Patents and Patent Applications from University of Massachusetts


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8185551 Disk-resident streaming dictionary  
A method, apparatus and computer program product for storing data in a disk storage system is presented. A dictionary data structure is defined and stored on the disk storage system. Key-value...
8182804 Engineered enzymatically active bacteriophages and methods of uses thereof  
The present invention provides engineered bacteriophages that express at least one biofilm degrading enzyme on their surface and uses thereof for degrading bacterial biofilms. The invention also...
8179026 Nanotubes, nanorods and nanowires having piezoelectric and/or pyroelectric properties and devices manufactured therefrom  
Disclosed herein is a device comprising a pair of electrodes; and a nanotube, a nanorod and/or a nanowire; the nanotube, nanorod and/or nanowire comprising a piezoelectric and/or pyroelectric...
8174703 Method for fabricating a sensor, a sensor, and a method for sensing  
A method for fabricating a sensor, a sensor so fabricated, and a method for sensing a stimulus are provided. The method includes providing an elongated open channel, such as, a V-groove, in a...
8173618 Formulations for reducing neuronal degeneration  
Nutriceutical and pharmaceutical formulations for treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease are provided. Nutriceutical formulations include two or more of folate, vitamin E,...
US20120108548 MOLECULAR TWEEZERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AMYLOID-RELATED DISEASES  
This invention provides novel compositions to inhibit the aggregation of amyloid proteins. In various embodiments the compositions comprise a molecular tweezers that binds lysine and/or arginine...
US20120100583 Enzymatic Synthesis of Polymers  
The invention relates to new methods of enzymatic synthesis of polymers such as polyorganosilicones and polyesters, and new polymers made by these methods.
US20120097521 NANOSTRUCTURED APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CARBON-CONTAINING MOLECULES AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE  
Nanostructured arrays having a metal catalyst (e.g., cobalt) are irradiated with light to initiate the an artificial photosynthetic reaction resulting in the formation of carbon-containing...
8163814 Process of forming crosslinked copolymer film, crosslinked copolymer film formed thereby, and water purification membrane  
Azidoaryl-substituted cyclooctene monomers and synthesized and used in the preparation of various copolymers. Among these copolymers are those prepared from ring-opening metathesis polymerization...
8163188 Article with PHEMA lift-off layer and method therefor  
A method of forming a patterned functional layer on a substrate using a poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) lift-off layer is described. The method can be used with substrates that would not tolerate...
US20120094925 INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 7 FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER  
Methods of treating a tumor in a subject include identifying a subject having, at risk for, or suspected of having a tumor, and administering to the subject an effective amount of an IGFBP7 agent...
8158742 Deoxybenzoin-based anti-flammable polyphosphonate and poly(arylate-phosphonate) copolymer compounds, compositions and related methods of use  
Deoxybenzoin-phosphonate and other copolymer compounds, compositions and related methods.
8158603 Fragments of secreted frizzled related protein  
The invention stems from the discovery that sFRP and fragments thereof can bind to members of the Wnt family of proteins and cause an increase in Wnt biological activity. Furthermore, fragments of...
8153739 Antimicrobial polymers  
The invention generally relates to novel polymers (SMAMPs) and their syntheses and use. The polymers exhibit promising properties of AMPs. In particularly, for example, a ring-opening metathesis...
8153393 Spirolactam targeting compounds and related compounds  
Spirolactam targeting compounds, related compounds, uses of such compounds, and methods of making such compounds are disclosed.
8153119 Engineered enzymatically active bacteriophage and methods for dispersing biofilms  
The present invention is directed to engineered enzymatically active bacteriophages that are both capable of killing the bacteria by lysis and dispersing the bacterial biofilm because they have...
8147428 Device and method for quantifying edema  
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed at a device that provides a reliable, accurate and quantifiable measure of a patient's edema. The device improves on the current...
