Patents Assigned to University
  • Publication number: 20220045434
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an MXene-based terahertz wave broadband super-strong absorbing foam, and belongs to the technical field of electromagnetic functional materials. The MXene-based terahertz wave broadband super-strong absorbing foam includes a porous polymer foam and a MXene nanosheet attached onto the porous polymer foam, wherein the MXene nanosheet is attached onto the porous polymer foam in a coating form, a film forming form and a suspension form; the average pore diameter of the porous polymer foam ?500 ?m, the thickness of the porous polymer foam ?10 mm, and the filling mass of the MXene nanosheet is less than 50% of the mass of the absorbing foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Qiye WEN, Wenchao SHUI, Xu XIAO, Yang XING, Qinghui YANG, Huaiwu ZHANG, Jianmin LI
  • Publication number: 20220045967
    Abstract: A system and method remotely allocate bandwidth among content consumers on a computing network based on optimizing an aggregate objective pertaining to a plurality of flows of content. The system and method create a profile for each flow of the plurality of flows from a content provider to a content consumer on the computing network. Information is stored in each profile based on at least a metric associated with the corresponding flow. A target bandwidth for each profile is computed remotely, based on optimizing an aggregate objective pertaining to the plurality of flows of content. The optimizing is also based on the information stored in their respective profiles. The system and method distribute the bandwidth to each flow of the plurality of flows based on the target bandwidth remotely computed for each profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Yih-Chun Hu, Zhuotao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220042140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical Au—Pt—Pd alloy including Au, Pt, Pd, and inevitable impurities. The Au—Pt—Pd alloy has an alloy composition inside a polygon (A1-A2-A3-A4) surrounded by straight lines connected at point A1 (Au: 53 atom %, Pt: 4 atom %, and Pd: 43 atom %), point A2 (Au: 70 atom %, Pt: 4 atom %, and Pd: 26 atom %), point A3 (Au: 69.9 atom %, Pt: 30 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %), and point A4 (Au: 49.9 atom %, Pt: 50 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %) in a Au—Pt—Pd ternary state diagram. In a metal structure of the alloy, at least one of a Au-rich phase and a Pt-rich phase is distributed, and the total of the area ratio of the Au-rich phase and the area ratio of the Pt-rich phase is 1.5% or more and 25.4% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K., TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michimasa OKUBO, Kenji GOTO, Kunihiro TANAKA, Kojiro SHIRAISHI, Kunihiro SHIMA, Yuya KATO, Kenichi HAMADA, Eiichi HONDA, Emi TAKEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220043049
    Abstract: A method for testing a lifetime of a surface state carrier of a semiconductor, including the following steps, 1) a narrow pulse light source is used to emit a light pulse, and coupled to an interior of a near-field optical probe, and the near-field optical probe produces a photon-generated carrier on a surface of a semiconductor material under test through excitation. 2) The excited photon-generated carrier is concentrated on the surface of the semiconductor material, and recombination is conducted continuously with a surface state as a recombination center. 3) A change in a lattice constant is produced due to an electronic volume effect, a stress wave is produced, and a signal of the stress wave is detected in a high-frequency broadband ultrasonic testing mode. 4) Fitting calculation is conducted on the signal of the stress wave to obtain the lifetime of the surface state carrier ?c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qian CHENG, Weiya XIE, Ya GAO, Yiming CHEN, Yingna CHEN, Mengjiao ZHANG, Haonan ZHANG, Shiying WU
  • Publication number: 20220041985
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of microfluidics in the preparation of cells and compositions for therapeutic uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: GPB SCIENTIFIC, INC., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Anthony WARD, Roberto CAMPOS-GONZALEZ, Alison SKELLEY, Khushroo GANDHI, Curt CIVIN, James C. STURM, Michael GRISHAM
  • Publication number: 20220044399
    Abstract: Systems and methods for deep-learning-based T1-enhanced selection of linear attenuation coefficients (DL-TESLA) for PET/MR attenuation are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Washington University
    Inventors: Hongyu An, Chunwei Ying, Yasheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220041761
    Abstract: The method employs citric acid as the modifier, combines the citric acid with starch, achieves the good modification effect of starch at high temperature, and improves the digestion-resistant property of starch. Citric acid itself is nontoxic, the process conditions are mild and the treatment methods are relatively safe, which shows very high practical values. In the method, starch and citric acid are cross-linked by using the infrared treatment technology, and the dry heating treatment is used to promote the modifier citric acid into starch, thereby achieving significant and stable modification effects, and high modification efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
