Patents Assigned to University
  • Patent number: 7763795
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for effectively preventing the contact between the surface of a titanium oxide semiconductor electrode and an electrolyte solution, a photoelectric conversion device exhibiting high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the said photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric conversion device comprising a dye-sensitized semiconductor electrode is manufactured by letting a semiconductor adsorb a sensitizing dye, then rinsing the dye-adsorbed semiconductor, and finally letting the rinsed dye-adsorbed semiconductor adsorb a carboxylic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide. The adsorption of a dye and the rinsing are performed preferably in supercritical carbon dioxide in the presence or absence of an alcohol of 1-4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: National University Corporation Kyushu Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Shuzi Hayase, Mitsuru Kono, Koichi Yamashita, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7764662
    Abstract: A multicell communication system includes a plurality of cells which use a frequency band on a division basis, wherein a frequency reuse factor K is defined such that the frequency band is divided into K sub-frequency bands, the K sub-frequency bands are allocated to K cells including a serving cell among the plurality of cells, and the K sub-frequency bands are reused in some of the remaining cells other than the K cells, and the K cells use the frequency band on a division basis. The frequency band is divided into a plurality of segment bands. The plurality of segment bands is mapped such that at least one of the segment bands is allocated to each of the band groups, to divide the frequency band into the K band groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Seong-Keun Oh, Ki-Bum Kwon
  • Patent number: 7763665
    Abstract: Mesoscopically ordered, hydrothermally stable metal oxide-block copolymer composite or mesoporous materials are described herein that are formed by using amphiphilic block polymers which act as structure directing agents for the metal oxide in a self-assembling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Galen D. Stucky, Bradley F. Chmelka, Dongyuan Zhao, Nick Melosh, Qisheng Huo, Jianglin Feng, Peidong Yang, David Pine, David Margolese, Wayne Lukens, Jr., Glenn H. Fredrickson, Patrick Schmidt-Winkel
  • Patent number: 7763137
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure shell formed by winding reinforcement fibers with resin material for hardening on an outer surface of a hollow tank base body, a high-pressure tank having the pressure shell, a manufacturing method of the high-pressure tank, and an apparatus for manufacturing the high-pressure tank. The pressure shell adopts the laminated structure in which a large number of fiber layers each formed by winding the reinforcement fibers around the tank base body are laminated. In a state the inside of the high-pressure tank is emptied, a compressive stress is applied to a lower fiber layer and a tensile stress is applied to an upper fiber layer. Particularly, in winding the reinforcement fibers around the tank base body, the reinforcement fibers are wound while filling fluid for pressure regulation in the tank base body, regulating a pressure applied to the fluid for pressure regulation, and adjusting a tension applied to the reinforcement fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Kyushu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ohta, Hiromichi Onikura, Takao Sajima
  • Patent number: 7764361
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method related to an epifluorescence microscope based optical system equipped with a tunable filter to localize microspheres in bead-based assays based on a back-scattered light (also known as reflected light) image. A common optical path for reflected and emitted luminescence in conjunction with a tunable filter negates the requirement of an additional sensor employed in existing technologies for localizing microspheres based on light scatter measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: David M. Kelso, Abhishek Mathur
  • Patent number: 7763650
    Abstract: A new pharmaceutical compound for treating central nervous disorders, the compound comprising a therapeutically effective amount of valproic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof covalently bonded to myo-inositol. The invention also provides a composition, method for treating a patient and a method for obtaining the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Medipharma S.A., University Nacional De La Plata
    Inventors: Luis Bruno-Blanch, Sung Chin Moon
  • Patent number: 7764718
