Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160136184 | Use of 2-Methylene-19-Nor-(20S)-1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism - Disclosed are methods of administering 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D | 05-19-2016 |
20160136113 | TOPICAL VASOCONSTRICTOR PREPARATIONS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING CELLS DURING CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY - Vasoconstrictors are administered topically to provide protection against the adverse effects, e.g., alopecia, mucositis or dermatitis, induced by chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Appropriate dosages and formulations of topical vasoconstrictors are provided. Methods for the use of such compositions are also provided. | 05-19-2016 |
20160132251 | OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA WRITING METHOD FOR WRITING DATA INTO STORAGE DEVICE - An operating method of a storage device is provided which includes receiving a plurality of write requests and executing write operations in response to the plurality of write requests. Progress information on the degree of progress of the write operations is output while the write operations corresponding to the plurality of write requests are performed. | 05-12-2016 |
20160122739 | FACTOR IX VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR - Modified Factor IX (FIX) polypeptides, nucleic acid encoding the same, and methods of generating modified Factor IX polypeptides are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions that contain the modified Factor IX polypeptides, methods of treatment using modified Factor IX polypeptides, and assay for Factor IX activity. | 05-05-2016 |
20160115557 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENETICALLY DETECTING IMPROVED MILK PRODUCTION TRAITS IN CATTLE - An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a polymorphic site selected from the group consisting of positions 164, 269, 284, 407 and 989 of SEQ ID NO: 1, an array or a kit comprising the same. Also provided are a method for detecting single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in bovine proteinase inhibitor (PI) gene, a method for haplotyping a bovine cell, a method for progeny testing of cattle based on said haplotyping, a method for selectively breeding of cattle based on haplotyping a parent animal. The present invention further provides a method for testing a dairy cattle for its milk production trait, comprising haplotyping its cells, wherein a cattle having haplotypes 1, 3, 4 or 5 indicates that the cattle has desirable milk production trait. Haplotype 1 indicates that the cattle has the most desirable milk production trait. | 04-28-2016 |
20160108093 | CYCLIZED TRANSTHYRETIN PEPTIDE AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR - The present disclosure describes cyclized peptides that inhibit Aβ toxicity and therefore can be used as therapeutic agents to treat Alzheimer's Disease. | 04-21-2016 |
20160068871 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PYRUVATE, ETHANOL, AND OTHER COMPOUNDS - Microorganisms comprising modifications for producing pyruvate, ethanol, and other compounds. The microorganisms comprise modifications that reduce or ablate activity of one or more of pyruvate dehydrogenase, 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, phosphate acetyltransferase, acetate kinase, pyruvate oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, cytochrome terminal oxidase, succinate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase, pyruvate formate lyase, pyruvate formate lyase activating enzyme, and isocitrate lyase. The microorganisms optionally comprise modifications that enhance expression or activity of pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase. The microorganisms are optionally evolved in defined media to enhance specific production of one or more compounds. Methods of producing compounds with the microorganisms are provided. | 03-10-2016 |
20160060730 | NANOPARTICLE-STABILIZED IMMISCIBLE ALLOYS - Solid immiscible alloys and methods for making the solid immiscible alloys are provided. The microstructure of the immiscible alloys is characterized by a minority phase comprising a plurality of particles of an inorganic material dispersed in a majority phase comprising a continuous matrix of another inorganic material. The methods utilize nanoparticles to control both the collisional growth and the diffusional growth of the minority phase particles in the matrix during the formation of the alloy microstructure. | 03-03-2016 |
20160046955 | p-Coumaroyl-CoA:Monolignol Transferase - The invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and to inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the expression and/or translation of a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase RNA. Inhibition of p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase in plants improves the incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants, giving rise to plant biomass that is more easily processed into useful products such as paper and biofuels. | 02-18-2016 |
20160046952 | CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS FOR GENOME EDITING AND GENETIC ENGINEERING OF FUNGI AND PROTISTS - Provided herein are constructs for genome editing or genetic engineering in fungi or protists, methods of using the constructs and media for use in selecting cells. The construct include a polynucleotide encoding a thymidine kinase operably connected to a promoter, suitably a constitutive promoter; a polynucleotide encoding an endonuclease operably connected to an inducible promoter; and a recognition site for the endonuclease. The constructs may also include selectable markers for use in selecting recombinations. | 02-18-2016 |
20160040177 | IRES Elements for Expression of Polypeptides and Methods of Using the Same - Compositions and methods for the expression of one or more coding sequences are provided which use an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) from | 02-11-2016 |
20160025655 | Radio-Frequency Nanopore Sensor - An electrically conductive nanoscale pore may be employed as an antenna to provide precise localized measurements of the impedance-altering characteristics of a molecule such as DNA or RNA or the like passing through the pore. The use of radiofrequency measurements promises high-speed analysis of long molecules (polymers). | 01-28-2016 |
20160020081 | Method to Perform Beam-Type Collision-Activated Dissociation in the Pre-Existing Ion Injection Pathway of a Mass Spectrometer - Described herein are methods and systems related to the use of the pre-existing ion injection pathway of a mass spectrometer to perform beam-type collision-activated dissociation, as well as other dissociation methods. The methods can be practiced using a wide range of mass spectrometer configurations and allows MS | 01-21-2016 |
20150376659 | ENZYMES FOR PRODUCING NON-STRAIGHT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS - Enzymes for producing non-straight-chain fatty acids, microorganisms comprising the enzymes, and in vivo and in vitro uses of the enzymes. Provided are enzymes capable of producing various non-straight-chain fatty acids, including branched-chain fatty acids, cyclic fatty acids, and furan-containing fatty acids. The enzymes include RSP2144, RSP1091, and RSP1090 from | 12-31-2015 |
20150374951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE CONSOLIDATION BY SLEEP SLOW WAVE INDUCTION AND SENSORY CONTEXT RE-CREATION - The present disclosure pertains to a system for enhancing knowledge consolidation in a subject during sleep. New declarative memories may be better consolidated by presenting sensory stimuli during slow wave sleep that correspond to sensory stimuli presented during prior wakeful learning. The sensory stimuli may include odors, sounds, visual stimulation, touches, tastes, and/or other types of sensory stimuli. The system is configured to provide a prompt sensory stimulus during slow wave sleep that corresponds to a wakeful stimulus provided during wakeful learning. The prompt sensory stimulus may prompt enhanced knowledge consolidation in the subject. In some embodiments, the system may comprise one or more of a slow wave sleep inducer, a sensory stimulator, a sensor, a processor, electronic storage, a user interface, and/or other components. | 12-31-2015 |
20150340915 | VARIABLE MAGNETIC FLUX-TYPE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A variable magnetic flux-type rotary electric machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator coil wound on teeth. The rotor defines an air gap between the rotor and the stator. The rotor has at least one permanent magnet arranged in the d-axis magnetic path. The stator and the rotor are arranged relative to the permanent magnet to set a characteristic of d(Kt(I))/dI≧0 in a range of at or below magnetic saturation of a core material of at least one of the stator and the rotor, where KT represents a torque constant, and I represents an applied current, and a function of KT with respect to I is represented by KT=Kt(I) for a torque Tr acting on the rotor that is represented by Tr=KT×I. | 11-26-2015 |
20150340216 | High Mass Accuracy Filtering for Improved Spectral Matching of High-Resolution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Data Against Unit-Resolution Reference Databases - The invention provides methods, systems and algorithms for identifying high-resolution mass spectra. In some embodiments, an analyte is ionized and analyzed using high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS) at high mass accuracy (such as ≦75 ppm or ≦30 ppm) and the obtained mass spectra are matched with one or more prospective candidate molecules or chemical formulas. The invention provide, for example, methods and systems wherein the possible fragments that can be generated from the candidate molecules or chemical formulas are determined as well as the masses of each of these fragments. The invention provide, for example, methods and systems wherein the high-resolution mass spectra are then compared with the calculated fragment masses for each of the candidate molecules or chemical formula, and the portion of the high-resolution mass spectra that corresponds or can be explained by the calculated fragment masses is determined. | 11-26-2015 |
20150330832 | Method and Apparatus for Rapid Acquisition of Elasticity Data in Three Dimensions - Interpolation of ultrasound data at regular grid locations is provided by simultaneously optimizing interpolated data according to fidelity of interpolation of the voxel data to actual measured spatial data and according to a gradient of the interpolated data. This process is made amenable to real-time processing by limiting the range of interpolation to produce a sparse interpolated matrix that may be readily inverted. Artifacts and inefficiencies from successive stages of interpolation and data smoothing are thereby avoided. | 11-19-2015 |
20150317277 | COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE HAVING SELECTABLE, PARALLEL AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS BETWEEN PROCESSORS AND MEMORY - A computer architecture provides both a parallel memory bus and serial memory bus between a processor system and memory. Latency-tolerant memory access requests are steered to the serial memory bus which operates to increase the available memory bus bandwidth on the parallel memory. The invention also provides integrated circuit computer memory suitable for this application. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315663 | METHOD TO PRODUCE WATER-SOLUBLE SUGARS FROM BIOMASS USING SOLVENTS CONTAINING LACTONES - A process to produce an aqueous solution of carbohydrates that contains C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6 sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5 sugar monomers, or any combination thereof is presented. The process includes the steps of reacting biomass or a biomass-derived reactant with a solvent system including a lactone and water, and an acid catalyst. The reaction yields a product mixture containing water-soluble C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6-sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5-sugar monomers, or any combination thereof. A solute is added to the product mixture to cause partitioning of the product mixture into an aqueous layer containing the carbohydrates and a substantially immiscible organic layer containing the lactone. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313557 | CT Machine for Multi-Angle Scanning of Stationary Patients - A CT machine for scanning a stationary patient may provide for two-bar linkage articulated arms to move a CT gantry in an arbitrary trajectory. In one embodiment, the gantry may fit within a cavity to expose a central platform, which may support a patient for vertical scans in which the gantry housing rises from the cavity after the patient is so positioned. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313221 | ANTIMICROBIAL FERULIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF - Antimicrobial diferulates, compositions containing same, and uses of same for inhibiting growth of microorganisms. The antimicrobial diferulates can be used alone or in combination with other antimicrobial agents to inhibit growth of microorganisms such as fungi, oomycetes, and other microorganisms having a glucan-containing cell wall. The antimicrobial diferulates can be included in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of animals or included in agricultural compositions for treatment of plants, crops, and soils. | 11-05-2015 |
20150307645 | POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)-POLY(VINYL ESTER) BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Copolymers comprising a block of polyvinyl alcohol) and a block of a polyvinyl ester. Copolymers comprising a block of polyvinyl haloalkanoate) and a block of a polyvinyl ester). Methods of making copolymers comprising a block of polyvinyl alcohol) and a block of a polyvinyl ester. Methods of making copolymers comprising a block of polyvinyl haloalkanoate) and a block of a polyvinyl ester). The copolymers may be incorporated into aqueous dispersions to form micelles or hydrogels. Some copolymers are biodegradable and have surfactant properties. | 10-29-2015 |
20150302058 | DATABASE SYSTEM WITH HIGHLY DENORMALIZED DATABASE STRUCTURE - A database system converts a multi-table relational database into a wide table incorporating all of the information of the relational database tables and converts queries for the relational database system into a form applicable to the wide table. Dictionary compression and/or columnar store allow faster query processing despite a substantially larger size of the wide table. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299738 | SULFITE PRETREATMENT FOR BIOREFINING BIOMASS - The present invention relates to a method using sulfite pretreatment to overcome recalcitrance of lignocellulose (SPORL). More specifically, it relates to a sulfite-based chemical process for pretreating biomass in solutions to reduce access barriers of enzymes to the lignocellulose, resulting in efficient conversion through enzymatic saccharification. | 10-22-2015 |
20150291434 | METHOD TO REDUCE CO2 TO CO USING PLASMON-ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYSIS - Described is a method of reducing CO | 10-15-2015 |
20150283261 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE TARGETING AND ENTRY OF BACTERIAL TOXINS TO CELLS - The present invention provides methods and reagents for directing the selective targeting and entry of bacterial toxins to mammalian cells. Methods include the step of contacting a cell with a bacterial toxin or toxic bioactive fragment thereof associated with an antibody or ligand that is specific to a target on the cell, wherein the antibody or ligand selectively binds the target on the cell and the bacterial toxin or fragment thereof is internalized and enters the cell. The invention further encompasses compositions and kits to carry out the methods. | 10-08-2015 |
