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1.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF THERMAL CONTROL AND ENERGY STORAGE IN COMPOSITE POLYMER YARNS VIA STRAIN-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITIONS

      
Application Number 18922376
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-21
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Boriskina, Svetlana V.
  • Shin, Jungwoo
  • Korolovych, Volodymyr
  • Xu, Duo
  • Gold, Hannah
  • Li, Buxuan
  • Lyu, You

Abstract

Compositions and methods for forming composites of polymer fibers, yarns, and textiles having enhanced elastocaloric and twistocaloric performance are provided herein. The composites can permit reversible temperature shifts within the materials, and can be used, for example, in energy conversion and thermal storage systems. These composites can be formulated by melt spinning the polymer fibers and using combinations of twisting and stretching of the polymer fibers. The fibers can include, for example, a base polymer that can be amorphous, or substantially amorphous, and desired alignment can occur, for example, by performing one or more of the various provided for techniques. In at least some embodiments, the composite materials can be further enhanced by including one or more phase change materials (PCMs), such as by cross-linking the one or more PCMs with one or more polymers and/or directly attaching the PCM(s) to the polymer(s).

IPC Classes  ?

  • D01D 5/10 - Melt-spinning methods using organic materials
  • D01D 5/098 - Melt-spinning methods with simultaneous stretching
  • D01F 1/10 - Other agents for modifying properties
  • D01F 6/30 - Monocomponent man-made filaments or the like of synthetic polymersManufacture thereof from copolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds comprising olefins as the major constituent
  • D02G 3/44 - Yarns or threads characterised by the purpose for which they are designed

2.

SITE-SELECTIVE CONJUGATION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT TO AN ANTIBODY USING AN AFFINITY PEPTIDE

      
Application Number 18904022
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-01
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Pentelute, Bradley L.
  • Loas, Andrei Ioan
  • Rodriguez, Jacob
  • Dhanjee, Heemal
  • Rondon, Aurelie
  • Kitahara, Katsushi

Abstract

The present disclosure provides site-selective conjugation of a pharmaceutical agent to an antibody using an affinity peptide. The antibody-pharmaceutical agent conjugates may be useful in treating, preventing, or diagnosing diseases in subjects.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 47/68 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the non-active ingredient being a modifying agent the modifying agent being an antibody, an immunoglobulin or a fragment thereof, e.g. an Fc-fragment
  • C07K 1/107 - General processes for the preparation of peptides by chemical modification of precursor peptides

3.

PALLADIUM-PLATINUM OXIDE CATALYST FOR AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL DIRECT EPOXIDATION

      
Application Number 18917743
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-16
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner
  • California Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Manthiram, Karthish
  • Chung, Minju

Abstract

Methods and systems for the electrochemical epoxidation of alkenes to generate an epoxide are described herein. Said methods and systems comprise: contacting an anode comprising an oxygen atom transfer electrocatalyst with an alkene in the presence of an electrolyte comprising water; applying a voltage to the anode and a cathode to generate the epoxide; wherein the oxygen atom transfer electrocatalyst comprises an at least partially oxidized palladium-platinum alloy characterized by the formula FX1: PdyPtzOx; wherein y is greater than 0 and less than 1; z is greater than 0 and less than 1; wherein the sum of y and z is equal to 1; and x is selected from the range of 0 to 2. The methods and systems disclosed herein comprise a significant advancement in the electrocatalytic epoxidation of alkenes in aqueous and mixed electrolytes using water as the oxygen atom transfer source.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C25B 3/07 - Oxygen containing compounds
  • C25B 3/23 - Oxidation
  • C25B 9/23 - Cells comprising dimensionally-stable non-movable electrodesAssemblies of constructional parts thereof with diaphragms comprising ion-exchange membranes in or on which electrode material is embedded
  • C25B 11/032 - Gas diffusion electrodes
  • C25B 11/052 - Electrodes comprising one or more electrocatalytic coatings on a substrate
  • C25B 11/065 - Carbon
  • C25B 11/075 - Electrodes formed of electrocatalysts on a substrate or carrier characterised by the electrocatalysts material consisting of a single catalytic element or catalytic compound

4.

PROGRAMMABLE NUCLEASE-PEPTIDASE COMPOSITIONS

      
Application Number 18932763
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-31
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Strecker, Jonathan

Abstract

Described in certain example embodiments herein are programmable nuclease-peptidase compositions, systems, and methods for the manipulation of nucleic acids and/or polypeptides. In some embodiments, the programmable nuclease-peptidase composition comprises a repeat-associated mysterious protein (RAMP) polypeptide; a guide molecule capable of forming a RAMP-guide molecule complex with the RAMP polypeptide and directing sequence specific binding of the complex to a target polynucleotide; and a peptidase capable of binding to the RAMP polypeptide, the guide molecule, or further complexing with the RAMP-guide molecule complex, wherein binding of the RAMP-guide molecule complex to the target polynucleotide initiates binding and/or interaction of the peptidase with a target polypeptide.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 9/64 - Proteinases derived from animal tissue, e.g. rennin
  • A61K 38/00 - Medicinal preparations containing peptides
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • G01N 33/58 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urineTesting involving biospecific ligand binding methodsImmunological testing involving labelled substances

5.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING CAPPED CIRCULAR RNA MOLECULES

      
Application Number 19000110
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-23
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Wang, Xiao
  • Chen, Hongyu
  • Aditham, Abhishek

Abstract

The present disclosure provides compositions, reagents, and methods for producing capped, circular RNA molecules, circularized RNA molecules, and in particular, circularized mRNA molecules encoding a polypeptide such as a therapeutic protein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12P 19/34 - Polynucleotides, e.g. nucleic acids, oligoribonucleotides
  • C07H 21/02 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids with ribosyl as saccharide radical
  • C12N 9/00 - Enzymes, e.g. ligases (6.)ProenzymesCompositions thereofProcesses for preparing, activating, inhibiting, separating, or purifying enzymes
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof

6.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATION, NERVE REPAIR AND/OR DRUG DELIVERY

      
Application Number 18688218
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-02
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner
  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Srinivasan, Shriya
  • Karandikar, Paramesh
  • Gfrerer, Lisa
  • Traverso, Giovanni
  • Langer, Robert
  • Som, Avik

Abstract

Systems and methods for nerve repair can include a polymer configured to form an elongated conduit to receive an in vivo nerve therein and provide a mechanical stabilization to the in vivo nerve. The polymer can be configured to degrade upon being subjected to a dissolution solution to remove the mechanical stabilization from the in vivo nerve.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 17/11 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for closing wounds or holding wounds closedAccessories for use therewith for performing anastomosisButtons for anastomosis
  • A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
  • A61L 27/26 - Mixtures of macromolecular materials
  • A61L 27/52 - Hydrogels or hydrocolloids
  • A61L 27/54 - Biologically active materials, e.g. therapeutic substances
  • A61L 27/58 - Materials at least partially resorbable by the body
  • A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
  • A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers

7.

Harnessing Metal Ions from Brines

      
Application Number 18686547
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-08-26
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Lienhard, John H.
  • Bouma, Andrew
  • Rehman, Danyal
  • Foo, Zi Hao

Abstract

Targeted metal ions can be harnessed from brines by feeding a mixed, aqueous, brine stream including the targeted metal ions and other dissolved ions through a water-recovery module on a first side of a first membrane. In the water-recovery module, water is passed from a monovalent-ion-rich stream on a second side of the first membrane through the first membrane into the mixed, aqueous, brine stream on the first side of the first membrane to produce a diluted, mixed, aqueous, brine stream. The diluted, mixed, aqueous, brine stream is then passed through a valency-selective ion-separation module to produce the monovalent-rich stream, and a multivalent-ion-rich stream, one of which includes a concentration of the targeted metal ions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B01D 61/58 - Multistep processes
  • B01D 61/00 - Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltrationApparatus, accessories or auxiliary operations specially adapted therefor
  • B01D 61/02 - Reverse osmosisHyperfiltration
  • B01D 61/44 - Ion-selective electrodialysis
  • C01D 15/02 - OxidesHydroxides
  • C02F 1/44 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis
  • C02F 1/469 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrochemical separation, e.g. by electro-osmosis, electrodialysis, electrophoresis
  • C02F 9/00 - Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
  • C02F 101/10 - Inorganic compounds
  • C22B 3/22 - Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by physical processes, e.g. by filtration, by magnetic means
  • C22B 3/42 - Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by ion-exchange extraction
  • C22B 3/44 - Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by chemical processes
  • C22B 26/12 - Obtaining lithium
  • C22B 26/22 - Obtaining magnesium

8.

ARTICLES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATED TO NANOPOROUS MEMBRANES

      
Application Number 18688053
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-07
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Karnik, Rohit N.
  • Persad, Aaron
  • Chow, Chun Man
  • Cheng, Chi David

Abstract

Articles, systems, and methods related to the separation of at least a first species from at least a second species using nanoporous membranes are generally described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B01D 69/12 - Composite membranesUltra-thin membranes
  • A61M 1/16 - Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes
  • B01D 61/24 - Dialysis
  • B01D 69/06 - Flat membranes
  • B01D 71/02 - Inorganic material
  • B01D 71/56 - Polyamides, e.g. polyester-amides
  • B01D 71/68 - PolysulfonesPolyethersulfones
  • B82Y 5/00 - Nanobiotechnology or nanomedicine, e.g. protein engineering or drug delivery

9.

HUMANIZED MOUSE MODEL OF FIBROSIS

      
Application Number 18720575
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-16
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner
  • The Jackson Laboratory (USA)
  • University of Massachusetts (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Shultz, Leonard D.
  • Brehm, Michael A.
  • Greiner, Dale L.
  • Anderson, Daniel
  • Doloff, Joshua C.

Abstract

The present disclosure provides, in some aspects, a humanized immunodeficient mouse model of human fibrosis. A humanized immunodeficient mouse model provided herein may be used, for example, for modeling human fibrosis, predicting human fibrosis, and testing putative fibrosis treatments.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A01K 67/0271 - Chimeric vertebrates, e.g. comprising exogenous cells
  • A01K 67/0278 - Knock-in vertebrates, e.g. humanised vertebrates

10.

INGESTIBLE AND/OR IMPLANTABLE ARTICLES FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS AND RELATED METHODS

      
Application Number 18913061
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-11
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Langer, Robert S.
  • Traverso, Carlo Giovanni
  • You, Siheng
  • Yang, So-Yoon
  • Gierlach, Adam
  • Selsing, George

Abstract

Some aspects of the present disclosure are related to articles for measuring electrical signals internal to a subject, e.g., of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The articles, in some embodiments, are ingestible and/or implantable. In some embodiments, the articles comprise a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes, the substrate having a Young's elastic modulus of greater than or equal to 0.01 MPa and less than or equal to 200 MPa. In some such cases, the Young's elastic modulus of the substrate facilitates elastic recoil of the substrate such that at least a portion of the plurality of electrodes contact a surface of a tissue at the location internal to the subject (e.g., the GI tract) and thus facilitate measurement of electrical signals at the location internal to the subject. Other aspects are related to methods of using the articles, for example, to monitor electrical signals from the location internal to the subject.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 5/392 - Detecting gastrointestinal contractions
  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • A61B 5/296 - Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses for electromyography [EMG]

11.

REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING DERIVATIZED RNA MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

      
Application Number 18932299
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-30
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Wang, Xiao
  • Aditham, Abhishek
  • Kostas, Franklin

Abstract

This invention provides compositions, reagents, methods, and kits for producing derivatized RNA molecules, particular mRNA molecules encoding a polypeptide and in particular a therapeutic protein, derivatized by linkage to a peptide, aptamer, synthetic DNA or RNA oligonucleotide or molecular probe, capable of targeting the derivatized RNA molecules to a particular subcellular location in a target cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 47/54 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the non-active ingredient being a modifying agent the modifying agent being an organic compound
  • C12N 9/00 - Enzymes, e.g. ligases (6.)ProenzymesCompositions thereofProcesses for preparing, activating, inhibiting, separating, or purifying enzymes
  • C12P 19/38 - Nucleosides

12.

