Patents Assigned to University
  • Vehicle-use visual field assistance system in which information dispatch apparatus transmits images of blind spots to vehicles
    Publication number: 20090140881
    Abstract: A camera of a ground-based information dispatch apparatus captures a blind-spot image, showing a region that is a blind spot with respect to a vehicle driver. A vehicle-mounted camera captures a forward-view image corresponding to the viewpoint of the driver, and the forward-view image is transmitted to the information dispatch apparatus together with vehicle position and direction information and camera parameters. Based on the received information, the blind-spot image is converted to a corresponding image having the viewpoint of the vehicle driver, and the forward-view image and viewpoint-converted blind-spot image are combined to form a synthesized image, which is transmitted to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sakai, Yukimasa Tamatsu, Ankur Datta, Yaser Sheikh, Takeo Kanade
  • RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20090140928
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes an antenna and a chip, and the antenna includes a first polygonal dielectric material, first and second microstrip lines partially formed in the first dielectric material, a second polygonal dielectric material stacked on the first dielectric material, and a third microstrip line partially formed in the second dielectric material. According to the present invention, the RFID tag can efficiently receive electromagnetic waves to thereby maximize a readable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industrial Cooperation Foundation of Chonbuk National University
    Inventors: Won Kyu Choi, Jeong Seok Kim, Gil Young Choi, Hae Won Son, Cheol Sig Pyo, Jong-Suk Chae
  • INHIBITION OF BIOFILMS IN PLANTS WITH IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20090143230
    Abstract: Disclosure is provided for methods of preventing, removing or inhibiting microbial biofilm formation or microbial infection in a plant or plant part thereof, including applying thereto a treatment effective amount of an active compound as described herein, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Methods of enhancing a microbicide (e.g., including a copper, antibiotic, bacteriophage, etc.) and/or plant defense activator are also provided, including applying an active compound as described herein. Compositions comprising an active compound as described herein in an agriculturally acceptable carrier are also provided, and in some embodiments the compositions further include a microbicide (e.g., including copper, antibiotic, bacteriophage, etc.) and/or plant defense activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Christian Melander, John Cavanagh, David Ritchie, Robert W. Huigens, III, T. Eric Ballard, Justin J. Richards, Thomas W. Lindsey, Jonathan S. Lindsey
  • ATTENUATED RNA VIRUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090142823
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an attenuated RNA virus and methods of using an attenuated RNA virus. The RNA virus comprises, in part, an ion channel protein comprising a peptide tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Washington University in St. Louis
    Inventor: Andrew Pekosz
  • BREAST CANCER RELATED GENE ZNFN3A1
    Publication number: 20090142344
    Abstract: Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing breast cancer (BRC) are described herein. Also described are methods of treating and preventing breast cancer and breast cancer metastasis as well as methods of assessing the prognosis of a breast cancer subject and the efficacy of a breast cancer therapy. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of ZNFN3A1, a gene whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancers, that therefore can be used to discriminate between BRC cells and normal cells. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of BRC, methods of treating BRC and method for vaccinating a subject against BRC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: Oncotherapy Science, Inc, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakamura, Yoichi Furukawa, Shuichi Nakatsuru
  • BRIDGED GRAPHITE OXIDE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20090143515
    Abstract: Bridged graphite oxide material comprising graphite sheets bridged by at least one diamine bridging group. The bridged graphite oxide material may be incorporated in polymer composites or used in adsorption media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Margarita Herrera-Alonso, Michael J. McAllister, Ilhan A. Aksay, Robert K. Prud'Homme
  • Supramolecular Assemblies and Building Blocks
    Publication number: 20090143596
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to supramolecular assemblies and their modes of synthesis. The supramolecular assemblies include a 1:8 ratio of a supermolecular polyhedral building block and a triangular molecular building block, the supermolecular polyhedral building block having points of extension corresponding to the vertices of a rhombicuboctahedron for linking the supermolecular polyhedral building block to the triangular building block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Mohamed Eddaoudi, Farid Nouar, Jarrod F. Eubank, Lukasz Wojtas, Till Bousquet, Michael Zaworotko