20150274685 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PREPARING 5-HYDROXYMETHYLFURFUAL (HMF) FROM BIOMASS IN POLAR APROTIC SOLVENTS - A method to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is described in which a reactant including cellulose, lignocellulose, or a combination thereof, in a reaction mixture of a polar, aprotic solvent and an acid is reacted for a time, at a temperature, and at a hydrogen ion concentration wherein at least a portion of the cellulose or lignocellulose present in the reactant is converted to HMF. The reaction mixture is initially substantially devoid of water. As the reaction proceeds, dehydration of intermediates causes the water concentration in the reaction mixture to rise to no more than about 0.2 wt % water. | 10-01-2015 |
20150261536 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING PROGRAM SPEED-UP WITH HIGHLY PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES - The amount of speed-up that can be obtained by moving a program to a parallel architecture is determined by a model associating speed-up to micro-architecture independent features of the program execution. The model may be generated, for example, by linear regression, by evaluating programs that have been ported to parallel architectures where the micro-architecture independent features are known. | 09-17-2015 |
20150261528 | COMPUTER ACCELERATOR SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY - A specialized memory access processor is placed between a main processor and accelerator hardware to handle memory access for the accelerator hardware. The architecture of the memory access processor is designed to allow lower energy memory accesses than can be obtained by the main processor in providing data to the hardware accelerator while providing the hardware accelerator with a sufficiently high bandwidth memory channel. In some embodiments, the main processor may enter a sleep state during accelerator calculations to substantially lower energy consumption. | 09-17-2015 |
20150259368 | SELECTIVE C-O BOND CLEAVAGE OF OXIDIZED LIGNIN AND LIGNIN-TYPE MATERIALS INTO SIMPLE AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - A method to cleave C—C and C—O bonds in β-O-4 linkages in lignin or lignin sub-units is described. The method includes oxidizing at least a portion of secondary benzylic alcohol groups in β-O-4 linkages in the lignin or lignin sub-unit to corresponding ketones and then leaving C—O or C—C bonds in the oxidized lignin or lignin sub-unit by reacting it with an organic carboxylic acid, a salt of an organic carboxylic acids, and/or an ester of an organic carboxylic acids. The method may utilize a metal or metal-containing reagent or proceed without the metal or metal-containing reagent. | 09-17-2015 |
20150256139 | EPSILON NEGATIVE LOADED TRAVELING WAVE TUBE - A slow wave structure of a traveling wave tube is provided. The slow wave structure includes an input port, an output port, a first material, and a second material. The second material is mounted in the first material at periodic intervals in a direction of propagation of a radio frequency signal between the input port and the output port. The second material has a real part of permittivity that is negative and a real part of permeability that is positive at an operational frequency of the radio frequency signal. | 09-10-2015 |
20150255209 | INTEGRATED CAPACITOR AND INDUCTOR HAVING CO-LOCATED MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE VOLUMES - A combination capacitor and inductor employ a common volume for energy storing electrical and magnetic fields thereby reducing the bulk of these components with respect to separate components of comparable value. | 09-10-2015 |
20150250540 | MICROWAVE ABLATION ANTENNA SYSTEM - An antenna system is provided. The antenna system includes a coaxial cable, an antenna, and an impedance matching structure. The coaxial cable includes a center conductor extending a length of the coaxial cable, a dielectric material surrounding the center conductor along the length of the coaxial cable, and a conductive shield surrounding the dielectric material along the length of the coaxial cable. The antenna includes a conductor having an electrical length of half a wavelength at a selected operating frequency. The impedance matching structure includes a second center conductor mounted between an end of the center conductor of the coaxial cable and a feed end of the antenna. The impedance matching structure is configured to match an impedance of the coaxial cable to an impedance of the antenna. | 09-10-2015 |
20150236634 | SERIES CONNECTED DC INPUT INVERTERS - A multi-level converter includes a first multi-phase inverter and a second multi-phase inverter. The first multi-phase inverter includes a first direct current (DC) positive line, a first DC negative line, and a first plurality of alternating current (AC) lines. Each AC line of the first plurality of AC lines is configured to be connected to a single phase winding of an electric machine. Each single phase winding is connected to a common neutral connector in a Y-winding configuration or between a pair of single phase windings in a Δ-winding configuration. The second multi-phase inverter includes a second DC positive line, a second DC negative line, and a second plurality of AC lines and is connected in a similar manner to the first multi-phase inverter. The first DC negative line is electrically coupled to the second DC positive line to connect the first multi-phase inverter and the second multi-phase inverter in series. | 08-20-2015 |
20150234693 | Method and Apparatus for Soft Error Mitigation in Computers - Hardening of an integrated circuit such as a GPU processor to soft errors caused by particle strikes is applied selectively to the set of devices according to the magnitude of error resulting from this soft error for the particular device. This approach differs from approaches that protect all devices, all devices likely to produce an output error, or all devices that are vulnerable. | 08-20-2015 |
20150234211 | FREE-SPACE LASER TUNING OF OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES - Methods and apparatuses for resonance tuning of microcavities are provided. An apparatus comprises a whispering gallery mode optical microcavity characterized by at least one resonance frequency; optical components configured to evanescently couple a probe laser beam into the microcavity; an absorber element in thermal contact with the microcavity; and optical components configured to illuminate the absorber element with a free space pump light beam, wherein the absorber element is configured to absorb energy from the free space pump light beam, thereby generating heat, and to transfer the heat to the microcavity, thereby inducing a shift in the at least one resonance frequency. The absorber element may be configured as a pillar forming an interfacial region with the microcavity at one of the ends of the pillar. The surface of the microcavity may be substantially free of a coating material. | 08-20-2015 |
20150231171 | NYLON-3 CO-POLYMERS AND SYNTHETIC LUNG SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME - Non-natural oligomers have recently shown promise as functional analogues of lung surfactant proteins B and C (SP-B and SP-C), two helical and amphiphilic proteins that are critical for normal respiration. The generation of non-natural mimics of SP-B and SP-C has previously been restricted to step-by-step, sequence-specific synthesis, which results in discrete oligomers that are intended to manifest specific structural attributes. Presented herein an alternative approach to SP-B mimicry that is based on sequence-random copolymers containing cationic and lipophilic subunits. These materials, members of the nylon-3 family, are prepared by ring-opening polymerization of β-lactams. The best of the nylon-3 polymers display promising in vitro surfactant activities in a mixed lipid film. Pulsating bubble surfactometry data indicate that films containing the most surface-active polymers attain adsorptive and dynamic-cycling properties that surpass those of discrete peptides intended to mimic SP-B. Attachment of an N-terminal octadecanoyl unit to the nylon-3 copolymers affords further improvements by reducing the percent surface area compression to reach low minimum surface tension. | 08-20-2015 |
20150228897 | DOSE-CONTROLLED, FLOATING EVAPORATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR USE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS - High density films of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes having a high degree of nanotube alignment are provided. Also provided are methods of making the films and field effect transistors (FETs) that incorporate the films as conducting channel materials. The single-walled carbon nanotubes are deposited from a thin layer of organic solvent containing solubilized single-walled carbon nanotubes that is spread over the surface of an aqueous medium, inducing evaporative self-assembly upon contacting a solid substrate. | 08-13-2015 |
20150224135 | BIOCIDAL POLYMERS - Pharmaceutical compositions containing biocidal co-polymers of poly(styrenes), poly(acrylates), poly(acrylamides), and poly(C | 08-13-2015 |
20150218241 | SYNDECAN PEPTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES AS INHIBITORS OF CANCER - The invention provides for peptides from syndecan 1 and methods of use therefor. These peptides can inhibit α4β6 interaction with HER2, thereby preventing tumor cell growth and tissue invasion. | 08-06-2015 |
20150218237 | SYNDECAN PEPTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES AS INHIBITORS OF CANCER - The invention provides for peptides from syndecan 4 and methods of use therefor. These peptides can inhibit α6β4 integrin interaction with EGFR, thereby preventing tumor cell growth and tissue invasion. | 08-06-2015 |
20150211922 | Compact Optical Spectrometer - A spectrometer employs multiple filters having complex filter spectra that can be generated robustly from received light over short optical path lengths. The complex filter spectra provide data that can be converted to a spectrum of the received light using compressed sensing techniques. The result is a more compact, easily manufactured spectrometer. | 07-30-2015 |
20150204957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULLY PHASE-ENCODED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING MULTIBAND RADIO FREQUENCY EXCITATION - Systems and methods for simultaneously acquiring three-dimensional data from multiple different frequency bins with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system, and without frequency-encoding gradients, are provided. A multiband radio frequency (“RF”) pulse is used to excite spins associated with multiple different resonance frequency offsets, and a fully phase-encoded acquisition is used to acquire data, which may be spectrally-resolved data, from magnetic resonance signals formed in response to the multiband RF pulse. | 07-23-2015 |
20150196907 | Device And Method For Transferring A Target Between Locations - A device and method are proved for transferring a target from a first location to a second location. The target is bound to solid phase substrate to form a target bound solid phase substrate. The device includes transfer surface for receiving the target bound solid phase substrate thereon for transfer. The transfer surface movable between a first position wherein the transfer surface is aligned with the first location and spaced therefrom by a distance and a second position wherein the transfer surface is aligned with the second location. An alignment structure aligns the transfer surface with respect to the second location, with the transfer surface in the second position. A force is movable between an attraction position wherein the target bound solid phase substrate are drawn toward the transfer surface and a discharge position wherein the target bound solid phase substrate are free of the force. | 07-16-2015 |
20150196663 | Blood-Brain Barrier Targeting Antibodies - A BBB-selective antibody comprising a protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:1 or 3 or comprising a peptide encoded by CDR H1, CDR H2, CDR H3, CDRL1, CDRL2 or CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO:1 or CDR H1, CDR H2, CDR H3, CDRL1, CDRL2, or CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 3 is disclosed. | 07-16-2015 |
20150192980 | Electronic Computer Providing Power/Performance Management - Computational resources of an electronic computer are monitored by predictors that establish predicted trade-offs between performance and power for a particular workload while the workload is being executed. A coordinator combines prediction values to identify a limited number of combinations of operating states of the computational resources, allowing operating states of the computational resources to be readily adapted during program execution based on a particular workload. The limited number of combinations of operating states are ideally Pareto optimal combinations. | 07-09-2015 |
20150192712 | Fresnel Zone Plate - A Fresnel zone plate is provided for encountering incident light having a wavelength. The Fresnel zone plate has a focal length and a wafer including alternating transparent and opaque zones, and a mounting surface. A plurality of silicon nanowires extend into opaque zone of the wafer. A mechanically stretchable turning structure is mounted to the mounting surface such that stretching of the tuning structure varies the focal length of the Fresnel zone plate. | 07-09-2015 |
20150188661 | Encrypted Digital Circuit Description Allowing Circuit Simulation - A system for creating protected functional descriptions of integrated circuits provides an encrypted functional description that allows the integrated circuit to be simulated with respect to producing outputs for given sets of inputs without identification of the constituent components of the integrated circuit such as the logical gates making up the integrated circuit. The encrypted functional description may include encrypted truth-tables describing the generic gates of the integrated circuit, the encrypted truth-tables securing the function of each logical gate by including multiple redundant table entries mapped to alias values of Boolean logical states and erroneous table entries. | 07-02-2015 |
20150182477 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Alzheimers Disease - Pharmaceutical compositions for treating Alzheimer's disease are disclosed. The pharmaceutical compositions include a compound having the general formula: | 07-02-2015 |
20150176090 | BIOMASS PRE-TREATMENT FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF HIGH-CONCENTRATION C5- AND C6-CARBOHYDRATES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES - Described is a method of processing biomass to separate it into a liquid fraction enriched in solubilized C5-sugar-containing oligomers and C-5 sugar monomers and a solid fraction enriched in substantially insoluble cellulose and C6-sugar-containing oligomers. The method includes the steps of reacting biomass with a solvent system comprising water, at least one lactone, or at least one furan, or at least one cyclic ether, and at least one acid, for a time and at a temperature to yield the liquid and solid fractions. The liquid and solid fractions may then be separated. Gamma-valeroloactone is a preferred lactone for use in the solvent system. Tetrahydrofuran is a preferred furan species for use in the solvent system. | 06-25-2015 |
