Patents Assigned to University
  • Patent number: 9574000
    Abstract: Anti-human B7-H4 antibody “6H3”, antigen-binding fragments, derivatives, and humanized variants thereof that are capable of immunospecifically binding to B7-H4, and the uses of such molecules in the diagnosis and the treatment of cancer and other diseases are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the molecules are used to retard or prevent tumor growth, inhibit tumor-mediated suppression, eliminate tumors and/or deplete or block the activity of tumor-associated macrophages (“TAMs”) so as to alter their activity and/or decrease TAM-mediated immune suppression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: MedImmune, LLC, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Solomon Langermann, Linda Liu, Sheng Yao, Lieping Chen, Michael Glen Overstreet
  • Patent number: 9574001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods inhibiting tumor metastasis and treating cancer in a subject that involve administering to the subject an antibody which recognizes GPIIIa49-66, under conditions effective to inhibit tumor metastasis and/or treat cancer in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Thomas M. Wisniewski, Wei Zhang, Suying Dang
  • Patent number: 9573871
    Abstract: A novel Rh(I)-catalyzed approach to synthesizing functionalized (E,Z) dienal compounds has been developed via tandem transformation where a stereoselective hydrogen transfer follows a propargyl Claisen rearrangement. Z-Stereochemistry of the first double bond suggests the involvement of a six-membered cyclic intermediate whereas the E-stereochemistry of the second double bond stems from the subsequent protodemetallation step giving an (E,Z)-dienal. The reaction may be represented by the following sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dinesh V. Vidhani, Marie E. Krafft, Igor Alabugin
  • Patent number: 9576707
    Abstract: A conductive thin film, a transparent electrode, and methods of producing the same are provided. A method for preparing a conductive thin film may involve forming a layer of reduced graphene oxide and carbon nanotube on a substrate using a reducing agent containing a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Hyoyoung Lee, Eun Hee Hwang, Hye Mi Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Eun Kyo Lee, Gi Youn Kim
  • Patent number: 9577466
    Abstract: A wireless charging system for a vehicle may include: a power transmitter having a plurality of transmitting coils; and a controller configured to measure a current and a voltage of each of the plurality of transmitting coils and to apply charging power only to a subset of the plurality of transmitting coils based on a magnitude of the measured current and voltage of each of the plurality of transmitting coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp.
    Inventors: Hyun Chul Ku, Jae Yong Seong, Ka Hyun Kim, Jung Min No, Bae Seok Park, Jong Gyun Lim, Won Shil Kang
  • Patent number: 9576739
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film, a preparing method of the metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using a photoelectrode including the metal oxide-carbonaceous hybrid thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ewha University Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Dong Ha Kim, Yoon Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 9576745
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to enhance the efficiency and reduce interfacial charge transfer resistance in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and a perovskite solar cell (PSC) by fabricating with Mg and La doped photoanodes. Mg and La co-doped into TiO2 has shown more than 20% efficiency than pristine TiO2 and more than 5% higher efficiency than the single doping of 1% La and Mg in TiO2 cells. Thus, the present disclosure relates to an improved photoanode material to be used in solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Universiti Brunei Darussalam
    Inventors: Piyasiri Ekanayake, Ako Rajour Tanyi, Alwani Imanah Binti Rafieh, Tan Ai Ling, Lim Chee Ming
  • Patent number: 9575139
    Abstract: A novel method for real-time small-signal stability analysis for power electronic-based components in a power system. The method may be used to monitor a power system in real-time by perturbing the source side of an electronic-based component of the power system by injecting a current of about 0.5 to 1 percent of a nominal current of the power system at the source side, while simultaneously perturbing the load side of the power electronic-based component by varying the voltage at the load side. Time-domain results of the simultaneous perturbations may be transferred to frequency-domain results and the stability of the power system may be monitored by obtaining a Nyquist contour and employing Generalized Nyquist Criterion or unit circle criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamadamin Salmani, Chris S. Edrington
  • Patent number: 9577683
    Abstract: Example apparatuses and methods for cancellation of transmitter self-interference leakage in a transceiver are described. An example transceiver includes a multiport transformer that may be used as a part of the impedance matching network on the receiver side of the transceiver. One primary port of the multiport transformer may form a portion of a cancellation circuit that, along with other components in a cancellation path, provide amplitude and/or phase modulation to a cancellation signal. The cancellation circuit may tunable and may include only reactive components in some examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization
    Inventors: Jacques Christophe Rudell, Tong Zhang, Apsara Ravish Suvarna
  • Patent number: 9577593
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems implementing an implicit Feed-Forward Compensated (FFC) op-amp, where the main FFC port is realized by the P-side of the CMOS input structure of the 2nd and 3rd stages of the op-amp, while the main signal path is through the N-side. According to some embodiments, to balance the relative strengths of the main path and feed-forward paths, the 2nd-stage NMOS input pair is split into two pairs, one is used to route the main path while the other is used for auxiliary FFC. The disclosed implicit FCC op-amp is unconditionally stable with adequate phase lead. According to some embodiments, the disclosed op-amp, which may be a wide-band op-amp, can be used in highly linear applications operative at intermediate frequency (IF), such as signal buffers for high-performance data converters or radio-frequency (RF) modulators and demodulators, continuous-time (CT) filters or sigma-delta data converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Yun Chiu, Bo Wu
  • Patent number: 9572836
