Patents Assigned to University
  • Hopper and reduction device using the same
    Patent number: 8623269
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hopper and a reduction device using the same. The hopper and the reduction device can be used to refining a material using thermal reduction reaction. The reduction device has a body defining cavity and a hopper, wherein the hopper is slidably disposed in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Xun Ren, Kang-Ding Yang, Qun Chen
  • Optical head
    Patent number: 8625949
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical head, including a hollow micro-pipe and a stuffing member, the micro-pipe having a diameter-extended portion and a diameter-diminishing portion adapted allowing the incident light to transmit from the diameter-extended portion to the diameter-diminishing portion to emerge from its tip, and the stuffing member being disposed inside of the micro-pipe compared to prior techniques. The optical head of the invention is easier to be made, and it has a better focus for achieving optical exposure of sub-wave length focal spot and deep depth of focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chih-Kung Lee, Chih-Jen Chien, Yu-Hsun Lee, Chun-Yen Chen, Yuh-Yan Yu, Te-Hsun Chen
  • Solar cell system manufacturing method
    Patent number: 8623693
    Abstract: A solar cell system making method includes steps of making a round P-N junction by (a) stacking a P-type silicon layer and a N-type silicon layer on top of each other, and (b) forming a P-N junction near an interface between the P-type silicon layer and the N-type silicon layer; cutting the round P-N junction into a plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms; forming an arc shaped surface by stacking the plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms along a first direction and forming an electrode layer between each adjacent two of the plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms; and forming a first collection electrode and a second collection electrode to form an arc shaped solar cell system having a photoreceptive surface being on the arc shaped surface and being configured to receive incident light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan-Hao Jin, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Nucleic acids encoding T2R bitter taste receptors
    Patent number: 8624012
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a novel family of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles Zuker, Jon E. Adler, Nick Ryba, Ken Mueller, Mark Hoon
  • Micro-channels, micro-mixers, and micro-reactors
    Patent number: 8622606
    Abstract: A fluid micro-mixer and micro-reactor array is provided having at least two bonded layers of micro-channels. The micro-mixer can include at least one input port and one output port, and a mixing and/or reaction port. At least one inlet stream separator layer can isolate the inlet ports from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University
    Inventor: Richard T. Miller
  • Antimicrobial compound and preparation thereof
    Patent number: 8623843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of organic synthesis, and provides an organosilicon betaine type antimicrobial compound having a general formula I and preparation thereof: the antimicrobial compound provided by the present invention has a reactive functional group—siloxane, which can be subjected to chemical bonding with many material interfaces, thereby endowing a material or article surface treated with the antimicrobial compound I persistent antimicrobial activity. Also, the preparation of the compound has a simple process and easily controlled conditions, and is easy to be industrialized, which facilitates its wide applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen University
    Inventors: Shiguo Chen, Zaochuan Ge, Fei Xiao, Yangmiao Mo, Qianzhen Huang, Song Jiang
  • Porous magnetic antenna
    Patent number: 8624790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous magnetic antenna, comprising: an antenna; an insulating layer, having one side next to said antenna; and a magnetic layer, placed next to the other side of the insulating layer, separated from said antenna with a distance, and having at least one hole. The porous magnetic antenna has the advantages of shaping the field pattern, lowering the sensitivity, improving the gain value and possessing stable directionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Mingchi University of Technology
    Inventors: Wen-Cheng Lai, Ching-Wen Hsue, Li-Ming Lo
  • Carbon nanotube field emitter
    Patent number: 8624477
    Abstract: The present application relates to a carbon nanotube field emitter. The carbon nanotube field emitter includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end-to-end by van der waals attractive force. The carbon nanotube structure has two joined portions, one portion is a triangle shaped carbon nanotube film, which is an electron emitting portion, the other portion is a carbon nanotube wire, which is a support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Enhancin gene bel1 from and its use in biological insecticide
    Patent number: 8623651
    Abstract: The isolation, cloning of an enhancin gene bel1 from Bacillus thuringiensis, and the use of an enhancin Bel1 in biological insecticides are disclosed in the present invention. A new enhancin gene bel1 is isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki YBT-1520, and its encoded product is a new enhancin Bel1. The enhancin has very strong effect-enhancing activity on the insecticidal action of insecticidal crystal protein Cry1Ac in killing Lepidoptera insects. The insecticidal activity of genetically engineered Bacillus thuringiensis BMB0187 developed on the basis of this enhancin is 5.7 times as high as that of the initial strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Huazhong Agricultural University
    Inventors: Ming Sun, Ziniu Yu, Shangling Fang, Donghai Peng, Lifang Ruan, Shouwen Chen, Chunping Luo
  • Compositions including triciribine and trastuzumab and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8623834
    Abstract: This application relates to combination therapies including triciribine and related compounds and trastuzumab or a salt thereof and compositions with reduced toxicity for the treatment and prevention of tumors, cancer, and other disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jin Q. Cheng, Said M. Sebti
  • Methods and media for exchanging data between nodes of disconnected networks
    Patent number: 8626844
    Abstract: Methods and media for exchanging data between nodes of disconnected networks are provided, including: determining a query type based on whether a query received at a first node includes at least one keyword or at least a portion of a uniform resource identifier; performing a search of a cache based on the query and the query type; converting the query into a formatted query document; storing the formatted query document in a database, if the search of the cache does not yield at least a predetermined number of data items; retrieving the formatted query document from the database at a predetermined interval; multicasting the retrieved formatted query document from the first node to at least a second node; and receiving, at the first node, a formatted response document from the second node, the formatted response document resulting from a search of a cache of the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Henning G. Schulzrinne, Suman Ramkumar Srinivasan