20150162724 | SUBSTRATE-EMITTING TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC POLARIZED LASER EMPLOYING A METAL/SEMICONDUCTOR DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK GRATING FOR SYMMETRIC-MODE OPERATION - Semiconductor lasers comprise a substrate; an active layer configured to generate transverse magnetic (TM) polarized light under an electrical bias; an upper cladding layer; a lower cladding layer; and a distributed feedback (DFB) grating defined by the interface of a layer of metal and a layer of semiconductor under the layer of metal, the interface periodically corrugated in the longitudinal direction of the laser with a periodicity of Λ | 06-11-2015 |
20150150157 | PREPHENATE DEHYDROGENASES AND AROGENATE DEHYDROGENASES THAT ARE INSENSITIVE TO EFFECTOR FEEDBACK INHIBITION AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Prephenate dehydrogenases and arogenate dehydrogenase polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are provided herein. These polypeptides are all insensitive to effector based feedback inhibition. Polypeptides with these activities and lacking feedback inhibition by the product were not previously identified and characterized from plants. The polypeptides may be used to generate constructs and transgenic cells or plants. Methods of increasing production of products of the tyrosine or HPP pathway by increasing expression of the polynucleotides provided herein in plants or cells overexpressing the polypeptides are provided. In addition overexpression of the polypeptides in plant cells increases resistance to herbicides. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148523 | GAMMA AMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKS - The invention provides compounds and methods, for example, to carry out organocatalytic Michael additions of aldehydes to cyclically constrained nitroethylene compounds catalyzed by a proline derivative to provide cyclically constrained α-substituted-γ-nitro-aldehydes. The reaction can be rendered enantioselective when a chiral pyrrolidine catalyst is used, allowing for Michael adducts in nearly optically pure form (e.g., 96 to >99% e.e.). | 05-28-2015 |
20150145514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT-BASED INITIALIZATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITY IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An object-based approach is used to initialize the magnetic field inhomogeneity estimation for chemical species separation, such as water-fat separation, and other imaging applications. For example, a susceptibility distribution in the subject being imaged is estimated from images reconstructed from single-echo or multi-echo k-space data and used to initialize the magnetic field inhomogeneity estimation. This approach can be applied to any complex-based chemical shift encoded chemical species separation technique and to other imaging applications, such as susceptibility-weighted imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping. The field map can also be used to correct for image distortions and to generate magnetic field shimming values. | 05-28-2015 |
20150144497 | BUFFERED COBALT OXIDE CATALYSTS - Disclosed are electrolysis catalysts formed from cobalt, oxygen and buffering electrolytes (e.g. fluoride). They can be formed as a coating on an anode by conducting an electrolysis reaction using an electrolyte containing cobalt and an anionic buffering electrolyte. The catalysts will facilitate the conversion of water to oxygen and hydrogen gas at a range of mildly acidic conditions. Alternatively, these anodes can be used with cathodes that facilitate other desirable reactions such as converting carbon dioxide to methanol. | 05-28-2015 |
20150137648 | VARIABLE MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR VARIABLE MAGNETMOTIVE FORCE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor has at least one permanent magnet arranged in a d-axis magnetic path. The rotor includes a magnetic gap part located between the permanent magnet arranged in the d-axis magnetic path of one pole and an adjacent magnet with a different polarity, such that a d-axis magnetic flux forms a d-axis bypass passing through an area other than the permanent magnet. The d-axis bypass provides a magnetic resistance in a d-axis direction that is set below a magnetic resistance in a q-axis direction that is orthogonal to the d-axis resistance. | 05-21-2015 |
20150130104 | Method Of Fabricating A Foamed, Injection Molded Component With Improved Ductility And Toughness - A method of fabricating a foamed, injection-molded component is provided. The method includes the step ofplasticizing pellets including a first polymeric material and a second polymeric material within an injection barrel to form an injection material. The first polymeric material defines a first phase of the injection material and the second polymeric material defines a second phase of the injection material. The first and second phases of the injection material are immiscible. The injection material is injected into a mold to fabricate the foamed injection-molded component having microscale, microcellular voids. Upon tensile loading, submicron, secondary phase cavities are formed in the injection-molded component, resulting in improved ductility and toughness. | 05-14-2015 |
20150129911 | STRAIN TUNABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES WITH GERMANIUM P-I-N HETEROJUNCTIONS - Tunable p-i-n diodes comprising Ge heterojunction structures are provided. Also provided are methods for making and using the tunable p-i-n diodes. Tunability is provided by adjusting the tensile strain in the p-i-n heterojunction structure, which enables the diodes to emit radiation over a range of wavelengths. | 05-14-2015 |
20150128007 | Dynamic Error Handling For On-Chip Memory Structures - A memory structure is provided that controls the activation of error handling bits as a function of operating voltage. In this way, error correction can be used to offset errors when the memory structure is run at low voltage (and frequency). However, negative performance impacts for such error correction, such as additional access latencies, can be avoided when the memory structure is run at higher voltage (and frequency) and memory errors are less likely. In addition, increased latencies due to evaluating error handling bits may be hidden by reading digital data bits from the memory structures speculatively and assuming no errors. Also, certain portions of memory structures may have larger cells, and therefore larger areas, than other portions, which may provide not only higher reliability at low operating voltages, but also faster operation with reduced latency. | 05-07-2015 |
20150113304 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT MULTICORE PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING - A multicore computer architecture provides for clock dividers on each core, the clock dividers capable of providing rapid changes in the clock frequency of the core. The clock dividers are used to reduce the clock frequency of individual cores spinning while waiting for a synchronization instruction resolution such as a lock variable. Core power demands may be decreased before and after change in dock speed to reduce power bus disruption. | 04-23-2015 |
20150104466 | CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DISINTEGRIN-LIKE PEPTIDES - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting the entry of viruses, such as herpesviruses into a host cell. A conserved viral integrin-binding gB disintegrin-like domain has been identified that engages integrins and facilitates viral internalization into the host cell. Therefore, methods and compositions, such as antiviral agents encompassing the conserved gB disintegrin-like domain and antibodies thereto are described. These active agents interfere with the interaction between virions and cellular integrins, thereby inhibiting viral infection of a host cell. | 04-16-2015 |
20150103971 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-ENERGY X-RAY IMAGING USING A POLYCHROMATIC SOURCE - A system and method for generating multi-energy computed tomography images of a subject using a polychromatic x-ray source with single spectrum includes acquiring a measure of a polychromatic spectrum of a polychromatic x-ray beam generated by the polychromatic x-ray source. The method also includes acquiring attenuation data generated by operating the polychromatic x-ray source, segmenting the attenuation data based on a plurality of component criteria to create plurality of segmented datasets, and generating template data from the segmented datasets. Using the template data and the measure of the polychromatic spectrum, polychromatic synthetic data is generated. Using the template data and each of the segmented datasets, component synthetic data is generated. Using the attenuation data, the polychromatic synthetic data, and the component synthetic data, a plurality of multi-energy images, including separable images weighted for each of the component criteria, is reconstructed. | 04-16-2015 |
20150103970 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING X-RAY PHASE CONTRAST IMAGES USING A CONVENTIONAL X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - Described here are systems and methods for generating x-ray phase contrast images from conventional x-ray attenuation data. X-ray attenuation coefficients generated over a range of x-ray energies are used to compute the x-ray phase signal up to a calibration constant. This calibration constant is computed from provided calibration data, which may be obtained using a dedicated x-ray differential phase contrast imaging system to measure the decrement of the refractive index of a calibration phantom. | 04-16-2015 |
20150100065 | INTERLEAVED MANIPULATOR - Various apparatuses and methods involve flexible components for insertion into tissue, such as for minimally-invasive surgical procedures. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a plurality of elongated flexible segments and one or more rigid actuators coupled between the flexible segments. One or more tendons extend within and moves the flexible segments, which elastically flex upon insertion into tissue. Each rigid actuator also operates to move one or more of the flexible segments, providing further movement control. A manipulator circuit is coupled to each rigid actuator and operates to position one or more of the segments by actuating the rigid actuator (e.g., via electrical and/or mechanical input). | 04-09-2015 |
20150099109 | BLOCK COPOLYMERS WITH HIGH FLORY-HUGGINS INTERACTION PARAMETERS FOR BLOCK COPOLYMER LITHOGRAPHY - Block copolymers for use in block copolymer lithography, self-assembled films of the block copolymers and methods for polymerizing the block copolymers are provided. The block copolymers are characterized by high Flory-Huggins interaction parameters (χ). The block copolymers can be polymerized from protected hydroxystyrene monomers or from tert-butyl styrene and 2-vinylpyridine monomers. | 04-09-2015 |
20150086097 | FAST STATISTICAL IMAGING RECONSTRUCTION VIA DENOISED ORDERED-SUBSET STATISTICALLY-PENALIZED ALGEBRAIC RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE - Described here are systems and methods for iteratively reconstructing images from data acquired using a medical imaging system. The image reconstruction is decomposed into separate linear sub-problems that can be more efficiently solved. A statistical image reconstruction process is decomposed into a statistically-weighted algebraic reconstruction update sequence. After this step, the reconstructed image is denoised using a regularization function. | 03-26-2015 |
20150069875 | DOUBLE AIR GAP, SPOKE TYPE VERNIER MACHINE - A vernier machine includes a rotor, permanent magnets mounted as spokes in pole pairs within the rotor, a first stator, a second stator, a first stator winding wound about the first stator to form a number of poles between a first set of terminals, and a second stator winding wound about the second stator to form the number of poles between a second set of terminals. The first stator and the second stator each include slots and teeth. The first stator and the second stator are mounted on opposite sides of the rotor with each separated by an air gap. The teeth of the first stator are offset from the teeth of the second stator by a half slot pitch relative to the rotor. A number of the pole pairs of the rotor is greater than the number of poles of the first stator winding. | 03-12-2015 |
20150067296 | I/O MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT PROVIDING SELF INVALIDATED MAPPING - A memory management unit for 110 devices uses page table entries to translate virtual addresses to physical addresses. The page table entries include removal rules allowing the I/O memory management unit to delete page table entries without CPU involvement significantly reducing the CPU overhead involved in virtualized I/O data transactions. | 03-05-2015 |
20150061707 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROVIDING FAULT PREDICTION - The prediction of hardware failure is obtained by operating two redundant circuit modules while one circuit module is artificially aged. The output of the two circuit modules is compared and a discrepancy between outputs indicates a projected failure of the aged modules. Aging may be accomplished by one or a combination of lowering operating voltages and re-phasing a sampling clock to reduce slack time both of which provide increased sensitivity to gate delay. | 03-05-2015 |
20150055849 | System and method for gradient assisted non-connected automatic Region (GANAR) analysis - A system and method for analyzing medical images of a subject includes acquiring the medical images of the subject and texture images. A computer system determines, using the medical images and the texture feature images, a plurality of segmentation surfaces by iteratively adjusting a relationship between a region growing algorithm that selects a region of interest (ROI) to determine a given segmentation surface and cost function for evaluating the given segmentation surface. The computer system generates a report using the plurality of segmentation surfaces indicating at least boundaries between anatomical structures with functional differences in the medical images. | 02-26-2015 |
20150053927 | STRETCHABLE TRANSISTORS WITH BUCKLED CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS AS CONDUCTING CHANNELS - Thin-film transistors comprising buckled films comprising carbon nanotubes as the conductive channel are provided. Also provided are methods of fabricating the transistors. The transistors, which are highly stretchable and bendable, exhibit stable performance even when operated under high tensile strains. | 02-26-2015 |
20150047555 | SOLUTION-BASED SYNTHESIS OF DOPED ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES - Methods of making electrically conductive, doped zinc oxide nanowires and nanowire films are provided. The methods comprises the steps of forming an aqueous solution comprising a dopant-containing precursor salt, a zinc-containing precursor salt and a pH buffering agent and heating the aqueous solution to a temperature below its boiling point in the presence of seed crystals, whereby doped zinc oxide nanowires are grown in situ from the seed crystals in the aqueous solution. | 02-19-2015 |
20150041668 | PRECISION DENSITOMETER FOR RADIOSENSITIVE FILM - A precision densitometer for radiosensitive films and the like provides point-to-point scanning in which a laser source and collimated receiver are moved in tandem over the area of the film. The film may be supported only at its edges to remove scattering and interference caused by a glass support bed. Highly repeatable 25 μm resolution density measurements may be obtained. | 02-12-2015 |