PARTICLES WITH COVALENTLY LIPID-BOUND IMMUNOSTIMULATORY AGENTS

      
Application Number 18801075
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-12
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Irvine, Darrell J.
  • Hammond-Cunningham, Paula T.
  • Susin Pires, Ivan

Abstract

Disclosed herein are particles, compositions, methods, and kits of particles comprising immunostimulatory agents that can be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases, such as cancer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 47/69 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the conjugate being characterised by physical or galenical forms, e.g. emulsion, particle, inclusion complex, stent or kit
  • A61K 9/127 - Synthetic bilayered vehicles, e.g. liposomes or liposomes with cholesterol as the only non-phosphatidyl surfactant
  • A61K 38/20 - Interleukins
  • A61K 47/54 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the non-active ingredient being a modifying agent the modifying agent being an organic compound
  • A61P 35/00 - Antineoplastic agents

13.

ENGINEERED ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS AND USES THEREOF

      
Application Number 19000208
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-23
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Lash, Blake
  • Strebinger, Daniel

Abstract

Described herein are engineered antigen presenting cells that can be capable of modulating a target T-cell in a T-cell antigen specific manner. In some embodiments, the engineered APCs can include a modified antigen presentation pathway. Also described herein are methods of making and using the engineered antigen presenting cells.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 5/0781 - B cellsProgenitors thereof
  • A61K 40/11 - T-cells, e.g. tumour infiltrating lymphocytes [TIL] or regulatory T [Treg] cellsLymphokine-activated killer [LAK] cells
  • A61K 40/13 - B-cells
  • A61K 40/22 - Immunosuppressive or immunotolerising
  • A61K 40/24 - Antigen-presenting cells [APC]
  • A61K 40/32 - T-cell receptors [TCR]
  • A61K 40/41 - Vertebrate antigens
  • A61K 40/42 - Cancer antigens
  • C07K 14/74 - Major histocompatibility complex [MHC]
  • C12Q 1/6881 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for tissue or cell typing, e.g. human leukocyte antigen [HLA] probes

14.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL DESIGN KNOWLEDGE

      
Application Number 18913541
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-11
First Publication Date 2025-04-17
Owner
  • Purdue Research Foundation (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Ramani, Karthik
  • Duan, Runlin
  • Yang, Maria

Abstract

A system and method for interactive visualization of knowledge provided by large language models (LLMs) is disclosed. The system advantageously organizes LLM responses into an interactive knowledge graph visualization. Additionally, the system enables the user to interactively expand a knowledge graph by further prompting the LLM to provide additional responses that include additional knowledge. When applied to the task of design ideation, the interactive knowledge graph visualization helps to mitigate design fixation and enhances the overall efficiency, quality, quantity, and depth of concepts in the ideation process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 5/022 - Knowledge engineeringKnowledge acquisition

15.

AN IMPLANTABLE CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND TREATMENT

      
Application Number 18727623
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-23
First Publication Date 2025-04-10
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chandrakasan, Anantha
  • Traverso, Carlo Giovanni
  • Huang, Hen Wei
  • Lee, Seungho
  • Maji, Saurav
  • Chai, Peter
  • Kerssemakers, Tom
  • Ballinger, Ian

Abstract

A device configured to be implanted in a subject includes a sensing module, a therapeutic module, and a battery. The sensing module includes at least two of an accelerometer, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor, and a temperature sensor. The therapeutic module includes a drug reservoir and a reciprocating pump. The battery powers the sensing module and the therapeutic module. The sensing module is configured to detect a biological event in the subject and, upon detection of the biological event, send a signal to the therapeutic module. The therapeutic module is configured to receive the signal from the sensing module and, upon receiving the signal, administer a drug to the subject from the drug reservoir via the pump.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61M 5/172 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
  • A61M 5/142 - Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps

16.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL MACHINE KNITTING OF ELECTRONIC TEXTILE FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION AND BIOMECHANICAL MONITORING

      
Application Number 18983556
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-17
First Publication Date 2025-04-10
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Paradiso, Joseph A.
  • Wicaksono, Irmandy

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for seamless and scalable piezoresistive matrix-based intelligent textile development using digital flat-bed and circular knitting machines. Disclosed embodiments allow for combining and customizing functional conductive and polyester and spandex yarns, thus allowing for designing the aesthetics and architecting and engineering both the electrical and mechanical properties of the pressure sensing textile. In addition, by incorporating a melting fiber, disclosed embodiments allow for shaping and personalizing a three-dimensional piezoresistive fabric structure that can conform to the human body through thermoforming principles.

IPC Classes  ?

  • D04B 15/66 - Devices for determining or controlling patterns
  • D04B 1/16 - Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials synthetic threads
  • D04B 1/24 - Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machinesFabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G06F 3/045 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
  • G06F 30/10 - Geometric CAD

17.

PERMANENT MAGNET HYBRID CORE MAGNETICS

      
Application Number 18983181
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-16
First Publication Date 2025-04-10
Owner
  • The Trustees of Dartmouth College (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sullivan, Charles R.
  • Perreault, David J.
  • Yang, Rachel S.
  • Nadler, Andrew B.
  • Giuliano, David

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments may include systems and methods of a permanent magnet (PM) hybrid core inductor and fabrication methods thereof. The permanent magnet hybrid core may include a first set of members comprising a soft magnetic material, the first set of members forming a first gap between two end faces of the first set of members, and a second set of members comprising a permanent magnetic material and located adjacent to the first set of members, wherein the second set of members provides at least a partially parallel path to the first set of members for flow of magnetic flux lines. Some embodiments may include an inductor comprising the permanent magnet hybrid core, or a power conversion circuit including a switched capacitor circuit and a switching regulator, the switching regulator including an inductance, the inductance comprising an electrical conductor wound around a permanent magnet hybrid core.

IPC Classes  ?

18.

RESISTIVE SENSING ARRAYS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18729039
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-20
First Publication Date 2025-04-03
Owner MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Foshey, Michael J.
  • Matusik, Wojciech
  • Luo, Yiyue

Abstract

This disclosure relates to new multi-modal sensing array architectures that can sense normal and shear forces. Examples include resistive sensing arrays that are used to measure changes in the environment and manufacturing processes to produce multi-modal sensing arrays in a highly-automated and inexpensive fashion. Specifically, a manufacturing process includes a cutting operation and sewing/embroidery technique that creates a fully automated process to produce a resistive sensing array. The new manufacturing process enables the reduction of processing time and materials to produce a functioning sensor without limiting the designs space of achievable sensor geometries. Also presented are sensor reading methodologies for high-speed reading that are capable of sensing vibrations and a wide range of forces. Examples include the use of the new sensor arrays in wearable devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01L 1/20 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress
  • G06F 3/045 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact

19.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COHERENT LIGHT AT NEW FREQUENCIES VIA TIME VARYING LASING

      
Application Number 18845799
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-22
First Publication Date 2025-04-03
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Joannopoulos, John D.
  • Soljacic, Marin
  • Rivera, Nicholas H.
  • Sloan, Jamison M.

Abstract

A time varying laser which can operate by taking advantage of transitions between time varying quasi-energy levels which are present in the driven system is disclosed. This can allow for laser operation at frequencies which are new, compared to the operation of the laser in absence of time-modulation. It can also allow for a novel mode of operation in which the system provides gain at multiple frequencies simultaneously, in a coherent fashion which is fundamentally different from multi-mode behavior in conventional lasers. Additionally, in systems with sufficiently strong modulation, these principles can lead to lasers which produce gain even in the thermodynamic ground state of the system, leading to a new form of lasing without inversion (LWI). In addition, these techniques have the potential to be used to create lasers at high frequencies (UV-Xray) which have been difficult to achieve via conventional laser mechanisms.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 3/09 - Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping

20.

Terahertz Beam Steering Antenna Arrays

      
Application Number 18832373
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-07
First Publication Date 2025-04-03
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Monroe, Nathan Mckay
  • Han, Ruonan

Abstract

A terahertz imaging system is disclosed. The terahertz imaging system includes a terahertz antenna array, made up of a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a patch antenna, a one bit phase shifter, and a plurality of storage elements. The storage elements are used to store a plurality of phase states that are supplied to the one bit phase shifter. The one bit phase shifter is configured to either shift the phase of the incoming signal by 90 or 270, depending on the value of the phase state. The one bit phase shifter is also bidirectional, allowing it to phase shift transmitted signals and reflected signals. A plurality of these antenna elements are disposed in a semiconductor device, where the top metal layer is exposed. This top metal layer is used to create the patch antennas.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01Q 15/22 - Reflecting surfacesEquivalent structures functioning also as polarisation filter
  • H01Q 15/24 - Polarising devicesPolarisation filters
  • H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart

21.

VCSEL-based Coherent Scalable Deep Learning

      
Application Number 18863245
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-15
First Publication Date 2025-04-03
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • NTT Research, Incorporated (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Zaijun
  • Hamerly, Ryan
  • Englund, Dirk Robert

Abstract

The exponential growth in deep learning models is challenging existing computing hardware. Optical neural networks (ONNs) accelerate machine learning tasks with potentially ultrahigh bandwidth and nearly no loss in data movement. Scaling up ONNs involves improving scalability, energy efficiency, compute density, and inline nonlinearity. However, realizing all these criteria remains an unsolved challenge. Here, we demonstrate a three-dimensional spatial time-multiplexed ONN architecture based on dense arrays of microscale vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). The VCSELs, coherently injection-locked to a leader laser, operate at gigahertz data rates with a 7T-phase-shift voltage on the 10-millivolt level. Optical nonlinearity is incorporated into the ONN with no added energy cost using coherent detection of optical interference between VCSELs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/067 - Physical realisation, i.e. hardware implementation of neural networks, neurons or parts of neurons using optical means

22.

DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING MICRO- OR NANO- CANTILEVER STRUCTURES

      
Application Number 18899787
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-27
First Publication Date 2025-04-03
Owner
  • The MITRE Corporation (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Wen, Henry
  • Greenspon, Andrew
  • Saha, Matthew
  • Englund, Dirk

Abstract

A cantilever may include a first dielectric layer that has a first intrinsic stress and a second dielectric layer overlying the first dielectric layer that has a second intrinsic stress that is different than the first intrinsic stress. The difference between the first and second intrinsic stresses may cause the cantilever to curve. A second dielectric layer can comprise a plurality of crossbars oriented at an angle relative to a length of the cantilever to reduce curvature in a width direction of the cantilever. The second dielectric layer can be patterned with a waveguide. The cantilever may be piezoelectrically actuated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10N 30/20 - Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
  • G02F 1/295 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection in an optical waveguide structure
  • H01L 25/16 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices the devices being of types provided for in two or more different subclasses of , , , , or , e.g. forming hybrid circuits

23.

LAYER TRANSFER USING PATTERNED MASKS AND RELATED SYSTEMS

      
Application Number 18471940
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-21
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Kim, Hyunseok
  • Lee, Sangho
  • Kim, Jeehwan

Abstract

Methods for growing an epitaxial layer are described herein. In some embodiments, an epitaxial layer is grown over a structure comprising a crystalline substrate and a mask. The mask can be patterned with a plurality of elongated domains that help may facilitate the growth of the epitaxial layer with a reduced number of defects on the crystalline substrate. The mask may also facilitate the separation of the epitaxial layer from the crystalline substrate to form a separated epitaxial layer that is freestanding. In some embodiments, the method for growing an epitaxial layer may allow for heteroepitaxy of compound semiconductors on elemental substrates with a reduced number of defects despite polarity and/or lattice mismatches.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 21/02 - Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
  • C30B 25/04 - Pattern deposit, e.g. by using masks
  • C30B 29/06 - Silicon
  • C30B 29/08 - Germanium
  • C30B 33/00 - After-treatment of single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure

24.

DELIVERY AND USE OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS, VECTORS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HEPATIC TARGETING AND THERAPY

      
Application Number 18740453
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-06-11
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Cong, Le
  • Ran, Fei

Abstract

The invention provides for delivery, engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are delivery systems and tissues of organ which are targeted as sites for delivery. Also provided are vectors and vector systems some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provide dare methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity and to edit or modify a target site in a genomic locus of interest to alter or improve the status of a disease or a condition.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/90 - Stable introduction of foreign DNA into chromosome
  • A01K 67/0275 - Genetically modified vertebrates, e.g. transgenic
  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • C12N 7/00 - Viruses, e.g. bacteriophagesCompositions thereofPreparation or purification thereof
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12N 15/63 - Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectorsVectorsUse of hosts thereforRegulation of expression
  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors

25.

AMPLIFICATION ASSAYS USING CRISPR-CAS BASED DETECTION

      
Application Number 18906750
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-04
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (USA)
Inventor
  • Hung, Deborah
  • Thakku, Gowtham
  • Wong, Sharon
  • Gomez, James

Abstract

Described in various embodiments herein are tiled amplification nucleic acid detection systems and uses thereof. In some embodiments, the nucleic acids amplified and detected are cell free DNA (cfDNA).