    Inventors: Chao DING, Huajuan ZHANG, Tingting TAO
  • Publication number: 20220040199
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting inflammatory in a subject is provided, comprising: administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of 9,11-secosteroids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tsong-Long Hwang, Yu-Chia Chang, Kuei-Hung Lai
  • Publication number: 20220041735
    Abstract: Provided is an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating myeloma. Specifically, provided is an antibody whose epitope is present in the region of the amino acid residue positions 20 to 109 of human integrin ?7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Naoki HOSEN, Haruo SUGIYAMA, Atsushi KUMANOGOH, Junichi TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20220042052
    Abstract: A method for producing a microbial oil includes steps of: genetically modifying a labyrinthulid by disrupting and/or silencing a gene, or by transforming another gene in addition to the disruption and/or gene silencing of the gene, and culturing the labyrinthulid, such that a fatty acid composition accumulated in the labyrinthulid comprises an increased EPA content; and collecting the microbial oil having the increased EPA content from the labyrinthulid. The labyrinthulid before the modification is selected from (A) a labyrinthulid belonging to the genus Parietichytrium or genus Schizochytrium and having very weak or no activity of producing PUFAs via a PUFA-PKS pathway; and (B) a labyrinthulid belonging to the genus Thraustochytrium in which a host PUFA-PKS gene is disrupted or silenced to a very weak level. The increased EPA content is preferably not less than 11.5% of a total fatty acid composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KONAN GAKUEN, NIPPON SUISAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji OKITA, Makoto Ito, Rie Hamaguchi, Hatsumi Goda, Seiya Mochinaga, Daisuke Honda
  • Publication number: 20220042957
    Abstract: A method of determining an identity of a first analyte in a sample is described that includes passing the first analyte through a chromatographic column and detecting a signal curve of the first analyte by a chromatographic detector, wherein the signal curve includes a peak profile of the first analyte. The peak profile is defined by a plurality of measured data points configured to plot onto a signal coordinate system. The method further includes normalizing the peak profile of the first analyte to form a normalized peak profile, wherein the normalized peak profile includes scaling the plurality of measured data points, and wherein the normalized peak profile is defined by a plurality of normalized data points configured to plot onto a normalized coordinate system, and comparing the normalized peak profile of the first analyte with a normalized peak profile of a second analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: Dionex Corporation, The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Akinde F. Kadjo, Kannan Srinivasan, Purnendu K. Dasgupta
  • Publication number: 20220040897
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including a mold, an injection device and at least one sensor is provided. The mold has a mold cavity. The injection device is adapted to inject a material into the mold cavity such that the material is formed into a forming article. The at least one sensor is disposed on the mold and adapted to sense at least one of a temperature and a pressure in the mold cavity. The at least one sensor is located at an inner surface of the mold cavity and corresponds to a non-appearance surface of the forming article. In addition, an injection molding method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shia-Chung Chen, Yung-Hsiang Chang, Tzu-Hsiang Wei, Pi-Lin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220042431
    Abstract: An exhaust duct assembly for conveying exhaust gases emanating from a combustion zone to atmosphere is disclosed. The assembly includes: an exhaust gas outlet for exhausting exhaust gas into the atmosphere; and an acoustic duct portion located upstream of the exhaust gas outlet, the acoustic duct portion having a peripheral wall defining a through-passage arranged and constructed to promote propagation of sound there-through. The acoustic duct portion has a length in a flow direction that is at least 50% of an average hydraulic diameter of the through-passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Benjamin CAZZOLATO, Carl HOWARD, Orddom LEAV, Chris TURNBULL
  • Publication number: 20220040028
    Abstract: An exoskeleton finger rehabilitation training apparatus includes a housing. A first motor and a second motor are disposed inside the housing. A direction of an output shaft of the first motor is opposite to a direction of an output shaft of the second motor. The output shaft of the first motor is provided with a first motor gear. A right side of the first motor gear is engaged with a first transmission gear. An edge of the first transmission gear is sequentially connected to an index finger sleeve and a middle finger sleeve that are axially arranged. The output shaft of the second motor is provided with a second motor gear. A right side of the second motor gear is engaged with a second transmission gear. An edge of the second transmission gear is sequentially connected to a pinky sleeve and a ring finger sleeve that are axially arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aiguo SONG, Jianwei LAI, Huijun LI, Jianqing LI, Baoguo XU, Hong ZENG, Jun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220040304