20150025391 | Tissue Fluorescence Monitor With Ambient Light Rejection - Fluorescent markers used to identify a tissue may be imaged in a bright environment by synchronizing the imaging process with rapidly switched ambient lighting so that imaging occurs in phase with a switching off of the ambient lighting. In this way, valuable fluorescent imaging may be performed in an environment that appears to be brightly illuminated, for example in the area of a surgical suite. | 01-22-2015 |
20150011739 | TANDEM FACIAL AMPHIPHILES - The invention provides tandem facial amphiphiles for biochemical manipulations and characterization of membrane proteins, such as intrinsic membrane proteins. Members of this new family display favorable behavior with several membrane proteins. These amphiphiles can form relatively small micelles, and small changes in amphiphile chemical structures can result in large changes in their physical properties. The tandem facial amphiphiles can be used to aid the solubilization, isolation, purification, stabilization, crystallization, and/or structural determination of membrane proteins. | 01-08-2015 |
20140377296 | H3 INFLUENZA A VIRUS - The invention provides an isolated H3 equine influenza A virus, as well as methods of preparing and using the virus, and genes or proteins thereof. | 12-25-2014 |
20140370594 | BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED SUGARS TO VALUE ADDED CHEMICALS - A method of growing a microorganism by culturing the microorganism in a an aqueous solution of carbohydrates containing C6-sugar monomers or C5-sugar monomers, wherein the aqueous solution of carbohydrates is made by reacting biomass or a biomass-derived reactant with a solvent system including a lactone and water, and an acid catalyst. The reaction yields a product mixture containing water-soluble C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6-sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5-sugar monomers, or any combination thereof. The product mixture is then partitioned or extracted to yield an aqueous layer containing the carbohydrates and a substantially immiscible organic layer containing the lactone. The aqueous layer is used for growing the microorganisms. | 12-18-2014 |
20140352574 | LEGUME AND/OR OIL SEED FLOUR-BASED ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - Adhesives made from phosphorylated legume and oil seed flours are described. The adhesive composition includes water and a legume and/or oil seed flour in which at least a portion of ε-amino moieties in lysine residues present in the flour are phosphorylated. An oxidizing agent may also optionally be added to the adhesive composition. | 12-04-2014 |
20140349405 | RNA-DIRECTED DNA CLEAVAGE AND GENE EDITING BY CAS9 ENZYME FROM NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS - Disclosed are components and methods for RNA-directed DNA cleavage and gene editing. The components include and the methods utilize a Cas9 protein from | 11-27-2014 |
20140347051 | System and Method for Acquiring Multiple Different Images Using A Single Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan With Multiple Magnetization Preparation Radio Frequency Pulses - Described here are a system and method for obtaining multiple different images when performing a single scan of a subject with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system. The scan includes the application of two or more magnetization preparation radio frequency (“RF”) pulses, such as inversion recovery (“IR”) pulses. Data is acquired after the application of each magnetization preparation RF pulse, thus allowing the acquisition of multiple different images of the subject in a single scan. Using this approach, the same information that used to require multiple different scans of the subject can be acquired in one single scan, and in less time than would be required to perform the multiple scans. | 11-27-2014 |
20140339505 | VIRTUAL SUBSTRATES BY HAVING THICK, HIGHLY RELAXED METAMORPHIC BUFFER LAYER STRUCTURES BY HYDRIDE VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY - Virtual substrates made by hydride vapor phase epitaxy are provided comprising a semiconductor growth substrate and a substantially strain-relaxed metamorphic buffer layer (MBL) structure comprising one or more layers of a semiconductor alloy on the growth substrate. The MBL structure is compositionally graded such that its lattice constant transitions from a lattice constant at the interface with the growth substrate that is substantially the same as the lattice constant of the growth substrate to a lattice constant at a surface opposite the interface that is different from the lattice constant of the growth substrate. The virtual substrates comprise relatively thick MBL structures (e.g., >20 μm) and relatively thick growth substrates (e.g., >0.5 mm) | 11-20-2014 |
20140337853 | Resource And Core Scaling For Improving Performance Of Power-Constrained Multi-Core Processors - A multi-core processor provides circuitry for jointly scaling the number of operating cores and the amount of resources per core in order to maximize processing performance in a power-constrained environment. Such scaling is advantageously provided without the need for scaling voltage and frequency. Selection of the number of operating cores and the amount of resources per core is made by examining the degree of instruction and thread level parallelism available for a given application. Accordingly, performance counters (and other characteristics) implemented in by a processor may be sampled on-line (in real time) and/or performance counters for a given application may be profiled and characterized off-line. As a result, improved processing performance may be achieved despite decreases in core operating voltages and increases in technology process variability over time. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336951 | IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED PEPTIDES FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY PROCESSING - A method of identifying a related peak set from MS1 spectra data is provided. An intensity peak is selected from MS1 spectra data generated for a sample by a tandem mass spectrometer. A peak location is identified for the selected intensity peak. An intensity score is calculated from the MS1 spectra data for each of a plurality of possible related peak locations based on an intensity value associated with each of the plurality of possible related peak locations. Whether or not any of the plurality of possible related peak locations forms a related peak set is determined based on the calculated intensity score for each of the plurality of possible related peak locations. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333184 | NANOPOROUS PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER FILMS FOR MECHANICAL ENERGY HARVESTING - Piezoelectric materials based on nanoporous polymer foams are provided. Also provided are nanogenerators incorporating the piezoelectric materials, piezoelectric energy harvesters incorporating the nanogenerators and methods of making and using the same. The piezoelectric materials comprise a unitary nanoporous matrix composed of a piezoelectrically active organic polymer, in which the pores are interconnected and have nanoscale diameters. | 11-13-2014 |
20140329315 | Methods for Producing Insulin-Secreting Beta Cells From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells - A method of culturing human pluripotent stem cells to produce pancreatic lineage, the method comprising the steps of (a) culturing the stem cells in the presence of a chemically defined medium comprising an effective amount of FGF, Activin A, and BMP; (b) culturing the cells from step (a) in the presence of a chemically defined medium comprising an effective amount of insulin, transferrin, and selenium (ITS), and FGF; (c) culturing the cells from step (b) in the presence of a chemically defined medium comprising an effective amount of insulin, transferrin, and selenium (ITS), and Noggin-Nicotinamide-Retinoic acid; and (d) culturing the cells from step (c) in the presence of a serum free chemically defined medium (ITSFINE and Noggin) comprising an effective amount of ITS, FGF7, islet neogenesis associated peptide (INGAP), nicotinamide, and Exendin-4, wherein pancreatic lineage cells are produced, wherein the pancreatic lineage cells are insulin | 11-06-2014 |
20140325248 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BANDWIDTH - A method for adjusting bandwidth, a bandwidth scaler and an apparatus are provided. The method for adjusting bandwidth involves determining a dynamic context of a processor, and based on the determined dynamic context, scaling bandwidth between the processor and a memory. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322730 | Botulinum Neurotoxin E Receptors and Uses Thereof - An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from amino acids 506-582 of SV2A, wherein position 573 is N and is glycosylated, or amino acids 449-525 of SV2B, wherein position 516 is N and is glycosylated. The present invention also provides an antibody that binds specifically to the polypeptide, an isolated nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide; a method for reducing BoNT/E toxicity in an animal; a method for identifying an agent that blocks or inhibits binding between BoNT/E and an SV2A or SV2B protein; a method for monitoring synaptic vesicle endo- or exocytosis, a method for specifically delivering a chemical entity to a cell which has a specific receptor to a BoNT toxin. Also provided are a chimeric toxin for targeting a proteolytic domain of a toxin to a cell, the chimeric toxin comprising a catalytic or proteolytic domain of the BoNT toxin, and a ligand or a fragment thereof for a non-BoNT receptor on the cell; a method for targeting a proteolytic domain of a BoNT toxin to a cell, an isolated non-neuronal cell comprising a BoNT toxin receptor; and a method for screening for an inhibitor of a BoNT toxin. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322256 | Vaccine Candidates Against Johne's Disease - A composition and method for immunizing a mammal infected with | 10-30-2014 |
20140315859 | Proteasome Inhibitors as Ovoprotective Agents to Shield the Ovary from Chemotherapy Toxicity - A method of reducing damage to the ovary of a subject receiving chemotherapy is described. The method comprises the step of administering to the subject an amount of a proteasome inhibitor effective to reduce damage to the subject's ovary within a therapeutic time window prior to administration of a chemotherapeutic agent. | 10-23-2014 |
20140315791 | METHOD OF MAKING BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE ALPHA-BETA PEPTIDES - Described is a method of fabricating biologically active, unnatural polypeptides. The method includes the steps of selecting a biologically active polypeptide or biologically active fragment thereof having an amino acid sequence comprising α-amino acid residues, and fabricating a synthetic polypeptide that has an amino acid sequence that corresponds to the sequence of the biologically active polypeptide, but wherein about 14% to about 50% of the α-amino acid residues found in the biologically active polypeptide or fragment of step (a) are replaced with β-amino acid residues, and the α-amino acid residues are distributed in a repeating pattern. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314750 | Six-Gene Biomarker of Survival and Response to Platinum Based Chemotherapy in Serious Ovarian Cancer Patients - Described herein are methods of predicting the risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence of a subject comprising the steps of detecting the expression levels of at least four of the six genes selected from the group consisting of AKT2, KRAS, RAC1, CALM3, RPS6KA2 and YWHAB or the gene products thereof, wherein the presence of increased expression levels of the genes or the gene products is predictive of the increased risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence in the subject. Kits for practicing the methods are also disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140304851 | OAT PLANTS HAVING INCREASED BETA-GLUCAN LEVELS - The invention provides oat seed and plants that have increased beta-glucan levels. The invention further provides seed and plants of the oat variety X8787-1 and progeny produced with at least one of these plants as a parent. The invention also relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of hybrid oat variety X8787-1. | 10-09-2014 |
20140296355 | UNBIASED DNA METHYLATION MARKERS DEFINE AN EXTENSIVE FIELD DEFECT IN HISTOLOGICALLY NORMAL PROSTATE TISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTATE CANCER: NEW BIOMARKERS FOR MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER - A method of detecting the presence of a prostate cancer field defect in a human subject comprising the step of (a) obtaining genomic DNA from the human subject and (b) quantitating methylation in at least one target region selected from the group consisting of CAV1, EVX1, MCF2L, FGF1, NCR2 and WNT2 and EXT1 and SPAG4 target, wherein significant methylation changes indicate the presence of prostate cancer or a prostate cancer field defect, wherein the change is relative to tissue from a second human subject who does not have prostate cancer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140287498 | Simplified Methods For Generating Endothelial Cells From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Under Defined Conditions - Methods for generating human endothelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells under defined conditions in the absence of VEGF are described. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is activated in human pluripotent stem cells for a defined period, e.g., by inhibition of Gsk3, and then cultured without further exogenous activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling to obtain a cell population containing human endothelial cells. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286981 | BROADLY REACTIVE MOSAIC PEPTIDE FOR INFLUENZA VACCINE - The invention provides for mosaic influenza virus HA and NA sequences and uses thereof. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283214 | MAIZE SUGARY ENHANCER SEQUENCES - The sugary enhancer phenotype in maize results from the absence of expression of a nucleotide sequence located on Chromosome 2. Methods for screening, selecting or identifying plants containing the sequence and for estimating the sucrose content in maize plants are disclosed. Genetically modified plants having altered expression of the nucleotide sequence are provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283149 | In Vivo Cellular Screening Methods and Compositions for Modeling and Treating Nervous System Dysfunction - Described herein are methods and composition for identifying agents that modulate nerve regeneration in vivo in extended third instar (ETI) | 09-18-2014 |
