Patents Assigned to University
  • Real-time counting insecticidal lamp
    Patent number: 10021870
    Abstract: A real-time counting insecticidal lamp includes a rainproof cover, a LED lamp body, an insect receiver, and a high-voltage grid; the rainproof cover is arranged above the lamp body, the insect receiver is arranged below the lamp body, and the high-voltage grid is arranged at the periphery of the lamp body; the high-voltage grid includes a high-voltage direct current power supply and N-1 wires, and the N-1 wires are arranged in parallel in each interval to form a circle, wherein, N is no less than 10; top ends of the wires are all connected to the power supply end of the power supply, but one of two adjacent wires is electrically connected to the positive end of the power supply while the other is electrically connected to the negative end; the real-time counting insecticidal lamp also includes a counting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Xiaochan Wang, Tingting Yan, Guoxiang Sun, Guyue Hu
  • Caveolin-1 related methods for treating glioblastoma with temozolomide
    Patent number: 10022372
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with glioblastoma multiforme comprising administering a therapeutically effective regimen of temoxolomide to be glioblastoma multiforme-afflicted subject, wherein the subject's glioblastoma multiforme cells are known to be caveolin-1-positive. This invention also provides a method for determining whether a subject afflicted with glioblastoma multiforme is likely to progress therapeutically in response to a therapeutically effective regimen of temoxolomide comprising determining whether the subject's glioblastoma multiforme cells are caveolin-1-positive, whereby if the subject's glioblastoma multiforme cells are caveolin-1-positive, the subject is likely to progress therapeutically in response to a therapeutically effective regimen of temozolomide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael P. Lisanti, Jean-Francois Jasmin, Kevin Quann
  • Droplet manipulation device
    Patent number: 10022719
    Abstract: Methods are provided for manipulating droplets. The methods include providing the droplet on a surface comprising an array of electrodes and a substantially co-planer array of reference elements, wherein the droplet is disposed on a first one of the electrodes, and the droplet at least partially overlaps a second one of the electrodes and an intervening one of the reference elements disposed between the first and second electrodes. The methods further include activating the first and second electrodes to spread at least a portion of the droplet across the second electrode and deactivating the first electrode to move the droplet from the first electrode to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael G. Pollack, Vamsee K. Pamula, Richard B. Fair
  • Peptides and compositions thereof for improvement of glycaemic management in a mammal
    Patent number: 10022417
    Abstract: A peptide having 12 to 60 amino acids and including (a) a sequence of SEQUENCE ID NO: 11, or (b) a fragment of SEQUENCE ID NO: 11 that includes the sequence of SEQUENCE ID NO: 1 or 5, is described for use in improving glycemic management in a mammal. A composition, for example a food product, that includes substantially all of the peptides of SEQUENCE ID NO:'s 1 to 11, that is capable of reducing post-prandial blood glucose levels, and increasing insulin secretion in humans, is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: University College Dublin, National University Of Ireland, Dublin, University of Limerick
    Inventors: Lorraine Brennan, Aisling Robinson, Nessa Noronha, Dick Fitzgerald, Alice Nongonierma, Therese Holton, Helen Roche, J C Jacquier, Denis Shields, Eileen Gibney
  • Combination immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer
    Patent number: 10023637
    Abstract: Agonists to ICOS in combination with a blocking agent to a T cell inhibitory receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, PD-1, etc.) are demonstrated herein to be useful for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: James Allison, Padmanee Sharma, Sergio A. Quezada, Tihui Fu
  • Photosensitization chemical-amplification type resist material, method for forming pattern using same, semiconductor device, mask for lithography, and template for nanoimprinting
    Patent number: 10025187
    Abstract: A photosensitization chemical-amplification type resist material according to the present invention is used for a two-stage exposure lithography process, and contains (1) a developable base component and (2) a component generating a photosensitizer and an acid through exposure. Among three components consisting of (a) an acid-photosensitizer generator, (b) a photosensitizer precursor, and (c) a photoacid generator, the above component contains only the component (a), any two components, or all of the components (a) to (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seiji Nagahara, Seiichi Tagawa, Akihiro Oshima
  • Antiviral JAK inhibitors useful in treating or preventing retroviral and other viral infections
    Patent number: 10022378
