Patents Assigned to University
  • Patent number: 8815970
    Abstract: A method of preparing polyurethane prepolymer does not require using a toxic isocyanate monomer (manufactured by harmful phosgene) as a raw material. Epoxy resin and carbon dioxide are used as major raw materials to form cyclic carbonates to be reacted with a functional group oligomer, and then amino groups in a hydrophilic (ether group) or hydrophobic (siloxane group) diamine polymer are used for performing a ring-opening polymerization, and the microwave irradiation is used in the ring-opening polymerization to efficiently synthesize the amino-terminated PU prepolymer, and then an acrylic group at an end is added to manufacture an UV cross-linking PU (UV-PU) oligomer which can be coated onto a fabric surface, and the fabric is dried by UV radiation for a surface treatment to form a washing-resisted long lasting hydrophilic or hydrophobic PU fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Tamkang University (A University of Taiwan)
    Inventors: Jing-Zhong Hwang, Guei-Jia Chang, Jhong-Jheng Lin, Cheng-Wei Tsai, Shih-Chieh Wang, Po-Cheng Chen, Kan-Nan Chen, Kan-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 8818029
    Abstract: A weather forecasting system has weather forecasting logic that receives raw image data from a satellite. The raw image data has values indicative of light and radiance data from the Earth as measured by the satellite, and the weather forecasting logic processes such data to identify cumulus clouds within the satellite images. For each identified cumulus cloud, the weather forecasting logic applies interest field tests to determine a score indicating the likelihood of the cumulus cloud forming precipitation and/or lightning in the future within a certain time period. Based on such scores, the weather forecasting logic predicts in which geographic regions the identified cumulus clouds will produce precipitation and/or lighting within during the time period. Such predictions may then be used to provide a weather map thereby providing users with a graphical illustration of the areas predicted to be affected by precipitation within the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Inventors: John Mecikalski, Wayne M. MacKenzie, Jr., John Robert Walker
  • Patent number: 8814950
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a detergent composition including a poly(maleic acid/vinyl octyl ether) (PMAOVE) hydrophobically modified polymer; and a heavy duty liquid detergent. In addition, embodiments relate to a method of cleaning a substrate, including contacting a substrate with a poly(maleic acid/vinyl octyl ether) (PMAOVE) hydrophobically modified polymer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Ponisseril Somasundaran, Yajuan Li
  • Patent number: 8815794
    Abstract: In its various embodiments, the invention provides myelin basic proteins and fragments of that interfere with the fibril lization of peptides implicated in the amyloidoses, especially the amyloid-beta peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease (“AD”) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (“CAA”). Some embodiments provide methods of identifying additional interfering fragments. Others provide methods of identifying substances that modulate the interference. Further embodiments provide methods of preventing amyloidoses, especially AD and CAA by administering myelin basic proteins or fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventor: William E. Van Nostrand
  • Patent number: 8816117
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is the method of synthesis of fluoracarbofunctional cage silsesquioxanes of the general formula in which•R1 stands for HCF2(CF2)n(CH2)mO(CH2)3Si(CH3)2O or HCF2(CF2)n(CH2)mO(CH2)3 group in which n=1-12, m=1-4;•R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 can be the same as R1 or different from it and stand all either for the (C1-C25) alkyl group or any aryl group, based on hydrosilylation of fluoroalkyl-allyl ether with an appropriate hydrogen-silsesquioxane in the presence of siloxide rhodium complex [{Rh(OSiMe3)(cod)}2] as a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Adam Mickiewicz University
    Inventors: Bogdan Marciniec, Hieronim Maciejewski, Michal Dutkiewicz
  • Patent number: 8817261
    Abstract: Laser pulses are applied to surface plasmon resonant articles such as gold nanoparticles within a microscopy sample to generate a four-wave mixing signal that is detected as the output of the microscopy process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: University College Cardiff Consultants Ltd.
