Patents: Arizona State University

Patents and Patent Applications from Arizona State University

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1	US20090297448	Quantum Dot Barcode Structures and Uses Thereof The present invention provides novel barcode microstructures and methods for making and using the microstructures for molecular recognition, and/or delivery of therapeutic, diagnostic, contrast,...
2	US20090284229	Electrochemical cell, and particularly a cell with electrodeposited fuel The present invention relates to a method for charging the cell by electrodeposition of metal fuel on the anode thereof.
3	US20090274679	PRODUCTION AND USE OF HUMAN BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE The present invention concerns the production of human butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) in transgenic plants and use of the derived BuChE as effective countermeasures against toxic agents such as...
4	7598513	Si_xSn_yGe_1-x-yand related alloy heterostructures based on Si, Ge and Sn A novel method for synthesizing device-quality alloys and ordered phases in a Si—Ge—Sn system uses a UHV-CVD process and reactions of SnD 4 with SiH 3 GeH 3 . Using the method, single-phase Si...
5	7589007	MESFETs integrated with MOSFETs on common substrate and methods of forming the same An integrated circuit has first and second complementary MOSFETs and first and second complementary MESFETs fabricated on a common substrate. An insulating layer is disposed on the common...
6	7589003	GeSn alloys and ordered phases with direct tunable bandgaps grown directly on silicon A method for depositing an epitaxial Ge—Sn layer on a substrate in a CVD reaction chamber includes introducing into the chamber a gaseous precursor comprising SnD4 under conditions whereby the...
7	US20090226817	CONDUCTIVE POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES Novel chain polymers comprising weakly basic anionic moieties chemically bound into a polyether backbone at controllable anionic separations are presented. Preferred polymers comprise orthoborate...
8	7582891	Materials and optical devices based on group IV quantum wells grown on Si-Ge-Sn buffered silicon Semiconductor structures having at least one quantum well heterostructure grown strain-free on Si(100) via a Sn 1-x Ge x buffer layer and their uses are provided.
9	US20090214475	Extractability and Bioavailability of the Natural Antioxidant Astaxanthin From a Green Alga, Haematococcus Pluvialis As the richest source of astaxanthin, a natural antioxidant and coloring agent, the unicellular green alga, Haematococcus pluvialis , is being commercially exploited. A major constraint in the...
10	US20090203022	ANALYSIS A method of analysing a sample includes providing a first part of the sample and a second part of the sample. A first analysis is conducted on the first part of the sample and the results of the...
11	US20090186042	IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF NOVOPEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Disclosed are compositions relating to novopeptides identified by the presence of frameshift mutations in tumor genes previously not identified as being oncogenic. The disclosed peptides can be...
12	US20090175949	MICROPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY TO CELLS AND/OR TISSUES Delivery of bioactive molecules (BAMs) to organelles, cells, tissues, or animals with high efficiency is desirable. Novel compositions for highly efficient delivery of bioactive molecules by...
13	7557096	Synthesis of combretastatin A-4 prodrugs and trans-isomers thereof Combretastatin A-4 has been previously selected for pre-clinical development as antineoplastic agent. However, it is essentially insoluble in water. New water soluble derivatives of combretastatin...
14	7547686	Combretastatin A-3 prodrug A new and more efficient synthesis of combretastatin A-3 (2 a ) was completed (8.4% overall yield) starting from methyl gallate and isovanillin with aldehyde 5 and phosphonium salt 8 as key...
15	7541832	Low power, race free programmable logic arrays The present invention provides a PLA architecture where the AND plane is implemented with NAND logic. The OR plane may be implemented with various logic, but in one embodiment, the OR plane is...
16	7541346	Pancratistatin cyclic phosphate prodrugs and phenpanstatin cyclic phosphate prodrugs Selective phosphorylation of phenpanstatin (3a) with tetrabutylammonium dihydrogen phosphate and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in pyridine followed by cation exchange chromatographic procedures was...