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12Q 1/6823 - Release of bound markers
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
  • C12Q 1/34 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving hydrolase
  • C12Q 1/6806 - Preparing nucleic acids for analysis, e.g. for polymerase chain reaction [PCR] assay
  • C12Q 1/6844 - Nucleic acid amplification reactions
  • C12Q 1/6888 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for detection or identification of organisms

26.

APPARATUS FOR LASER-DRIVEN INERTIAL CONFINEMENT AND TRITIUM PRODUCTION

      
Application Number 18917271
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-16
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Nelson, Keith A.
  • Kooi, Steven E.
  • Kai, Yun

Abstract

An apparatus and method produce, from a Gaussian laser pulse, a sequence of laser rings having a spatiotemporal configuration such that impingement of the laser rings on a surface of a nuclear material in a target assembly produces constructively interfering shock waves that converge on a focal region of the nuclear material, thereby producing sufficient pressures and temperatures to form tritium in the focal region. The temporal and/or spatial intervals between the concentric pulsed laser rings are adjusted to substantially match propagation times of impingement from one ring to the next in a shock propagation layer of the target assembly. A second laser or neutron tube may be used to create a cavitation bubble at the focus. In addition to the shock waves generated in the plane of the surface, through-plane shock waves can be generated to increase the overall shock pressure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G21G 1/12 - Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation, or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes outside of nuclear reactors or particle accelerators by electromagnetic irradiation, e.g. with gamma or X-rays
  • G21B 1/03 - Thermonuclear fusion reactors with inertial plasma confinement
  • G21B 1/13 - First wallBlanketDivertor
  • G21B 1/19 - Targets for producing thermonuclear fusion reactions
  • G21B 1/23 - Optical systems, e.g. for irradiating targets, for heating plasma or for plasma diagnostics
  • G21G 1/00 - Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation, or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes

27.

NOVEL CRISPR ENZYMES AND SYSTEMS

      
Application Number 18965675
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-02
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Slaymaker, Ian
  • Kannan, Soumya
  • Gootenberg, Jonathan
  • Abudayyeh, Omar

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides mutated Cas13 proteins and their use in modifying target sequences as well as mutated Cas13 nucleic acid sequences and vectors encoding mutated Cas13 proteins and vector systems or CRISPR-Cas13 systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 9/78 - Hydrolases (3.) acting on carbon to nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds (3.5)
  • A61K 38/00 - Medicinal preparations containing peptides
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
  • C12Q 1/6823 - Release of bound markers
  • C12Q 1/6851 - Quantitative amplification

28.

DEAMINASE-BASED RNA SENSORS

      
Application Number 18972398
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-06
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College (USA)
Inventor
  • Jiang, Kaiyi
  • Krajeski, Rohan Neil
  • Abudayyeh, Omar Osama
  • Gootenberg, Jonathan S.
  • Zhang, Yifan
  • Chen, Fei
  • Chen, Xi
  • Koob, Jeremy G.

Abstract

RNA editing tools for use in systems designed to measure RNA in vivo and manipulate specific cell types are disclosed herein. An RNA sensor system comprising a) a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) sensor comprising a stop codon and a payload; optionally wherein the ssRNA sensor further comprises a normalizing gene; and b) an adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) deaminase; wherein the sensor is capable of binding to a ssRNA target to form a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) duplex that becomes a substrate for the ADAR deaminase; wherein the substrate comprises a mispairing within the stop codon; and wherein the mispairing is editable by the ADAR deaminase, which editing can effectively remove the stop codon so as to enable translation and expression of the payload. A method of quantifying ribonucleic acid (RNA) levels using the RNA sensor system is also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides
  • C12N 9/50 - Proteinases
  • C12N 9/78 - Hydrolases (3.) acting on carbon to nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds (3.5)
  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12Q 1/6897 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving nucleic acids involving reporter genes operably linked to promoters

29.

MIXED-IONIC-ELECTRONIC-CONDUCTING OXIDES TREATED TO MEDIATE, PREVENT, OR REVERSE POISONING AND/OR ENHANCE PERFORMANCE

      
Application Number 18729848
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-05
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Tuller, Harry L.
  • Nicollet, Clement
  • Staerz, Anna F.
  • Seo, Han Gil

Abstract

Some aspects of the present disclosure are related to modified electrodes, for example, for use in fuel cells. In some cases, the electrode may comprise a mixed-ionic-electronic-conducting (MIEC) oxide and a basic oxide. In some cases, the basic oxide may alter the electron density of the MIEC oxide and improve its catalytic performance, for example, like the oxygen reduction reaction. For instance, the catalytic performance of a MIEC oxide comprising a perovskite towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) may be improved by using a basic oxide comprising CaO and/or Li2O. Some aspects disclosed herein are directed to methods of preventing or treating chromia or silica poisoning of a MIEC oxide, wherein the method comprises treating the MIEC electrode with a basic oxide infiltrant.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/90 - Selection of catalytic material
  • H01M 4/86 - Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells

30.

REACTION SCHEMES INVOLVING ACIDS AND BASES; REACTORS COMPRISING SPATIALLY VARYING CHEMICAL COMPOSITION GRADIENTS; AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18971207
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-06
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Chiang, Yet-Ming
  • Ellis, Leah
  • Badel, Andres

Abstract

Reaction schemes involving acids and bases; reactors comprising spatially varying chemical composition gradients (e.g., spatially varying pH gradients), and associated systems and methods, are generally described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C04B 2/08 - Devices therefor
  • B01J 19/00 - Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in generalTheir relevant apparatus
  • C04B 7/06 - Portland cement using alkaline raw materials

31.

METHODS OF PRODUCING CAROTENOIDS FROM ACID WHEY

      
Application Number 18833825
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-26
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China)
Inventor
  • Stephanopoulos, Gregory
  • Ma, Yongshou
  • Katsimpouras, Konstantinos
  • Mano, Junichi
  • Fay, Adrian

Abstract

Disclosed herein are metabolically engineered cells capable of producing carotenoids from acid whey.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12P 23/00 - Preparation of compounds containing a cyclohexene ring having an unsaturated side chain containing at least ten carbon atoms bound by conjugated double bonds, e.g. carotenes
  • C12N 9/02 - Oxidoreductases (1.), e.g. luciferase
  • C12N 9/04 - Oxidoreductases (1.), e.g. luciferase acting on CHOH groups as donors, e.g. glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase (1.1)
  • C12N 9/10 - Transferases (2.)
  • C12N 9/12 - Transferases (2.) transferring phosphorus containing groups, e.g. kinases (2.7)
  • C12N 9/90 - Isomerases (5.)
  • C12N 15/52 - Genes encoding for enzymes or proenzymes
  • C12P 5/00 - Preparation of hydrocarbons

32.

EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER TRAINING BASED ON SMALLER PRETRAINED MODELS

      
Application Number 18372661
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-25
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner
  • International Business Machines Corporation (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Panda, Rameswar
  • Wang, Peihao
  • Karlinsky, Leonid
  • Feris, Rogerio Schmidt
  • Cox, David
  • Kim, Yoon Hyung

Abstract

Parameters of a first transformer are accessed, and size dimensions of a second transformer that is to be trained and is larger than the first transformer are received. The parameters of the first transformer are linearly transformed using a combination of a width-growth operator and a depth-growth operator, wherein the linear transformation produces a set of new parameters, the set corresponding to the size dimensions of the second transformer. The second transformer is initialized with the set of new parameters.

IPC Classes  ?

33.

ENGINEERED MUSCLE TARGETING COMPOSITIONS

      
Application Number 18294594
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-08-05
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Sabeti, Pardis
  • Tabebordbar, Mohammadsharif
  • Ye, Simon

Abstract

Described herein are muscle-specific targeting moieties and compositions including the muscle specific targeting motifs. Also described herein are uses of the muscle-specific targeting motifs and compositions including the muscle specific targeting moieties. In son embodiments, the muscle-specific targeting moieties and compositions including the muscle specific targeting moieties can be used to direct delivery of a cargo to a muscle cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • A61K 38/17 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans
  • A61P 21/00 - Drugs for disorders of the muscular or neuromuscular system
  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors

34.

COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING SOLID FORMS OF POLYPEPTIDES AND RELATED METHODS

      
Application Number 18018660
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-30
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Doyle, Patrick S.
  • Schieferstein, Jeremy
  • Reichert, Paul
  • Narasimhan, Chakravarthy
  • Erfani-Khaneghahi, Amir

Abstract

Compositions including solid forms of polypeptides such as crystalline antibodies, and related methods, are generally described. The compositions may include carriers such as hydrogels that at least partially encapsulate the solid form of the polypeptides (e.g., crystals, amorphous solids). Encapsulation with certain of the materials described may result in compositions containing relatively high loadings of polypeptides while in some instances retaining structural and functional properties of the polypeptides useful for certain types of administration to subjects (e.g., for prophylactic or therapeutic applications). In some instances, compositions having relatively low dynamic viscosities while having relatively high polypeptide loadings are provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from animals or humans against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants
  • A61K 9/06 - OintmentsBases therefor

35.

MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES

      
Application Number 18952686
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-19
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Children’s Medical Center Corporation (USA)
Inventor
  • Vegas, Arturo J.
  • Doloff, Joshua C.
  • Veiseh, Omid
  • Langer, Robert S.
  • Anderson, Daniel G.

Abstract

Products, such as devices, prostheses, and materials, whose surfaces have been modified in order to impart beneficial properties to these products are disclosed. The surface-modified products have improved biocompatibility compared to a corresponding product that lacks the modification. Following implantation in a subject, the surface-modified products induce a lower foreign-body response, compared to a corresponding unmodified product.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61L 27/38 - Animal cells
  • A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
  • A61K 35/12 - Materials from mammalsCompositions comprising non-specified tissues or cellsCompositions comprising non-embryonic stem cellsGenetically modified cells
  • A61K 35/36 - SkinHairNailsSebaceous glandsCerumenEpidermisEpithelial cellsKeratinocytesLangerhans cellsEctodermal cells
  • A61K 35/39 - PancreasIslets of Langerhans
  • A61K 38/02 - Peptides of undefined number of amino acidsDerivatives thereof
  • A61L 27/04 - Metals or alloys
  • A61L 27/10 - Ceramics or glasses
  • A61L 27/16 - Macromolecular materials obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • A61L 27/18 - Macromolecular materials obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • A61L 27/20 - Polysaccharides
  • A61L 27/34 - Macromolecular materials
  • A61L 27/54 - Biologically active materials, e.g. therapeutic substances
  • A61L 27/56 - Porous or cellular materials
  • A61L 29/14 - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
  • C08J 7/12 - Chemical modification

36.

RIBOZYME-ASSISTED CIRCULAR RNAS AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

      
Application Number 18956207
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-22
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Shi, Hailing
  • Zhou, Yiming
  • Wang, Xiao

Abstract

The disclosure features compositions, systems, and methods for preparation and use of efficient RNA nuclear export of ribozyme-assisted circular RNA molecules (racRNAs). In embodiments, the methods involve characterizing a cell or tissue using racRNAs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides
  • C12N 15/66 - General methods for inserting a gene into a vector to form a recombinant vector using cleavage and ligationUse of non-functional linkers or adaptors, e.g. linkers containing the sequence for a restriction endonuclease
  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors
  • C12Q 1/6841 - In situ hybridisation
  • C12Q 1/6881 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for tissue or cell typing, e.g. human leukocyte antigen [HLA] probes
  • C12Q 1/70 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving virus or bacteriophage
  • G16B 25/10 - Gene or protein expression profilingExpression-ratio estimation or normalisation
  • G16B 50/30 - Data warehousingComputing architectures

37.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC GENETIC ENGINEERING USING PROGRAMMABLE ADDITION VIA SITE-SPECIFIC TARGETING ELEMENTS (PASTE)

      
Application Number 18962390
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-27
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Abudayyeh, Omar
  • Gootenberg, Jonathan

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and compositions for site-specific genetic engineering using Programmable Addition via Site-Specific Targeting Elements (PASTE). PASTE comprises the addition of an integration site into a target genome followed by the insertion of one or more genes of interest or one or more nucleic acid sequences of interest at the site. PASTE combines gene editing technologies and integrase technologies to achieve unidirectional incorporation of genes in a genome for the treatment of diseases and diagnosis of disease.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
  • A61K 31/7105 - Natural ribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only riboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links
  • C12N 9/12 - Transferases (2.) transferring phosphorus containing groups, e.g. kinases (2.7)
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides
  • C12N 15/85 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for animal cells
  • C12N 15/90 - Stable introduction of foreign DNA into chromosome

38.

