Patents and Patent Applications from University of Houston


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US20120126195 Two terminal multi-layer thin film resistance switching device with a diffusion barrier and methods thereof  
An electric-pulse-induced-resistance change device (EPIR device) is provided which is a resistance switching device. It has a buffer layer inserted between a first active resistance switching layer...
8174259 Apparatus and method for determining magnetic properties of materials  
Apparatus for determining magnetic properties of materials comprises a portable probe (1), an equipment trolley (2) holding cryogenics and electronics and connecting cables (3). The probe (1)...
US20120103739 POUNDING TUNE MASS DAMPER WITH VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL  
A vibration dampener, including, a first beam comprising a first mounting end portion and a first peripheral end portion, wherein the first peripheral end portion comprises a tunable mass, and the...
US20120088039 FABRICATION OF SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE GRAPHENE ARRAYS  
The present disclosure demonstrates the synthesis of ordered arrays of GSC's by re-growth from pre-patterned seed crystals, offering an approach for scalable fabrication of single crystal graphene...
8150264 Methods for non-wavelength-converting multi-lane optical switching  
A method for providing multi-wavelength switching. The method comprising receiving a plurality of signals through at least one input port, and separating the plurality of said signals into at least...
8147803 Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and uses thereof  
The present invention provides a biomimetic contrast agent comprising an amine-functionalized iron (II) oxide/iron(III) oxide nanoparticle core a targeting ligand attached to the nanoparticle core...
US20120074462 LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED SENSOR MATERIALS AND METHOD OF SYNTHESIS THEREOF  
A dilute nitrogen alloy of InNxSb1-x epilayers strained to an epitaxial substrate useful for Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) Focal Plane Arrays, and method of fabricating. Strained materials of...
8114993 Use of aryl chlorides in palladium-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization  
A one-step method for efficiently converting carbon-hydrogen bonds into carbon-carbon bonds using chloroarenes and palladium catalysts is disclosed. This method allows faster introduction of...
US20120032116 METHOD OF PRODUCING DIAMOND POWDER AND DOPED DIAMONDS  
A method for producing a diamond material by contacting a fluorinated precursor with a hydrocarbon in a reactor and forming a combination in the absence of a metal catalyst; increasing the pressure...
8106656 Superconducting loop, saddle and birdcage MRI coils  
New MRI coil and resonators are disclosed based solely on superconducting inductive element and built-in capacitive elements as well as hybrid superconducting-metal inductive and capacitive...
US20120020892 FORCE-INDUCED MAGNETIZATION CONTRAST FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IMAGING  
A method of detecting target molecules comprising; conjugating a first magnetic particle to a first ligand to form a first magnetic particle ligand conjugate; adding the conjugate to a sample...
US20120019216 ACTUATION OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY MATERIALS USING ULTRACAPACITORS  
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a power supply. The power supply includes an ultracapacitor configured to be charged by a DC source. The power supply also includes a first switch that...
US20120018415 SELF-HEATING CONCRETE USING CARBON NANOFIBER PAPER  
Electric, self-heating concrete systems that uses embedded carbon macrofiber or nanofibers paper as electric resistance heating elements are disclose. The self-heating concrete systems may utilize...
US20120017583 SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY POWERED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR HAVING ACTUATION PLATES  
A system, in certain embodiments, includes an accumulator having a first plate with a first plurality of holes and a second plate with a second plurality of holes. The second plate is positioned at...
US20120017582 SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY POWERED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR HAVING WIRE CLAMPS  
A system, in certain embodiments, includes an accumulator having a first plate, a second plate positioned at an offset from the first plate, and a shape memory alloy wire extending between the...
US20120017581 SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY POWERED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR HAVING WIRE GUIDES  
A system, in certain embodiments, includes an accumulator having a first plate with a first wire guide and a second plate with a second wire guide. The second plate is positioned at an offset from...