    Abstract: The invention relates to of analyzing vector supernatants useful for transducing T cells destined for administration to a human subject. The invention also related to methods of analyzing transduced T cells destined for administration to a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Carl H. June, Bruce L. Levine, Michael D. Kalos
  • Patent number: 9572898
    Abstract: Functionalized fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules, methods of making, and methods of use in diagnostic applications and disease treatment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules are functionalized with a reactive functional group or at least one cancer-targeting ligand (CTL). The CTL can facilitate more efficient binding and/or internalization to a cancer cell than to a healthy cell. The CTL can inhibit expression of oncoprotein in some embodiments. The pthalocyanine moiety can be used in diagnostic applications, such as fluorescence labeling of a cancer cell, and/or treatment applications, such as catalyzing formation of a reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can contribute to cell death of a cancer cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Seton Hall University
    Inventors: David Sabatino, Sergiu M. Gorun, Emily Borland, Hemantbhai Patel, Pradeepkumar Patel, Erik Nathaniel Carrión
  • Patent number: 9573129
    Abstract: A sensing system includes a processing unit and sensor chip. The sensor chip includes a microelectrode array, a droplet space over the microelectrode array, and a plurality of control units coupled together in a daisy-chain configuration. Each of the control units is coupled to a respective one of the microelectrodes of the microelectrode array. The control units are controlled by the processing unit to drive movement of a droplet in the droplet space, and to inspect the droplet via the microelectrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Lee, Kelvin Yi-Tse Lai, Yu-Tao Yang
  • Patent number: 9576127
    Abstract: Methods, media, and systems for detecting attack are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: comparing at least part of a document to a static detection model; determining whether attacking code is included in the document based on the comparison of the document to the static detection model; executing at least part of the document; determining whether attacking code is included in the document based on the execution of the at least part of the document; and if attacking code is determined to be included in the document based on at least one of the comparison of the document to the static detection model and the execution of the at least part of the document, reporting the presence of an attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Salvatore J. Stolfo, Wei-Jen Li, Angelos D. Keromytis, Elli Androulaki
  • Patent number: 9575052
    Abstract: A diagnostic device is provided that comprises a light source for transmitting a light beam through a blood sample to a light detector, and a permanent magnet, wherein one of the permanent magnet and blood sample is automatically movable relative to the other between a “HIGH” magnetic state position and a “LOW” magnetic state position, such that a substantially high magnetic field is applied to the blood sample causing any hemozoin in the blood sample to tend toward perpendicular orientation to the substantially magnetic field and the suppression, or enhancement of light based on its polarization, and a zero-to-near-zero magnetic field is applied to the blood sample causing the randomization of any hemozoin in the blood sample and a baseline amount of light to pass through the blood sample in the “LOW” magnetic state position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Brian T. Grimberg, Robert Deissler, William Condit, Robert Brown, Jason Jones, Richard Bihary
  • Patent number: 9574259
    Abstract: A method for producing a high-strength magnesium alloy material includes (a) a step of preparing a magnesium alloy workpiece having a top face and a side face; and (b) a step of applying a compressive load ?p (MPa) from the top face side of the workpiece and performing a uniaxial forging process on the workpiece. Step (b) is performed while suppressing deformation of the workpiece widening outward and under conditions including (i) ?p>?f (where ?f is the compressive breaking stress (MPa) of the workpiece); (ii) a plastic deformation rate is less than or equal to 10%, and (iii) a strain rate is less than or equal to 0.1/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Electro-Communications
    Inventor: Hiromi Miura
  • Patent number: 9573285
    Abstract: A log saw machine includes a first arm, a second arm parallel to the first arm, a shaft having a first end and an opposite second end, and a circular knife fixed on the shaft. The first end of the shaft is rotatably installed on the first arm. The second end of the shaft is rotatably installed on the second arm. The circular knife is positioned between the first and second arms, and the plane of the circular knife is parallel to the extending direction of the first and second arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Universal Tissue Technology SRL
    Inventor: Bertoli Barsotti Giovanni
  • Patent number: 9573987
    Abstract: Insulin analogs comprising a non-native glycosylation site sequence are provided having high potency and specificity for the insulin receptor. In one embodiment a peptide sequence of greater than 18 amino acids is used as a linking moiety to link human insulin A and B chains, or analogs or derivatives thereof, to provide high potency single chain insulin analogs. In one embodiment the linking moiety comprises one or more glycosylation sites. Also disclosed are prodrug and conjugate derivatives of the insulin analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Dimarchi, Pengyun Li
  • Patent number: 9573876
    Abstract: The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to retro-aldol reaction products and methods of making and using same. More particularly, but without limitation, the methods disclosed herein for producing the retro-aldol reaction products are performed in a non-aqueous/solvent-free based process. The reaction products obtained from the process include, for example, dihydroxyacetone, glyceraldehyde, glycolaldehyde, and combinations thereof. In one particular embodiment, the process of making such retro-aldol reaction products includes, without limitation, the step of mechanocatalytically reacting a heterogeneous catalyst with one or more sugar reactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Blair
  • Patent number: 9573946
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, compositions and methods for inhibiting fascin activity or treating a condition or disorder mediated by fascin activity in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Novita Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cornell University
    Inventors: Xin-Yun Huang, Christy Young Shue