DEGRADABLE POLYMERS OF A CYCLIC SILYL ETHER AND USES THEREOF

      
Application Number 18401860
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-02
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Johnson, Jeremiah A.
  • Shieh, Peyton
  • Zhang, Wenxu

Abstract

The present disclosure provides cyclic silyl ethers of the formula: The present disclosure provides cyclic silyl ethers of the formula: The present disclosure provides cyclic silyl ethers of the formula: and salts thereof. The cyclic silyl ethers may be useful as monomers for preparing polymers. Also described herein are polymers prepared by polymerizing a cyclic silyl ether and optionally one or more additional monomers. The polymers may be degradable (e.g., biodegradable). One or more O—Si bonds of the polymers may be the degradation sites. Also described herein are compositions and kits including the cyclic silyl ethers or polymers; methods of preparing the polymers; and methods of using the polymers, compositions, and kits.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07F 7/08 - Compounds having one or more C—Si linkages
  • A61K 31/787 - Polymers containing nitrogen containing heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
  • C08G 61/06 - Macromolecular compounds containing only carbon atoms in the main chain of the macromolecule, e.g. polyxylylenes only aliphatic carbon atoms prepared by ring-opening of carbocyclic compounds
  • C08L 79/08 - PolyimidesPolyester-imidesPolyamide-imidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
  • C08L 83/04 - Polysiloxanes

39.

LITHIUM-MEDIATED ELECTROCHEMICAL AMMONIA SYNTHESIS

      
Application Number 18011446
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-23
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (USA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Krishnamurthy, Dilip
  • Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian
  • Lazouski, Nikifar
  • Manthiram, Karthish

Abstract

In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to methods for the electrochemical production of NH3 from nitrogen gas and a hydrogen-containing molecule in an electrochemical cell that comprises a cathode, an anode and a lithium-ion-containing electrolyte disposed between the cathode and the anode. The electrochemical cell is operated under conditions such that lithium ions in the electrolyte are converted to lithium metal at the cathode, the lithium metal reacting with nitrogen gas to form Li3N, and the Li3N reacting with protons in a proton donor to form NH3, lithium ions and a deprotonated proton donor. Moreover, the proton donor has a Kamlet-Taft alpha parameter (α) greater than 0.7 and a Kamlet-Taft beta parameter (β) greater than 0.5. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to systems for electrochemical production of NH3.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C25B 1/27 - Ammonia
  • C25B 9/17 - Cells comprising dimensionally-stable non-movable electrodesAssemblies of constructional parts thereof
  • C25B 11/046 - Alloys

40.

CELL-WALL BINDING PROTEIN SPECIFICALLY TARGETING CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES

      
Application Number 18821025
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-30
First Publication Date 2025-03-20
Owner MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor Goh, Boon Chong

Abstract

The present invention relates to recombinant targeting peptides, compositions comprising said targeting peptides and methods of targeted delivery of therapeutics suitable for the control, improvement and/or treatment of acne. More particularly, the present invention provides engineered targeting peptides that bind specifically to the cell wall of Cutibacterium acnes, capable of providing a homing mechanism for transporting nanoparticles comprising therapeutics to C. acnes. Accordingly, the present invention also provides methods and compositions comprising the recombinant targeting peptides for localized delivery of therapeutics to C. acnes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 9/127 - Synthetic bilayered vehicles, e.g. liposomes or liposomes with cholesterol as the only non-phosphatidyl surfactant
  • A61K 9/51 - Nanocapsules
  • A61K 31/327 - Peroxy compounds, e.g. hydroperoxides, peroxides, peroxy acids
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
  • A61P 17/10 - Anti-acne agents
  • C12N 9/36 - Hydrolases (3.) acting on glycosyl compounds (3.2) acting on beta-1, 4 bonds between N-acetylmuramic acid and 2-acetylamino 2-deoxy-D-glucose, e.g. lysozyme

41.

MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMPLEMENTS WITH LIQUID-IMPREGNATED SURFACES

      
Application Number 18638004
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-17
First Publication Date 2025-03-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Smith, J. David
  • Dhiman, Rajeev
  • Paxson, Adam T.
  • Love, Christopher J.
  • Solomon, Brian R.
  • Varanasi, Kripa K.

Abstract

Described herein are medical devices and medical implements with high lubricity to flesh (or biological fluid) and/or inhibited nucleation on its surface. The device has a surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between said solid features, the surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61L 31/14 - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
  • A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
  • A61K 9/02 - SuppositoriesBougiesBases for suppositories or bougies
  • A61K 9/20 - Pills, lozenges or tablets
  • A61K 9/48 - Preparations in capsules, e.g. of gelatin, of chocolate
  • A61K 9/70 - Web, sheet or filament bases
  • A61L 15/34 - Oils, fats, waxes, or natural resins
  • A61L 15/42 - Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
  • A61L 27/28 - Materials for coating prostheses
  • A61L 27/34 - Macromolecular materials
  • A61L 27/50 - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
  • A61L 28/00 - Materials for colostomy devices
  • A61L 29/08 - Materials for coatings
  • A61L 29/14 - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
  • A61L 31/08 - Materials for coatings
  • A61L 31/10 - Macromolecular materials

42.

COMPOUNDS, CONJUGATES, AND COMPOSITIONS OF EPIPOLYTHIODIKETOPIPERAZINES AND POLYTHIODIKETOPIPERAZINES AND USES THEREOF

      
Application Number 18939230
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-06
First Publication Date 2025-03-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Movassaghi, Mohammad
  • Olsson, Chase Robert
  • Scott, Tony Z.
  • Cheah, Jaime
  • Payette, Joshua Nathaniel

Abstract

The present disclosure provides, e.g., compounds, compositions, kits, methods of synthesis, and methods of use, involving epipolythiodiketopiperazines and polythiodiketopiperazines.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 519/00 - Heterocyclic compounds containing more than one system of two or more relevant hetero rings condensed among themselves or condensed with a common carbocyclic ring system not provided for in groups or

43.

Self-Configuration and Error Correction in Linear Photonic Circuits

      
Application Number 18956238
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-22
First Publication Date 2025-03-13
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • NTT Research, Incorporated (USA)
Inventor
  • Hamerly, Ryan
  • Bandyopadhyay, Saumil
  • Englund, Dirk Robert

Abstract

Component errors prevent linear photonic circuits from being scaled to large sizes. These errors can be compensated by programming the components in an order corresponding to nulling operations on a target matrix X through Givens rotations X→T†X, X→XT†. Nulling is implemented on hardware through measurements with feedback, in a way that builds up the target matrix even in the presence of hardware errors. This programming works with unknown errors and without internal sources or detectors in the circuit. Modifying the photonic circuit architecture can reduce the effect of errors still further, in some cases even rendering the hardware asymptotically perfect in the large-size limit. These modifications include adding a third directional coupler or crossing after each Mach-Zehnder interferometer in the circuit and a photonic implementation of the generalized FFT fractal. The configured photonic circuit can be used for machine learning, quantum photonics, prototyping, optical switching/multicast networks, microwave photonics, or signal processing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 9/02055 - Reduction or prevention of errorsTestingCalibration
  • G01B 9/02001 - Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties

44.

ADHESIVE MATERIAL WITH TRIGGERABLE ON-DEMAND DETACHMENT

      
Application Number 18792950
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-02
First Publication Date 2025-03-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhao, Xuanhe
  • Yuk, Hyunwoo
  • Chen, Xiaoyu

Abstract

An adhesive material that provides fast and robust adhesion on wet surfaces, where the adhesion formed is detachable on-demand. The adhesive material is formed of one or more hydrophilic polymers or copolymers grafted with one or more amine coupling groups via a plurality of cleavable physical bonds and/or cleavable covalent bonds and one or more cross linkers. Application of the adhesive material on a wet surface causes the adhesive material to absorb liquid to thereby swell the adhesive material to form a layer of hydrogel, resulting in the formation of temporary crosslinks followed by covalent crosslinks with the surface. Introducing a triggering agent cleaves the cleavable physical bonds and/or cleavable covalent bonds to allow for non-traumatic detachment of the adhesive material from the surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C09J 7/32 - Water-activated, e.g. for gummed paper
  • A61L 24/00 - Surgical adhesives or cementsAdhesives for colostomy devices
  • C08K 5/00 - Use of organic ingredients
  • C09J 7/20 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by their carriers
  • C09J 105/00 - Adhesives based on polysaccharides or on their derivatives, not provided for in groups or
  • C09J 109/04 - Latex
  • C09J 125/08 - Copolymers of styrene
  • C09J 129/04 - Polyvinyl alcoholPartially hydrolysed homopolymers or copolymers of esters of unsaturated alcohols with saturated carboxylic acids
  • C09J 133/06 - Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
  • C09J 133/10 - Homopolymers or copolymers of methacrylic acid esters
  • C09J 133/26 - Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylamide or methacrylamide
  • C09J 151/00 - Adhesives based on graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
  • C09J 175/00 - Adhesives based on polyureas or polyurethanesAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
  • C09J 181/08 - Polysulfonates

45.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WILLIAMS SYNDROME (WS) THERAPY

      
Application Number 18956412
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-22
First Publication Date 2025-03-13
Owner
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
  • CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (USA)
Inventor
  • Feng, Guoping
  • Barak, Boaz
  • He, Zhigang

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating Williams syndrome (WS), herein identified as a neurodevelopmental oligodendrocyte hypomyelination-associated disease, and to compositions and methods for treatment of other neurodevelopmental myelination abnormality diseases or disorder.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 35/30 - NervesBrainEyesCorneal cellsCerebrospinal fluidNeuronal stem cellsNeuronal precursor cellsGlial cellsOligodendrocytesSchwann cellsAstrogliaAstrocytesChoroid plexusSpinal cord tissue
  • A61K 31/14 - Quaternary ammonium compounds, e.g. edrophonium, choline
  • A61K 31/40 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having five-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. sulpiride, succinimide, tolmetin, buflomedil
  • A61K 31/4409 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof only substituted in position 4, e.g. isoniazid, iproniazid
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
  • C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from animals or humans against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants

46.

POLYANION COATED LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

      
Application Number 18821462
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-30
First Publication Date 2025-03-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Hammond-Cunningham, Paula T.
  • Nabar, Namita Rajesh
  • Gomez Dacoba, Tamara

Abstract

Described herein are nanoparticles comprising an LNP core with electrostatically adsorbed anionic polymers layered on the LNP surface. These nanoparticles comprise varying nucleic acid cargos and may further comprise targeting moieties covalently attached to the anionic polymers. Also provided are methods of administering cargo to a subject, methods of treatment, methods of editing a gene, and methods of reducing non-targeted cell uptake of nanoparticles.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 47/69 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the conjugate being characterised by physical or galenical forms, e.g. emulsion, particle, inclusion complex, stent or kit
  • A61K 9/127 - Synthetic bilayered vehicles, e.g. liposomes or liposomes with cholesterol as the only non-phosphatidyl surfactant
  • A61K 9/51 - Nanocapsules
  • A61K 31/7105 - Natural ribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only riboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links
  • A61K 31/711 - Natural deoxyribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only 2'-deoxyriboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or thymine and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links

47.

GENERATION OF QUANTUM CONTROL PULSES AND RELATED SYSTEMS

      
Application Number 18590218
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-28
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Di Paolo, Agustin
  • Oliver, William D.

Abstract

Described is an optimal-control system and method provide an efficient routine for differentiating the most general Unitary, Liouville, or Monte-Carlo Schrödinger equation associated with the control problem of interest.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 10/60 - Quantum algorithms, e.g. based on quantum optimisation, or quantum Fourier or Hadamard transforms
  • G06N 10/40 - Physical realisations or architectures of quantum processors or components for manipulating qubits, e.g. qubit coupling or qubit control

48.

