Patents Assigned to University
  • Graphene nanoribbons derived from poly(phenylene ethynylene) polymer, methods of making same, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9556085
    Abstract: Provided are graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), methods of making GNRs, and uses of the GNRs. The methods can provide control over GNR parameters such as, for example, length, width, and edge composition (e.g., edge functional groups). The methods are based on a metal catalyzed cycloaddition reaction at the carbon-carbon triple bonds of a poly(phenylene ethynylene) polymer. The GNRs can be used in devices such a microelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: William R. Dichtel, Hasan Arslan, Fernando J. Uribe-Romo
  • Anti-angiogenic molecules, nanostructures and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9556232
    Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed toward the design and synthesis of peptide amphiphile (PA) molecules that comprises a peptide configured to inhibit angiogenesis. The peptide amphiphile comprises a hydrophobic tail, peptide sequence capable of beta-sheet formation; and a peptide, wherein the peptide is configured to inhibit angiogenesis. Optionally the PA further comprises a flexible linker between the peptide sequence capable of beta-sheet formation and the peptides. Further this disclosure is directed to nanostructures comprising peptide amphiphiles configured to inhibit angiogenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Runye H. Zha, Ming Zhang, Samuel I. Stupp
  • Multi-sensor merging based super-close distance autonomous navigation apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9557177
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-sensor merging based super-close distance autonomous navigation apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a sensor subsystem, an information merging subsystem, a sensor scanning structure, and an orientation guiding structure, wherein a visible light imaging sensor and an infrared imaging sensor are combined together, and data are acquired by combining a passive measurement mode composed of an optical imaging sensor and an active measurement mode composed of a laser distance measuring sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tianxu Zhang, Sufei Fan, Yimeng Chen, Heng Yao, Zhengtao Li, Zheng Wang, Wei Huang, Zhenghua Huang
  • Methods and apparatuses for measuring tissue stiffness changes using ultrasound elasticity imaging
    Patent number: 9554777
    Abstract: A method of evaluating tissue stiffness of a target area includes positioning an ultrasound elasticity imaging apparatus adjacent a surface of an area of tissue where the target area is located and applying a dynamic range of force to the tissue. A plurality of ultrasound beams can be directed at the tissue and a plurality of ultrasound echoes can be acquired from the strained tissue in the target area to calculate an amount of developed strain within the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Kang Kim, Jingping Xu, Jonathan M. Rubin
  • Method of preparing hollow metal or metal oxide nano- or microspheres
    Patent number: 9555557
    Abstract: A method of preparing hollow metal or metal oxide nano- or microspheres is provided. The method comprises providing a suspension comprising monodispersed polydopamine nano- or microspheres, forming a layer of metal or metal oxide on the monodispersed polydopamine nano- or microspheres, and adding an alkaline solution to the suspension to dissolve the polydopamine thereby forming the hollow metal or metal oxide nano- or microspheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Jian Yan, Liping Yang, Xuehong Lu, Pooi See Lee
  • Monitoring system for perishable or temperature-sensitive product transportation and storage
    Patent number: 9557224
    Abstract: Monitoring and reporting of the temperature and/or other conditions of perishable and/or temperature sensitive products during transportation and storage is described. A system for wireless temperature monitoring can be carried out at a box level, but can provide information at a finer granularity than box-level. For temperature monitoring, the box (or other container) can be configured with a plurality of temperature sensors provided in an arrangement about the box and connected to a transmitter for communicating the temperature at each location to a monitoring system with a processor and database. A temperature profile and spatial model can be constructed by the processor and stored at the database to generate profiles for defined volumes within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: William R. Eisenstadt, Adam C. Kinsey
  • Arene ruthenium (II) derivatives containing iminophosphorane ligands and their use in cancer therapy
    Patent number: 9555049
    Abstract: A method for providing a therapeutic benefit for a subject having a cancer is provided. A compound with an arene ruthenium (II) compound with an iminophosphorane ligand is administered to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Maria Contel, Isabel Marzo, Malgorzata Frik, Benelita T. Elie
  • Dual action lethal containers, systems, methods and compositions for killing adult mosquitos and larvae
    Patent number: 9554567
