Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
No. of patents: 145

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8178845	Collimator and related methods A collimator and related methods are shown and described. The collimator can be a multi-divergent-beam collimator having a plurality of inverted, ordered sections of a cone-beam collimator reassembled in a substantially reversed order relative to the ordering of the...	05/15/2012
8169219	Slice selective MRI excitation with reduced power deposition using multiple transmit channels Described are embodiments for slice-selective excitation for MRI that utilize multiple RF transmit coils, each of which are driven with a separate independent current waveform. These embodiments allow slice-selective excitation with slice profile and excitation time...	05/01/2012
8168561	Core shell catalyst A core-shell catalyst material can include a core and a shell material. Each of the core material and the shell material can have crystal structures and lattice parameters which allow for a substantially coherent core-shell interface. The shell material can include ...	05/01/2012
8168174	Method of isolating human neuroepithelial precursor cells from human fetal tissue A method for isolating human neuroepithelial precursor cells from human fetal tissue by culturing the human fetal cells in fibroblast growth factor and chick embryo extract and immunodepleting from the cultured human fetal cells any cells expressing A2B5, NG2 and eN...	05/01/2012
8163566	Microporous materials, methods of making, using, and articles thereof Described herein are methods for separating one or more analytes present in a fluid sample. The methods involve passing the fluid through or into a microporous material, wherein the analytes are localized near the surface of the microporous material. Additional proc...	04/24/2012
8163232	Method for making functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide with engineered hard surface A method for manufacturing functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide with hard and wear-resistant surface and tough core is described. The said functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide (WC—Co) has a surface layer having a reduced amount of cobalt. Such a ...	04/24/2012
8162999	Ectoparasite eradication method and device A method of eliminating an ectoparasite infestation is disclosed that may include steps of defining a target area on an animal having an ectoparasite infestation, heating a volume of air to a temperature to form heated air, applying the heated air to the target area...	04/24/2012
8162049	Injection-backflow technique for measuring fracture surface area adjacent to a wellbore An injection backflow method for measuring fracture surface area adjacent to a wellbore measures an initial temperature profile along the length of a wellbore. A tracer composition is injected into the wellbore at an initial concentration. The tracer composition inc...	04/24/2012
8154455	Mobile communications systems and methods relating to polarization-agile antennas A wireless communication system can include polarization agile antennas to enable adaptation to the polarization characteristics of a changing propagation channel. In one embodiment, a mobile terminal can include one or more polarization-agile antennas, and can sele...	04/10/2012
8147796	Hydrogen storage in a combined MAlH/M′(NH)system and methods of making and using the same As a promising clean fuel for vehicles, hydrogen can be used for propulsion, either directly or in fuel cells. Hydrogen storage compositions having high storage capacity, good dehydrogenation kinetics, and hydrogen release and uptake reactions which are reversible a...	04/03/2012
8147387	Muscle exercise devices and associated methods A muscle exercise device can include a crank having an axis of rotation. A first arm can be connected to the crank so that a downward external force applied to the distal end of the first arm causes rotation of the crank. The devices of the present invention can fur...	04/03/2012
8143889	Simultaneous acquisitions of spin- and stimulated-echo planar imaging The disclosure provides echo planar imaging (EPI) based single-shot imaging techniques for acquiring spin-EPI (SEPI) and stimulated-EPI after a single RF excitation. In certain embodiments, the SEPI and STEPI acquired in a singleshot are used to compute a T1	03/27/2012
8143767	Compact thermoacoustic array energy converter A thermoacoustic array energy converter consists of heat driven thermoacoustic prime movers in parallel coupled by means of an acoustic cavity to a piezoelectric electrical generator whose output is rectified and fed to an energy storage element. The prime movers co...	03/27/2012
8140141	Devices and methods for fluorescent inspection and/or removal of material in a sample An apparatus is provided that includes a light-emitting component, a light-detecting component, a lock-in amplifier, a frequency generator that is operatively linked to the lock-in amplifier and the light-emitting component, a speaker capable of emitting an audio si...	03/20/2012
8139709	Staggered circular scans for CT imaging Certain embodiments provide staggered circular scans for CT imaging. In certain embodiments, a CT imaging system comprises a plurality of source-detector assemblies that are axially offset from one another and rotate about a rotation axis to provide staggered circul...	03/20/2012
8129353	Methods of gene therapy using nucleic acid sequences for ATP-binding cassette transporter The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of an ATP binding cassette transporter and mutated sequences thereof associated with macular degeneration. Methods of detecting agents that modify ATP-binding cassette transporter comprising combin...	03/06/2012
RE43225	Method and apparatus for enhancing an image using data optimization and segmentation A method and system are disclosed for generating enhanced images of multiple dimensional data using a depth-buffer segmentation process. The method and system operate in a computer system modify the image by generating a reduced-dimensionality image data set from a ...	03/06/2012
8123922	Nanopore based ion-selective electrodes Nanopore based ion-selective electrodes and methods of their manufacture as well as methods for their use are disclosed and described. The nanopore based ion-selective electrode can include a pore being present in a solid material and having a nanosize opening in th...	02/28/2012
8110549	Alpha-conotoxin peptides The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably i...	02/07/2012
8109350	Polycrystalline abrasive composite cutter A polycrystalline abrasive composite cutter, including a tool body with a top cutting surface and a flank surface. The composite cutter, joined to a substrate, constitute a shear cutter for a PDC bit, roller-cone bit insert, or other tool that can be highly useful f...	02/07/2012