US20120015146 TYPES OF ELECTRODEPOSITED POLYMER COATINGS WITH REVERSIBLE WETTABILITY AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES  
Novel coatings are disclosed prepared by electropolymerization of non-fluorinated conducting pre-grafted hydrophobic electropolymerizable monomers onto a conducting layer of a substrate, where the...
8092838 Use of hydrogen sulfide in the treatment of eye diseases  
Topical administration of a generator of H2S in biological tissues for the treatment of eye disorders, such as glaucoma. NaHS caused a time-dependent decrease in intraocular pressure in...
8092025 System and method for detecting central retinal distortions associated with macular diseases  
Provided herein are methods and systems to screen for subjects at risk for retinal-associated eye diseases or to monitor the progression/regression thereof. Generally, the method comprises...
8090160 Automated method for human face modeling and relighting with application to face recognition  
A novel method and system for 3d-aided-2D face recognition under large pose and illumination variations is disclosed. The method and system includes enrolling a face of a subject into a gallery...
8089111 Switchable two terminal multi-layer perovskite thin film resistive device and methods thereof  
A switchable resistive device has a multi-layer thin film structure interposed between an upper conductive electrode and a lower conductive electrode. The multi-layer thin film structure comprises...
US20110319271 Multifilament Superconductor Having Reduced AC Losses and Method for Forming the Same  
A high temperature superconductor structure including: a substrate on which at least one buffer layer is deposited, a superconductor layer on the buffer layer, the superconducting layer composed of...
US20110304423 Method of using a buffered electric pulse induced resistance device  
A switchable resistive device has a multi-layer thin film structure interposed between an upper conductive electrode and a lower conductive electrode. The multi-layer thin film structure comprises...
8076136 Mineralized three-dimensional bone constructs  
The present disclosure provides ex vivo-derived mineralized three-dimensional bone constructs. The bone constructs are obtained by culturing osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors under randomized...
8061422 Process for enhancing the production of oil from depleted, fractured reservoirs using surfactants and gas pressurization  
A method for enhancing the production of liquid hydrocarbons from oil-wet, fractured reservoirs comprising injecting a surfactant solution into the reservoir, pressurizing the reservoir,...
US20110259463 VISCOELASTIC DAMPED JUMPERS  
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials, comprising a first layer of a first material, a second layer of a second material disposed...
US20110253614 VERSATILE UNFOLDING SOLAR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM  
A versatile solar deployment system may provide one or more scalable solar deployment units. A solar deployment unit may include a chassis, a panel support provided by the chassis, and one or more...
8030620 System and method for nano-pantography  
A method is provided for creating a plurality of substantially uniform nano-scale features in a substantially parallel manner in which an array of micro-lenses is positioned on a surface of a...
US20110233125 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CREATING A BIOFILM FOR THE REDUCTION OF WATER CONTAMINATION  
In some embodiments, a system may reduce contaminants in water. A system may include a biofilm in a container. The biofilm may be formed from one or more bacteria coupled to one or more substrates....
US20110223670 ETS2 AND MESP1 GENERATE CARDIAC PROGENITORS FROM FIBROBLASTS  
A method for modulating cell differentiation capabilities using heterologous gene expression. Some embodiments of the invention relate to a method for inducing a cardiac progenitor cell by...
US20110220836 Ferroelectric fluoride compositions and methods of making and using same  
A method for synthesis of a ferroelectric material characterized by the general formula AxByFz where A is an alkaline earth metal, B is transition metal or a main group metal, x and y each range...
US20110208031 NEUTRAL PARTICLE NANOPATTERNING FOR NONPLANAR MULTIMODAL NEURAL PROBES  
A neural probe includes a probe, wherein a tip of the probe is tapered; an insulating layer covering the probe, and one or more metallic traces, wherein the metallic traces are provide along the...
US20110207878 KNOTTY POLYMERS VIA SUPRAMOLECULARLY TEMPLATED MACROINITIATORS AND LIVING POLYMERIZATION AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME  
A design, synthesis and use of templated chemical routes are disclosed for the synthesis of interlocked macromolecular structures and orderly entanglements that are dubbed “Knotty Polymers” usi...