    Inventors: Paola Borri, Wolfgang Langbein, Francesco Masia
  • Patent number: 8815231
    Abstract: Systems and methods generally useful in medicine, cellular biology, nanotechnology, and cell culturing are discussed. In particular, at least in some embodiments, systems and methods for magnetic guidance and patterning of cells and materials are discussed. Some specific applications of these systems and methods may include levitated culturing of cells away from a surface, making and manipulating patterns of levitated cells, and patterning culturing of cells on a surface. Specifically, a method of culturing cells is presented. The method may comprise providing a plurality of cells, providing a magnetic field, and levitating at least some of the plurality of cells in the magnetic field, wherein the plurality of cells comprise magnetic nanoparticles. The method may also comprise maintaining the levitation for a time sufficient to permit cell growth to form an assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Glauco R. Souza, Renata Pasqualini, Wadih Arap, Thomas Charles Killian, Robert M. Raphael, Daniel Joshua Stark
  • Patent number: 8817037
    Abstract: Techniques for generating three dimensional image data with brushstroke effects from a two dimensional image is disclosed. One or more three dimensional brushstroke patterns from at least one brushstroke are generated. A two dimensional image is partitioned into one or more color regions. For each color region, each three dimensional brushstroke pattern is transformed to obtain a brushstroke effect. Each transformed three dimensional brushstroke pattern is then applied to each color region to generate a three dimensional image data having the brushstroke effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Research and Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Il Dong Yun
  • Patent number: 8817944
    Abstract: In an X-ray imaging apparatus that performs X-ray CT imaging, an X-ray generator (13) that generates an X-ray cone beam (BX1) and an X-ray detector (21) that detects the X-ray cone beam (BX1) radiated to an object (specifically, image object (OB)) are revolved for 180 degrees to be opposed to each other with the object being located therebetween. Further, the X-ray generator (13) is moved such that a revolution reference point (CP) that is set on an optical path (CB) of the X-ray cone beam (BX1) goes round of a predetermined oval shape while the X-ray detector (13) and the X-ray generator (21) are revolved for 180 degrees. Setting is made such that a CT image area (CA) to be imaged by the irradiation of the X-ray cone beam (BX1) has an approximately triangular shape through the above-mentioned operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Nihon University, J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Arai, Masakazu Suzuki, Takahiro Yoshimura, Makoto Honjo
  • Patent number: 8818038
    Abstract: In a system and method for generating a synopsis video from a source video, at least three different source objects are selected according to one or more defined constraints, each source object being a connected subset of image points from at least three different frames of the source video. One or more synopsis objects are sampled from each selected source object by temporal sampling using image points derived from specified time periods. For each synopsis object a respective time for starting its display in the synopsis video is determined, and for each synopsis object and each frame a respective color transformation for displaying the synopsis object may be determined. The synopsis video is displayed by displaying selected synopsis objects at their respective time and color transformation, such that in the synopsis video at least three points that each derive from different respective times in the source video are displayed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Peleg, Yael Pritch, Alexander Rav-Acha, Avital Gutman
  • Patent number: 8816046
    Abstract: Embodiments herein generally relate to methods, compositions and uses of CaMKII inhibitors. Other embodiments relate to methods, compositions and uses of agents that target CaMKII. Yet further embodiments relate to compositions, methods and uses of CaMKIIN-derived molecules and other CaMKII inhibitor molecules that inhibit autonomous CaMKII activity. In accordance with these embodiments, compositions that inhibit autonomous CaMKII activity may be used for treating conditions causing neuronal cell death, for treating cancer or for treating neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventor: K. Ulrich Bayer
  • Patent number: 8815827
    Abstract: Myeloid differentiating agents can be used in the treatment of myeloid disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventor: David Wald
  • Patent number: 8815963
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes an active material having a molybdenum- and sulfur-containing substance impregnated with an effective amount of cesium sufficient to promote synthesis of an alcohol, optionally carried on an inert support, wherein the active material is at least substantially free of a transition metal. The present invention is further directed to methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Auxilium Green, LLC, Lehigh University