    Abstract: Dual action lethal containers, systems, methods, compositions and formulas used to kill mosquitoes and their larvae. The containers can have separate interior larvicidal and adulticidal coatings separated from each other by horizontal water line holes in the container. Another container can use a novel combined coating of a larvicidal and adulticidal coating. Unique compositions of adulticidal coatings, larvicidal coatings and combined adulticidal and larvicidal coatings can be used as liners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip G. Koehler, Ephraim V. Ragasa, Roberto M. Pereira
  • Method and tool to reverse the charges in anti-reflection films used for solar cell applications
    Patent number: 9559222
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a solar cell. The method includes providing a stack including a substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the substrate, and an anti-reflective layer disposed on the barrier layer, where the anti-reflective layer has charge centers. The method also includes generating a corona with a charging tool and contacting the anti-reflective layer with the corona thereby injecting charge into at least some of the charge centers in the anti-reflective layer. Ultra-violet illumination and temperature-based annealing may be used to modify the charge of the anti-reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Vivek Sharma, Clarence Tracy
  • Method of transceiving feedback information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 9559762
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of transmitting feedback information by a base station supporting multi-user multi-input multi-output (MU-MIMO) to a network entity includes obtaining a projection matrix based on channel information estimated for multiple channels between antennas of the base station and each of user equipments, projecting at least one of the channel information and uplink data received from the user equipments to a second space from a first space using the projection matrix and transmitting feedback information including at least one of the projected channel information and the projected uplink data to the network entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundaTION, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Ilmu Byun, Kwangsoon Kim, Kyungjun Choi, Hyunsoo Ko
  • Adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 9556088
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adsorbent catalytic nanoparticle including a mesoporous silica nanoparticle having at least one adsorbent functional group bound thereto. The adsorbent catalytic nanoparticle also includes at least one catalytic material. In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of using and making the adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles. In some examples, the adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles can be used to selectively remove fatty acids from feedstocks for biodiesel, and to hydrotreat the separated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Ivan Slowing, Kapil Kandel
  • Computationally optimized broadly reactive antigens for H5N1 and H1N1 influenza viruses
    Patent number: 9555095
    Abstract: Described herein is the generation of optimized H5N1 and H1N1 influenza HA polypeptides for eliciting a broadly reactive immune response to influenza virus isolates. The optimized HA polypeptides were developed through a series of HA protein alignments, and subsequent generation of consensus sequences, based on H5N1 and H1N1 influenza isolates. Provided herein are optimized H5N1 and H1N1 influenza HA polypeptides, and compositions, fusion proteins and VLPs comprising the HA polypeptides. Further provided are codon-optimized nucleic acid sequences encoding the HA polypeptides. Methods of eliciting an immune response against influenza virus in a subject are also provided by the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Ted M. Ross, Corey J. Crevar, Donald M. Carter
  • Coated magnetic nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9555136
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polymer-coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles and methods of their manufacture and use. The nanoparticles are coated with a copolymer of poly(maleic anhydride alt-H2C?CH—R1)-polyethylene glycol (PMAR-PEG), wherein R1 is a hydrophobic moiety. The molecular weights of the PMAR and PEG portions of the copolymer, as well as the core diameter of the nanoparticles are selected in order to produce optimal performance for specific applications. Representative applications of the nanoparticles include magnetic particle imaging, magnetic sentinel lymph node biopsy, and magnetic fluid hyperthermia. The disclosed nanoparticles are tools for these methods that provide previously unachieved levels of stability (e.g., via reduced agglomeration) and customizability (e.g., tuned blood circulation half-life in vivo).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Amit P. Khandhar, Kannan M. Krishnan, R. Matthew Ferguson, Scott Kemp
  • Inputting fingertip sleeve
    Patent number: 9557858
