Assignee: The University of Sydney

Location: Sydney, AU
No. of patents: 71

Number	Title	Issue Date
8119979	Fibre optic dosimeter A dosimeter for radiation fields is described. The dosimeter includes a scintillator a light pipe having a first end in optical communication with the scintillator and a light detector. The light pipe may have a hollow core with a light reflective material about the...	02/21/2012
7244480	Glass panel A glass panel comprising: a pair of glass sheets (1), (2) disposed in opposition to each other via a gap (V) therebetween, peripheral edges of the two glass sheets (1), (2) being bonded with low melting glass (4) for sealing the ga...	07/17/2007
7229788	Protease susceptibility II The present invention relates to: manipulation of the amino acid sequence of tropoelastin, particularly human tropoelastin, to modify its protease susceptibility; to tropoelastin derivatives having modified protease susceptibility; to peptidomimetic molecules which ...	06/12/2007
7165424	Method of joining glass plates In order to provide a method of manufacturing a glass panel which, in time of a baking process, restrains an internal stress generated in both of glass plates (1, 2) to prevent a decline in strength, and restrains inorganic and organic substances remaining wi...	01/23/2007
7148338	Nucleic acids encoding dipeptidyl peptidases The present invention provides nucleic acids that encodes a human dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP8), which shares structural and functional characteristics with dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV; CD26) and fibroblast activation protein (FAP). Vectors and cells comprising the...	12/12/2006
7148005	Nucleic acid-based methods of detecting bacterial o-antigens The present invention relates to method of testing a sample for the presence of nucleic acids encoding E. coli polysaccharide O-antigen serotype O111, S. enterica polysaccharide O-antigen serotype C2 and S. enterica polysaccharide O-antigen sero...	12/12/2006
7115308	Glass panel and method of manufacturing the glass panel A glass panel comprising a pair of glass sheets (1, 2) disposed with respective faces thereof confronting each other in face-to-face relationship with a gap (V) therebetween and with peripheral edges of the glass sheets (1, 2) being bonded with a bondi...	10/03/2006
7113681	Polymer optical waveguide An optical waveguide in the form of an optical fibre (10) having at least one longitudinally extending light guiding core region (11) composed at least in part of a polymeric material, a longitudinally extending core-surrounding region (12) comp...	09/26/2006
7081178	Glass panel A method of constructing a glass panel which comprises two confronting edge sealed glass sheets, the method comprises the steps of providing a solder glass band around the margin of one surface of each glass sheet, forming, at a first temperature, an hermetic bond b...	07/25/2006
7068872	Signal processing for passive interferometry A method of conducting passive interferometry utilizing an optical coupler having N bidirectional input/output ports as an interferometer head, the method comprising the steps of for each of said ports, inserting an optical input signal into the port utilizing an op...	06/27/2006
7067278	Nucleic acid encoding pigment protein from coral tissue Pigment protein derived from corals (PPCT), and polynucleotide molecules encoding the pigment protein are disclosed. The pigment protein is capable of emitting fluorescence upon irradiation by incident light, wherein maximal absorbance of the incident light is in th...	06/27/2006
7024092	Rare-earth-doped waveguide The present invention is to a method of adapting optical rare-earth-doped waveguide (10) having a plurality of transverse propagation modes, such that in use, signal gains of non-fundamental modes of the waveguide are attenuated relative to a signal gain of a...	04/04/2006
7018745	Controlled phase delay between beams for writing bragg gratings A method of writing an extended grating structure in a photosensitive waveguide comprising the steps of utilizing at least two overlapping beams of light to form an interference pattern, moving the waveguide through said overlapping beams, simultaneously controlling...	03/28/2006
6984489	Cytochrome P450 transcriptional enhancer nucleic acid molecule An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a transcriptional enhancer of cytochrome P450 (P450) CYP3A4 production or expression is disclosed, as are uses of the nucleic acid molecule for screening compounds for xenobiotic induction o...	01/10/2006
6966208	Method of producing support pillars A method of producing support pillars for use in the fabrication of evacuated glass panels and, in particular, for use in the fabrication of evacuated glazing. The method comprises the steps of: (a) forming in opposite surfaces (15, 16) of a metal blank (1...	11/22/2005
6962907	Neurologically-active compounds The invention provides compounds of the formula II: wherein R represents propyl, butyl, pentyl, neo-pentyl or cyclohexyl, and salts thereof. These compounds are selective GABAC receptor antagonists. The inve...	11/08/2005
6953661	Method of preventing transport of a neurotropic virus and identifying agents for achieving same A method of preventing transport of a Herpes simplex virus within a neuron, comprising preventing interaction between a structural tegument protein US11 of the virus and a motor protein, Kinesin in the neuron such that virus transport in the neuron is prevented. An ...	10/11/2005
6903333	Mass spectrometer A new mass spectrometer (10) is described in which sample molecules (26) are ionized and caused to oscillate to and fro by reflecting electric fields established between two electrodes (12, 14) in a vacuum chamber (20). A mesh electron pr...	06/07/2005
6881564	Dipeptidyl peptidases The present invention provides an isolated peptide that comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or a sequence which has at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:1, and which has the same substrate specificity as SEQ ID NO:1. Preferred peptides include peptides havin...	04/19/2005
6839495	Poled waveguide structure with stabilized internal electric field An optical waveguide (11) includes a region (22) which, after electrical poling of a guiding region (16), maintains an internal electric field induced by the poling potential. The internal electric field may arise from charge separation between ...	01/04/2005