    Abstract: A doped superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) has an enhanced mean wavelength stability. A method stabilizes the mean wavelength of a SFS. The method includes providing an SFS including a doped fiber. The method further includes pumping the SFS with pump light from a pump source having a wavelength dependent on the temperature of the pump source and dependent on the power of the pump light. The method further includes optimizing the length of the fiber to reduce the influence of the pump light wavelength on the stability of the mean wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Hee Gap Park, Michel J. F. Digonnet, Gordon S. Kino
  • Patent number: 7765497
    Abstract: This application describes techniques for applying an algebraic multigrid method to analysis of circuit networks with irregular and regular circuit patterns. Adaptive processing may be applied to the grid coarsening and error smoothing operations to increase the processing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Chung-Kuan Cheng, Zhengyong Zhu
  • Patent number: 7763175
    Abstract: The invention is an electromagnetic probe used in conjunction with a ferrofluid containng M particles. The electromagnetic probe is used to steer M-particles to a desired location, or use the M particles for mixing the ferrofluid. The probe can be used in conjunction with a microscope, a micromanipulator, a catheter or endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Mark A. DeCoster, Nicolas G. Bazan
  • Patent number: 7763125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys represented by the general formula: Fe—Mn-(Q)-B-M, wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, and M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cr, Co, Mo, C and Si. Typically the atomic percentage of the Q constituent is 10 or less. An aspect is to utilize these amorphous steels as coatings, rather than strictly bulk structural applications. In this fashion any structural metal alloy can be coated by various technologies by these alloys for protection from the environment. The resultant structures can utilize surface and bulk properties of the amorphous alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Gary J. Shiflet, S. Joseph Poon, Xiaofeng Gu
  • Patent number: 7763530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of doping semiconductor material. Essentially, the method comprises mixing a quantity of particulate semiconductor material with an ionic salt or a preparation of ionic salts. Preferably, the particulate semiconductor material comprises nanoparticles with a size in the range 1 nm to 100 ?m. Most preferably, the particle size is in the range from 50 nm to 500 nm. Preferred semiconductor materials are intrinsic and metallurgical grade silicon. The invention extends to a printable composition comprising the doped semiconductor material as well as a binder and a solvent. The invention also extends to a semiconductor device formed from layers of the printable composition having p and n type properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: University of Cape Town
    Inventors: David Thomas Britton, Margit Härting
  • Patent number: 7765032
    Abstract: A magnetic on-off robotic attachment device (MOORAD) (100, 300, 400, 624, 624?, 660, 676, 804) is used to make a number of systems, such as a mobile apparatus (608, 644, 668, 700, 700?), a belt mechanism (800) and a sensor device (504, 508, 656). The MOORAD allows the respective system to be removably magnetically attached to a ferromagnetic structure/object (228, 420, 604, 604?, 720A-B, 720A?-B?, 848). Each MOORAD generally includes a dipole magnet (104, 304A-B, 404) movable relative to first and second ferromagnetic portions (112, 116, 316A-D, 408, 412) that are separated by corresponding magnetically insulating portions (120, 320A-C, 416) so as to change that MOORAD between off and on states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Dryver R. Huston, Brian Esser, James O. Plumpton
  • Patent number: 7762547
    Abstract: A bill processing apparatus comprising: movable pieces that are movable toward a center of a bill traveling route through which a bill is conveyed by a driving source, and regulate side edges of the bill to be conveyed so as to make the bill aligned in parallel with a conveyance direction, and a control device that controls driving of the driving source is provided. Here, the control means drives the driving source to move the movable pieces toward the center of the bill traveling route from a position at which the movable pieces touch the side edges of the bill after the bill passes the movable pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Nireki
  • Patent number: 7763818
    Abstract: A spherical bi-stable mechanism includes a planar bi-stable compliant member including an input and an output, and a spherical mechanism member coupled to the output of the first planar bi-stable compliant component. An actuation of the first planar bi-stable compliant member in a first plane is configured to cause the spherical mechanism member to be selectively positioned in a second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Craig Lusk, Larry L. Howell
  • Patent number: 7762142