20140280430 | Multiplier Circuit with Dynamic Energy Consumption Adjustment - A fixed point multiplier that can be used in mobile computer systems operating under limited power constraints provides a trade-off between computational accuracy and energy consumption that may be changed dynamically for energy conservation purposes. In one embodiment, the multiplier pre-stores multiplication shift coefficients to eliminate leading-one circuitry normally used in shift and accumulate multipliers. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280283 | Database System with Data Organization Providing Improved Bit Parallel Processing - A database system provides vertical or horizontal pre-packing of database data elements according to a size of physical processor words in order to obtain improved parallel processing at the bit level. After processor words are populated with data from multiple data elements of the database, query operations are used which may simultaneously process the multiple data elements in each data word simultaneously in the computer arithmetic logic unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276047 | Method and Apparatus for Quantifying Organization in Collagenous Tissue - An apparatus uses a steered ultrasound beam to assess microstructure of the cervix revealed by backscatter power variation at a range of angles and depth. Analysis of a distribution of power loss at different angles and depths referenced to the structure of the cervix may be used to characterize cervical tissue. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276035 | System and Method for Evaluation of Disease Burden - A sensitive method of assessing treatment using molecular and anatomical imaging scans provides automatic tumor identification and quantification within anatomical zones based on treatment criteria. Absolute or comparative measures of tumors in pre- and/or post-scans are thereby isolated from other tissue to accentuate the progress of the treatment when multiple scattered disease lesions are present. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275638 | METHOD FOR PREPARING TRIOLS AND DIOLS FROM BIOMASS-DERIVED REACTANTS - A method to make triols and diols is described. The method includes the steps of performing an aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation reaction on a feedstock containing a biomass-derived reactant in aqueous solution. The feedstock is contacted with a heterogeneous metal-containing bifunctional catalyst or a combination of two or more heterogeneous metal-containing catalysts that catalyze cleavage of C—C and C—O bonds, for a time, temperature, pressure, and weight hourly space velocity to yield a product mix comprising triols, diols, or combinations thereof. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275601 | PROTECTING GROUPS FOR BORONIC ACIDS - Di- and trivalent protecting groups for organoboronic acids including phenyl boronic acids, benzoxaboroles and benzoxaborins, which are prepared from precursor compounds of formula I: | 09-18-2014 |
20140273361 | METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION OF GRAPHENE NANORIBBON ARRAYS USING BLOCK COPOLYMER LITHOGRAPHY - Methods of fabricating patterned substrates, including patterned graphene substrates, using etch masks formed from self-assembled block copolymer films are provided. Some embodiments of the methods are based on block copolymer (BCP) lithography in combination with graphoepitaxy. Some embodiments of the methods are based on BCP lithography techniques that utilize hybrid organic/inorganic etch masks derived from BCP templates. Also provided are field effect transistors incorporating graphene nanoribbon arrays as the conducting channel and methods for fabricating such transistors. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273221 | SUBSTRATES FOR GENERATION OF CONTROLLED HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL COLONY SIZE AND SHAPE - Methods of cell culture using patterned SAM arrays are disclosed. Advantageously, the disclosed methods use SAM arrays presenting adhesion peptides to grow confluent monolayers that can invaginate to form an embryoid body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273211 | Methods and Materials for Hematoendothelial Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Under Defined Conditions - Methods and compositions for differentiating pluripotent stem cells into cells of endothelial and hematopoietic lineages are disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273056 | Device And Method For Extracting A Targeted Fraction From A Sample - A device and a method for isolating a target from a sample are provided. The target is bound to solid phase substrate to form a target bound solid phase substrate. The device includes a first plate having a first region for receiving at least a portion of the sample. A second plate is spaced from the first plate by a distance and has a first region for receiving a reagent. A force attracts the target bound solid phase substrate toward the first region of the second plate such that the target bound solid phase substrate in the portion of the sample are drawn through the air gap and into the reagent by the force. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272673 | BLOCK COPOLYMER-BASED MASK STRUCTURES FOR THE GROWTH OF NANOPATTERNED POLYMER BRUSHES - Block copolymer-based mask structures for the growth of patterned polymer brushes via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) are provided. Also provided are methods of making the mask structures and methods of using the mask structures to grow patterned polymer brushes. The mask structures comprise a substrate having a surface, a neutral layer comprising a crosslinked copolymer film disposed on the surface of the substrate and a domain-forming block copolymer film disposed on the crosslinked copolymer film. The crosslinked copolymer film comprises crosslinked random copolymer chains having pendant alkyl halide functional groups that are capable of acting as ATRP initiating sites. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272033 | METHOD TO INHIBIT STORAGE BROWNING IN CHEESE - Described is a method to inhibit browning in aged cheeses and the resulting aged cheese. The method includes the step of adding to a fresh cheese during its manufacture an amount of a reducing agent, wherein the amount of added reducing agent is effective to inhibit methylglyoxal-mediated browning of the cheese as it ages. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271990 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF PRESERVING MUSCLE TISSUE - The invention provides for compositions and methods for the preservation of meat tissues, including fish, beef, poultry and pork us phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271726 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING HCV SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ANTIVIRAL AGENTS - Provided herein are methods for determining the susceptibility of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a patient to anti-viral agents, particularly cyclophilin inhibitors such as cyclosporine A. More particularly, provided herein are methods for determining the amino acid sequence within a region of the HCV NS5A protein and comparing the viral amino acid sequence to that of a reference strain, wherein the existence of at least one variation in the viral genome is indicative that the virus is more or less susceptible to anti-viral agents relative to the reference strain. Also provided are isolated polynucleotide molecules, replicons, and kits that can be used to assay the susceptibility of a particular HCV to an anti-viral agent. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271720 | Method of Treating Fungal Infection - A vaccine comprising Calnexin fragment and a method of using the vaccine to immunize a patient against fungi are disclosed. The Calnexin fragment may be either a full-length native version or a functionally equivalent version of full-length Calnexin. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271719 | Global Gene Regulators (GGR) As Vaccine Candidates Against Paratuberculosis - Described herein is a | 09-18-2014 |
20140270454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A STATISTICAL NOISE MAP IN X-RAY IMAGING APPLICATIONS - Described here are a system and method for producing a statistical noise map that indicates the noise present in data acquired with an x-ray imaging system, such as an x-ray computed tomography system, an x-ray tomosynthesis system, a C-arm x-ray imaging system, and so on. In general, an image is reconstructed from the acquired data using, for example, any standard filtered back projection (“FBP”) image reconstruction algorithm. This image is used as a base line to estimate a noise standard distribution map. The raw projection data represents a typical measurement among many repeated measurements under the same experimental conditions; therefore, the measured projection data can be used to numerically generate an ensemble of many (e.g., twenty or more) noisy projection data sets. These noisy projection data sets are then used to reconstruct noisy images and from these noisy images and the original image, the statistical noise map can be computed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATANEOUS IMAGE ARTIFACT REDUCTION AND TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION - Described here is a system and method for image reconstruction that can automatically and iteratively produce multiple images from one set of acquired data, in which each of these multiple images corresponds to a subset of the acquired data that is self-consistent, but inconsistent with other subsets of the acquired data. The image reconstruction includes iteratively minimizing the rank of an image matrix whose columns each correspond to a different image. The rank minimization is constrained subject to a consistency condition that enforces consistency between the forward projection of each column in the image matrix and a respective subset of the acquired data that contains data that is consistent with data in the subset, but inconsistent with data not in the subset. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270075 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED RADIOSURGERY COLLIMATION - A system and method is provided for radiation system collimation and design. A plurality of channel waveguide assemblies are provided to be operatively associated with respective beam collimators having varying longitudinal bore diameters. The plurality of channel waveguide assemblies includes a plurality of guides and concentric spacers. The plurality of guides and concentric spacers include varying inner diameters that are configured to be securably nested together by decreasing inner diameters and secured within the longitudinal bores of the respective beam collimators. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269307 | Content Addressable Memory with Reduced Power Consumption - A ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) provides a pre-classifier section which analyzes a subset of received data values to forward the entire received data values only to selected portions of a TCAM likely holding that data value to substantially reduce power consumption required for classification. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VASTLY UNDERSAMPLED ISOTROPIC PROJECTION RECONSTRUCTION WITH INVERSION RECOVERY - Described here are a system and method for obtaining a time series of images that depict a subject using an inversion recovery (“IR”) pulse sequence with a unique data acquisition scheme that allows for the retrospective identification of an image having an optimal tissue contrast. Data acquisition is performed using a radial acquisition scheme such as, preferably, a vastly undersampled isotropic projection reconstruction (“VIPR”) scheme. Using VIPR and IR, combined with a unique projection ordering, a series of three-dimensional, high spatial resolution images with multiple different image contrasts can be obtained. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINED CHEMICAL SPECIES SEPARATION AND HIGH RESOLUTION R2* MAPPING WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Described here is a system and method for estimating apparent transverse relaxation rate, R | 09-18-2014 |
20140263164 | DEGRADABLE NEUTRAL LAYERS FOR BLOCK COPOLYMER LITHOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS - Polymer films comprising crosslinked random copolymers and methods for making the films are provided. Also provided are polymer films comprising random copolymers that are covalently linked to an underlying substrate. The polymer films can be incorporated into structures in which the films are employed as surface-modifying layers for domain-forming block copolymers and the structures can be used for pattern transfer applications via block copolymer lithography. The crosslinks between the random copolymer chains in the polymer films or the links between the random copolymer chains and the substrate surface are characterized in that they can be cleaved under relatively mild conditions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262832 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION OF BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN - A method to detect beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) is described. The method includes the steps of adding a known concentration of hydrogen peroxide to a sample known to, or suspected of containing BLG; and electrolyzing the sample using a working electrode at a fixed potential sufficient to electrolyze BLG, and measuring a current signal within the sample. A diminution of the current signal in the sample as compared to a corresponding current signal from a standard solution containing a known concentration of hydrogen peroxide and no BLG indicates that the sample contains BLG. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260654 | METHOD TO CARRY OUT ACCURATE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OVER A TANGLED MESH - A method is provided for carrying out finite element analysis. The method includes the step of meshing a domain under a field with a plurality of finite elements. Each overlapping finite element is detected and a stiffness contribution due to the plurality of finite elements is calculated. A stiffness contribution due to the overlapping finite elements is also calculated and combined with the stiffness contribution due to the plurality of finite element. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260462 | USING PHYLLOSILICATE-FE(II)-OXIDIZING SOIL BACTERIA TO IMPROVE FE AND K PLANT NUTRITION - Methods of increasing the amount of iron (Fe) and potassium (K) available in soil to plants residing in the soil. A composition comprising at least one microorganism capable of oxidizing Fe(II) bound in at least one phyllosilicate and releasing Fe and K from the at least one phyllosilicate to increase availability of Fe and K to plants in soil treated with the composition relative to plants in untreated soil. Compositions and microorganisms capable of oxidizing Fe(II) and K are disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259024 | Computer System and Method for Runtime Control of Parallelism in Program Execution - A computer system and method are provided to assess a proper degree of parallelism in executing programs to obtain efficiency objectives, including but not limited to increases in processing speed or reduction in computational resource usage. This assessment of proper degree of parallelism may be used to actively moderate the requests for threads by application processes to control parallelism when those efficiency objectives would be furthered by this control. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256966 | METHOD TO STABILIZE BASE METAL CATALYSTS BY OVERCOATING VIA ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION AND RESULTING PRODUCT - A method for stabilizing a metal or metal-containing particle supported on a surface is described, along with the resulting composition of matter. The method includes the steps of depositing upon the surface a protective thin film of a material of sufficient thickness to overcoat the metal or metal-containing particle and the surface, thereby yielding an armored surface; and then calcining the armored surface for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form channels in the protective thin film, wherein the channels so formed expose a portion of the metal- or metal-containing particle to the surrounding environment. Also described is a method of performing a heterogeneous catalytic reaction using the stabilized, supported catalyst. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256615 | PEPTIDE-BASED QUORUM SENSING INHIBITORS FOR THE ATTENUATION OF VIRULENCE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS - Compounds that affect quorum sensing (QS) in | 09-11-2014 |