6800724	Materials for optical applications The present invention relates generally to a method of synthesising a metal alkoxide polymer involving the following general steps: 1. acidolysis; 2. condensation; and 3. subsequent processing. The acidolysis step is preferably performed without addition of water, i...	10/05/2004
6792166	Laser assisted thermal poling of silica based waveguides A method of thermally poling a silica based waveguide (12) comprises exposing a region of the waveguide (12) to an electric field (for example, via capillary electrodes (22, 24) inserted into holes in the waveguide); directing a laser beam (1...	09/14/2004
6788713	Reduction of pulsations in DFB lasers Output power fluctuations in a distributed feedback laser arrangement are reduced by inducing a saturable absorption grating in a saturable absorption region. Light is coupled into a DFB region and amplified in an amplification region. A feedback loop reflects a por...	09/07/2004
6711309	Noise suppression in lightwave communication systems An optical communications system comprises, among other things, a laser source; an optical waveguide interconnected to the laser source to carry an optical signal from the source to an optical receiver; an optical receiver interconnected to the optical waveguide for...	03/23/2004
6706455	Method for creating an optical structure within a photosensitive light transmissive material and of enhancing the photosensitivity of the photosensitive light transmissive material A method of creating an optical structure within a photosensitive light transmissive material comprising the steps of: (a) exposing a selected region of the material to radiation at a wavelength selected to effect a refractive index change in the material; (b) termi...	03/16/2004
6681065	High Q optical microwave processor using hybrid delay-line filters A hybrid active-passive signal bandpass filter comprising an active filter arranged in use to operate at a fundamental frequency which is a sub-multiple of a desired filter frequency of the bandpass filter, and a passive filter arranged in use to eliminat...	01/20/2004
6660965	Welding assessment An apparatus and process for determining whether a fault has occurred in a welding process while the process is under way. The invention is applicable to welding and cutting processes where there is an arc plasma, such as gas-metal arc welding, tungsten-i...	12/09/2003
6636665	Grating writing system A method of forming a complete grating structure on a photosensitive waveguide is disclosed comprising the steps of: (a) writing an initial portion of the grating structure on the waveguide; (b) testing the properties of the initial portion to determine a...	10/21/2003
6632806	Neurologically-active compounds The invention provides methods for enhancing cognitive activity and stimulating memory capacity, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a compound with GABAC receptor antagonist activity to an animal in need of such treatme...	10/14/2003
6611337	Interferometer coupler using multiple input ports for improved stability A method of interrogating an optical coupler interconnected to a two beam interferometer, so as to determine an idealized output value, said optical coupler having at least three bidirectional external input/output ports, said method comprising the steps ...	08/26/2003
6595070	Acoustic flow meters Acoustic flow meters are used for the measurement of flow velocity of fluids. They have particular application in meters for gas and water in pipelines. The meter includes a tube fitted with three or more acoustic transducers distributed along its length ...	07/22/2003
6582451	Device for use in surgery The instrument to manipulate the tissue of a body of a patient has jaws (15a, 15b) that move away from each other in a parallel motion. The artiuclating means for the jaws comprises a scissor type linkage (24a, 24b, 25a, 25b) constrained within a support ...	06/24/2003
6573109	Surface amplifier The present invention relates to a membrane for use in detecting the presence of an analyte. The membrane comprises an array of closely packed self-assembling amphiphilic molecules and a plurality of first and second receptor molecules, the first receptor...	06/03/2003
6562631	Detection device and method The present invention provides an analyte detection device. The device comprises first and second zones, means to allow addition of a probe to the first zone, means to allow addition of a sample suspected to contain an analyte and means to allow passage o...	05/13/2003
6560246	Brillouin/erbium fiber laser current monitor using elliptically polarizing fiber A laser arrangement comprising a ring cavity at least two gain portions in said ring cavity, an input-output coupling connected to said ring cavity, a discriminator means connected in said ring cavity and adapted to discriminate between a pumping signal a...	05/06/2003
6539135	Process for control of birefringence in waveguides A method of modifying birefringence properties of a waveguide formed within a carrier, the method comprising the steps of inducing a stress anisotropy in the waveguide and effecting a differential decrease in a first refractive index of one mode in the wa...	03/25/2003
6529668	Absorbing layer for minimizing substrate exposure during the UV writing of a waveguide grating in addition to a birefringent control system A waveguide having photosensitive properties is disclosed comprising: a waveguide substrate; a first cladding layer formed on the waveguide substrate; a UV absorbing layer formed on the first cladding layer; a UV sensitive layer having optical transmissio...	03/04/2003
6522799	Optical planar waveguide device and method of fabrication A device for processing an optical signal, the device comprising a processing element monolithically integrated with a planar silica-based waveguide structure in which the optical signal propagates....	02/18/2003
6496303	Ultra-broadband low-noise gain-flattened rare-earth-doped fibre amplifier An optical amplifier waveguide provides variable amplification gain to a broad wavelength input signal. The degree of amplification is proportional to the length of the transmission of the input signal along the amplification waveguide. The amplification ...	12/17/2002
6477407	Electrophysiological visual field measurement The multifocal pattern visual evoked potential (VEP) has been adapted to detect visual field loss as a form of objective perimetry, with specific application to glaucoma. Multifocal pattern stimuli are cortically scaled and presented using a standard syst...	11/05/2002

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Assignee: The University of Sydney