US20120077934 Functional Polyisobutylene Based Macromonomers And Methods For Making And Using The Same  
A method of synthesizing a functionalized polymer represented by the structural formula (I) comprising a step of reacting a polymer represented by structural formula (II) with a compound Nu1-M to...
US20120076761 Cloned ungulate embryos and animals, use of cells, tissues and organs thereof for transplantation therapies including Parkinson's disease  
Methods and cell lines for cloning ungulate embryos and offspring, in particular bovines and porcines, are provided. The resultant fetuses, embryos or offspring are especially useful for the...
8143339 Nanocomposite polymers  
Nanocomposite compositions containing a graft polymer and a filler such as nano-sized silica having flame resistant properties are described.
8143308 Synthesis of oligo/poly(catechins) and methods of use  
A method for synthesizing a biocompatible, water-soluble oligo/polyflavanoid, includes polymerizing an optionally substituted flavanoid with a polymerization agent in the presence of a...
US20120070376 YEAST CELL WALL PARTICLES FOR RECEPTOR-TARGETED NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY  
The present invention generally relates to yeast cell wall microparticles loaded with nanoparticles for receptor-targeted nanoparticle delivery. In particular, the present invention relates to...
8137728 Biopolymer encapsulation and stabilization of lipid systems and methods for utilization thereof  
An emulsion system and method for controlling the digestion of a fat or an oil component is provided including a substantially hydrophobic food-grade component, and at least one of an emulsifier...
US20120059240 METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF MICELLAR HYBRID NANOPARTICLES FOR THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF  
The disclosure provides a long-circulating, micellar hybrid nanoparticles (MHN) that contain MN, QD, and the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) within a single polyethylene glycol...
US20120053220 NOVEL LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS AS NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS  
The present invention relates to the identification of inhibitors of lipoxygenase enzymes. Methods are presented for using novel lipoxygenase inhibitors: LOXBlock-1 and LOXBlock-3, and other...
US20120053081 TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR-BASED BIOSENSORS  
Compositions and methods for detecting Toll-like receptor binding to ligands and test compounds are disclosed herein.
8124349 Toll-like receptor assays  
Methods of identifying compounds that modulate the interaction between a TLR and a molecule that interacts with the TLR by direct binding or by inclusion in a complex that associates with the TLR...
US20120046448 CHLAMYDOMONAS INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT 88 (IFT-88)  
The invention relates to various intraflagellar transport (IFT) polypeptides and the nucleic acids that encode them. The new IFT particle polypeptides and nucleic acids can be used in a variety of...
US20120046242 MOLECULAR ACTIVATORS OF THE WNT/BETA-CATENIN PATHWAY  
The present invention is directed toward a method of treating a subject for a condition mediated by aberrant Wnt/β-catenin signaling by selecting a subject with a condition mediated by aberrant ...
US20120045503 Compositions And Methods For Wound Healing  
The present invention is related to the field of wound healing or tissue regeneration due to disease (i.e., for example, cardiovascular diseases, osteoarthritic diseases, or diabetes). In...
8117902 Nanopatterned surfaces and related methods for selective adhesion, sensing and separation  
The invention is comprised, in part, of a surface that contains more than one component or construct. Such heterogenous surface compositions and configurations, related systems and methods for...
US20120040916 MOLECULAR INHIBITORS OF THE WNT/BETA-CATENIN PATHWAY  
The present invention is directed toward a method of treating a subject for a condition mediated by the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by selecting a subject with a condition mediated by the Wnt/β-catenin p...
US20120040444 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING CELLS FOR MICROTOME SECTIONING AND ARCHIVING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS  
A method and apparatus for embedding cells that utilizes a flow-through embedding technique. The apparatus includes a cell flow pathway defined by an inflow tube for delivering cell fragments from...
