Patents Assigned to University
  • MONITORING AND REGULATING PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES AND FUNCTIONS VIA SENSORY NEURAL INPUTS TO THE SPINAL CORD
    Publication number: 20250065128
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for monitoring and regulating physiological states and functions are disclosed. Several embodiments include application of one or more microelectrode arrays to a dorsal root ganglion for measurement of sensory neuron activity, or stimulation of sensory reflex circuits. The methods and apparatuses can be used, for example, for monitoring or controlling bladder function in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Douglas Weber, Robert Gaunt, Timothy Bruns
  • IMAGE ENCODER AND DECODER USING UNIDIRECTIONAL PREDICTION
    Publication number: 20250071294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hae Chul CHOI, Se Yoon JEONG, Sung-Chang LIM, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woo HONG, Dong Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH, Chang-Beom AHN, Gwang Hoon PARK, Seung Ryong KOOK, Sea-Nae PARK, Kwang-Su JEONG
  • GROUP III-V NANOWIRE-BASED AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE
    Publication number: 20250072128
    Abstract: The presently-disclosed subject matter relates generally to GaAs/GaAsSb core-shell nanowire grown on silicon substrate, methods of growing such nanowire, and the use of said nanowires in various applications, including but not limited to photodetection applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: North Carolina A&T State University
    Inventors: Shanthi Iyer, Shisir Devkota, Mehul Parakh, Rabin Pokharel, Priyanka Ramaswamy, Kendall Dawkins, Jia Li
  • GIANT FERROELECTRIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC RESPONSES OF FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS BASED ON MONOLAYER SEMICONDUCTING TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES
    Publication number: 20250072159
    Abstract: A field effect transistor including a substrate; a monolayer of a single crystal semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) on the substrate; a source contact and a drain contact to the strained monolayer; and a gate contact on the substrate; wherein the a gate voltage applied to the gate contact with respect to the source contact modulates a ferroelectric response of the monolayer when strained and a current through the monolayer between the source contact and the drain contact; and wherein the substrate is rigid and the monolayer experiences asymmetric lattice expansion when strained against the rigid substrate in response to an external magnetic field or the substrate is a strain engineered substrate inducing asymmetric lattice expansion of the monolayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, National Taiwan Normal University
    Inventors: Nai-Chang Yeh, Duxing Hao, Yann-Wen Lan, Ting-Hua Lu
  • APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING SPACING BETWEEN MOIRE SUPERLATTICES OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20250072073
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for adjusting spacing between Moiré superlattices of two-dimensional (2-D) materials. A heterostructure 2-D material includes a first insulator, a first 2-D material having one surface coming into contact with the first insulator, a second 2-D material having one surface coming into contact with the first 2-D material and forming a van der Waals layered bond, a second insulator having one surface coming into contact with the second 2-D material, and an electrode configured to come into contact with the other surface of the second insulator and rotated by electrostatic attraction from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Young Duck KIM, Kwang Hee HAN
  • PROCESSOR AND COMPILER FOR SECURE MULTIPARTY COMPUTATION
    Publication number: 20250068425
    Abstract: A system for Multi-Party Computation (MPC) includes a general-purpose programming language, an MPC processor, an MPC Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), and a compiler. The general-purpose programming language is used for writing an MPC application. The MPC processor executes the MPC application. The MPC ISA corresponds to the MPC processor. The compiler generates an intermediate representation for the MPC application and generates machine code for the intermediate representation by mapping and assembling MPC ISA instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: John Mario Sartori, Shashank Ganapathi Hegde
  • DEHYDROAROMATIZATION CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250065319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dehydroaromatization catalyst and a preparation method thereof, the dehydroaromatization catalyst comprising the steps of: dealuminating zeolite by hydrothermal treatment at a first temperature; and supporting molybdenum (Mo) on the dealuminated zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jungkyu CHOI, Jaehee SHIM, Tristan James SIM
  • METHODS OF DETECTING VIRAL OR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
    Publication number: 20250067739