  • Uses of prostacyclin analogs
    Patent number: 8623917
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing the risk of cancer or the progression of premalignant dysplasia in a subject having a higher risk factor by administering a therapeutically effective amount of prostacyclin analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Robert L. Keith, Mark W. Geraci, York E. Miller
  • Active air control
    Patent number: 8622045
    Abstract: An air-balanced engine assembly is configured to operate efficiently while producing a reduced level of harmful emissions. The engine assembly includes a two-stroke internal combustion engine with multiple power cylinders and intake and exhaust manifolds that fluidly communicate with the cylinders. The engine assembly also includes an air balancing assembly with valves that control intake air flow from the intake manifold to the cylinders. The valves cooperate to balance intake air flow among the cylinders and are configured to substantially equalize trapped equivalence ratios among the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kirby S. Chapman, Diana K. Grauer
  • Sweet whey based biopesticide composition
    Patent number: 8623420
    Abstract: A biopesticide composition for pest management that includes a sweet whey product and spores mixed with a carrier to form a growing environment in a target region. The growing environment forms a micro-factory that is suitable for spore growth, such that the number of spores substantially increases from a first spore concentration prior to application to the target region to a second spore concentration after a period of time. The biopesticide composition may include other additives that modify the micro-factory in a manner that facilitates spore growth and/or increases the probability that a target pest, e.g., an insect, will come into contact with the spores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: University of Vermont and State Agriculture College
    Inventors: Scott D. Costa, Stacie Grassano, Jiancai Li
  • Optical designs for high-efficacy white-light emitting diodes
    Patent number: 8624281
    Abstract: A method for increasing the luminous efficacy of a white light emitting diode (WLED), comprising introducing optically functional interfaces between an LED die and a phosphor, and between the phosphor and an outer medium, wherein at least one of the interfaces between the phosphor and the LED die provides a reflectance for light emitted by the phosphor away from the outer medium and a transmittance for light emitted by the LED die. Thus, a WLED may comprise a first material which surrounds an LED die, a phosphor layer, and at least one additional layer or material which is transparent for direct LED emission and reflective for the phosphor emission, placed between the phosphor layer and the first material which surrounds the LED die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Frederic S. Diana, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura
  • Apparatus for manufacturing large-area carbon nanotube films
    Patent number: 8623144
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a large-area carbon nanotube film includes a reactor chamber, a helical-shaped substrate, and a supporter. The reactor chamber includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet and the outlet are aligned on an axis of the reactor chamber. The helical-shaped substrate and the supporter are located wholly inside the reactor chamber. The supporter is moveable along the axis of the reactor chamber, and the helical-shaped substrate is supported by the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Hong Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Method of telephone switchboard for connecting directly the callback to the extension of the original caller
    Patent number: 8625759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a “Phone Log” in a telephone switchboard for recording the extension numbers, the phone numbers dialed by the extension numbers and the accumulated times. When there is an outside call, the telephone switchboard will first check the “Phone Log” whether the telephone number of the outside call is on the “Phone Log” or not; if the telephone number of the outside call is on the “Phone Log”, then the outside call (callback) is connected directly to the corresponding extension; otherwise the outside call will be connected to an auto-attendant for connecting. As the accumulated time of each of the records reaches a time limit, the related record will be cleared out. After the callback is picked up by the corresponding extension successfully, the related record is also cleared out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: National Taipei University of Technology
    Inventors: Shaw Hwa Hwang, Shun Chieh Chang
  • Delivery device and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 8623397
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a hollow container, and a plurality of biodegradable and/or erodible polymeric layers established in the container. A layer including a predetermined substance is established between each of the plurality of polymeric layers, whereby degradation of the polymeric layer and release of the predetermined substance occur intermittently. Methods for forming the device are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter X. Ma, Xiaohua Liu, Laurie McCauley
  • Methods of diagnosing cancer
    Patent number: 8623601
    Abstract: Provided are methods of predicting or assessing the level of severity of cancer or cancer progression in a patient comprising measuring levels of SET expression in a biological sample from a patient and comparing levels of SET expression to a control sample or standard value. Methods for predicting or evaluating the efficacy of a SET therapeutic and kits comprising at least one reagent for measuring SET protein expression are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Cognosci, Inc., Duke University
    Inventors: Michael P. Vitek, Dale J. Christensen, J. Brice Weinberg
  • Muscadine grape plant named ‘Ga. 5-1-45’
    Patent number: PP24142
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of the muscadine grape plant, Vitis rotundifolia Michx., named ‘Ga. 5-1-45’, which has: early ripening berries, typically beginning in the first week in August in Georgia; black berries; self-fertile flowers; berries with flesh that adheres to the skin (non-slip skin); berries that are firm in texture and with a high soluble solids content; and berries that are large for a self-fertile cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick J. Conner