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods of treatment and prevention of HIV infection are disclosed. The compounds are pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidine JAK inhibitors. Combinations of these JAK inhibitors and additional antiretroviral compounds, such as NRTI, NNRTI, integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and the like, are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the combinations include a combination of adenine, cytosine, thymidine, and guanine nucleoside antiviral agents, optionally in further combination with at least one additional antiviral agent that works via a different mechanism than a nucleoside analog. This combination has the potential to eliminate the presence of HIV in an infected patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christina Gavegnano, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Method for detecting and purifying pancreatic beta cells
    Patent number: 10024854
    Abstract: The invention is based, in part, on the discovery that a polypeptide, referred to herein as Betacam, is selectively expressed on the surface of pancreatic islet cells. Thus, in one aspect, the invention is directed to compositions comprising Betacam or that can be used to detect Betacam. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of detecting (e.g., non-invasively) pancreatic beta cells from a mammalian cell source. Another aspect of the invention is directed to cellular purification of pancreatic beta cells from a heterogeneous cell source of multiple kinds. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying agents that modulate activity of Betacam. In yet another aspect, the invention provides for improved treatment and diagnosis of diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, THE REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Jan Jensen, John Hutton, Xiaoling Qu, Howard Davidson
  • Cleaning system for tube and shell heat exchanger
    Patent number: 10024612
    Abstract: An online cleaning system for tube and shell heat exchangers is presented. The system includes a positioner, a plunger, an umbilical cleaner, and a motor. The cleaning system cleans the tubes while the heat exchanger remains in operation. The cleaning system locates and isolates a single tube via rotating and translating mechanical actions and inserts the umbilical cleaner into the tube, which may clean the tube via rotational movement or via sonication. The cleaning system may further clean the outer surface of the tubes of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Jihad Hassan AlSadah, Esmail M. A. Mokheimer
  • Endothelial and endothelial like cells produced from fibroblasts and uses related thereto
    Patent number: 10023842
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to endothelial or endothelial like cells cultured from fibroblasts exposed to transcription factor ETV2. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of producing endothelial or endothelial like cells comprising exposing fibroblasts with ETV2 under conditions such that the fibroblasts are modified to form a pool of cells expressing increased levels of endothelium surface markers compared to the fibroblasts. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to using endothelial like cells reported herein for the treatment of vascular, cardiac, and wound healing indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: Emory University, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Young-Sup Yoon, JiWoong Han, Sang Ho Lee, Changwon Park
  • Method and apparatus for outputting images
    Patent number: 10027933
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for outputting an image by using a color filter array (CFA) sensor are provided. The method includes receiving a 4-channel combination image signal through the CFA sensor, and separating the 4-channel combination image signal into a visible image signal and a near-infrared image signal, based on a signal separation coefficient including a color coefficient that is determined to convert 4-channel color data into 3-channel color data and a weight coefficient that is determined based on a 4-channel signal configured of near-infrared image signals. The method further includes outputting the visible image signal and the near-infrared image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kwang-hyun Won, Chan-yul Kim, Byeung-Woo Jeon, Khanh Quoc Dinh, Young-hyeon Park, Hiuk-jae Shim, Sun-il Lee
  • Method for manufacturing a nanocarbon material
    Patent number: 10023467
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nanocarbon material includes the steps of: a) supplying an acetylene-based flammable gas into a torch nozzle at a flow rate such that an ignition at the torch nozzle produces a reducing flame in a cooling zone in a chamber; and b) supplying a cooling medium to a nebulizer disposed upstream of the cooling zone to produce nebulized droplets of the cooling medium such that the nebulized droplets come into contact with the reducing flame in the cooling zone to thereby cause carbon nanoparticles to be entrained in the nebulized droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventor: Tun-Ping Teng
  • Folded sheets of material for use as a structural member and assembly thereof
    Patent number: 10024495
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are folded sheets of material for use as a structural member and assembly thereof. According to an aspect, a sheet of material defines one or more tabs, slots, and a plurality of fold lines. The fold lines are spaced such that folding the sheet along the fold lines places the slots in substantial alignment for receiving the at least one tab such that a structural member having a web formed in an interior thereof is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
    Inventor: Mitchell E. Henke