17	US20090131672	SYNTHESIS OF SODIUM NARCISTATIN AND RELATED COMPOUNDS The present invention involves use of the compounds narciclasine (2a) and 7-deoxy-narciclasine (2c), which are obtained via isolation from the medicinal plant species Narcissus (Amaryllidaceae),...
18	7527899	Electrolytic orthoborate salts for lithium batteries Orthoborate salts suitable for use as electrolytes in lithium batteries and methods for making the electrolyte salts are provided. The electrolytic salts have one of the formulae (I). In this...
19	7510942	Molecular modifications of metal/dielectric interfaces A method of increasing the work function of micro-electrodes includes providing a metal or silica surface functionalized with reactive groups and contacting the functionalized surface with a...
20	US20090078326	LIGHT-DRIVEN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND AMPLIFICATION OF STIMULUS-INDUCED WETTING Disclosed are compositions and methods for producing movement of liquid across surfaces.
21	7507851	Halocombstatins and methods of synthesis thereof The invention relates to novel compounds denominated halocombstatins. The halocombstatins are derivatives of combretastatin A-3, and include compounds that exhibit cancer growth cell inhibition...
22	7504473	Conductive polymeric compositions for lithium batteries Novel chain polymers comprising weakly basic anionic moieties chemically bound into a polyether backbone at controllable anionic separations are presented. Preferred polymers comprise orthoborate...
23	US20090050935	Silicon-Germanium Hydrides and Methods for Making and Using Same The present invention provides silicon-germanium hydride compounds, methods for their synthesis, methods for their deposition, and semiconductor structures made using the compounds. The compounds...
24	US20090047677	METHODS FOR GENERATING A DISTRIBUTION OF OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS TO NONDETERMINISTIC POLYNOMIAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS The present invention overcomes problems in prior art DNA-based computing methods for solving non-deterministic polynomial optimization problems, by providing methods that derive the most probable...
25	US20090046030	Automatic Antenna Tuning Unit for Software-Defined and Cognitive Radio A closed-loop controlled antenna tuning unit (ATU) system includes a return loss detector connected to sample an RF signal generated by a signal source to provide a return loss signal. A matching...
26	US20090042741	MICROARRAY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HETEROPOLYMER MICROSTRUCTURES AND METHOD THEREFOR A microarray has a substrate and a plurality of three-dimensional microstructures formed on the substrate. Each of the three-dimensional microstructures is made with polymer material and has a...
27	US20090041793	Immunostimulatory Compositions and Uses Thereof The present invention provides novel immuno-stimulatory polypeptides, and methods for their use and identification.
28	US20090036317	THERMOELECTRIC METHOD OF SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACIDS The present invention relates to a novel thermoelectric method for determining the sequence of nucleotides on a nucleic acid molecule through use of a thermopile and/or sequencing reagents flowing...
29	US20090035751	Single Molecule Detection Using Molecular Motors The present invention provides methods and compositions for highly sensitive nucleic acid detection, down to the single nucleic acid molecule level. In one aspect, the present invention provides...
30	US20090017342	FUEL CELL WITH SWITCHING ELECTRODES A fuel cell includes a fuel source, an oxidizer source, and a plurality of electrodes each having a surface provided with an electrolyte. Relative movement is permitted between the electrodes and...
31	US20090002535	OFFSET-COMPENSATED SELF-RESET CMOS IMAGE SENSORS Devices and methods for improving the dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio of image sensors. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that use at least one CMOS image pixel...
32	US20080311448	High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells High temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and techniques related thereto that involve alternative materials. For example, in one aspect, a device includes a high temperature polymer...
33	US20080293640	Polypeptide inhibitors of HSP27 kinase and uses therefor The present invention provides polypeptide inhibitors of HSP27 kinase, compositions thereof, and methods for using such polypeptides and compositions for various therapeutic uses.