  • Yeast-Based Vaccines As Immunotherapy
    Publication number: 20090142367
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing a variety of diseases and conditions that are amenable to immunotherapy and, in one particular embodiment, compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cancer in an animal are described. Specifically improvements related to the use of a yeast-based vaccine comprising a yeast vehicle and an antigen that is selected to elicit an antigen-specific cellular and humoral immune response in an animal, for use in prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination and the prevention and/or treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: GlobeImmune, Inc., The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Alex Franzusoff, Donald Bellgrau
  • Strawberry plant named 'Portola'
    Publication number: 20090144866
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinctive day-neutral type strawberry designated as ‘Portola’. ‘Portola’ is a day-neutral (everbearing) cultivar similar to ‘Diamante’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,079) but with higher yield and better quality fruit, better disease resistance and better flavor; it is similar to ‘Albion’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,228) for fruit quality but with higher yield, and larger and lighter colored fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Douglas V. Shaw, Kirk D. Larson
  • COMPOUNDS FOR ACTIVATING TGF-BETA SIGNALING
    Publication number: 20090143394
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of disorders and conditions characterized by reduced TGF-? signaling are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Anton Wyss-Coray, Mary J. Tanga
  • Method And Apparatus For Biologically Processing Fluid
    Publication number: 20090139928
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for biologically treating fluids, in particular municipal or industrial wastewater or the like, the apparatus comprising a pair of reservoirs each containing growth medium having a biofilm thereon, the apparatus being arranged to pump the wastewater from one reservoir to another such as to alternatively expose the biofilms within the reservoirs to air and wastewater, thus making it possible to achieve sequential aerobic, anoxic and anaerobic conditions in the biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Michael Rodgers, Jr., John Mulqueen, Jr., Rose C. Mulqueen, Jr., Edmond O'Reilly, Jr., Xinmin Zhan, Jr.
  • Electrostatic charge generating assembly
    Publication number: 20090140603
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a static charge generating assembly. The static charge generating assembly is comprised of: (a) a support structure built from a plurality of friction fit building elements; (b) positive and negative static charge generating wheels; (c) a belt wrapped around the static charge generating wheels; (d) a power source electrically coupled to a driving means for rotating at least one of the static charge generating wheels and the belt at a preselected rotational speed; and (e) positive and negative electrodes secured to the support structure adjacent to the belt. Each of the electrodes is mounted on at least one of the friction fit building elements positioned adjacent to a static charge generating wheel operable to collect static charge. Separate positive and negative static charge collectors are used for storing the negative and positive static charges from the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventor: Dean Aslam
  • SENSOR INTERFACE DEVICES AND AMPLIFIERS
    Publication number: 20090140900
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sensor interface device and an amplifier used in a sensor system. The sensor interface device in one implementation has a first chopper configured to shift input signals of the sensor system from a baseband frequency to a first frequency, an instrumentation amplifier configured to amplify the shifted signals, a bandpass Delta-Sigma modulator configured to digitize the amplified signals, and a second chopper configured to shift the digitized signals from the a first frequency back to the baseband frequency. The instrumentation amplifier removes the DC offset generated from the first chopper and therefore all sources of DC offset are eliminated in this interface device without bandwidth limitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kong Pang Pun, Chiu Sing Oliver Choy
  • 3-D MICROBATTERIES BASED ON INTERLACED MICRO-CONTAINER STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20090142656
    Abstract: An electrical energy storage device (20,70) includes a substrate (22), which is formed so as to define a multiplicity of micro-containers separated by electrically-insulating and ion-conducting walls (32). A first plurality of anodes (A) is disposed in a first subset (24) of the micro-containers, and a second plurality of cathodes (C) is disposed in a second subset (26) of the micro-containers. The anodes and cathodes are arranged in an interlaced pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Tel Aviv University Future Technology Development L.P.
