Patents Assigned to University
  • Comprehensive evaluation method for performance of contaminated flat membranes
    Patent number: 10434475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a comprehensive evaluation method for the performance of contaminated flat membranes, which relates to the field of sewage and waste resource technology. The present invention firstly analyzed the composition of the surface elements of the contaminated membrane by EDX to determine the type of membrane contamination, and then designed different cleaning schemes for organic or inorganic pollution to obtain a sample membrane. When the tensile strength of the contaminated membrane decreased more than 50% than that of the control membrane, it is a waste membrane; when the tensile strength decreased less than 50% and the membrane flux reduced more than 30%, it is a waste membrane; when tensile strength decreased less than 50%, membrane flux reduced less than 30% and the carbon footprint was more than 188 g, it is a waste membrane; otherwise was a old membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Xiufen Li, Xiaoli Song, Xinhua Wang, Yueping Ren, Xiguang Qi
  • Method for equalization in a single carrier frequency division multiple access communication system
    Patent number: 10439849
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for equalization in a communication system. The method includes receiving an input of a block of symbols, filtering the input in the frequency domain, calculating an error factor in the time domain based on the filtered input, updating tap weights of the equalizer in the frequency domain using circular correlation based on the error factor and the conjugate of the input in the frequency domain, and outputting the filtered input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Kabiru Akande, Naveed Iqbal, Azzedine Zerguine, Abdelmalek Zidouri
  • Optical privatizing device, system and method of use
    Patent number: 10440348
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an optical privatizing device (100), system and methods of use. The device includes a removable frame (101) removably attachable to a sensor housing (1A). A device includes a blurring lens (130) coupled to the removable frame (101) and configured to optically modify light passing to a depth sensor wherein the optical modified light has a privatizing blur level to neutralize a profile of an object sensed by the depth sensor within a working volume of the depth sensor to an unidentifiable state while maintaining a depth parameter sensed by the depth sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjeev Jagannatha Koppal, Francesco Pittaluga
  • Operation serialization in a parallel workflow environment
    Patent number: 10437239
    Abstract: A method for multi-user CAx editing includes monitoring an operational state of a processor of a first CAx client, receiving, at a communication filter of the first CAx client, a first remote operation to be executed by the first CAx client in a CAx environment, populating the first remote operation to a queue formed in a memory structure in response to a determination that the operational state of the processor of the first CAx client is executing a local operation when the first remote operation is received, and executing the first remote operation in the CAx environment on the first CAx client in response to a determination that the operational state of the processor of the first CAx client is idle. A computer program product such as a computer readable medium and a computer system corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: K Eric Bowman, Joshua Coburn, C. Greg Jensen
  • Methods of decoding speech from the brain and systems for practicing the same
    Patent number: 10438603
    Abstract: Provided are methods of decoding speech from the brain of a subject. The methods include detecting speech production signals from electrodes operably coupled to the speech motor cortex of a subject while the subject produces or imagines producing a speech sound. The methods further include deriving a speech production signal pattern from the detected speech production signals, and correlating the speech production signal pattern with a reference speech production signal pattern to decode speech from the brain of the subject. Speech communication systems and devices for practicing the subject methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Edward F. Chang, Kristofer E. Bouchard
  • Method for the real-time identification of seizures in an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal
    Patent number: 10433752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the real-time identification of seizures in an Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. The method provides for patient-independent seizure identification by use of a multi-patient trained generic Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier. The SVM classifier is operates on a large feature vector combining features from a wide variety of signal processing and analysis techniques. The method operates sufficiently accurately to be suitable for use in a clinical environment. The method may also be combined with additional classifiers, such a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) classifier, for improved robustness, and one or more dynamic classifiers such as an SVM using sequential kernels for improved temporal analysis of the EEG signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Faul, Andriy Temko, William Peter Marnane, Gordon Lightbody, Geraldine Bernadette Boylan
  • ANTIMICROBIAL EXTRACTS OF BOSWELLIA AND THYME
    Publication number: 20190298787
    Abstract: A method for treating a microbial infection, especially pneumonia, comprising administering an aqueous-ethanol extract of Thymus or Boswellia or a composition containing the extract. Aqueous-ethanol extracts of Thymus and/or Boswellia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Sahar K. AL-DOSARY
  • COMPOSITE PEROVSKITE MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190304705
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide materials, devices and systems including a composite of halide perovskite single crystals and nanotubes, and the like. Embodiments of the composite can be used in devices such as detectors, solar panels, transistors, sensors, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Weili YU, Aram AMASSIAN
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE
    Publication number: 20190298710
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating pulmonary vascular disease in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a YAP/TAZ inhibiting composition and/or a GLS1 inhibiting composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Y. CHAN, Thomas BERTERO
  • DNA SEQUENCING BY NANOPORE USING MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDES
    Publication number: 20190300947
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for sequencing single-stranded DNA or RNA by employing a nanopore and modified nucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventor: Jingyue Ju
  • METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER BY TARGETING SIRT5
    Publication number: 20190298747
    Abstract: This disclosure demonstrates that inhibition of Sirt5 can suppress malignant transformation of cells. Therefore, methods of treating cancer based on inhibition of Sirt5 are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: Hening Lin, Richard Cerione
  • Sensible and Latent Heat Exchangers with Particular Application to Vapor-Compression Desalination
    Publication number: 20190301808
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a shell, and a tube assembly disposed in the shell, the tube assembly including at least one tube, wherein the tube has a pair of end sections having a first diameter and a central section extending between the end sections having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventor: Mark Thomas Holtzapple
  • SULFUR ADSORBENT AND A METHOD OF SEPARATING SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM A SULFUR-CONTAINING MIXTURE
    Publication number: 20190300798
    Abstract: A sulfur adsorbent comprising boric acid deposited on an activated carbon support, and a method of separating at least a portion of sulfur compounds from a sulfur-containing mixture with the sulfur adsorbent. Various combinations of embodiments of the sulfur adsorbent and the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Khalid Al-Hooshani, Saheed A. Ganiyu
  • NANOTAGS FOR AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20190303737
    Abstract: A method for creating a nanostructure surface, comprises creating a nanostructure master having a surface being the negative of a shape that, when illuminated with a predefined illumination, provides a unique optical pattern; and creating nanostructure molds from the nanostructure master, wherein each nanostructure mold has a negative of the master surface which, when illuminated with the predefined illumination, provides the unique optical pattern, which may be a hologram. A nanotag may incorporate an image for identification and a unique pattern that can be identified for authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Ofer BAR-ON, Yoav BLAU, Jacob SCHEUER
  • STORAGE-COMBINED COLD, HEAT AND POWER
    Publication number: 20190301749
    Abstract: An energy storage-combined cooling, heating and power (S-CCHP) system for a building receives energy from a source, for example an intermittent source, and stores the energy in first and second high temperature energy storage (HTES) units. A Brayton cycle using the first HTES unit produces hot and pressurized air that is further heated in the second HTES unit. The heated air drives a turbine to generate electricity for the building. A portion of the compressed air from the Brayton cycle is diverted to a hot water heat exchanger, then to another turbine to produce electricity to the building. The hot water heat exchanger heats water for the building and the other turbine exhaust cools water for building cooling. Heat exchangers are strategically placed to optimize the thermal efficiency of the cycle. In some embodiments the heat transfer fluid is humidified to improve thermal energy transfer properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sammy Houssainy, Mohammad Janbozorgi, Walid Ismail, Hossein Pirouz Kavehpour
  • BIC INHIBITOR OF CRY-CRY AND CRY-CIB OLIGOMERIZATION/CLUSTERING
    Publication number: 20190300875
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for modulating a reaction dependent on a blue light-dependent protein interaction between a CRY protein and a CRY-signaling protein. The method comprises combining a CRY protein and a CRY-signaling protein with a BIC protein, wherein the BIC protein modulates the blue light-dependent interaction between the CRY protein and the CRY-signaling protein. Embodiments of the invention include compositions of matter comprising a CRY gene or protein, a CRY-signaling gene or protein, and a BIC gene or protein (optionally linked to a heterologous nucleic acid or amino acid sequence), wherein the BIC protein modulates a blue light-dependent interaction between the CRY protein and the CRY-signaling protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Chentao Lin, Yoshito Oka, Qin Wang
  • MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CANNABINOIDS AND CANNABINOID DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20190300888
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetically modified host cells that produce a cannabinoid, a cannabinoid derivative, a cannabinoid precursor, or a cannabinoid precursor derivative. The present disclosure provides methods of synthesizing a cannabinoid, a cannabinoid derivative, a cannabinoid precursor, or a cannabinoid precursor derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jay D. KEASLING, Leo D'ESPAUX, Jeff WONG, Xiaozhou LUO, Michael REITER, Charles DENBY, Anna LECHNER
  • VANELESS VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR CONFORMAL OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20190301767
    Abstract: A vaneless ventilation system includes a rigid duct and a vent assembly in fluid communication with the duct. The vent assembly includes a rigid housing defining an outlet, a bendable duct disposed inside the rigid housing, a linkage assembly coupled to the bendable duct to allow deflection of the bendable duct upon movement of the linkage assembly, and an actuation mechanism coupled to the linkage assembly, wherein actuation of the actuation mechanism causes the linkage assembly to move, thereby deflecting the bendable duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Diann Brei, Jonathan E. Luntz, Mary McMeekin, Laura Alejandra Giner Muñoz, Koray Benli
  • Method Of Calibrating Impedance Measurements Of A Battery
    Publication number: 20190302215
    Abstract: A method of calibration is described that simplifies the measurement of battery impedance conducted in-situ while determining battery state-of-health. A single shunt measurement with a known Sum of Sines (SOS) current, at the desired frequency spread and known root mean squared (RMS) current is used to create a calibration archive. A calibration selected from this archive is used to calibrate an impedance measurement made on the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: Dynexus Technology, Inc., Montana Technological University
    Inventors: John L. Morrison, William H. Morrison
  • SELECTIN INHIBITORS, COMPOSITION, AND USES RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20190300577
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to selectin inhibitors, compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to glycopeptides that contain one or more modified amino acids conjugated to a saccharide or polysaccharide. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to uses of the glycopeptides as anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, or anti-metastatic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: Richard D. Cummings, Elliot Chaikof, Venkata R. Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Sardar