CORYNEBACTERIUM TO TREAT OR LIMIT CUTANEOUS WOUND INFECTION

      
Application Number 18726542
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-06
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
  • THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (USA)
Inventor
  • Lieberman, Tami Danielle
  • Neel, Victor
  • Poret, Alexandra Jeena

Abstract

Methods and compositions for treating a cutaneous wound to treat or limit development of a pathogenic bacterial infection are provided, involving administering to a subject having a cutaneous wound an amount effective of Corynebacteria spp., or a disclosed, composition, to treat or limit development of pathogenic bacterial infection of the wound.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 35/741 - Probiotics
  • A61K 31/201 - Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having a carboxyl group bound to an acyclic chain of seven or more carbon atoms, e.g. stearic, palmitic or arachidic acid having one or two double bonds, e.g. oleic or linoleic acid
  • A61K 31/7004 - Monosaccharides having only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms
  • A61K 31/7048 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having oxygen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. leucoglucosan, hesperidin, erythromycin, nystatin
  • A61K 38/48 - Hydrolases (3) acting on peptide bonds (3.4)
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
  • A61K 47/10 - AlcoholsPhenolsSalts thereof, e.g. glycerolPolyethylene glycols [PEG]PoloxamersPEG/POE alkyl ethers
  • A61K 47/36 - PolysaccharidesDerivatives thereof, e.g. gums, starch, alginate, dextrin, hyaluronic acid, chitosan, inulin, agar or pectin
  • A61P 31/04 - Antibacterial agents

49.

CRISPR EFFECTOR SYSTEM BASED DIAGNOSTICS

      
Application Number 18772681
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-15
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner
  • THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. (USA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
  • PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (USA)
Inventor
  • Abdayyeh, Omar
  • Collins, James Joseph
  • Gootenberg, Jonathan
  • Zhang, Feng

Abstract

The embodiments disclosed herein utilized RNA targeting effectors to provide a robust CRISPR-based diagnostic with attomolar sensitivity. Embodiments disclosed herein can detect broth DNA and RNA with comparable levels of sensitivity and can differentiate targets from non-targets based on single base pair differences. Moreover, the embodiments disclosed herein can be prepared in freeze-dried format for convenient distribution and point-of-care (POC) applications. Such embodiments are useful in multiple scenarios in human health including, for example, viral detection, bacterial strain typing, sensitive genotyping, and detection of disease-associated cell free DNA.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12Q 1/6869 - Methods for sequencing
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides
  • C12P 19/34 - Polynucleotides, e.g. nucleic acids, oligoribonucleotides
  • C12Q 1/68 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving nucleic acids
  • C12Q 1/6806 - Preparing nucleic acids for analysis, e.g. for polymerase chain reaction [PCR] assay
  • C12Q 1/6809 - Methods for determination or identification of nucleic acids involving differential detection
  • C12Q 1/6811 - Selection methods for production or design of target specific oligonucleotides or binding molecules
  • C12Q 1/6816 - Hybridisation assays characterised by the detection means
  • C12Q 1/6876 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes
  • G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups

50.

DEFECT CURRENT CONTROL IN HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR STRUCTURES

      
Application Number 18825963
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-05
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Hartwig, Zachary
  • Riva, Nicolò
  • Ibekwe, Richard T.

Abstract

Described is a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) cable, comprising a plurality of HTS tapes, wherein all or part of a cross-section of at least one of the HTS tapes are removed to reduce the current carrying capacity of the HTS tape. Also described is a method for shaping the current density of a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) cable, wherein the HTS current density is carried by HTS tapes, and wherein the method comprises selective mechanical removal of all or part of the cross section of one or more of HTS tapes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01B 12/02 - Superconductive or hyperconductive conductors, cables or transmission lines characterised by their form
  • H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables

51.

PORTABLE, LOW-COST PATHOGEN DETECTION AND STRAIN IDENTIFICATION PLATFORM

      
Application Number 18830513
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-10
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner
  • ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (USA)
  • PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (USA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Green, Alexander
  • Braff, Dana
  • Takahashi, Melissa
  • Pardee, Keith
  • Collins, James J.
  • Lambert, Guillaume
  • Ferrante, Thomas

Abstract

Methods for detecting the presence of a pathogen infection are described. In particular, this document provides a method of detecting target nucleic acids, such as pathogen-specific RNA, in a biological sample obtained from a subject, where the method comprises using one or more toehold switch sensors and an isothermal amplification step to detect the target nucleic acid. Methods specific for detecting and identify the presence of a virus such as Zika virus are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12Q 1/6827 - Hybridisation assays for detection of mutation or polymorphism
  • C12Q 1/6816 - Hybridisation assays characterised by the detection means
  • C12Q 1/70 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving virus or bacteriophage

52.

LOCALIZING, WAKING-UP, AND ESTIMATING DIRECTION OF FEMTO-SATELLITES

      
Application Number 18951856
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-19
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Cahoy, Kerri
  • Haughwout, Christian
  • Serra, Paul
  • Han, Ruonan
  • Chandrakasan, Anantha

Abstract

Femto-satellites are very small satellites that can be deployed in constellations from a larger mothership satellite for distributed measurement. They are too small to accommodate the GNSS receivers that many satellites use for navigation, but they can be located with an electromagnetic beam from the mothership satellite. The mothership satellite scans this beam across a constellation of femto-satellites. When the beam scans across a particular femto-satellite, the femto-satellite transmits an acknowledgement to the mothership satellite, e.g., by retroreflecting the beam or via a separate radio link. The beam can be modulated with commands for the femto-satellite, such as to make a measurement or transmit previously acquired data, as well with commands for determining the femto-satellite's location, such as a time stamp or beam pointing information. The femto-satellite can determine its location from the information modulated onto the beam or transmit the time stamp to the mothership satellite for localization.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B64G 3/00 - Observing or tracking cosmonautic vehicles
  • B64G 1/10 - Artificial satellitesSystems of such satellitesInterplanetary vehicles
  • B64G 1/44 - Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays
  • G01S 1/70 - Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmittersReceivers co-operating therewith using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
  • G01S 5/16 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
  • G01S 17/74 - Systems using reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. IFF, i.e. identification of friend or foe

53.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COVALENT PEPTIDE-BASED MODULATORS OF HLA-E

      
Application Number 18952930
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-19
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner
  • Calico Life Sciences LLC (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Lopez, Magdalena Preciado
  • Eaton, Dan L.
  • Remarcik, Clint
  • Wang, John
  • Grob, Nathalie M.
  • Rössler, Simon L.
  • Quartararo, Anthony J.
  • Tao, Jason
  • Loas, Andrei
  • Buchwald, Stephen L.
  • Pentelute, Bradley L.
  • Wong, Ying Kit Jeffrey

Abstract

This disclosure relates to synthetic peptides, peptidomimetics, and complexes of synthetic peptides and peptidomimetics with HLA-E, methods of making such peptides, peptidomimetics, and complexes, and methods of using such peptides, peptidomimetics and complexes for blocking, inhibiting, or preventing the interaction of HLA-E with CD94/NKG2A or activation of CD94/NKG2A by HLA-E. The synthetic peptides, peptidomimetics, and complexes of synthetic peptides and peptidomimetics with HLA-E can further comprise warheads to introduce covalent linkages between the synthetic peptides and peptidomimetics with HLA-E.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07K 7/06 - Linear peptides containing only normal peptide links having 5 to 11 amino acids
  • A61K 47/64 - Drug-peptide, drug-protein or drug-polyamino acid conjugates, i.e. the modifying agent being a peptide, protein or polyamino acid which is covalently bonded or complexed to a therapeutically active agent

54.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING CARGO TO A TARGET CELL

      
Application Number 18726514
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-04
First Publication Date 2025-03-06
Owner
  • THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. (USA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Segel, Michael
  • Lash, Blake
  • Strebinger, Daniel

Abstract

Provided herein are compositions, systems, and methods for delivering cargo to a target cell. The compositions, systems, and methods comprise one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more LTR retroelement polypeptides for forming a delivery vesicle and one or more capture moieties for packaging a cargo within the delivery vesicle. The one or more LTR retroelement polypeptides for forming a delivery vesicle may comprise two or more of an LTR retroelement gag protein, a retroelement envelope protein, an LTR retroelement reverse transcriptase, or a combination thereof. The LTR retroelement polypeptide alone, the LTR retroelement envelope protein alone, or both the LTR retroelement-derived polypeptide and LTR retroelement envelope protein may be endogenous.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • C07K 14/005 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from viruses
  • C07K 14/47 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans from vertebrates from mammals
  • C07K 14/705 - ReceptorsCell surface antigensCell surface determinants
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors

55.

BULK-MATERIAL BASED FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS FOR HEAT CONCENTRATION AND DISSIPATION

      
Application Number 18704812
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-28
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (China)
Inventor
  • Xu, Qian
  • Chen, Gang
  • Liu, Weishu
  • Deng, Biao
  • Zhang, Pengxiang

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to high-performance flexible thermoelectric generators (f-TEGs) for heat concentration and dissipation. In some embodiments, the f-TEGs can be incorporated into wearable devices. The f-TEG device can include an f-TEG network of thermoelectric units that include multifunctional thin copper disks that can be used as electrodes, heat concentrators and spreaders, spacers, and flexibility enablers. Each electrode can include a spacer extending therefrom to suppress the heat loss between the hot and the cold sides through conduction and convection across a thermoelectric pillar disposed therebetween. In some embodiments, the f-TEG network can be associated with a fabric to provide good wearability and comfort even in wet thermal environments.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10N 10/17 - Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device

56.

RATE OF PENETRATION/DEPTH MONITOR FOR A BOREHOLE FORMED WITH MILLIMETER-WAVE BEAM

      
Application Number 18722093
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-18
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor Woskov, Paul P.

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are described for drilling deep boreholes with millimeter-wave radiation in earthen materials to access deep resources such as geothermal heat. Borehole depth and temperature at the bottom of the borehole can be monitored with probe signals and/or radiative emission from the bottom of the borehole.

IPC Classes  ?

  • E21B 47/135 - Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. of radio frequency range using light waves, e.g. infrared or ultraviolet waves
  • E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
  • E21B 45/00 - Measuring the drilling time or rate of penetration
  • E21B 47/022 - Determining slope or direction of the borehole, e.g. using geomagnetism
  • E21B 47/07 - Temperature
  • G01S 13/10 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse modulated waves
  • G01S 13/32 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated

57.

INGESTIBLE CHEMICAL ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM WITH EXTENDED LIFETIME

      
Application Number 18724935
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-28
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Traverso, Carlo Giovanni
  • Li, Jason Siu Wei
  • Yang, So-Yoon

Abstract

A device is configured to be administered via an oral route by a subject. The device includes an anode, a seal disposed on the anode, and a cathode. When exposed to a liquid or a hydrogel, an exposed surface of the anode undergoes galvanic oxidation dissolution to provide DC power to the device. As the exposed surface of the anode undergoes galvanic oxidation dissolution, the seal incrementally detaches from the anode, and a substantially constant surface area of the exposed surface is maintained.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • A61B 5/07 - Endoradiosondes

58.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND RECIRCULATION-BASED ARCHITECTURE DESIGNS FOR ELECTRODIALYSIS SYSTEM OPERATION

      
Application Number 18750891
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-06-21
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Tran, Jimmy T.
  • Brei, Melissa
  • Bessette, Jonathan
  • Pratt, Shane
  • Costello, Jeffrey
  • Winter, V, Amos Greene

Abstract

Novel design frameworks for designing electrodialysis (ED) desalination systems for purifying brackish water are provided herein. The design frameworks of the present embodiments include one or more energy management strategies, as well as recirculation-based system architectures. The design frameworks can be independent of each other, or can be used together. In some embodiments, the energy management strategy can include determining a capacity of a battery in communication with an (ED) system and imposing a charge power limit onto the battery to limit the charging rate of the ED system. The energy management strategy can be used in combination with the recirculation-based system architectures to improve efficiency of purification performed by these ED systems. These architectures can include hybrid architectures that operate in continuous flow, but provide a recirculation stream to mix the feed to achieve a desired salinity of the product stream.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C02F 1/469 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrochemical separation, e.g. by electro-osmosis, electrodialysis, electrophoresis

59.