US20120039929 NOVEL THERAPY FOR LYSOSOMAL ENZYME DEFICIENCIES  
The present invention provides a therapeutic delivery system comprising an extracted yeast cell wall comprising beta-glucan, a payload trapping molecule and a payload molecule, wherein the payload...
US20120034661 STRAINS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FLAVONOIDS FROM GLUCOSE  
The invention relates to the production of flavonoids and flavonoid precursors in cells through recombinant expression of tyrosine ammonia lyase (TAL), 4-coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL), chalcone...
US20120034597 METHODS OF MONITORING TREATMENT OF AVIREMIC HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS  
Methods of monitoring the efficacy of intensified highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) treatment in aviremic Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patients.
8110560 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences  
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions capable of blocking the inhibitory effect of a newly-identified intronic inhibitory sequence element, named ISS-N1 (for “intronic s...
US20120022415 MODULAR THERAPEUTIC PRESSURE APPLICATION DEVICES  
The invention relates in some aspects to therapeutic pressure application devices and methods of manufacturing and using the same. In some aspects, the devices comprise a support structure shaped...
8101586 Methods and compositions for the treatment of sterile inflammation  
Described are methods and compositions that inhibit IL-1 signalling for the treatment of acute inflammatory response to cell necrosis, and the attendant collateral tissue damage.
8101577 Oxidative DNA damage protection  
Provided herein are methods of screening compounds, gene sequences, and gene products in bacteria for agents that are protective against oxidative DNA damage in a human or animal. Gene sequences...
US20120015372 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PATHOGEN DETECTION USING FLUORESCENT POLYMER SENSORS  
Compositions, methods and related apparatus, as can be used for selective pathogen detection and identification.
8096786 Three dimensional micro-fluidic pumps and valves  
A system is disclosed for the control of fluid flow in a micro-fluidic system, the system having: a substrate; at least one micro-fluidic channel having disposed in a microchannel layer atop the...
US20120007277 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYERED LAMINATES  
Methods and devices for forming a vertically-oriented multilayer laminates, for example, a vertically-oriented multilayer laminates, are provided. The laminates may be fabricated by hardenable...
8094810 Unidirectional proxy re-encryption  
A method for performing unidirectional proxy re-encryption includes generating a first key pair comprising a public key (pk) and a secret key (sk) and generating a re-encryption key that changes...
8093223 RIP140 regulation of diabetes  
Inhibition of RIP140 increases glucose transport. Compounds that inhibit RIP140 expression or activity are useful for treating disorders associated with aberrant glucose transport (e.g., diabetes),...
US20120003630 MODULAR NUCLEIC ACID-BASED CIRCUITS FOR COUNTERS, BINARY OPERATIONS, MEMORY, AND LOGIC  
We have created novel engineered genetic counter designs and methods of use thereof that utilize DNA recombinases to provide modular systems, termed single invertase memory modules (SIMMs), for...
8088982 Multifunctional biomaterials as scaffolds for electronic, optical, magnetic, semiconducting, and biotechnological applications  
One-dimensional ring structures from M13 viruses were constructed by two genetic modifications encoding binding peptides and synthesis of a heterobifunctional linker molecule. The bifunctional...
US20110319570 POLYESTERS WITH GRAFTED ZWITTERIONS  
The invention relates to polymers, such as aliphatic polyesters, with grafted zwitterions. More particularly, the invention relates to polyester-graft-phosphorylcholine polymers prepared by...
US20110319569 ZWITTERIONIC POLYMERS WITH THERAPEUTIC MOIETIES  
The invention generally relates to zwitterionic polymers (including zwitterionic copolymers), such as polymethacrylic structures, with pendent functional moieties, such as therapeutic or biologic...
US20110318730 MICROPATTERNED CO-CULTURE SYSTEMS AS INFECTIOUS DISEASE ANALYSIS PLATFORMS  
Cell cultures are provided that include a population of micropatterened hepatocytes and one or more non-parenchymal cell populations, where the hepatocytes are infected with a virus or parasite and...