  • Patterned laser treatment
    Patent number: 10022269
    Abstract: Patterned laser treatment of the retina is provided. A visible alignment pattern having at least two separated spots is projected onto the retina. By triggering a laser subsystem, doses of laser energy are automatically provided to at least two treatment locations coincident with the alignment spots. All of the doses of laser energy may be delivered in less than about 1 second, which is a typical eye fixation time. A scanner can be used to sequentially move an alignment beam from spot to spot on the retina and to move a treatment laser beam from location to location on the retina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Mark Blumenkranz, Daniel V. Palanker, Dimitri Yellachich
  • Apparatus for determining respiratory condition
    Patent number: 10022084
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a respiratory condition, including: a signal acquiring section which is configured to acquire a signal corresponding to a respiratory flow of a subject; a first index producing section which is configured to produce a first index related to the respiratory flow of the subject obtained from the signal; a second index producing section which is configured to produce a second index related to a respiratory demand of the subject predicted from the first index; a third index producing section which is configured to produce a third index related to a respiratory effort of the subject based on the first index and the second index; and an outputting section which is configured to output the third index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, National University Corporation Chiba University
    Inventors: Yukio Nonaka, Shiroh Isono, Tsuyoshi Shimizu
  • Direct patlak estimation from list-mode PET data
    Patent number: 10022097
    Abstract: A medical imaging system for reconstructing quantitative dynamic nuclear medicine images of a subject may include a three dimensional positron emission tomography (3D PET) scanner and a data processing system. The three dimensional positron emission tomography (3D PET) scanner may: perform scans of the subject at each of multiple bed positions, each scan being of only a sub-portion of the subject that is within an axial length covered by the scanner; and generate dynamic list-mode PET data that: represents a total number of photon pairs arriving at each of multiple detector pairs in the 3D PET scanner; and is organized in a list of elements, each element in the list including a detector pair index and an arrival time for each detected photon pair; and acquires PET data using a dynamic PET protocol with at least two scans at each of the multiple bed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Richard M. Leahy, Wentao Zhu, Quanzheng Li, Bing Bai, Peter Stephen Conti
  • Method for making carbon nanotube slurry
    Patent number: 10026584
    Abstract: A kind of photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry is disclosed. The photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry includes a first mixture and a second mixture. The first mixture includes carbon nanotubes, conducting particles, and a first organic carrier. The second mixture includes a photo polymerization monomer, a photo initiator, and a second organic carrier. The weight percentage of the first mixture and the second mixture ranges from about 50% to about 80% and about 20% to about 50%, respectively. Methods for making the photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry and methods for making cathode emitters using the photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Chun-Hai Zhang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Process and intermediates for preparing poly(anhydride-esters)
    Patent number: 10023521
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide a method comprising treating a hydroxy-carboxylic acid compound with a compound of formula (I) in the absence of a solvent, to provide a diacid of formula (II), wherein R is a linker molecule; wherein each Y is independently a leaving group; and wherein X is a residue of a biologically active compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Uhrich, Jonathan J. Faig, Kervin Smith
  • Interdigitated capacitive proximity sensor with varied space electrode structure
    Patent number: 10027322
    Abstract: Embodiments related to a capacitive proximity sensor with a variable spacing electrode structure, which is suited to a non-destructive testing operation, such as the detection of dielectric properties of the polymer materials with a thickness decreases gradually structure. The designed sensor includes a driving electrode, a sensing electrode, a substrate, a guarding electrode and a lead connector. The driving and sensing electrodes include several interdigitated fingers, which are arranged alternately in sequence, based on the characteristic of the thickness decreases gradually structure of the MUT, the width of the electrodes and spacing between two adjacent electrodes in each unit are optimized individually. Namely, under the condition of ensuring penetration depth, the electrode width is made as large as possible to achieve maximum signal strength and detection sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Jingpin Jiao, Liang Li, Nan Li, Cunfu He, Bin Wu
  • Air battery testing device
    Patent number: D823148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Qian, Yu-Quan Wang, Fu-Jun Wang, Li-Yong Ma, Xue-Wei Guo, Yang Wu