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for detecting a viral-only or a bacterial-associated respiratory infection in a patient, the method comprising analyzing a respiratory sample to determine levels of at least two respiratory virus infection-associated molecules, at least two bacterial respiratory infection-associated molecules, and comparing the levels of the respiratory virus infection-associated molecules and/or the levels of the bacterial respiratory infection-associated molecules with a predetermined reference level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventor: Ellen Foxman
  • Compositions, devices, and methods for improving a surface property of a substrate
    Patent number: 12234377
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions, devices, and methods for improving a surface property of a substrate. In some embodiments, the hydrophobicity and/or fluorocarbon-phobicity of the surface is increased. Some embodiments include compositions, devices and methods for improving bead loading and/or immiscible oil sealing of microwell array reactions on plastic microfluidic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: John Michael Ramsey, William Hampton Henley
  • Photochromic and electrochromic compounds
    Patent number: 12234408
    Abstract: Provided are novel naphthalene diimide (NDI) compound of Formula 1. The compounds may exhibit colour change from substantially transparent to substantially black upon electrochemical or photochemical stimulus and may be useful in smart windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Glasgow Glasgow
    Inventors: Emily Rose Adams, David John Adams
  • Human monoclonal antibodies to a new universal influenza A hemagglutinin head domain epitope
    Patent number: 12233127
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to antibodies binding previously undefined epitopes on influenza A virus hemagglutinin and methods for use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventor: James E. Crowe, Jr.
  • Waveguide, method of manufacturing waveguide and antenna
    Patent number: 12237555
    Abstract: The first conductor plate has a groove portion that has a rectangular cross section and is formed in parallel with a first main surface such that the longitudinal direction becomes a first direction, and a first vertical tube portion formed in a direction away from the second conductor plate in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the first main surface, with a branch position in the groove as a starting point. The second conductor plate includes a reflection portion that is inserted into the groove portion in a manner protruding from a second main surface, which is a flat surface of the second conductor plate in contact with the first main surface, and has a reflection surface that reflects the radio wave, propagated along the groove portion, toward the first vertical tube portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Waseda University
    Inventors: Seiji Nishi, Takuro Sato, Kazuhiko Tamesue, Tetsuya Kawanishi
  • Apparatus for protecting against optical probing attacks
    Patent number: 12235959
    Abstract: Methods and systems are directed to protect a target logic circuit against optical probing attacks and conceal a logic state in the target logic circuit. The method comprises designing a concealing logic circuit. The concealing logic circuit can be coupled to complement of input signals of the target logic circuit, inserted as neighbor logic circuit of the target logic circuit, and placed in close optical proximity to the target logic circuit. The concealing logic circuit can operate in the opposite operation mode or logic state of the target logic circuit in response to the complement of the input signals to the target logic circuit. The method can further comprise designing an evaluation circuit that generates the complement of the input signals and minimizes a path delay between the target logic circuit input and the concealing logic circuit input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark M. Tehranipoor, Navid Asadi-Zanjani, Mir Tanjidur Rahman, Shahin Tajik
  • Vertical tunnel field-effect transistor with u-shaped gate and band aligner
    Patent number: 12237376
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes a new vertical tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET). The TFET includes a source layer over a substrate. A first channel layer is formed over the source layer. A drain layer is stacked over the first channel layer with a second channel layer stacked therebetween. The drain layer and the second channel layer overlap a first surface portion of the first channel layer. A gate structure is positioned over the channel layer by a second surface portion of the channel layer and contacts a sidewall of the second channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Jiun-Yun Li, Pao-chuan Shih, Wei-Chih Hou
  • Modular, extensible computer processing architecture
    Patent number: 12236246
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a computer processing architecture including: a plurality of processors, each processor configured to: receive a set of data from one or more input channels or from another processor; execute at least one of a plurality of individualized processes on the data; and output the processed data according to an independent clock domain of the processor; a plurality of switches, wherein each switch connects a processor to an input channel of the one or more input channels or to another processor; and a micro-controller configured to: receive the processed data; control the plurality of switches by activating or deactivating each switch; generate a pipeline of processors from activating and deactivating the plurality of switches; and select one or more individualized processes of the plurality of individualized processes that each processor within the pipeline executes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Ioannis Karageorgos, Karthik Sriram, Jan Vesely, Rajit Manohar, Abhishek Bhattacharjee