Streptococcus Canis Cas9 as a Genome Engineering Platform with Novel PAM Specificity

      
Application Number 18795872
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-06
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Jacobson, Joseph M.
  • Jakimo, Noah Michael
  • Chatterjee, Pranam

Abstract

A Streptococcus canis Cas9 (ScCas9) ortholog and its engineered variants, possessing novel PAM specificity, is an addition to the family of CRISPR-Cas9 systems. ScCas9 endonuclease is used in complex with guide RNA, consisting of identical non-target-specific sequence to that of the guide RNA SpCas9, for specific recognition and activity on a DNA target immediately upstream of either an “NNGT” or “NNNGT” PAM sequence. A novel DNA-interacting loop domain within ScCas9, and other Cas9 orthologs, such as those from Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus angionosis facilitates a divergent PAM sequence from the “NGG” PAM of SpCas9.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoaCompositions thereofProcesses of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereofProcesses of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganismCulture media therefor
  • C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
  • C12N 15/66 - General methods for inserting a gene into a vector to form a recombinant vector using cleavage and ligationUse of non-functional linkers or adaptors, e.g. linkers containing the sequence for a restriction endonuclease

60.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS 3D SELF-ASSEMBLY, SPATIAL DOCKING AND RECONFIGURATION

      
Application Number 18822860
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-03
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Ekblaw, Ariel
  • Paradiso, Joseph A.

Abstract

A method for autonomously assembling a plurality of tiles is performed in a microgravity environment. Each tile includes a shell having a first geometrical shape and an arrangement of first magnets and a controller that are supported by the shell. The controller controls operation of the arrangement of first magnets to self-assemble the shell with another tile. The first magnets are controlled to mate with a complementary arrangement of second magnets on the other tile when the complementary arrangement of second magnets floats to within a range of magnetic attractive force of the arrangement of first magnets, with or without the aid of propulsion. The controllers in the tiles detect the status of the magnetic bonds to determine whether each pair of tiles is properly bonded or has a magnetic bond error. When an error is detected, the tiles are controlled to disassemble and reassemble to correct the error.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B64G 1/22 - Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
  • G01R 33/038 - Measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using permanent magnets, e.g. balances, torsion devices

61.

PRE-STRESSED AND CONSTRAINED TRANSFORMABLE MATERIALS

      
Application Number 18930291
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-29
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Tibbits, Skylar Je
  • Papadopoulou, Athina
  • Constanza, David N.
  • Guberan, Christophe

Abstract

A transformable material and comprising a base material having a natural shape, with a second material disposed on the base material in a particular pattern so as to impose a transformed shape on the base material, the transformed shape being different than the natural shape. More particularly, the base material is a stretchable 2-dimensional material, and is subjected to pre-stressing before and during disposition of the second material, whereupon after release of the stress, the stretchable base material with the disposed second material thereon automatically transform into a predetermined 3-dimensional manufactured shape.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 61/06 - Making preforms having internal stresses, e.g. plastic memory
  • B29C 55/16 - Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a dieApparatus therefor of plates or sheets multiaxial biaxial simultaneously
  • B29C 64/112 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material using individual droplets, e.g. from jetting heads
  • B29K 105/00 - Condition, form or state of moulded material

62.

MEASURING REPRESENTATIONAL MOTIONS IN A MEDICAL CONTEXT

      
Application Number 18946140
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-13
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
  • LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Davis, Randall
  • Penney, Dana L.

Abstract

A method includes receiving data representing graphomotor motion during a succession of executions of graphomotor diagnostic tasks performed in a medical context by a subject, processing the received data using a computer, including determining a first set of quantitative features from a first execution of a task by the subject, and determining a second set of quantitative features from a second execution of a task by the subject, determining one or more metrics based on a comparison to the successive executions, including using at least the first set of quantitative features and the second set of quantitative features to determine said metrics, and providing a diagnostic report associated with neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the subject's execution of the tasks based on the determined metrics.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • A61B 5/16 - Devices for psychotechnicsTesting reaction times
  • G06Q 10/101 - Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
  • G16H 50/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics
  • G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

63.

IONIZABLE LIPIDS FOR MULTIPLE ORGAN TARGETING

      
Application Number 18725289
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-03
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Anderson, Daniel Griffith
  • Li, Bowen
  • Gordon, Akiva
  • Raji, Idris

Abstract

Provided herein are lipid compounds of Formulae (I) and (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the inventive lipid compounds, compositions, or formulations for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., genetic disease, proliferative disease, hematological disease, neurological disease, painful condition, psychiatric disorder, metabolic disorder, long-term medical condition, inflammatory disease, autoinflammatory disease, liver disease, lung disease, spleen disease, familial amyloid neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, viral infection, infectious disease, fibrotic condition, or autoimmune disease) in a subject, methods for synthesizing the compounds described herein, and compounds described herein synthesized by the synthetic methods described herein. The compounds are effective carriers for the delivery of an agent such as a polynucleotide (e.g., RNA) to a tissue or cell in a subject (e.g., a liver, lung, or spleen tissue/cell). Provided herein are lipid compounds of Formulae (I) and (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the inventive lipid compounds, compositions, or formulations for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., genetic disease, proliferative disease, hematological disease, neurological disease, painful condition, psychiatric disorder, metabolic disorder, long-term medical condition, inflammatory disease, autoinflammatory disease, liver disease, lung disease, spleen disease, familial amyloid neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, viral infection, infectious disease, fibrotic condition, or autoimmune disease) in a subject, methods for synthesizing the compounds described herein, and compounds described herein synthesized by the synthetic methods described herein. The compounds are effective carriers for the delivery of an agent such as a polynucleotide (e.g., RNA) to a tissue or cell in a subject (e.g., a liver, lung, or spleen tissue/cell).

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 47/54 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the non-active ingredient being a modifying agent the modifying agent being an organic compound
  • A61K 9/127 - Synthetic bilayered vehicles, e.g. liposomes or liposomes with cholesterol as the only non-phosphatidyl surfactant
  • A61K 31/7105 - Natural ribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only riboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links
  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • C07C 233/47 - Carboxylic acid amides having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms having the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon radical substituted by carboxyl groups with the substituted hydrocarbon radical bound to the nitrogen atom of the carboxamide group by an acyclic carbon atom having the carbon atom of the carboxamide group bound to a hydrogen atom or to a carbon atom of an acyclic saturated carbon skeleton
  • C07D 211/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing hydrogenated pyridine rings, not condensed with other rings with only hydrogen or carbon atoms directly attached to the ring nitrogen atom having no double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members with hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals directly attached to ring carbon atoms with radicals containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms attached to ring carbon atoms with hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached to the ring nitrogen atom
  • C07D 231/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing 1,2-diazole or hydrogenated 1,2-diazole rings not condensed with other rings having two or three double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members with only hydrogen atoms, hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals, directly attached to ring carbon atoms
  • C07D 233/61 - Heterocyclic compounds containing 1,3-diazole or hydrogenated 1,3-diazole rings, not condensed with other rings having two double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members with only hydrogen atoms or radicals containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms, attached to ring carbon atoms with hydrocarbon radicals, substituted by nitrogen atoms not forming part of a nitro radical, attached to ring nitrogen atoms
  • C07D 243/08 - Heterocyclic compounds containing seven-membered rings having two nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms having the nitrogen atoms in positions 1 and 4 not condensed with other rings
  • C07D 295/13 - Heterocyclic compounds containing polymethylene-imine rings with at least five ring members, 3-azabicyclo [3.2.2] nonane, piperazine, morpholine or thiomorpholine rings, having only hydrogen atoms directly attached to the ring carbon atoms with substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached to ring nitrogen atoms substituted by singly or doubly bound nitrogen atoms with the ring nitrogen atoms and the substituent nitrogen atoms attached to the same carbon chain, which is not interrupted by carbocyclic rings to an acyclic saturated chain
  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides

64.

ENGINEERED PNMA PROTEINS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS THEREOF

      
Application Number 18948601
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-15
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Madigan, Victoria
  • Zhang, Yugang
  • Raghavan, Rumya
  • Wilkinson, Max
  • Faure, Guilhem
  • Macrae, Rhiannon

Abstract

Described herein are engineered paraneoplastic Ma protein (PNMA) capable of forming a capsid. In some embodiments, the engineered PNMA proteins comprise one or more modifications that enhance binding or loading of a cargo into the capsid, one or more modifications that modify cell-specificity of the capsid, one or more modifications that enhance intracellular delivery of the capsid, or a combination thereof. Also described herein are delivery systems comprising capsids comprising an engineered PNMA protein and a cargo.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • C12N 7/00 - Viruses, e.g. bacteriophagesCompositions thereofPreparation or purification thereof
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors

65.

SPLIT-LUCIFERASE REPORTER SYSTEMS, COLOR-CODED BEAD MULTIPLEX CRISPR SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF IN CRISPR-CAS BASED DIAGNOSTICS

      
Application Number 18814007
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-23
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
  • PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (USA)
  • THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventor
  • Sabeti, Pardis
  • Myhrvold, Cameron
  • Siddiqui, Sameed

Abstract

Cas-cleavable reporter systems, CRISPR-Cas systems thereof, and methods of use thereof in CRISPR-Cas based diagnostics. Cas-cleavable reporter systems may generate a luminescent, fluorescent, or other detectable signal upon Cas-collateral cleavage of one or more reporter system components. CRISPR-Cas systems may comprise a Cas protein having collateral cleavage activity, guide molecules, and the Cas-cleavable reporter system. Cas-cleavable reporter systems may be a split luciferase reporter system, at least one element of which is bound to beads. For multiplexing, CRISPR-Cas systems may comprise a Cas-cleavable quenched reporter system, optionally a Cas-cleavable quenched fluorescent reporter system, a Cas protein having collateral cleavage activity, and target-specific guide molecules attached to color-coded beads. CRISPR-Cas systems may further comprise amplification reagents. Methods may apply said CRISPR-Cas systems to flow cell, well-plate, or other devices, and may measure detectable signals by microscopic, plate reader, or other methods.

IPC Classes  ?

66.

ONLINE SYSTEM WITH BANDIT FEATURE AND AUTO-REGRESSIVE TEMPORAL STRUCTURE

      
Application Number 18627702
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-05
First Publication Date 2025-02-27
Owner
  • International Business Machines Corporation (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Qinyi
  • Golrezaei, Negin
  • Bouneffouf, Djallel

Abstract

A multi-armed bandit (MAB) problem is obtained and a per-round regret lower bound is determined, wherein a corresponding regret is measured against a benchmark. The multi-armed bandit problem is provided to an algorithm that has a per-round regret that is close to the determined per-round regret lower bound, wherein the algorithm dynamically adapts to changes and discards irrelevant past information by alternating between recently pulled arms and unpulled arms having potential, wherein the alternating comprises updating an estimate of an expected reward of each arm within each epoch and an estimate for an error bound that captures an amount of error contained in the estimate of the expected reward for each arm within each epoch based on the auto-regressive temporal structure with trend components, and restarting the algorithm.

IPC Classes  ?

67.

CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITOR FOR DIRECTED-ENERGY BOREHOLE DRILLING

      
Application Number 18722108
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-18
First Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor Woskov, Paul P.

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for monitoring emissions from a borehole to determine the composition of earthen material removed from the borehole are described. Monitoring can be done in real time as the borehole is being deepened with a millimeter-wave drilling beam. The present technology can monitor in real-time the elemental composition of the earthen materials (e.g., rock, minerals, crystals, metals, etc.) in a borehole created by a directed-energy beam that melts and vaporizes the earthen material materials in its path. Using a continuous emissions monitor (CEM) in combination with directed-energy excavation of a borehole enables rapid surveying of the subsurface for precious and commercial metals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 21/66 - Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light electrically excited, e.g. electroluminescence
  • E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
  • E21B 49/00 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
  • G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry

68.

PHOTONIC AND ELECTRONIC HAMILTONIAN MACHINES

      
Application Number 18722121
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-14
First Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Roques-Carmes, Charles
  • Soljacic, Marin

Abstract

Optical and electronic processors for calculating second-order and higher-order polynomials are described. A photonic processor can include an optical matrix multiplying unit OMMU that can perform vector-matrix multiplication. A portion of the inputs to the OMMU can be fed forward to combine with outputs from the OMMU when calculating polynomials. The described apparatus can also be used for probabilistic computing and polynomial combinatorial optimization.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06E 1/04 - Devices for processing exclusively digital data operating upon the order or content of the data handled for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation

69.

CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE FUSION PROTEINS

      
Application Number 18802337
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-13
First Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Strebinger, Daniel

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to a targeted delivery vehicle that can deliver a cargo to a cell of interest. The targeted delivery vehicle has a fusogen and a targeting domain which are embedded in a lipid bilayer membrane that forms a vesicle, and a cargo within the vesicle. The disclosure is also directed to methods for targeted delivery of cargo using the targeted delivery vehicle described herein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • C07K 14/005 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from viruses
  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors

70.