    Inventors: Menachem Nathan, Emanuel Peled, Diana Golodnitsky, Vladimir Yufit, Tania Ripenbein
  • Navigation method and system for drilling operation in spinal surgery
    Publication number: 20090143788
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a navigating method and system for drilling operation in spinal surgery. The method and system is applied to the subjects who receive pedicle insertion operation in spinal surgery. The specific vertebras are under radiography using X-ray machine at both anterior/posterior and lateral views. These imaging are then transmitted into a computer system for image distortion correction and registration. By drawing the safety regions of the pedicle on the indicated vertebra in both AP and Lat. images, three-dimensional safety volumes of the pedicle of the vertebra are developed by intersection operation. Therefore, prior to and during the clinical spine operation, surgeons are able to safe navigation by referring the referential orientation via the developed system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Jin-Jing Fang, Ruey-Mo Lin, Yu-Hung Yen
  • PHYSIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY TO REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN STORAGE
    Publication number: 20090142258
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a process for cyclic dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation of hydrogen storage materials is provided. The process includes liberating hydrogen from a hydrogen storage material comprising hydrogen atoms chemically bonded to one or more elements to form a dehydrogenated material and contacting the dehydrogenated material with a solvent in the presence of hydrogen gas such that the solvent forms a reversible complex with rehydrogenated product of the dehydrogenated material wherein the dehydrogenated material is rehydrogenated to form a solid material containing hydrogen atoms chemically bonded to one or more elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: James A. Ritter, Armin D. Ebner, Jun Wang, Tao Wang, Charles E. Holland
  • Antimicrobial Nanoemulsion Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20090143476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for decreasing the infectivity, morbidity, and rate of mortality associated with a variety of pathogenic organisms and viruses. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for decontaminating areas colonized or otherwise infected by pathogenic organisms and viruses. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for decreasing the infectivity of pathogenic organisms in foodstuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: James R. Baker, JR., Tarek Hamouda, Amy Shih, Andrzej Myc
  • Volatile liquid loadable porous metal or ceramic container and manufacturing method
    Publication number: 20090142529
    Abstract: A volatile liquid loadable porous metal or ceramic container and manufacturing method thereof provided with a structural body formed by metal or ceramic sintering and provided with breathable pores, which extend from an outer surface of the structural body to the interior of the structural body, and the breathable pores form spaces to transport or/and store liquid. The manufacturing method includes: a. taking a low temperature volatile material as the core; b. completely covering the aforementioned core with metal or ceramic powder in the predetermined mold; c. controlling compactness of the metal or ceramic powder; d. sintering of the core at a temperature higher than the vaporization temperature to cause gaseous effusion of the core; e. taking off the predetermined mold after completing sintering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Far East University
    Inventors: Tien-Yin Chan, Chin-Sheng Lee, Chia-Liang Chen, Yu-Che Huang, Zhe-Yong Wu
  • Antimicrobial Nanoemulsion Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20090143477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for decreasing the infectivity, morbidity, and rate of mortality associated with a variety of pathogenic organisms and viruses. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for decontaminating areas colonized or otherwise infected by pathogenic organisms and viruses. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for decreasing the infectivity of pathogenic organisms in foodstuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: James R. Baker, JR., Tarek Hamouda, Amy Shih, Andrzej Myc
  • CONNECTOR FOR SURGICAL ANASTOMOSES
    Publication number: 20090143793
    Abstract: A connector for surgical anastomoses is disclosed. The connector has a sleeve with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is for fluid connection with a first blood vessel. The inlet is generally co-axial with the first blood vessel. The outlet is for fluid connection with a second blood vessel. The outlet is generally orthogonal to the second blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Leok Poh Chua, Dhanjoo Noshir Ghista, Yong Seng Tan