  • Method of transdermal delivery of cannabinoid compositions
    Patent number: 12233043
    Abstract: A composition, method of treating inflammation or edema, and method of increasing transdermal permeation and flux of at least one cannabinoid is presented. The composition is comprised of at least one cannabinoid, at least one permeation enhancer and at least one hydrophilic polymer. Administration of a therapeutically effective amount of this composition of can be used to treat both inflammation and edema in a patient as well as increasing transdermal permeation and flux of the at least one cannabinoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Florida A&M University
    Inventors: Mandip Sachdeva, Arvind Bagde, Oluwasevi Salau
  • Model for high-throughput screening of endocrine disruptor and method for screening same
    Patent number: 12237054
    Abstract: The present invention provides a model for high-throughput screening of endocrine disruptors and a method for screening the same. In the present invention, primary structural alerts, secondary structural alerts and tertiary structural alerts of compounds are extracted according to a nuclear receptor, and then the primary structural alerts, the secondary structural alerts and the tertiary structural alerts form a nuclear receptor high-throughput screening model; hierarchical structural alert matching is carried out on target compounds through the nuclear receptor high-throughput screening model, and ligand-receptor binding mode analysis and semi-quantitative prediction of binding activity and disrupting activity are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Nanjing University
    Inventors: Wei Shi, Haoyue Tan, Qinchang Chen, Hongxia Yu
  • Method for preparing green slow-release preservative paper used for fruit and vegetable preservation
    Patent number: 12234610
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a green slow-release preservative paper used for fruit and vegetable preservation. The method includes: step 1, preparing a core paper loaded with biological preservative; step 2, preparing a base membrane loaded with fruit and vegetable respiration inhibitor; and step 3, heating and pressing the core paper loaded with biological preservative and the base membrane loaded with fruit and vegetable respiration inhibitor to obtain the green slow-release preservative paper. The present disclosure uses a biological preservative as a main material and an absorbent paper or a non-woven fabric as an auxiliary material to prepare the green slow-release preservative paper used for fruit and vegetable preservation through a layer-by-layer film covering method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Bohai University
    Inventors: Tong Sun, Jie Ding, Yonghong Ge, Zhaomeng Xu, Lili Wang
  • Experimental apparatus for rock-breaking through vibration impact
    Patent number: 12234690
    Abstract: An experimental apparatus for rock-breaking through vibration impact, including a confining pressure loading assembly, a drill bit, a drill rod, a drilling fluid circulation assembly, a rotary impact assembly and an axial impact assembly. The confining pressure loading assembly is configured to apply pressures to a core sample located in a core cavity in three directions perpendicular to each other. The drill bit is capable of inserting into the core cavity to drill the core sample. The drilling fluid circulation assembly includes a drilling fluid inlet, a drilling fluid outlet and a mud pump connected therebetween. The rotary impact assembly includes a hydraulic rotary motor and a hydraulic swing motor connected to the drill rod, respectively. The axial impact assembly includes a first hydraulic cylinder, and a servo linear actuator connected to the first hydraulic cylinder and the drill rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum-Beijing
    Inventors: Wenhao He, Chao Xiong, Ran Ji, Huaizhong Shi, Zhongwei Huang, Zhenliang Chen, Zongjie Mu, Xinkang Fu
  • Methods and systems to validate physiologic waveform reliability and uses thereof
    Patent number: 12233241
    Abstract: Methods and systems to validated physiologic waveform reliability and uses thereof are provided. A number of embodiments describe methods to validate waveform reliability, including blood pressure waveforms, electrocardiographic waveforms, and/or any other physiological measurement producing a continuous waveform. Certain embodiments output reliability measurements to closed loop systems that can control infusion rates of cardioactive drugs or other fluids in order to regulate blood pressure, cardiac rate, cardiac contractility, and/or vasomotor tone. Further embodiments allow for waveform evaluators to validate waveform reliability based on at least one waveform feature using data collected from clinical monitors using machine learning algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Joseph B. Rinehart, Michael Ma