a second side, the first side of the fourth switch being coupled the second side of the third switch and the fourth Class-E load network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Anandaroop Chakrabarti, Harish Krishnaswamy
  • STRUCTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND STRUCTURE EVALUATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20190317051
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a structure evaluation system includes a plurality of sensors, a position locator, a velocity calculator, and an evaluator. The sensors detect an elastic wave generated from a structure. The position locator derives a wave source distribution of the elastic waves generated from the structure, on the basis of the elastic waves. The velocity calculator derives a propagation velocity of the elastic wave generated from the structure, on the basis of the elastic waves. The evaluator evaluates the soundness of the structure on the basis of the wave source distribution and the propagation velocity of the elastic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Kazuo WATABE, Hidefumi TAKAMINE, Tomoki SHIOTANI
  • SHARED-ANTENNA INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE
    Publication number: 20190319681
    Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneous transmit and receive is provided. The apparatus is capable of rejecting or passing transmitter and receiver signals. The apparatus includes: a transmitter; an antenna (e.g., a shared antenna); a receiver including switches controllable by time varying signals; and a quadrature coupler including first, second, third, and fourth ports, wherein the first port is coupled to the transmitter, wherein the second port is coupled to the antenna, and wherein the third and fourth ports are coupled to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Arun NATARAJAN, Abhishek AGRAWAL, Sanket JAIN, Robin GARG
  • TEMPERATURE-ASSISTED ON-COLUMN FOCUSING
    Publication number: 20190314740
    Abstract: A method comprising: introducing a sample volume into an inlet end of a liquid chromatography column, wherein the liquid chromatography column includes a focusing segment proximal to the inlet end of the liquid chromatography column and a separation segment proximal to an elute outlet of the liquid chromatography column; maintaining only the focusing segment at a first temperature as the sample is introduced into the focusing segment; and subsequently heating the focusing segment to a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature after the entire sample volume has been introduced into the focusing segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Stephen Weber, Stephen Robert Groskreutz, Anthony Robert Horner, Rachael-Anh Elizabeth Wilson
  • Wheel Spikes
    Publication number: 20190315158
    Abstract: A traction enhancement device and system for the rear wheel(s) of a wheelchair is provided. The traction enhancement system generally includes a tooth bar assembly that includes a plurality of spikes/teeth and an actuation assembly that includes a lever and swashplate. In use the lever can be moved into ground engaging position and the swashplate will contact and provide a force the tooth bar assembly causing the spikes to extend beyond the diameter of the wheelchair wheel and into engagement with the surface on which the chair is riding. The lever can be pulled out of ground engaging position and the swashplate will not cause the spikes to push outwardly beyond the diameter of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Clarkson University
    Inventors: Gavin Hambrose, Brianna N. Doerfler, Brian P. Chrzan, Taylor M. Fenoff, Christopher L. Kudlacik, Katherine Slocum, Anthony Bertocchi, Brittany Hawley, Laurel Kuxhaus
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE INHIBITION OF MERISTEMATIC GROWTH ON CUCURBIT ROOTSTOCK
    Publication number: 20190313593
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of a shoot apical meristem of a cucurbit rootstock plant, comprising contacting a shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant with an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more fatty alcohols, thereby inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant. The present invention further provides methods for preparing and producing cucurbit rootstock plants for grafting and methods for grafting. Additionally provided are cucurbit rootstock plants and plant parts and grafted cucurbit plants produced by the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG, Clemson University
    Inventors: Richard Hassell, James Brusca, Xingping Zhang, Shawna Daley
  • DETECTION OF HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE BASES
    Publication number: 20190316178
    Abstract: Methodologies for labeling the epigenetic modification 5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine (5hmC) along a DNA molecule, and for imaging this epigenetic modification along a DNA molecule are disclosed. Related compositions and reagents, and methods of preparing same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuval EBENSTEIN, Micha FRIDMAN
  • Hands-On Laboratory and Demonstration Equipment with a Hybrid Virtual/Augmented Environment, Along With Their Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20190318659
    Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing laboratory equipment in a hybrid reality environment or augmented virtual reality environment, are contemplated herein and include: at least one piece of laboratory equipment having at least one feature, wherein the at least one piece of laboratory equipment is tracked; a tracking module for tracking a position and an orientation of the at least one piece of tracked laboratory equipment; a virtual model, stored in a memory, comprising at least one 3-D virtual representation of the at least one feature of the at least one piece of laboratory equipment; and an experimentation module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: The California State University - San Marcos
    Inventors: Kambiz Hamadani, Ali Ahmadinia, Xin Ye, Yuanyuan Jiang
  • REAL-TIME SPEAKER-DEPENDENT NEURAL VOCODER
    Publication number: 20190318726
    Abstract: Techniques for a recursive deep-learning approach for performing speech synthesis using a repeatable structure that splits an input tensor into a left half and right half similar to the operation of the Fast Fourier Transform, performs a 1-D convolution on each respective half, performs a summation and then applies a post-processing function. The repeatable structure may be utilized in a series configuration to operate as a vocoder or perform other speech processing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: Adobe Inc., The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Zeyu Jin, Gautham J. Mysore, Jingwan Lu, Adam Finkelstein