Shape Estimation of Structures Undergoing Dynamic Stress

      
Application Number 18808320
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-19
First Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Wang, Tairan
  • Freeman, Daniel
  • Ibanescu, Mihai

Abstract

Described herein are systems and techniques for estimating a shape of a structure undergoing dynamic stress. In some embodiments, a method includes: for each of a plurality of nodes distributed along a length of the structure, obtaining, from an accelerometer located at the node, a tilt angle corresponding to an angle between a local axis of the structure and a direction of gravity; calculating, by a microcontroller, vertical displacements between adjacent pairs of the plurality of nodes using the respective tilt angles obtained for the adjacent pairs; and calculating, by the microcontroller, a depth of each of the plurality of nodes relative to a proximal end of the structure by adding the vertical displacements calculated for adjacent pairs of the plurality of nodes between the node and the proximal end of the structure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 5/18 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring depth
  • G01B 5/213 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures for measuring radius of curvature
  • G01B 11/22 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring depth

71.

CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC TARGETING CONTRACTILE INJECTION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18802470
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-13
First Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Kreitz, Joseph

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of delivery systems using contractile injection systems (CIS). Specifically disclosed are engineered extracellular CISs (eCISs) that can deliver non-natural protein payloads to non-natural target cells such as human cells. In addition, methods of using the engineered eCISs are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 47/42 - ProteinsPolypeptidesDegradation products thereofDerivatives thereof, e.g. albumin, gelatin or zein
  • C07K 14/195 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from bacteria

72.

MACRO TISSUE EXPLANT, METHODS AND USES THEREFOR

      
Application Number 18936294
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-04
First Publication Date 2025-02-20
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Traverso, Carlo Giovanni
  • Von Erlach, Thomas Christian
  • Langer, Robert S.
  • Saxton, Sarah
  • Minahan, Daniel

Abstract

Tissue explants of the gastrointestinal tract are provided. Methods of making and using the tissue explants are also provided, along with substrates designed for the tissue explants described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 33/50 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urineTesting involving biospecific ligand binding methodsImmunological testing
  • C12N 5/00 - Undifferentiated human, animal or plant cells, e.g. cell linesTissuesCultivation or maintenance thereofCulture media therefor
  • C12N 5/071 - Vertebrate cells or tissues, e.g. human cells or tissues

73.

Utilization Of Halides To Improve Diamond Properties

      
Application Number 18796054
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-06
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • De Quilettes, Dane William
  • Price, Eden C.
  • Mallek, Justin Lee
  • Schloss, Jennifer May
  • Braje, Danielle A.

Abstract

Described herein is a diamond and diamond products comprising: a NV0 or SiV0 defect, wherein the NV0 or SiV0 defect comprises a nitrogen atom or silicon atom replacing a carbon atom in the diamond and a neutral vacancy replacing a carbon atom adjacent to the nitrogen atom or silicon atom in the diamond; a NV− or SiV− defect, wherein the NV− or SiV− defect comprises a nitrogen atom or silicon atom replacing a carbon atom in the diamond and a negatively-charged vacancy replacing a carbon atom adjacent to the nitrogen atom or silicon atom in the diamond; and a halide atom.

IPC Classes  ?

74.

ENGINEERED MUSCLE TARGETING COMPOSITIONS

      
Application Number 18915537
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-15
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Sabeti, Pardis
  • Tabebordbar, Mohammadsharif
  • Ye, Simon

Abstract

Described herein are targeting moieties that can be capable of specifically targeting muscle cells and can include an n-mer motif. In some embodiments, the n-mer motif contains an RGD motif. Also described herein are vector systems, particles, polypeptides that can encode and/or contain one or more targeting moieties. Also described herein are methods of delivering a cargo to a cell, such as a muscle cell, using one or more of the targeting moieties described herein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors
  • A61K 31/7088 - Compounds having three or more nucleosides or nucleotides
  • A61K 47/64 - Drug-peptide, drug-protein or drug-polyamino acid conjugates, i.e. the modifying agent being a peptide, protein or polyamino acid which is covalently bonded or complexed to a therapeutically active agent
  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • C07K 7/06 - Linear peptides containing only normal peptide links having 5 to 11 amino acids
  • C07K 14/005 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from viruses
  • C07K 14/47 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans from vertebrates from mammals
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof

75.

LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF AGENTS

      
Application Number 18634595
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-12
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • FUJIFILM Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Toyonaga, Sho
  • Anderson, Daniel G.
  • Raimondo, Theresa
  • Shi, Dennis Zheng

Abstract

The present disclosure provides compositions which enable the delivery of cargo, including therapeutic agents such as RNA, to organs or tissues in addition to the liver, lungs, and spleen, such as brain, heart, kidney, and muscle tissue. More specifically, the compositions comprise a plurality of lipid particles comprising an agent, cationic lipids and ionizable lipid.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 9/127 - Synthetic bilayered vehicles, e.g. liposomes or liposomes with cholesterol as the only non-phosphatidyl surfactant
  • A61K 9/51 - Nanocapsules
  • A61K 31/7088 - Compounds having three or more nucleosides or nucleotides

76.

SENSORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18719520
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Analog Devices, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wardle, Brian L.
  • Acauan, Luiz H.
  • Stein, Yosef
  • Primo, Haim
  • Wang, Haozhe
  • Ghosh, Aniruddha

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to sensors, such as structural sensors, and related systems and methods.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 27/24 - Investigating the presence of flaws
  • B82Y 15/00 - Nanotechnology for interacting, sensing or actuating, e.g. quantum dots as markers in protein assays or molecular motors
  • G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance

77.

SYNTHESIS OF ESTER, CARBONATE, AND CARBAMATE-DERIVED NOVEL BIODEGRADABLE IONIZABLE LIPIDS FROM METHYL RICINOLEATE OR METHYL 12-HYDROXYSTEARATE AND ITS APPLICATIONS

      
Application Number 18717095
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-08
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Anderson, Daniel Griffith
  • Rhym, Luke Hyunsik
  • Li, Bowen
  • Gordon, Akiva
  • Rajith Singh, Manan
  • Witten, Jacob

Abstract

Provided herein are compounds, such as compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, and isotopically labeled derivatives thereof, and compositions, methods, uses, and kits thereof. The compounds provided herein are lipids useful for delivery of polynucleotides, such as mRNA, for the treatment and/or prevention of various diseases and conditions (e.g., genetic disease, proliferative disease, hematological disease, neurological disease, liver disease, spleen disease, lung disease, painful condition, psychiatric disorder, musculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disorder, inflammatory disease, or autoimmune disease).

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 9/127 - Synthetic bilayered vehicles, e.g. liposomes or liposomes with cholesterol as the only non-phosphatidyl surfactant
  • A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
  • A61K 9/16 - AgglomeratesGranulatesMicrobeadlets
  • A61K 9/51 - Nanocapsules
  • A61K 31/7105 - Natural ribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only riboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links
  • A61K 31/711 - Natural deoxyribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only 2'-deoxyriboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or thymine and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links
  • C07C 229/12 - Compounds containing amino and carboxyl groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having amino and carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton the carbon skeleton being acyclic and saturated having only one amino and one carboxyl group bound to the carbon skeleton the nitrogen atom of the amino group being further bound to acyclic carbon atoms or to carbon atoms of rings other than six-membered aromatic rings to carbon atoms of acyclic carbon skeletons
  • C07C 229/16 - Compounds containing amino and carboxyl groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having amino and carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton the carbon skeleton being acyclic and saturated having only one amino and one carboxyl group bound to the carbon skeleton the nitrogen atom of the amino group being further bound to acyclic carbon atoms or to carbon atoms of rings other than six-membered aromatic rings to carbon atoms of hydrocarbon radicals substituted by amino or carboxyl groups, e.g. ethylenediamine-tetra-acetic acid, iminodiacetic acids
  • C07D 207/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings not condensed with other rings, with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom with only hydrogen or carbon atoms directly attached to the ring nitrogen atom having no double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members with radicals, containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms, attached to ring carbon atoms
  • C07D 213/38 - Radicals substituted by singly-bound nitrogen atoms having only hydrogen or hydrocarbon radicals attached to the substituent nitrogen atom
  • C07D 255/02 - Heterocyclic compounds containing rings having three nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, not provided for by groups not condensed with other rings
  • C07D 295/13 - Heterocyclic compounds containing polymethylene-imine rings with at least five ring members, 3-azabicyclo [3.2.2] nonane, piperazine, morpholine or thiomorpholine rings, having only hydrogen atoms directly attached to the ring carbon atoms with substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached to ring nitrogen atoms substituted by singly or doubly bound nitrogen atoms with the ring nitrogen atoms and the substituent nitrogen atoms attached to the same carbon chain, which is not interrupted by carbocyclic rings to an acyclic saturated chain
  • C12N 15/88 - Introduction of foreign genetic material using processes not otherwise provided for, e.g. co-transformation using microencapsulation, e.g. using liposome vesicle

78.

SEPARATORS COMPRISING ELONGATED NANOSTRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS, INCLUDING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND/OR USE

      
Application Number 18773919
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-16
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Wardle, Brian L.
  • Acauan, Luiz
  • Zhou, Yue

Abstract

The use of elongated nanostructures in separators and associated devices and methods, including devices and methods for energy storage and/or use, are generally described. According to certain embodiments, the elongated nanostructures can extend from a first solid substrate to a second solid substrate. In some embodiments, the nanostructures penetrate a surface of the first solid substrate (e.g., a first electrode) and/or a surface of the second solid substrate (e.g., a second electrode). The elongated nanostructures can, according to certain embodiments, provide structural reinforcement between two substrates (e.g., between two electrodes) while maintaining electronic insulation between the two substrates.

IPC Classes  ?

79.

Methods and Apparatus for Imaging with Conformable Ultrasound Patch

      
Application Number 18922916
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-22
First Publication Date 2025-02-13
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Dagdeviren, Canan
  • Zhang, Lin

Abstract

An ultrasound patch may conform to a curved surface of a large, curvilinear part of a human body, and may capture ultrasound images of underlying tissue for detection of disease. The patch may comprise a flexible, elastomeric substrate, in which phased arrays of piezoelectric ultrasound transducers are embedded. The phased arrays may steer ultrasound beams through a wide angle to image a large volume of tissue. Mechanical deformation of the flexible substrate as it conforms to a curvilinear body part may change the relative 3D positions of the phase arrays. However, localization may be performed to detect these 3D positions. Data captured by the phased arrays may be processed, to create an ultrasound image of the underlying tissue. A semi-flexible, intermediate layer may partially encapsulate each phased array, to distribute stress at an interface between the rigid phased array and more flexible substrate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 8/08 - Clinical applications
  • A61B 8/00 - Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves

80.

TILED ASSAYS USING CRISPR-CAS BASED DETECTION

      
Application Number 17413802
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-12-13
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner
  • THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. (USA)
  • THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (USA)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Thakku, Gowtham
  • Kautu, Bwarenaba
  • Gomez, James
  • Bhattacharyya, Roby
  • Hung, Deborah
  • Wong, Sharon

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems utilizing CRISPR effector systems for assays and diagnostics. Embodiments herein provide tile probes in systems and methods for detection of multiple targets across a given genome or group of genomes, including in circulating nucleic acid samples.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12Q 1/689 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for detection or identification of organisms for bacteria
  • C12Q 1/6818 - Hybridisation assays characterised by the detection means involving interaction of two or more labels, e.g. resonant energy transfer
  • C12Q 1/682 - Signal amplification

81.

HIGH-THROUGHPUT AND HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT OF SINGLE-CELL DENSITY

      
Application Number 18715053
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Manalis, Scott R.
  • Wu, Weida
  • Miettinen, Teemu Petteri

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining a property (e.g., density) of a particle (e.g., a cell) are generally described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 9/24 - Investigating density or specific gravity of materialsAnalysing materials by determining density or specific gravity by observing the transmission of wave or particle radiation through the material
  • G01N 15/10 - Investigating individual particles
  • G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry

82.

SINGLE-CELL DENSITY AS A BIOMARKER FOR DRUG SENSITIVITY

      
Application Number 18715057
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Manalis, Scott R.
  • Ligon, Keith
  • Wu, Weida
  • Miettinen, Teemu Petteri
  • Ishamuddin, Sarah
  • Chow, Kin-Hoe

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining a density of a particle suspected of having been exposed to a therapeutic agent are generally described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 15/14 - Optical investigation techniques, e.g. flow cytometry
  • G01N 9/24 - Investigating density or specific gravity of materialsAnalysing materials by determining density or specific gravity by observing the transmission of wave or particle radiation through the material
  • G01N 15/10 - Investigating individual particles

83.