7994089 De-alloyed platinum nanoparticles  
A method of producing de-alloyed nanoparticles. In an embodiment, the method comprises admixing metal precursors, freeze-drying, annealing, and de-alloying the nanoparticles in situ. Further, in an...
7987728 Piezoceramic-based smart aggregate for unified performance monitoring of concrete structures  
A system for monitoring the health of a structure, e.g., a concrete wall, bridge, pillars, using a smart aggregate is disclosed. The smart aggregate includes a piezoceramic transducer(s) and...
US20110146755 VERTICALLY STACKED PHOTOVOLTAIC AND THERMAL SOLAR CELL  
According to some embodiments, the present invention provides a novel photovoltaic solar cell system from photovoltaic modules that are vertically arrayed in a stack format using thin film...
US20110139748 ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING WITH PULSED PLASMAS  
A system and method for rapid atomic layer etching (ALET) including a pulsed plasma source, with a spiral coil electrode, a cooled Faraday shield, a counter electrode disposed at the top of the...
7960708 Device and method for manufacturing a particulate filter with regularly spaced micropores  
Various embodiments disclose devices and methods for fabricating microporous particulate filters with regularly space pores wherein sheet membrane substrates are exposed to energetic particle...
7955871 Method of using a switchable resistive perovskite microelectronic device with multi-layer thin film structure  
A switchable resistive device has a multi-layer thin film structure interposed between an upper conductive electrode and a lower conductive electrode. The multi-layer thin film structure comprises...
7951864 Nanocomposites of polymers with dispersed nanotubes  
The present invention provides polymer nanocomposites with dispersed nanotubes and methods of making same. The polymer may be a polyether. For example, the present invention provides an effective...
US20110124507 SUPERCONDUCTING LOOP, SADDLE AND BIRDCAGE MRI COILS  
New MRI coil and resonators are disclosed based solely on superconducting inductive element and built-in capacitive elements as well as hybrid superconducting-metal inductive and capacitive...
US20110100818 Method for monitored separation and collection of biological materials  
A device for separating and purifying useful quantities of particles comprises: (a) an anolyte reservoir connected to an anode, the anolyte reservoir containing an electrophoresis buffer; (b) a...
US20110081494 Organoclay-Polyurea Nanocomposites  
A nanocomposite having a nanomaterial dispersed into a polymer matrix, in one embodiment exfoliated nanoclay dispersed in a polyurea matrix. A method of making PU-nanocomposites for coatings for...
7897135 Carbon combustion synthesis of oxides  
The present invention is generally directed to a novel, economic synthesis of oxide ceramic composites. Methods of the present invention, referred to as carbon combustion synthesis of oxides...
7893222 Introduction of structural affinity handles as a tool in selective nucleic acid separations  
The method is used for separating nucleic acids and other similar constructs. It involves selective introduction, enhancement, or stabilization of affinity handles such as single-strandedness in...
7893148 Nanocomposites of polymers with dispersed nanotubes  
The present invention provides polymer nanocomposites with dispersed nanotubes and methods of making same. The polymer may be a polyether. For example, the present invention provides an effective...
7883839 Method and apparatus for nano-pantography  
A method is provided for creating a plurality of substantially uniform nano-scale features in a substantially parallel manner in which an array of micro-lenses is positioned on a surface of a...
7883831 Method for translating a structured beam of energetic particles across a substrate in template mask lithography  
The present inventors have developed an accurate method for forming a plurality of images on a substrate. The present method provides an improved pattern replication technique that provides...
US20110028328 Superconductive Article with Prefabricated Nanostructure for Improved Flux Pinning  
A superconducting article comprises a substrate, a buffer layer overlying the substrate, and a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) layer overlying the buffer layer. The HTS layer includes a...
7875162 Monitored separation device  
A device for separating and purifying useful quantities of particles comprises: a. an anolyte reservoir connected to an anode, the anolyte reservoir containing an electrophoresis buffer;b. a...
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