8108384	Managing biological databases Methods and systems for managing biological databases. The methods and systems can comprise creation, organization, and presentation of biological databases. The biological databases can be created using data obtained from a plurality of other databases and periodic...	01/31/2012
8102182	Systems and methods for measuring the electrical properties of a microparticle A method of measuring the electrical properties of a microparticle is provided, which can include multiple steps. Steps can include situating the microparticle within an array of electrodes submerged in a conductive medium so that the microparticle and electrodes ar...	01/24/2012
8101573	α-conotoxin MII analogs The invention relates to novel conopeptides and/or novel uses of conopeptides. The conopeptides of the invention are analogs of α-Conotoxin MII that are selective for α6-containing nAChRs as described herein. ...	01/24/2012
8097431	Methods and compositions for detecting steroids The present invention provides for methods and systems for detecting steroids. Examples of such steroids include estrogen, progesterone, androgen, testosterone, and derivatives and analogs thereof. Systems useful for carrying out the method include tripartite constr...	01/17/2012
8097253	Methods for inhibiting angiogenesis The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating proliferation, differentiation, migration, and adhesion of cardiovascular cell types. ...	01/17/2012
8097185	Magnetic activated carbon particles for adsorption of solutes from solution A composition of and method for forming activated carbon with magnetic properties for magnetic separation of the activated carbon from a liquid being treated is disclosed wherein a solution iron magnetic precursor is intimately mixed or absorbed into a porous carbon...	01/17/2012
8093002	Amplicon melting analysis with saturation dyes Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis wherein a target nucleic acid that is at least partially double stranded is mixed with a dsDNA binding dye having a percent saturation of at least 50% to form a mixture. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid is amplified ...	01/10/2012
8091639	Geothermal well diversion agent formed from in situ decomposition of carbonyls at high temperature A method of selectively blocking fractures in a subterranean formation by injecting a diversion agent into the well is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method comprises injecting a diversion agent into a subterranean formation to form an alkaline-earth ca...	01/10/2012
8088346	Alkene hydrofunctionalization reactions A reductive cross coupling reaction process for functionalization of a nucleophilic alkene can be achieved. The nucleophilic alkene and a nucleophilic cross coupling partner compound can be reacted in the presence of an oxidizable alcohol and a suitable catalyst to ...	01/03/2012
8087684	Wheelchair advantage mobility system A wheelchair propulsion and braking system (10) includes at least one clutch engagement disk rotatably couplable to a wheelchair frame (14). The clutch engagement disk (32) includes a gear (38) that is rotatable with the clutch engagement...	01/03/2012
8084424	Compositions and methods related to erythropoietin Disclosed are methods and compositions related to the production of erythropoietin. The disclosed compositions comprise a poly amino acid. The production of erythropoietin by the disclosed compositions and methods can take place in vivo, in which the proliferation o...	12/27/2011
8077388	Light polarization converter for converting linearly polarized light into radially polarized light and related methods The conversion of linear polarized light into radial-polarized light is accomplished through a radial polarization generator containing multiple layers of polarizing film, or polarization converters, for converting the beam of light to a different orientation. Using...	12/13/2011
8068992	Melting curve analysis with exponential background subtraction A system and methods are provided for melting curve genotyping analysis of nucleic acids. Melting curves are generated by plotting fluorescence of a sample as a function of temperature. In one illustrative example, an exponential algorithm is employed to remove the ...	11/29/2011
8067365	Erythropoietin for treatment of multi-organ failure The compositions and methods disclosed herein are for prevention or treatment of multi-organ failure with erythropoietin. The usefulness of the present invention is that erythropoietin may act to prevent the onset of MOF in a patient at risk of developing it. The pr...	11/29/2011
8065424	System and method for data transport An integrated mail and file transfer (IMFT) system is a web-based data transport system including automatic and authenticated access mechanisms. The integrated mail and file transfer system includes an attachment filter, a message & file control server and data stor...	11/22/2011
8058256	Polymeric carrier for delivery of small interfering RNA A carrier for delivering small interfering RNA (siRNA) into cells includes a cholesterol residue covalently bonded to oligoarginine. Mixing the siRNA with the carrier produces a complex-containing composition. Contacting a cell with the complex-containing compositio...	11/15/2011
8058075	Molecular fluorescence sensor for highly sensitive and selective detection of mercury A fluorescent sensor compound based on a perylene core is described and disclosed. The fluorescent sensor compound for detecting mercury can have a structure I: where A and A′ are linking groups, B and B′ are binding li...	11/15/2011
8050480	Method and image reconstruction device for generating computed tomography image data A method is disclosed for generating computed tomography image data of a volume of interest from X-ray CT data sets generated by a computed tomography system during scanning of an examination subject on a helical path rotating around a longitudinal system axis in th...	11/01/2011
8048631	Reducing non-target nucleic acid dependent amplifications: amplifying repetitive nucleic acid sequences The present invention provides for compositions and methods for amplifying target nucleic acids using nucleic acid primers designed to limit non-target nucleic acid dependent priming events. The present invention permits amplifying and quantitating the number of rep...	11/01/2011
8045604	Estimation of log-likelihood using constrained markov-chain monte carlo simulation Log likelihood ratios for data bits transmitted in a multi-dimensional signal are estimated using multiple Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations (MCMC). The MCMC simulations can include constraining symbols based on a most-likely symbol to improve the likelihood of f...	10/25/2011

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