    Inventors: Hugo S. Caram, Ranjan K. Sahoo, Richard G. Herman, Divyanshu R. Acharya
  • Patent number: 8815828
    Abstract: The invention features compositions and methods that are useful for the treatment of neoplasia (e.g., breast cancer) by increasing DNA damage and reducing base excision repair (BER).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Satya Narayan, Aruna S. Jaiswal, David A. Ostrov
  • Patent number: 8815593
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of producing cardiomyocytes having a nodal/pacemaker phenotype and cardiomyocytes having an atrial/ventricular phenotype. Isolated populations of nodal/pacemaker and atrial/ventricular cardiomyocytes are also disclosed. Methods of treating a subject having cardiac arrhythmia and a subject in need of cardiac tissue repair using the isolated populations of nodal/pacemaker cardiomyocytes and atrial/ventricular cardiomyocytes, receptively, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Michael A. Laflamme, Wei-Zhong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8816040
    Abstract: A polymer dye has repeating units of formula (I): Each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently a monocyclic carbocyclic group, a condensed polycyclic carbocyclic group, a monocyclic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic heterocyclic group. In any case, each of R1, R2, and R3 independently may have a substituent. R1 is a divalent group, and R2 and R3 are monovalent groups. D is an organic dye group and n is an integer of from 0 to 10. The polymer dye has a number-average molecular weight of from 500 to 500,000. The dye can be a component in a film. The dye can also be included in various industrial materials in automobiles; communication instruments, such as mobile phones, PDA, remote controllers, mobile information terminals, electronic dictionaries, and electronic organizers; home electric appliances; construction parts; and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: University of Tsukuba, Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaki Kanbara, Junpei Kuwabara, Hikaru Yamada, Nobutaka Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 8815766
    Abstract: Embodiments include metal (102) containing composites (100) and methods of forming metal containing composites. A metal containing composite can be formed by contacting an oxide support surface (104) with coordination compounds having metal atoms for a first predetermined time, where the metal atoms of the coordination compounds deposit on the oxide support surface; contacting the oxide support surface with a first reagent for a second predetermined time; and contacting the first reagent with a second reagent for a third predetermined time, where the first reagent and the second reagent react to form another layer of the oxide support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Junling Lu, Peter C. Stair
  • Patent number: 8817629
    Abstract: A method for routing-assisted traffic monitoring includes providing a set of flows, each flow having an associated ingress routing device and an associated egress routing device. A controller determines a micro-flowset routing for the set of flows, the micro-flowset routing defining which of a set of directed links connecting a plurality of routing devices are used to route each of the flows from the respective ingress routing device to the respective egress routing device. The controller transmits flow information to at least a first routing device of the plurality of routing devices according to the micro-flowset routing, the flow information defining which of the set of directed links are to be used to route at least one flow entering the first routing device to a second routing device of the plurality of routing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Deutsche Telekom AG, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Srinivasan Seetharaman, Saqib Raza, Chen-Nee Chuah, Guanyao Huang, Jatinder Pal Singh
  • Patent number: 8813846
    Abstract: Steam-Over-Solvent Injection in Fractured Reservoirs (SOS-FR) is carried out by treating a fractured hydrocarbon bearing formation penetrated by a well with a first phase of injecting a formation compatible aqueous fluid into the fractured hydrocarbon bearing formation through the well, a second phase of injecting a hydrocarbon solvent into the fractured hydrocarbon bearing formation through the well and at least a third phase of repeating the first phase after the second phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Tayfun Babadagli, Al-Muatasim Al-Bahlani
  • Patent number: PP24811
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct everbearing raspberry plant designated as ‘Double Gold’ primarily adapted to growing conditions of west central New York and other regions of similar climate. The new plant is primarily characterized by golden to orange/red conical fruit that is equally long and broad, vigorous tall canes, late season primocane production and early mid-season floricane production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventor: Courtney A. Weber