20140255969 | REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR USING HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS TO EVALUATE TOXICITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS AND OTHER CHEMICALS - The invention provides biomarker profiles of cellular metabolites and methods for screening chemical compounds including pharmaceutical agents, lead and candidate drug compounds and other chemicals using human embryonic stem cells (hESC) or lineage-specific cells produced therefrom. The inventive methods are useful for testing toxicity, particularly developmental toxicity and detecting teratogenic effects of such chemical compounds. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255276 | Microwell Device - A microwell device is provided. The device includes a plate having a upper surface. The upper surface has first and second recesses formed therein. Each recess has an outer periphery. First and second portions of microwells are formed in upper surface of the plate. The first portion of microwells are spaced about the outer periphery of the first recess and the second portion of microwells spaced about the outer periphery of the first recess. A first barrier is about a first portions of the microwells for fluidicly isolating the first portion of the microwells and a second barrier about a second portions of microwells for fluidicly isolating the second portion of the microwells. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254856 | Eardrum Supported Nanomembrane Transducer - A flexible membrane of piezoelectric material sized to be supported by and to conform to the eardrum. Electrodes on the membrane allow the membrane to function as an audio transducer stimulating the eardrum with an audio signal or detecting audio signals at the eardrum. Applications may include detecting a variety of pathophysiological and biomechanical features of the tissues of the tympanic membrane and regional integrated anatomy, detecting audio, physical and biological signals, and/or delivery a variety of therapeutic modalities. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253870 | Variable-Focus Lens System - A variable-focus lens system that includes a lens assembly having an electrowetting liquid lens that can be wrapped onto a curved surface such as a lens without distorting a chamber holding the electrowetting liquid lens is provided. The lens assembly includes a container body having a cup, in which the chamber is defined, and supports that extend in different directions from the cup. A flexible base substrate is arranged under the container body. Both the container body and flexible base substrate may be made from a soft polymer material and made using low-temperature fabrication processes. The flexible base substrate may be thinner than the container body and provide a relatively large surface area that engages the curved surface such that the stresses associated with wrapping a micro lens assembly onto the curved surface may be primarily absorbed by the flexible base substrate. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253153 | Radio-Frequency Ion Channel Antenna - An antenna is used for radio frequency measurements of cell wall impedance changes due to ion channels. The antenna provides enhanced direct readout of lipid bilayers and cells containing pores and ion channels. The antenna is placed around a nanopore, which may be fabricated from glass, quartz or other material, and is shaped to provide an enhanced sensitivity to electrical activity in the vicinity of the nanopore. As such, the antenna may be of a class of bi-cone- or other stub-antennas providing high gain and broad bandwidth, for example a planar variant of a “bow-tie” antenna. Accordingly, improved sensitivity of at least an order of magnitude may be achieved over past systems. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING K-SPACE VIEWS AND DIFFUSION WEIGHTING DIRECTIONS USING CENTROIDAL VORONOI TESSELLATIONS - Described here are a system and method for generating uniform antipodally symmetric point sets that define diffusion-weighting directions or three-dimensional radial k-space trajectories for magnetic resonance imaging. The point sets are generated robustly and efficiently using a constrained centroidal Voronoi tessellation endowed with a pseudometric. This pseudometric is derived from a measure of the electrostatic energy of points distributed on a hemispherical surface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252669 | Method Of Fabricating An Injection Molded Component - A method of fabricating an injection-molded component is provided. The method includes the step of introducing pellets into an injection barrel of an injection molding machine. The pellets include a first supercritical fluid. The pellets are plasticized in the injection barrel and a second supercritical fluid is injected into the plasticized pellets. The second supercritical fluid and the plasticized pellets are mixed to form a mixed material. The mixed material is injected into a mold. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251417 | Recovering Performance Of Degraded Solar Cells With Electrical Pulses - A system and method for recovering performance of a degraded solar cell are provided. The system includes a solar cell having electrodes arranged on opposing sides of an electrolyte and defining a solar cell polarity therebetween and a power source connected to the electrodes. A controller controls the power source for applying a voltage pulse(s) across the solar cell. The voltage pulse may be applied at the solar cell polarity so as to define a forward electrical bias of the solar cell. | 09-11-2014 |
20140248699 | ERYTHROID CELLS PRODUCING ADULT-TYPE BETA-HEMOGLOBIN GENERATED FROM HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS - Methods and compositions of erythroid cells that produce adult β-hemoglobin, generated by culturing CD31+, CD31+/CD34+ or CD34+ cells from embryonic stem cells under serum-free culture conditions. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248696 | METHODS OF MAINTAINING, EXPANDING, AND DIFFRENTIATING NEURONAL SUBTYPE SPECIFIC PROGENITORS - Methods for expanding proliferating populations of neuronal subtype-specific progenitors are provided herein. In particular, the present invention provides methods for maintaining the unique gene profile and differentiation potential of neuronal subtype-specific progenitors, such as motor neuron progenitors and hindbrain serotonergic neural progenitors. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248414 | GLYCOMACROPEPTIDE MEDICAL FOODS FOR NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF PHENYLKETONURIA AND OTHER METABOLIC DISORDERS - Medical foods containing glycomacroprotein and additional supplemented amounts of arginine, leucine, and optionally other amino acids, such as tyrosine, are disclosed. The medical foods can be used to provide the complete protein requirements for patients having metabolic disorders such as phenylketonuria. | 09-04-2014 |
20140243668 | Method and Apparatus for Rapid Acquisition of Elasticity Data in Three Dimensions - High-speed three-dimensional reconstruction of elasticity data is obtained by acquiring a sparse set of data in planes sharing a common axis line and angularly arrayed about the axis line. The axis line may be an RF ablation probe and the reconstruction may enforce a circumferential smoothness in the reconstruction about the probe, as is compatible with an ablation volume. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240270 | Method For Providing An Individual Increased Accessibility To A Touch Screen - A method is defined for providing an individual increased accessibility to a touch screen displaying first and second elements. The individual initially engages the touch screen with a contact point at a first location. The contact point is dragged across the touch screen into engagement with the first element and the first element is highlighted in response thereto. Thereafter, the individual may drag the contact point across the touch screen from the first element into engagement with the second element whereby the second element is highlighted on the touch screen and the highlight is removed from the first element. Audible announcements may accompany the contacting of the first or second elements with the contact point. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239201 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTING FILMS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION APPLICATIONS - Electronic devices for the generation of electromagnetic radiation are provided. Also provided are methods for using the devices to generate electromagnetic radiation. The radiation sources include an anisotropic electrically conducting thin film that is characterized by a periodically varying charge carrier mobility in the plane of the film. The periodic variation in carrier mobility gives rise to a spatially varying electric field, which produces electromagnetic radiation as charged particles pass through the film. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238939 | IMMOBILIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS ON RO MEMBRANE TO REDUCE BIOFILM GROWTH AND BIOFOULING - The present invention discloses antimicrobial water treatment membranes, comprising a water treatment membrane, covalently attached to one or more antimicrobial polymers or derivatives thereof, either directly or via one or more tether molecules. There are also provided a process for preparing these antimicrobial membranes, and uses thereof in water treatment applications. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238488 | Passive Solar Tracking System To Enhance Solar Cell Output - A passive solar tracking system to enhance solar cell output is provided. The passive solar tracking system includes a panel having at least one solar cell for solar-to-electric conversion and an actuator that is arranged for moving the panel to provide the variable facing direction of the panel. The actuator is directly driven by light such as sunlight to provide artificial heliotropism-type movements of the panel, so that the panel passively tracks and continuously faces the sun. The actuator may be made from a composite material including a matrix of liquid crystal elastomer material incorporating single-wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes and an elastic skeleton defined by a 3D polyurethane fiber-network. An actuator housing may be arranged with respect to the actuator for enhancing delivery of stimulus to the actuator. The actuator housing may include a heat collector and a light concentrator for facilitating actuation of the actuator. | 08-28-2014 |
20140235851 | Chemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Fuels and Chemicals - A method for converting a carbohydrate to a furan in a polar aprotic solvent in the presence of a chloride, bromide, or iodide salt or a mixture thereof and optionally in the presence of an acid catalyst, a metal halide catalyst and/or an ionic liquid (up to 40 wt %). The method can be employed in particular to produce furfural or 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235838 | SELECTIVE AEROBIC ALCOHOL OXIDATION METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF LIGNIN INTO SIMPLE AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - Described is a method to oxidize lignin or lignin sub-units. The method includes oxidation of secondary benzylic alcohol in the lignin or lignin sub-unit to a corresponding ketone in the presence of unprotected primarily aliphatic alcohol in the lignin or lignin sub-unit. The optimal catalyst system consists of HNO | 08-21-2014 |
20140235755 | INIMER-CONTAINING RANDOM COPOLYMERS AND CROSSLINKED COPOLYMER FILMS FOR DENSE POLYMER BRUSH GROWTH - Crosslinkable random copolymers comprising atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators and crosslinked copolymer films formed from the copolymers are provided. The random copolymers, which are polymerized from one or more alkyl halide functional inimers and one or more monomers having a crosslinkable functionality, are characterized by pendant ATRP initiating groups and pendant crosslinkable groups. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235542 | MODULAR, BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES FOR BINDING NATIVE BONE AND IMPROVING BONE GRAFT OSTEOINDUCTIVITY - A modular peptide design strategy wherein the modular peptide has two functional units separated by a spacer portion is disclosed. More particularly, the design strategy combines a bone-binding portion and a biomolecule-derived portion. The modular peptides have improved non-covalent binding to the surface of native bone, and are capable of initiating osteogenesis, angiogenesis, and/or osteogenic differentiation. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235505 | RNA ARRAY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Described herein are RNA arrays, and compositions and methods for generating RNA arrays, particularly high density RNA arrays. The disclosed methods for generating RNA arrays utilize template DNA arrays and RNA polymerase to generate RNA arrays. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods use an RNA polymerase and modified ribonucleosides to generate modified RNA arrays for various applications, e.g. RNA arrays having higher nuclease resistance, more conformationally stable RNA arrays, and higher binding affinity RNA aptamer arrays. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods are used to generate RNA bead arrays. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235498 | ENHANCED THROUGHPUT MINERAL COATINGS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF STEM CELL BEHAVIOR - Disclosed are methods for cell transfection and regulating cellular behavior. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods of non-viral cell transfection and regulating cellular behavior using mineral coatings that allow for the enhanced transfection of cells. The mineral coatings bind polynucleotides and provide a source of calcium and phosphate ions to enhance transfection. The present disclosure also provides a high throughput platform for screening non-viral transfection of cells. The methods of the present disclosure also provide an advantageous polynucleotide delivery platform because the mineral coatings may be deposited on various medical device materials after being specifically developed using the high throughput screening platform. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234971 | Induction of Hemogenic Endothelium from Pluripotent Stem Cells - Described herein are methods and related compositions for inducing differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into hemogenic endothelium with pan-myeloid potential or restricted potential, by forced expression in the hPSCs of a combination of transcription factors as described herein. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234506 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTEIN CONCENTRATION - The present invention concerns concentrating dairy proteins. Methods of the invention include the production and use of negatively-charged ultrafiltration membranes to achieve high hydraulic permeability with low sieving coefficients. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233817 | System and Method For Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parametric Mapping Using Confidence Maps - A method for producing parametric maps using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The MRI system is used to acquire k-space data from a field-of-view. A series of images is reconstructed from the acquired k-space data, and a confidence map is produced using the k-space data. The confidence map depicts regions in the field-of-view that are affected by error sources. A parametric map is produced using the reconstructed series of images and the produced confidence map. Values in the parametric map associated with regions in the field-of-view depicted in the confidence map as being affected by error sources are not computed, thereby reducing errors in the parametric map. | 08-21-2014 |