34	US20080283775	Methods and Devices for Rapidly Forming Vitreous Ice-Jacketed Particle Droplets The present invention provides methods and devices for rapidly forming vitreous ice-jacketed particle droplets.
35	US20080269491	Organometallic Materials for Optical Emission, Optical Absorption, and Devices Including Organometallic Materials A near infrared phosphorescent organometallic complex includes a cyclometalating ligand and a transition metal. The cyclometalating ligand includes a fused aromatic ring structure with carbon...
36	7439265	Irciniastatins a and b The Indo-Pacific marine sponge Ircinia ramosa has been found to contain two powerful (GI50 0.001 to <0.0001 μg/ml) murine and human cancer cell growth inhibitors, denominated herein as...
37	7438914	Composition and method for enhancing immune response A composition and method for enhancing immune response in a living organism is disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure provides an adjuvant peptide for use in raising an immune response to...
38	US20080205479	Apparatus and Method For Sensing Change In Environmental Conditions An apparatus for sensing a change in environmental conditions is disclosed. The apparatus includes a coating or a wire between two surfaces that has a mechanical property changed as a result of a...
39	US20080164570	Zirconium and Hafnium Boride Alloy Templates on Silicon for Nitride Integration Applications Semiconductor structures are provided comprising a substrate and a epitaxial layer formed over the substrate, wherein the epitaxial layer comprises B; and one or more element selected from the...
40	US20080149493	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AMMONIA (NH3) GENERATION Various apparatuses and methods for producing ammonia are provided. One embodiment has uses a plurality of environments and an electrode configured to be exposed to the plurality of environments....
41	US20080138801	Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Detecting Changes in Polynucleotide Mass The present invention provides methods for detecting nucleic acids by generating mass changes in a ligand on an SPR surface through target-dependent enzymatic reaction.
42	US20080131122	OPTICAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SCHEMES The present invention provides optical network methods and systems. In one example, a method for handling packets in a node coupled to a ring and star subnetwork may include (a) receiving in the...
43	7374738	Superhard dielectric compounds and methods of preparation Novel superhard dielectric compounds useful as gate dielectrics discovered. Low temperature methods for making thin films of the compounds on substrate silicon are provided. The methods comprise...
44	US20080111652	Compact switchable filter for software-defined radio A switchable bandpass filter includes a coupled line segment (comb) including a plurality of coupled transmission lines of substantially equal lengths that are each connected or otherwise coupled...
45	7372333	Monolithic supply-modulated RF power amplifier and DC-DC power converter IC Embodiments of RF power amplifiers are disclosed that include switched-mode power amplifiers supplied by synchronous buck DC-DC converters. The switched-mode power amplifiers can be used to amplify...
46	7351830	Pancratistatin cyclic phosphate prodrugs and phenpanstatin cyclic phosphate prodrugs Selective phosphorylation of phenpanstatin ( 3 a ) with tetrabutylammonium dihydrogen phosphate and dicyclohexyl-carbodiimide in pyridine followed by cation exchange chromatographic procedures was...
47	7344982	System and method of selectively depositing Ruthenium films by digital chemical vapor deposition A chemical vapor deposition reaction system converts a reactant precursor, which includes the metal Ruthenium, to a vapor during a chemical reaction in order to deposit the metal on a semiconductor...
48	US20080025902	Method To Synthesize Highly Luminescent Doped Metal Nitride Powders A simple, inexpensive method of producing in bulk a doped metal nitride powder that exhibits a high luminescent efficiency, by first forming a metal-dopant alloy and then reacting the alloy with...
49	7314686	*WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST* Electrolytic orthoborate salts for lithium batteries Orthoborate salts suitable for use as electrolytes in lithium batteries and methods for making the electrolyte salts are provided. The electrolytic salts have one of the formulae (I). In this...
50	US20070286526	Methods for Multi-Point Descriptors for Image Registrations Methods for generating an image mosaic are provided. In one respect, pixels saliency of a first image and a second image are determined. One salient pixel may be selected from the determined pixels...

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