    Abstract: Characteristics of a multi-layer structure are detected, such as for detecting mechanical and/or corrosive damage of the multi-layer structure. In an example embodiment, an integrated in-situ sensor device senses characteristics of a multi-layer structure during operation thereof. The device includes a mechanical coupler and a sensor circuit. The mechanical coupler couples layers of the multi-layer structure together via an opening traversing the multi-layer structure. The sensor circuit inserts into the opening with the mechanical coupler, and induces an electrical response in a portion of the multi-layer structure adjacent the opening. This induced electrical response is indicative of characteristics of the multi-layer structure, and is sensed to provide a signal characterizing characteristics of the multi-layer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Alexi Rakow, Fu-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 7763717
    Abstract: A process and system for recovering protein and lipid from food animal byproducts, and the products thereof, involves homogenizing animal byproducts with water to form a homogenate, solubilizing the homogenate by adjusting the pH of the homogenate to form a first pH adjusted composition, separating the first pH adjusted composition forming a light fraction containing lipids (oil), a medium fraction containing protein in solution, and a heavy fraction containing fat-free impurities, separation by first centrifugation, adjusting the pH of the medium fraction to about the isoelectric point of the proteins thereby precipitating the medium fraction forming a second pH adjusted composition, and separating the second pH adjusted composition forming a light fraction containing water and a heavy fraction containing precipitated proteins. The water may then be recycled and used in the homogenization of further byproducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: West Virginia University Research Corp. of West Virginia University
    Inventor: Jacek Jaczynski
  • Patent number: 7763592
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for increasing megakaryocyte and megakaryocyte progenitor numbers in vitro or in vivo by suppressing SH2-containing inositol-5-phosphatase (SHIP) function in megakaryocytes or megakaryocyte progenitors expressing the SHIP gene. SHIP function can be suppressed by administering an interfering RNA, or other SHIP inhibitor, to the megakaryocytes or megakaryocyte progenitors in vitro or in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: William G. Kerr, Caroline Desponts, Lia Elena Perez
  • Patent number: 7762122
    Abstract: A method of detecting leakage from a preform used in a VARTM process includes providing a mold and bagging film suitable for use in the VARTM process; heating air; distributing hot air along an interface between an the bagging film and a surface of the mold; determining a temperature distribution along the interface; and using the temperature distribution to locate one or more leaks in the bagging film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Suresh G. Advani, Fuping Zhou, Justin Beech Alms, Charlotte C. Corlay
  • Patent number: 7762212
    Abstract: A self-cleaning, low-maintenance, water-saving automated animal watering device (10) is provided which includes a watering tank (12) moveable between a lower, water-full condition and an upper, water-low condition. Preferably, one end of the tank (12) is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft (64), while the other end of the tank is biased upwardly via a lower lift spring (72). The device (10) also has a water fill assembly (16) operably coupled with tank (12) to selectively fill the tank (12) when needed, and a drain valve assembly (18) also coupled with tank (12) in order to completely drain the tank (12) on a periodic basis. A control assembly (20) is coupled with at least the tank (12) and drain valve assembly (18), and is operable to actuate the drain valve assembly (18) after a predetermined number of movements of the tank (12) between the elevated and lowered positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: James S Drouillard, Jared Henry, David M Sattler
  • Patent number: 7763872
    Abstract: A system for providing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation comprises a laser source arranged to produce a laser beam having a focus; and a carrier movable relative to the laser source for carrying a surface material, the surface material when carried by the carrier providing a renewable target edge. The focussed beam is arranged to impinge on the target edge to produce an EUV radiation emitting plasma. The system is cooperable with a mirror for harnessing the EUV radiation by reflecting EUV radiation impinging thereon. The mirror comprises a substantially aspheric surface and means for supplying a reflecting liquid to at least partially coat the aspheric surface, the mirror being rotatable to centrifugally confine the liquid to the aspheric surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Fergal O'Reilly, Patrick Hayden, Gerard O'Sullivan, Padraig Dunne