    Abstract: The present application relates to a cancer cell death composition and a cancer cell death method. The present application relates to an invention using a mechanism that provides reactive oxygen species to cell membranes of cancer cells, so as to break down the cell membranes of cancer cells, thereby enabling cancer cell death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Young-Pil KIM, Eun Hye KIM
  • Publication number: 20220041480
    Abstract: A nano zero valent iron biological coupling device for organic wastewater includes a continuous flow stirred reactor, a flocculation sedimentation device and a membrane bioreactor arranged in series. A nano zero valent iron feeding device is arranged in the continuous flow stirred reactor, a flocculant and a coagulant aid are arranged in the flocculation sedimentation device, and a microbial reaction liquid is arranged in the membrane bioreactor. A nano iron biological coupling process includes: S1, placing the organic wastewater in the continuous flow stirred reactor, adding the nano zero valent iron, stirring and mixing; S2, placing the organic wastewater treated after S1 in the flocculation sedimentation device; S3, placing the organic wastewater treated after S2 in the membrane bioreactor and interacting with the microbial reaction liquid; S4, performing a membrane separation on the organic wastewater treated after S3 in the membrane bioreactor to obtain purified organic wastewater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Nuo LIU, Weixian ZHANG, Airong LIU, Jing LIU
  • Publication number: 20220043165
    Abstract: A method of measuring a distance to a satellite, which is performed by an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises receiving a linearly polarized photon from and angular momentum per unit mass of the satellite the satellite; measuring an amount of rotation of the polarized photon, the rotation being induced by a space-time warpage due to gravity; and calculating a distance to the satellite by using the rotation amount of the polarized photon and the angular momentum per unit mass of the satellite. The distance to the satellite may be calculated by the following equation, sin ? ? ? ? ( r ) ? - l obs rr s ? 1 - r s r , wherein ‘2?’ is the rotation amount of polarized photon, ‘lobs’ is the angular momentum per unit mass of the satellite, ‘r’ is the distance to the satellite, and ‘rs’ is the Schwarzschild radius of the Earth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Do Yeol AHN
  • Publication number: 20220041993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional tissue construct, the method comprising: a culture step of culturing cells in a culture liquid comprising fragmented extracellular matrix components, fibrin, and an aqueous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: TOPPAN INC., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shiro KITANO, Shinji IRIE, Michiya MATSUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20220041617
    Abstract: Polymers comprising at least one unit of formulae and compounds of the formulae wherein, in formulae 1, 1?, 2 and 2? n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 M1 and M2 are independently of each other an aromatic or heteroaromatic monocyclic or bicyclic ring system; X is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se or Te, Q is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C, Si or Ge R is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-100-alkyl, C2-100-alkenyl, C2-100-alkynyl, C5-12-cycloalkyl, C6-18-aryl, a 5 to 20 membered heteroaryl, C(O)—C1-100-alkyl, C(O)—C5-12-cycloalkyl and C(O)—OC1-100-alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: BASF SE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hu CHEN, Weimin ZHANG, Michael HURHANGEE, Iain MCCULLOCH, Pascal HAYOZ, Daniel KAELBLEIN
  • Publication number: 20220042860
    Abstract: An optical fiber grating sensing method applied to small-scale fire source monitoring are provided, distinguishing two concepts of a spatial resolution and a perception resolution, under the premise of ensuring the spatial resolution of a traditional fiber Bragg grating sensing system, only increase the number of fiber Bragg gratings covered by a single pulsed optical signal without changing a pulse width of a pulsed optical signal, so as to improve the perception resolution of the system without increasing the requirements for a hardware circuit, and truly shorten an interval between adjacent fiber Bragg gratings. Improving the perception resolution of the system, which not only ensures the spatial resolution of the system, but also realizes the monitoring of small-scale fire sources; by adopting a simple feature extraction algorithm to obtain fire temperature information in different areas, the temperature detection speed of the system is fast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Wuhan University of Technology
    Inventors: Zhengying LI, Lixin WANG, Honghai WANG, Huiyong GUO, Desheng JIANG, Jiaqi WANG