20140230815 | Medical Carbon Monoxide Delivery System - A medical carbon monoxide generator provides for a solid carbon material that may be heated at substantially normal atmospheric pressure to provide a source of medical quality carbon monoxide. The heating source may be an electrical filament or laser controllable by a microcontroller to provide accurate delivery rates and amounts. In one embodiment, a replaceable cartridge holding the carbon material may be used. | 08-21-2014 |
20140220651 | BIOMASS HYDROLYSIS - High-yielding method for chemical hydrolysis of lignocellulose into monosaccharides. The process of the invention can additionally be applied to cellulose, xylan and related biomass polysaccharides, such as galactan, mannan, or arabinan. The method is employed for hydrolysis of a biomass polysaccharide substrate. The process is carried out in an ionic liquid in which cellulose is soluble in the presence of catalytic acid at a temperature sufficiently high to initiate hydrolysis. Water is added to the reaction mixture after initiation of hydrolysis at a rate controlled to avoid precipitation yet avoid undesired sugar dehydration products such as HMF. Hydrolysis product is useful as feedstock for fermentations including fermentation processes for ethanol, butanol and other fuels. | 08-07-2014 |
20140215235 | Sensory Stream Analysis Via Configurable Trigger Signature Detection - The present inventors have recognized that proper utilization of reconfigurable event driven hardware may achieve optimum power conservation in energy constrained environments including a low power general purpose primary processor and one or more electronic sensors. Aspects of neurobiology and neuroscience, for example, may be utilized to provide such reconfigurable event driven hardware, thereby achieving energy-efficient continuous sensing and signature reporting in conjunction with the one or more electronic sensors while the primary processor enters a low power consumption mode. Such hardware is event driven and operates with extremely low energy requirements. | 07-31-2014 |
20140212963 | Device For Isolating A Fraction In A Biological Sample - A device and a method are provided for isolating a fraction in a biological sample. The fraction is bound to solid phase substrate to define a fraction-bound solid phase substrate. The device includes an input zone for receiving the biological sample therein and a second zone for receiving an isolation fluid therein. A force is provided that is generally perpendicular to gravity. The force is movable between a first position adjacent the input zone and a second position adjacent the isolation zone. The force captures the fraction-bound solid phase substrate and the fraction-bound solid phase substrate moves from the input zone to the isolation zone in response to the force moving from the first position to the second position. | 07-31-2014 |
20140212012 | System and Method for Joint Reconstruction of Spatial and Spectral Imaging Data - A system and method for simultaneously generating spectral images and spatial images of a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes acquiring MR image data using a k-space sampling trajectory. The k-space sampling trajectory is designed to spatially oversample to elicit phase differences between oversampled points. The MR image data is jointly reconstructed into spatial and spectral images by resolving spatial information from spatial encoding associated with each of the oversampled points and resolving spectral information from the phase differences between the oversampled points. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209977 | DOPED AND STRAINED FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS - Semiconductor trilayer structures that are doped and strained are provided. Also provided are mechanically flexible transistors, including radiofrequency transistors, incorporating the trilayer structures and methods for fabricating the trilayer structures and transistors. The trilayer structures comprise a first layer of single-crystalline semiconductor material, a second layer of single-crystalline semiconductor material and a third layer of single-crystalline semiconductor material. In the structures, the second layer is in contact with and sandwiched between the first and third layers and the first layer is selectively doped to provide one or more doped regions in the layer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140208064 | Virtual Memory Management System with Reduced Latency - A computer system using virtual memory provides hybrid memory access either through a conventional translation between virtual memory and physical memory using a page table possibly with a translation lookaside buffer, or a high-speed translation using a fixed offset value between virtual memory and physical memory. Selection between these modes of access may be encoded into the address space of virtual memory eliminating the need for a separate tagging operation of specific memory addresses. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206655 | (22E)-2-METHYLENE-22-DEHYDRO-1ALPHA,24,25-TRIHYDROXY-19-NOR-VITAMIN D3 ANALOGS - Disclosed are (22E)-2-methylene-22-dehydro-1,24,25-trihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D | 07-24-2014 |
20140206062 | Recombinant Influenza Viruses for Vaccines and Gene Therapy - The invention provides compositions and methods useful to prepare segmented, negative strand RNA viruses, e.g., orthomyxoviruses such as influenza A viruses, entirely from cloned cDNAs and in the absence of helper virus. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203826 | FUNCTIONALIZED ZNO OR ZNO ALLOY FILMS EXHIBITING HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY - Functionalized films are provided comprising a film of ZnO or ZnO alloy disposed over a supporting substrate and a layer of organic molecules comprising terminal carboxylic acid linkage groups, wherein the organic molecules are bound to a surface of the film of ZnO or ZnO alloy via the terminal carboxylic acid linkage groups. Thin film transistors comprising the functionalized films are also provided. The functionalized films may be formed using polycrystalline ZnO and saturated fatty acids, such as stearic acid. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202997 | REDUCING SURFACE ASPERITIES - Surface asperities, such as roughness characteristics, are reduced or otherwise mitigated via the control of surface regions including the asperities in different regimes. In accordance with various embodiments, the height of both high-frequency and low-frequency surface asperities is reduced by controlling characteristics of a surface region under a first regime to flow material from the surface asperities. A second regime is implemented to reduce a height of high-frequency surface asperities in the surface region by controlling characteristics of the surface region under a second regime to flow material that is predominantly from the high-frequency surface asperities, the controlled characteristics in the second regime being different than the controlled characteristics in the first regime. Such aspects may include, for example, controlling melt pools in each regime via energy pulses, to respectively mitigate/reduce the asperities. | 07-24-2014 |
20140200266 | TANNIN-CONTAINING GASTROINTESTINAL FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Tannin-containing compositions and methods of using same to enhance or maintain immune function during simplified nutrition feeding. Pharmaceutical compositions, including enteral nutrition compositions, are provided. The compositions comprise such tannins as proanthocyanidins and/or hydrolysable tannins. Administering the tannins to the gastrointestinal tract of a subject receiving simplified nutrition, such as with enteral nutrition therapy or parenteral nutrition therapy, attenuates or prevents deleterious effects on the gastrointestinal immune system that would otherwise occur with the simplified nutrition. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198961 | Automated Ultrasonic Elasticity Image Formation with Quality Measure - Image data and E-mode images used in ultrasonic elasticity imaging may be automatically evaluated for quality to provide a single value used as operator feedback or for automatic selection of images for averaging or animation. | 07-17-2014 |
20140197710 | WOUND FIELD ROTATING MACHINE WITH CAPACITIVE POWER TRANSFER - An electrical rotating machine, such as a generator or motor, communicates power from a stationary location to the rotating rotor of the rotating machine via opposed pairs of capacitor plates, one plate of each pair rotating with the rotor and one plate of each pair fixed not to rotate. In one embodiment, separation between the plates of the pair is provided by a cushion of entrapped air. | 07-17-2014 |
20140197147 | NANOCOMPOSITE WELDING WIRES - Welding wires and methods for welding metal work pieces using the welding wires are provided. The welding wires are composite materials comprising a metal alloy and high temperature nanoparticles dispersed in the metal alloy. | 07-17-2014 |
20140195720 | High-Performance Indexing For Data-Intensive Systems - Aspects of the present invention provide high-performance indexing for data-intensive systems in which “slicing” is used to organize indexing data on an SSD such that related entries are located together. Slicing enables combining multiple reads into a single “slice read” of related items, offering high read performance. Small in-memory indexes, such as hash tables, bloom filters or LSH tables, may be used as buffers for insert operations to resolve slow random writes on the SSD. When full, these buffers are written to the SSD. The internal architecture of the SSD may also be leveraged to achieve higher performance via parallelism. Such parallelism may occur at the channel-level, the package-level, the die-level and/or the plane-level. Consequently, memory and compute resources are freed for use by higher layer applications, and better performance may be achieved. | 07-10-2014 |
20140194619 | METHOD TO PRODUCE WATER-SOLUBLE SUGARS FROM BIOMASS USING SOLVENTS CONTAINING LACTONES - A process to produce an aqueous solution of carbohydrates that contains C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6 sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5 sugar monomers, or any combination thereof is presented. The process includes the steps of reacting biomass or a biomass-derived reactant with a solvent system including a lactone and water, and an acid catalyst. The reaction yields a product mixture containing water-soluble C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6-sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5-sugar monomers, or any combination thereof. A solute is added to the product mixture to cause partitioning of the product mixture into an aqueous layer containing the carbohydrates and a substantially immiscible organic layer containing the lactone. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193395 | SECRETORY IGA COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Described herein is secretory IgA isolated from the intestinal luminal fluid and intestinal mucosal of animals such as pigs and cows. Also included are methods of isolating secretory IgA. The secretory IgA is useful in food compositions such as animal and human food compositions as well as pharmaceutical compositions to increase growth rate, improve feed efficiency, reduce gastrointestinal inflammation, reduce a risk of gastrointestinal infection in the animal, or a combination thereof. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190894 | Device And Method Incorporating A Slideable Lid For Extracting A Targeted Fraction From A Sample - A device and a method for isolating a target from a biological sample are provided. The target is bound to solid phase substrate to form target bound solid phase substrate. The device includes a lower plate with an upper surface having a plurality of regions. The biological sample is receivable on a first of the regions. An upper plate has a lower surface directed to the upper surface of the lower plate. A force is positioned adjacent the upper plate and attracts the target bound solid phase substrate toward the lower surface of the upper plate. At least one of the upper plate and the lower plate is movable from a first position wherein the target bound solid phase substrate in the biological sample are drawn to the lower surface of the upper plate and a second position wherein the target bound solid phase substrate are isolated from the biological sample. | 07-10-2014 |
20140187522 | Use of 2-Methylene-19-Nor-(20S)-1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 to Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism - Disclosed are methods of administering 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D | 07-03-2014 |
20140179798 | N1,N4-BIS(BUTA-1,3-DIENYL)BUTANE-1,4-DIAMINE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - N1,N4-bis(buta-1,3-dienyl)butane-1,4-diamine dihydrochloride (also referred to as MDL 72,527 and N,N′-di-2,3-butadienyl-1,4-butanediamine dihydrochloride), or salts or solvates thereof, its use as an antioxidant, its use in preventing and/or treating prostate cancer in male humans, and its use in reducing the concentration of reactive oxygen species in human prostate gland tissue or any other body tissue, and methods of making the compound thereof are disclosed. Other disclosed methods include inhibiting acetyl polyamine oxidase in human prostate tissue or other human body tissue comprising administering a therapeutic amount of N,N′-bis(2,3-butadienyl)-1,4-butanediamine or a salt or solvate thereof to the human, and a method of determining oxidative stress in human prostate tissue or other human or animal body tissue comprising measuring a ratio of oxidized 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate fluorescence:DNA fluorescence and hydroethidine dye fluorescence ex vivo or in vivo. | 06-26-2014 |
20140178807 | PHOTOPATTERNABLE IMAGING LAYERS FOR CONTROLLING BLOCK COPOLYMER MICRODOMAIN ORIENTATION - The present invention provides structures including a substrate, a crosslinked polymer film disposed over the substrate, and a patterned diblock copolymer film disposed over the crosslinked polymer film. The crosslinked polymer comprises a random copolymer polymerized from a first monomer, a second monomer, and a photo-crosslinkable and/or thermally crosslinkable third monomer, including epoxy-functional or acrylyol-functional monomers. Also disclosed are methods for forming the structures. | 06-26-2014 |
20140170123 | Hepatocyte Based Insulin Gene Therapy For Diabetes - A method and vectors for controlling blood glucose levels in a mammal are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: treating the hepatocyte cells of a patient with a first, second or third vector, wherein the first vector comprises a promoter enhancer, glucose inducible regulatory elements, a liver-specific promoter, a gene encoding human insulin with modified peptidase and an albumin 3′UTR and lacks an HGH intron, wherein the second vector comprises an HGH intron, glucose inducible regulatory elements, a liver-specific promoter, a gene encoding human insulin with modified peptidase site and an albumin 3′UTR and lacks a promoter enhancer, wherein the third vector comprises an HGH intron, glucose inducible regulatory elements, a liver-specific promoter, a gene encoding human insulin with modified peptidase site, an albumin 3′UTR and a promoter enhancer and observing the patient's insulin levels, wherein the patient's insulin levels are controlled. | 06-19-2014 |
20140163355 | System and Method for Tracking a Position of an Interventional Medical Device Using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System - A system and method includes a medical device configured to be inserted into a subject having an imaging coil coupled thereto and configured to be inserted into the subject during a medical procedure to provide tracking information regarding a position of the medical device. A circuit is connected to the imaging coil to switch the circuit between an energy harvesting configuration and an image data acquisition configuration. The circuit includes an energy harvesting path and an imaging data path connected to the imaging coil that are electrically distinct. An energy storage device is connected to receive power delivered along the energy harvesting path when the circuit is in the energy harvesting configuration. An amplifier is connected to receive power from the energy storage device and receive imaging data signals from the imaging coil over the imaging data path to thereby amplify the imaging data signals. | 06-12-2014 |
20140161818 | Bystander Immune Suppression as a Predictor for Response to a Vaccine - The present invention relates to antigen-specific immune regulatory response. Methods for detecting an antigen-specific immune regulatory response, methods for selecting candidate vaccine recipients, and methods for improved vaccination strategies are presented. | 06-12-2014 |
20140155360 | Calcium Formate for Use as a Dietary Supplement - A calcium formate composition for oral administration to an individual for the purpose of supplementary dietary calcium is disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155296 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED CATTLE LONGEVITY AND MILK PRODUCTION - A single nucleotide polymorphic site at position 10793 of the bovine POU1F1 gene is associated with improved longevity and milk product traits. Disclosed are nucleic acid molecules, kits, methods of genotyping and marker assisted bovine breeding methods. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153684 | Dry Phase Reactor for Generating Medical Isotopes - An apparatus for generating medical isotopes provides for the irradiation of dry-phase, granular uranium compounds which are then dissolved in a solvent for separation of the medical isotope from the irradiated compound. Once the medical isotope is removed, the dissolved compound may be reconstituted in dry granular form for repeated irradiation. | 06-05-2014 |
20140142417 | System and Method for Assessing Susceptibility of Tissue Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A system and method for assessing magnetic susceptibility of tissue of a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to acquire chemical-shift-encoded, water-fat separated data. From the water-fat separated data, separated water and fat images, as well as a magnetic field inhomogeneity map are used to estimate the magnetic susceptibility within tissue. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142369 | DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING FOR IMPROVED MILK PRODUCTION TRAITS IN CATTLE - Nucleic acid molecules comprising a SNP site at position 1296 of bovine uterine milk protein (UTMP) coding sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1), which SNP indicates a desirable productive life in a dairy cattle. Also disclosed are an array or a kit comprising the same, a method for detecting the SNPs, a method for progeny testing of cattle, and a method for selectively breeding of cattle. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142156 | Non-Lactone Carbocyclic and Heterocyclic Antagonists and Agonists of Bacterial Quorum Sensing - Compounds which modulate quorum sensing in quorum sensing bacteria. Compounds of the invention inhibit quorum sensing and/or activate quorum sensing in various bacteria. Compounds that inhibit quorum sensing are particularly useful for inhibition of detrimental bacterial biofilm formation. Compounds that activate quorum sensing are particularly useful for promoting growth and biofilm formation of beneficial bacterial. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141060 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING CELLS DURING CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY - Compositions, pharmaceutical preparations and methods are disclosed for protecting non-neoplastic cells from damage caused by cancer chemotherapeutic agents or radiation therapy, during the course of cancer therapy or bone marrow transplant. These are based on the use of chemoprotective inducing agents that induce or increase production of cellular detoxification enzymes in target cell populations. The compositions and methods are useful to reduce or prevent hair loss, gastrointestinal distress and lesions of the skin and oral mucosa that commonly occur in patients undergoing cancer therapy. Also disclosed is a novel assay system for identifying new chemoprotective inducing agents. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141047 | SELECTION OF PLATELET RICH PLASMA COMPONENTS VIA MINERAL BINDING - Mineral coated devices and methods for delivering an autologous biological molecule using the mineral coated devices are disclosed. The mineral coated devices allow for the isolation and delivery of a biological molecule obtained from the same subject to avoid the safety concerns of current biological therapies obtained by recombinant methods and purification from animal sources. Methods for selectively isolating and eluting a biological molecule using the mineral coated devices are also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140134793 | METHODS FOR MAKING LARGE-AREA, FREE-STANDING METAL OXIDE FILMS - The present invention provides continuous, free-standing metal oxide films and methods for making said films. The methods are able to produce large-area, flexible, thin films having one or more continuous, single-crystalline metal oxide domains. The methods include the steps of forming a surfactant monolayer at the surface of an aqueous solution, wherein the headgroups of the surfactant molecules provide a metal oxide film growth template. When metal ions in the aqueous solution are exposed to the metal oxide film growth template in the presence of hydroxide ions under suitable conditions, a continuous, free-standing metal oxide film can be grown from the film growth template downward into the aqueous solution. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134732 | Simplified Compositions and Methods for Generating Neural Stem Cells From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells - Simplified methods and compositions for directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into neural stem cells are described. Methods and compositions for deriving neural stem cells from human pluripotent stem cells under defined, xeno-free conditions are also described. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134628 | Method for DNA Double-Strand Break Repair In Vitro and Applications Thereof - A system and a method for DNA double-strand break repair in vitro are disclosed. Applications of the disclosed method in multiple areas are also disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134415 | SUSTAINABLE HYBRID ORGANIC AEROGELS AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF - Highly porous, lightweight, and sustainable hybrid organic aerogels with ultra-low densities and excellent material properties and methods for preparing them are provided, including, e.g., PVA/CNF/GONS, RF/CNF/GONS, and PVA/CNF/MWCNT. The aerogels are modified to have a super-hydrophobic surface, thus leading to an extremely low swelling ratio and rate of moisture absorption. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134238 | TANNIN-CHITOSAN COMPOSITES - The invention provides a composition comprising a matrix of chitosan and a tannin wherein the chitosan is electrostatically bonded to the tannin to form a chitosan-tannin composite material. The chitosan can be partially or fully deacetylated, and the tannin can be a monomeric or an oligomeric proanthocyanidin or a hydrolysable tannin. The chitosan-tannin composite material can be a nanoparticle, a hydrogel film, a bio-foam, or a biogel, or the chitosan-tannin composite material can coat a liposome. The composite materials can be used for drug delivery, for antibacterial and/or antifungal applications, for tissue engineering applications, for wound healing applications, or they can be used as adjuvants for vaccination, including oral vaccinations. The invention also provides methods of preparing the composite materials and their various forms. | 05-15-2014 |
20140127800 | Retinoic Acid Enhanced Human Stem Cell Derived Blood Brain Barrier Model - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of creating a fully-human blood-brain barrier (BBB) model, comprising the steps of (a) obtaining a mixture of neural cells and brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), wherein the neural cells and BMECs that comprise the mixture were produced from the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs); (b) purifying BMECs from the mixture of neural cells and BMECs of step (a); and (c) co-culturing the purified BMECs with a cell type selected from the group consisting of pericytes, astrocytes and differentiated neural progenitor cells (NPCs), wherein a blood brain barrier model is created. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127220 | INTERLEUKIN-10 PEPTIDES AND ANTIBODIES THEREOF FOR INHIBITING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PROTOZOAN INFECTION - The present disclosure is directed to interleukin-10 (IL-10) peptides and isolated antibodies that specifically bind to the IL-10 peptides. The IL-10 peptides and the isolated antibodies may be administered alone or as an animal feed additive to treat gastrointestinal protozoan infection in animals. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127190 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROMES - Described herein are peptides from secretory phospholipase A | 05-08-2014 |
20140127170 | Method and Composition for Skin Grafts - A chimeric skin comprising immortalized human keratinocyte cells cocultured with donor keratinocytes is disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140125790 | Device And Method For Three Dimensional Imaging Of Biological Sample - A device and method are provided for generating a three dimensional image of a volume of biological material. A plurality of layers of biological material are sequentially removed therefrom. Images of each layer of the biological sample are captured prior to removal. Each image includes information from a layer and from a portion of the biological material below the layer. The information from the layer is isolated from the portion of material below the layer for each image. The three dimensional image is generated from the isolated information of each layer. | 05-08-2014 |
20140114316 | Drill Sleeve - A drill sleeve includes a lower end that engages a bone being drilled with a drill bit of a drill during an orthopedic procedure, an upper end that is movable with respect to the lower end, and a fluid damper between the upper and lower ends for resisting movement of the upper end with respect to the lower end and which may reduce a distance at which a drill bit can plunge through a back side of the bone by increasing resistance to drill movement at occurrence of plunge through the back of the bone. The drill sleeve may include measurement scale and a lock that prevents relative motion of the upper and lower ends after the bone has been drilled for evaluating a position of a depth indicator with respect to the measurement scale that corresponds to a depth of the bore in the bone. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112975 | Lipid-Conjugated Rhamnose for Immune System Recruitment and Oncotherapy - L-Rhamnose antigen-lipid conjugates for recruitment of the immune system to sites of tumor growth for initiating an anti-tumor antigen response. Methods for introducing L-rhamnose antigen-conjugated lipids into cell membranes such that L-rhamnose antigens are displayed on the cell surface. The cells can be tumor cells and more specifically can be melanoma cells. Cells are contacted with one or more L-rhamnose antigen-lipid conjugates such that L-rhamnose antigen-lipid conjugates are inserted into the cell membrane. The cells can be contacted for example by intratumoral injection. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the L-rhamnose antigen-lipid conjugates and therapeutic methods employing the conjugates and compositions. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112840 | Device For And Method Of Extracting A Fraction From A Biological Sample - A device is provided for facilitating the isolation of a fraction from a biological sample. The biological sample includes non-desired material and a fraction-bound solid phase substrate. The device includes an input zone for receiving the biological sample therein and a second zone interconnected to the input zone by a channel. A force attracts the fraction-bound solid phase substrate and is movable along a path between a first position adjacent the input zone, a second position adjacent the channel, and a third position adjacent the second zone. The force has a generally arcuate edge for concentrating the fraction-bound solid phase substrate along the path. The force urges the fraction-bound solid phase substrate from the input zone, through the channel and into the second zone as the force moves from the first position to the third position. | 04-24-2014 |
20140108731 | Energy Optimized Cache Memory Architecture Exploiting Spatial Locality - Aspects of the present invention provide a “SuperTag” cache that manages cache at three granularities: (i) coarse grain, multi-block “super blocks,” (ii) single cache blocks and (iii) fine grain, fractional block “data segments.” Since contiguous blocks have the same tag address, by tracking multi-block super blocks, the SuperTag cache inherently increases per-block tag space, allowing higher compressibility without incurring high area overheads. To improve compression ratio, the SuperTag cache uses variable-packing compression allowing variable-size compressed blocks without requiring costly compactions. The SuperTag cache also stores data segments dynamically. In addition, the SuperTag cache is able to further improve the compression ratio by co-compressing contiguous blocks. As a result, the Super Tag cache improves energy and performance for memory intensive applications over conventional compressed caches. | 04-17-2014 |
20140107355 | METHOD TO CONVERT MONOSACCHARIDES TO 5-(HYDROXYMETHYL) FURFURAL (HMF) USING BIOMASS-DERIVED SOLVENTS - Described is a process to produce hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) from biomass-derived sugars. The process includes the steps of reacting a C5 and/or C6 sugar-containing reactant derived from biomass in a monophasic or biphasic reaction solution comprising water and a co-solvent. The co-solvent can be beta-, gamma-, and/or delta-lactones derived from biomass, tetrahydrofuran (THF) derived from biomass, and/or methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) derived from biomass. The reaction takes place in the presence of an acid catalyst and a dehydration catalyst for a time and under conditions such that at least a portion of glucose or fructose present in the reactant is converted to HMF. | 04-17-2014 |