The University of Texas System Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130097583 | Systems and Methods For Automating the Application of a Software Methodology - Systems and methods are provided for an automation support tool for assisting/guiding a software engineer to follow a software methodology. The systems and methods assist the software engineer in identifying and graphically representing use cases, actors, systems, and subsystems; generate a domain model and a UML class diagram for visualizing the domain model; generating expanded use cases; generate an object interaction model; producing sequence diagrams; and create a design class diagram. From the design class diagram, the software engineer can produce high-quality computer programs. The system may include or connect to a diagram generator for automatically generating Unified Modeling Language (UML) class diagrams. | 04-18-2013 |
20120312102 | FORCE SENSING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed are polymer nanocomposites that can serve as piezoresistive compositions. Also disclosed are sensors comprising the disclosed piezoresistive compositions and methods for using the disclosed sensors. | 12-13-2012 |
20110124585 | Dimeric Small Molecule Potentiators of Apoptosis - Caspase activity and apoptosis are promoted using active, dimeric Smac peptide mimetics of the general formula M1-L-M2, wherein moieties M1 and M2 are monomeric Smac mimetics and L is a covalent linker. Target cancerous or inflammatory cells are contacted with an effective amount of an active, dimeric Smac mimetic, and a resultant increase in apoptosis of the target cells is detected. The contacting step may be effected by administering to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of The compoundic mimetic, wherein the individual may be subject to concurrent or antecedent radiation or chemotherapy for treatment of a neoproliferative pathology. | 05-26-2011 |
20100221400 | ENGINEERING LIPIDS IN VEGETATIVE TISSUES OF PLANTS - The present invention discloses gene targets and methods for the genetic control of lipid accumulation in vegetative (non-seed) portions of plants. Enhanced lipid, e.g. triacylglycerol (TAG), accumulation in vegetative portions of plants may be obtained by down-regulation of activity of At4g24160 or a homolog thereof. Plants, plant parts, seeds comprising down-regulated AT4G24160 activity, or activity of a homolog thereof, are also provided, as well as products prepared therefrom. | 09-02-2010 |
20100021888 | Screening for disease susceptibility by genotyping the CCR5 and CCR2 genes - Provided are compositions, methods and uses for identifying persons at an increased risk of infection by, transmission of, or accelerated progression of a disease caused by an HIV-1 virus. Diagnostic, prognostic and combined therapeutic kits are also provided. | 01-28-2010 |