    Abstract: An inputting fingertip sleeve includes a sleeve and a conductive layer. The sleeve includes at least one opening configured to receive a finger and includes a closed end. The sleeve includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The closed end of the sleeve includes at least one through hole located between the inner surface and the outer surface. The conductive layer is located on the outer surface of the sleeve and covers the closed end and the at least one through hole. The conductive layer includes a carbon structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Compositions and methods for in vivo imaging of myelin in the peripheral nervous system
    Patent number: 9555130
    Abstract: A method of detecting and/or labeling myelin in an animal's peripheral nervous system tissue includes administering to the animal a fluorescent stilbenzene derivative and visualizing the animal's peripheral nervous system tissue using an in vivo imaging modality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Yanming Wang, Chunying Wu
  • Paraxial cloak design and device
    Patent number: 9557547
    Abstract: A paraxial cloaking device provides a cloaking volume in which an item can be hid from view. A cloaking device includes an optical input receiving light rays and an optical output from which a continuous range of directions of the received light rays exit the paraxial cloaking device. The cloaking volume being disposed between the optical input and the optical output. For received light rays having incoming directions non-parallel to the reference optical axis up to a first angle, each of the received light rays exits the cloaking device substantially aligned with the respective received light ray and does not pass through the cloaking volume. The paraxial cloaking device has a unity magnification factor. In some instances, the paraxial cloaking device includes a phase matching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Joseph S. Choi, John C. Howell
  • Multistage minimum variance distortionless response beamformer
    Patent number: 9560463
    Abstract: A system and method relate to receiving, by a processing device, a plurality of sound signals captured at a plurality of microphone sensors, wherein the plurality of sound signals are from a sound source, and wherein a number (M) of the plurality of microphone sensors is greater than three, determining a number (K) of layers for a multistage minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) beamformer based on the number (M) of the plurality of microphone sensors, wherein the number (K) of layers is greater than one, and wherein each layer of the multistage MVDR beamformer comprises one or more mini-length MVDR beamformers, and executing the multistage MVDR beamformer to the plurality of sound signals to calculate an estimate of the sound source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Northwestern Polytechnical University
    Inventors: Jingdong Chen, Chao Pan, Jacob Benesty
  • Methods and compositions for site-specific labeling of peptides and proteins
    Patent number: 9557336
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for covalently linking a chemical species to a recombinant or synthetic polypeptide. The methods involve the reaction of a thioester-comprising polypeptide with a reagent comprising a reactive amino-thiol group connected to the chemical species which is to be covalently linked to the polypeptide, via a linker. Such chemical species can be a functional group, a label or tag molecule, a biological molecule, a ligand, or a solid support. Efficient and catalyst-free methods for C-terminal protein labeling are also provided. The methods expand current capabilities in the area of protein functionalization, providing useful and complementary tools for the isolation, detection, characterization, and analysis of proteins in a variety of in vitro and in vivo applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Rudi Fasan, John R. Frost
  • Multi-stage permanent magnet structure and integrated power inductors
    Patent number: 9558878
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods directed to multi-stage permanent magnet and implementations of a permanent magnet on-chip power inductor. Various circuit models, design considerations and simulation results are described. The multi-stage permanent magnet includes layers with uniform or non-uniform magnets used to control the flux distribution. The permanent magnet on-chip power converter for DC-DC switching power converters that may include a top ferrite layer, a spiral winding layer, a permanent magnet layer, a bottom ferrite layer, and a substrate layer. The permanent magnet layer may comprise a multi-stage structure wherein each stage has a decreasing area as compared to an immediate lower stage. A method of manufacturing a Permanent On-Chip Power Inductor (PMOI) is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
    Inventor: Jaber A. Abu-Qahouq
  • Epitaxial structure
    Patent number: 9559255
    Abstract: An epitaxial structure is provided. The epitaxial structure includes a substrate, an first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, a first carbon nanotube layer and a second carbon nanotube layer. The first epitaxial layer is located on the substrate. The first carbon nanotube layer is located between the substrate and the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer is located on the first epitaxial layer. The second carbon nanotube layer is located between the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan