Assignee: University of Illinois

Location: Urbana, IL
No. of patents: 27

Number	Title	Issue Date
7756365	Near ultraviolet-wavelength photonic-crystal biosensor with enhanced surface to bulk sensitivity ratio Biosensors are disclosed based on one- or two-dimensional photonic-crystal reflectance filters operating at near-ultraviolet wavelengths. The biosensors feature a tightly confined resonant electric field at the surface of this biosensor and provide a high surface-se...	07/13/2010
7328806	Apparatus for froth cleaning A process of separating a desired constituent from a mixture of particulate matter including the steps of: conditioning a liquid mixture of particulate matter with a frothing agent to create a pulp; aerating the pulp to generate a float fraction of froth supported o...	02/12/2008
6898585	Fuzzy logic method for adaptively evaluating the validity of sensor data Machine operators rely on intuition and experience to evaluate vehicle performance. As we increasingly turn to automation, it is important to automatically evaluate sensor data and system performance. Fuzzy logic allows us to take advantage of domain knowledge to ev...	05/24/2005
6793079	Method and apparatus for froth flotation A process of separating a desired constituent from a mixture of particulate matter including the steps of: conditioning a liquid mixture of particulate matter with a frothing agent to create a pulp; aerating the pulp to generate a float fraction of froth supported o...	09/21/2004
6197521	Genes and genetic elements associated with control of neoplastic transformation in mammalian cells The invention provides genetic suppressor elements that confer the transformed phenotype of malignant mammalian cells upon untransformed cells, methods for identifying and obtaining such elements, methods for isolating and identifying genes corresponding ...	03/06/2001
6083746	Genes and genetic elements associated with control of neoplastic transformation in mammalian cells The invention provides genetic suppressor elements that confer the transformed phenotype of malignant mammalian cells upon untransformed cells, methods for identifying and obtaining such elements, methods for isolating and identifying genes corresponding ...	07/04/2000
6083745	Genes and genetic elements associated with control of neoplastic transformation in mammalian cells The invention provides genetic suppressor elements that confer the transformed phenotype of malignant mammalian cells upon untransformed cells, methods for identifying and obtaining such elements, methods for isolating and identifying genes corresponding ...	07/04/2000
6043340	Association of kinesin with sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs The invention provides genetic suppressor elements that confer upon a cell resistance to one or more chemotherapeutic drug, methods for identifying and obtaining such elements, and methods of using such elements. The invention also provides cloned genes a...	03/28/2000
6030796	Monoclonal antibody to a human MDR1 multidrug resistance gene product, and uses A hybridoma (termed "UIC2 hybridoma", ATCC Accession No. HB11027) producing monoclonal antibodies (termed "UIC2 mAb") directed against an extracellular domain of a cell surface P-glycoprotein antigen associated with multidrug resistance in primate cells w...	02/29/2000
5232475	Slug flow eliminator and separator A method and apparatus for substantially eliminating slug flow and for separating the liquid phase of a liquid/gas mixture from the gas phase thereof is provided. A deceleration table contained within a housing decelerates liquid slugs and causes entraine...	08/03/1993
5107795	Animal feeding device The device of the present invention provides a novel feeder which generally comprises a feed reservoir, a trough, and an actuable feed dispensing mechanism all of which are operably connected to provide a structure which readily accommodates the three-dim...	04/28/1992
5021841	Semiconductor device with controlled negative differential resistance characteristic The disclosed invention utilizes a homojunction tunneling mechanism of injection into the channel of a modulation doped field effect transistor. The onset of negative differential resistance can be controlled via the gate of the field effect transistor. I...	06/04/1991
4994882	Semiconductor device and method A semiconductor heterostructure device is disclosed which includes a first semiconductor layer having a barrier layer disposed thereon, the barrier layer being formed of a semiconductor material having a wider bandgap than the material of the first semico...	02/19/1991
4988191	Electro-optical method and system for determining the direction of motion in double-exposure velocimetry by shifting an optical image field A system of double-pulse particle velocimetry, according to which small scattering particles are illuminated by two short pulses of laser light and then images are recorded photographically to produce a record from which the particle velocity can be deter...	01/29/1991
4950649	Didemnins and nordidemnins Novel antibiotics didemnins A, B and C (didemnins), and nordidemnins A, B and C (nordidemnins) which can be obtained from a marine organism. These antibiotics are active against a variety of DNA and RNA viruses; thus, they can be used in various environme...	08/21/1990
4872046	Heterojunction semiconductor device with <001> tilt A method is disclosed of epitaxially depositing a semiconductor material on a substrate of different material while accommodating lattice mismatch in a manner that results in improved epitaxially deposited material. In a disclosed embodiment GaAs is epita...	10/03/1989
4850691	Method and apparatus for determining pupillary response parameters Method and apparatus are disclosed for determining pupillary response parameters, such as latency, time of acceleration of constriction, and speed of constriction. In a form of the disclosed method a signal is derived which is representative of measured p...	07/25/1989
4827320	Semiconductor device with strained InGaAs layer A strained Iny Gal-y As layer is employed in a GaAs/Alx Gal-x As transistor. Since the bandgap of Iny Gal-y As is much smaller than that of GaAs, there is no need for a troublesome large-mo...	05/02/1989
4817103	Semiconductor light emitting device with stacked active regions A layered structure is disclosed which includes a stack of alternating active regions and confining layers arranged so that each active region is sandwiched between confining layers. Each active region preferably includes one or more quantum well layers d...	03/28/1989
4767622	Method and materials for development of immunological responses protective against malarial infection Disclosed are vaccine compositions for use in developing protective immunity against infection by Plasmodium parasites. Soluble proteinaceous immunogens are isolated from the fluid culture medium of in vitro propagated plasmodial species parasites (e.g., ...	08/30/1988
4741746	Electrostatic precipitator An improved exhaust gas particulate removal system is described which includes a corona-charger that is spark-plug like in configuration. The charger includes a central electrode held within an insulating body, a portion of which electrode is recessed in ...	05/03/1988
4729109	Method and apparatus for measuring the displacements of particle images for multiple exposure velocimetry A hybrid optical/digital method for measuring the displacements of compact images, in particular, particle images recorded on photographic or other recording media in multiple exposure photography. The method compresses the two-dimensional image field of ...	03/01/1988
4640893	Novel rhodamine derivatives as fluorogenic substrates for proteinases The present invention relates to a new class of novel Rhodamine derivatives. These derivatives which are bisamide substitution products are nonfluorescent. Whereas the monoamide substitution products exhibit high fluorescence. Cleavage of a single specifi...	02/03/1987
4636174	Cluster computer based education delivery system An improved computer based education system maintains rapid response to user input without limits to the number of stations. The system incorporates a dedicated processor at each user station so that the user station receives executable code as opposed to...	01/13/1987
4631149	Antiviral eudistomins from a marine tunicate The subject invention concerns novel and useful antiviral compounds referred to as eudistomins. These compounds are obtainable from well-known and available marine organisms. Their utility is as antiviral agents as well as antibacterial and antitumor agen...	12/23/1986
4590502	Camel gate field effect transistor device The disclosed device is a field-effect transistor which includes a support region that may typically comprise a substrate having a buffer layer thereon. A semiconductor channel layer of one conductivity type is disposed on the support region. A first high...	05/20/1986
4549533	Apparatus and method for generating and directing ultrasound The disclosed apparatus of the invention operates to generate and direct ultrasound over predetermined regions of a body, such as a programmed sequence of target points. A plurality of side-by-side tapered piezoelectric transducer elements are provided. M...	10/29/1985

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Assignee: University of Illinois