PARTITIONED CABLE JOINT FOR SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES

      
Application Number 18765682
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-08
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Craighill, Christopher
  • Radovinsky, Alexey
  • Vieira, Rui
  • Fry, Vincent
  • O'Shea, Colin
  • Evcimen, Sera

Abstract

Described is a partitioned cable joint comprising a plurality of physically distributed joint elements with the plurality of joint elements taken together defining a joint length. Joint elements may have a first mounting region having a shape selected to accept one petal of superconducting cable and a second mounting region having a shape selected to accept one petal of a second conductor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 4/68 - Connections to or between superconductive conductors
  • H01B 12/02 - Superconductive or hyperconductive conductors, cables or transmission lines characterised by their form

84.

LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR CREATING A MULTI-LINGUAL, LOW-RESOURCE CODE TRANSLATION DATASET

      
Application Number 18228423
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-31
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner
  • International Business Machines Corporation (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Tang, Zilu
  • Agarwal, Mayank
  • Chen, Jie
  • Shypula, Alexander Gregory
  • Wang, Bailin
  • Kim, Yoon Hyung

Abstract

One or more unit-test cases are generated from a monolingual code corpus and the generated unit-test cases are filtered to generate a corpus of unit-test cases which have acceptability scores exceeding one or more predefined thresholds. One or more of the code samples of the monolingual code corpus are translated from a source language to a target language using a pretrained Large Language Model and the generated unit-test cases are translated from the source language to the target language. The LLM-translated code samples are validated using the translated unit-test cases and a parallel-data training corpus comprising the LLM-translated code samples that pass the validation is created. The pretrained large language model (LLM) is fine-tuned using the parallel-data training corpus, a given code segment is translated using the fine-tuned large language model (LLM), the translated given code segment is tested and the tested given code segment is deployed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 11/36 - Prevention of errors by analysis, debugging or testing of software
  • G06F 8/51 - Source to source
  • G06F 40/47 - Machine-assisted translation, e.g. using translation memory
  • G06F 40/51 - Translation evaluation

85.

PROCESSES FOR PREPARING PHOSPHORODIAMIDATE MORPHOLINO OLIGOMERS VIA FAST-FLOW SYNTHESIS

      
Application Number 18749007
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-06-20
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner
  • Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Totaro, Kyle A.
  • Simon, Mark D.
  • Zhou, Ming
  • Zong, Hong
  • Hanson, Gunnar J.
  • Pentelute, Bradley L.

Abstract

Provided herein are processes for preparing an oligomer (e.g., a morpholino oligomer). The synthetic processes described herein may be advantageous to scaling up oligomersynthesis while maintaining overall yield and purity of a synthesized oligomer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides

86.

ENGINEERED MUSCLE TARGETING COMPOSITIONS

      
Application Number 18915615
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-15
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner
  • The Broad Institute, Inc. (USA)
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Sabeti, Pardis
  • Tabebordbar, Mohammadsharif
  • Ye, Simon
  • Lagerborg, Kim
  • Stanton, Alexandra
  • Wagers, Amy

Abstract

Described herein are muscle-specific targeting moieties and compositions including the muscle specific targeting motifs. Also described herein are uses of the muscle-specific targeting motifs and compositions including the muscle specific targeting moieties. In some embodiments, the muscle-specific targeting moieties and compositions including the muscle specific targeting moieties can be used to direct delivery of a cargo to a muscle cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/86 - Viral vectors
  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • A61P 21/00 - Drugs for disorders of the muscular or neuromuscular system

87.

ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS

      
Application Number 18915954
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-15
First Publication Date 2025-01-30
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Bromberg, Lev E.
  • Hatton, T. Alan

Abstract

Polyamines are water-soluble polyelectrolytes with the amino groups that can be used to attach the polymers onto functional surfaces of fibrous materials. In addition, polyamines can be readily modified by (super)nucleophilic groups such as (alkyl)aminopyridines that enhance the polymer's ability to promote hydrolysis of organophosphorous chemical warfare agents. Furthermore, attachment of hydantoin moieties augments the number of the imide, amide, or amine groups groups on the polyamine's chain, which provides oxidizing properties to the resulting modified polyamine after halogenation. In one aspect, disclosed herein are polyamines with side chains modified to contain both (4-aminopyridine, APy) and 5-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)hydantoin (HBH) functionalities with enhanced content of the active bromine. Viricidal activity of the APy- and HBH-modified polyallylamine against human coronavirus (type 229E) was tested both in solution and on nylon-cotton fabric. The polymers are effective at inactivating the coronavirus, at both low concentrations and short exposure times.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A01N 43/50 - 1,3-DiazolesHydrogenated 1,3-diazoles
  • A01P 1/00 - DisinfectantsAntimicrobial compounds or mixtures thereof
  • C08F 226/06 - Copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by a single or double bond to nitrogen or by a heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen by a heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen

88.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE

      
Application Number 18359672
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-26
First Publication Date 2025-01-30
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Gallant, Betar
  • Kuo, Fang-Yu

Abstract

Systems and methods related to the separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from a fluid source are generally described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C25B 1/00 - Electrolytic production of inorganic compounds or non-metals
  • C25B 3/09 - Nitrogen containing compounds
  • C25B 9/17 - Cells comprising dimensionally-stable non-movable electrodesAssemblies of constructional parts thereof
  • C25B 11/047 - Ceramics
  • C25B 15/08 - Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytesRegeneration of electrolytes

89.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FAN1 ASSOCIATED TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION DISORDERS

      
Application Number 18784395
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-25
First Publication Date 2025-01-30
Owner MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)
Inventor
  • Ng, Christopher
  • Housman, David

Abstract

Compositions and methods thereof for increasing endogenous FAN1 expression in a target cell are provided. Preferably, compositions include one or more splice switching antisense oligonucleotides targeting FAN1 exon 10-intron 10-exon 11 junction. The compositions are effective in increasing levels of functional FAN1 mRNA transcripts encoding FAN1 derived from the pre-mRNA in a target cell. The compositions and methods are particularly suited for treating, ameliorating, or delaying the onset of a trinucleotide repeat expansion disorder in a subject in need thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
  • A61K 38/46 - Hydrolases (3)
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases
  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides

90.

DIRECTED EVOLUTION OF SYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTER

      
Application Number 18435324
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-07
First Publication Date 2025-01-23
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhao, Dehua
  • Voigt, Christopher A.
  • Smanski, Michael Joseph

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and products for generating diverse libraries of genetic material. The products include libraries and constructed nucleic acids as well as kits and databases and systems thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C40B 50/06 - Biochemical methods, e.g. using enzymes or whole viable microorganisms
  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12N 15/66 - General methods for inserting a gene into a vector to form a recombinant vector using cleavage and ligationUse of non-functional linkers or adaptors, e.g. linkers containing the sequence for a restriction endonuclease
  • C40B 40/06 - Libraries containing nucleotides or polynucleotides, or derivatives thereof
  • C40B 40/08 - Libraries containing RNA or DNA which encodes proteins, e.g. gene libraries
  • G16B 20/00 - ICT specially adapted for functional genomics or proteomics, e.g. genotype-phenotype associations
  • G16B 20/20 - Allele or variant detection, e.g. single nucleotide polymorphism [SNP] detection
  • G16B 20/30 - Detection of binding sites or motifs
  • G16B 35/00 - ICT specially adapted for in silico combinatorial libraries of nucleic acids, proteins or peptides
  • G16B 35/10 - Design of libraries
  • G16B 35/20 - Screening of libraries
  • G16B 40/00 - ICT specially adapted for biostatisticsICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related machine learning or data mining, e.g. knowledge discovery or pattern finding
  • G16B 50/00 - ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
  • G16B 50/30 - Data warehousingComputing architectures
  • G16C 20/60 - In silico combinatorial chemistry

91.

CYCLIC RUTHENIUM BENZYLIDENE INITIATORS FOR ENHANCED RING EXPANSION METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION

      
Application Number 18553976
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-04
First Publication Date 2025-01-23
Owner
  • University of Washington (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Golder, Matthew
  • Wang, Teng-Wei
  • Johnson, Jeremiah A.

Abstract

Cyclic ruthenium benzylidene initiators useful for the controlled synthesis of functionalized cyclic macromolecules via ring-expansion metathesis polymerization.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C08F 132/04 - Homopolymers of cyclic compounds containing no unsaturated aliphatic radicals in a side chain, and having one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in a carbocyclic ring system having no condensed rings having one carbon-to-carbon double bond
  • C07F 15/00 - Compounds containing elements of Groups 8, 9, 10 or 18 of the Periodic Table

92.

Spray Pyrolysis of Li-Salt Films

      
Application Number 18710382
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-15
First Publication Date 2025-01-23
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Rupp, Jennifer Lilia
  • Zhu, Yuntong
  • Kong, Lingping
  • Balaish, Moran

Abstract

A method for making a lithium salt film includes heating a substrate, spraying a mixture with a spray nozzle onto the substrate to form a precursor film, and annealing the precursor film to form the lithium salt film. The lithium salt film has a thickness of about 400 nm to about 100 pm. The spray mixture includes a first precursor comprising a lithium ion, a second precursor comprising an anion, and a solvent.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C23C 18/12 - Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coatingContact plating by thermal decomposition characterised by the deposition of inorganic material other than metallic material
  • G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups

93.

READILY SOLUBLE AND THERMOSTABLE GLUCAGON FORMULATIONS AND DELIVERY FOR MINI-DOSING AND CLOSED -LOOP PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT OF HYPOGLYCEMIA

      
Application Number 18777479
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-18
First Publication Date 2025-01-23
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Li, Jason Siu-Wei
  • Langer, Robert S.
  • Traverso, Carlo Giovanni

Abstract

Insulin therapy revolutionized the care of patients with diabetes, yet insulin-induced hypoglycemia remains a serious life-threatening complication of insulin therapy. Glucagon is a highly effective treatment for hypoglycemia; however, current dosage forms remain under-utilized due to poor patient compliance. High-density, readily soluble, and thermostable solid glucagon formulations applied with painless, application-specific microneedle-patches can treat hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients who are awake or asleep. On-demand patches can prevent or treat mild hypoglycemia during the day, and enzyme-driven hypoglycemia-responsive patches can release glucagon autonomously during the night. These patches have excellent in vitro glucagon stability, loading, and release kinetics and can treat hypoglycemia in diabetic humans and animals. These delivery systems enable new modes of glucagon therapy, thereby expanding the clinical role of glucagon beyond the emergency setting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
  • A61K 9/70 - Web, sheet or filament bases
  • A61K 38/44 - Oxidoreductases (1)
  • C12N 9/04 - Oxidoreductases (1.), e.g. luciferase acting on CHOH groups as donors, e.g. glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase (1.1)
  • C12N 9/08 - Oxidoreductases (1.), e.g. luciferase acting on hydrogen peroxide as acceptor (1.11)

94.

NEURAL NETWORK-BASED DYNAMICAL SYSTEM MODELING FOR CONTRASTIVELY LEARNED CONSERVATION LAWS

      
Application Number 18225050
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-21
First Publication Date 2025-01-23
Owner
  • International Business Machines Corporation (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Nguyen, Lam Minh
  • Zhang, Wang
  • Das, Subhro
  • Megretski, Alexandre
  • Daniel, Luca

Abstract

Obtain, using at least one hardware processor, data characterizing a physical system governed by a physical conservation law. Apply, using the at least one hardware processor, contrastive learning to the data to automatically capture system invariants of the physical system. Employ, using the at least one hardware processor, a neural projection layer to guarantee that a corresponding dynamic machine learning model preserves the captured system invariants. Optionally, predict performance of the physical system using the corresponding dynamic machine learning model.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/10 - Interfaces, programming languages or software development kits, e.g. for simulating neural networks
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods

95.

Chemical and Physical Sensing with a Reader and RFID Tags

      
Application Number 18476478
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-28
First Publication Date 2025-01-23
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Swager, Timothy Manning
  • Azzarelli, Joseph Michael
  • Ravnsbaek, Jens Bomholdt
  • Mirica, Katherine Andrea

Abstract

A method of detecting a stimulus can include detecting an output from a radio frequency identification tag including a sensor. A smartphone-based sensing strategy can use chemiresponsive nanomaterials integrated into the circuitry of commercial Near Field Communication tags to achieve non-line-of-sight, portable, and inexpensive detection and discrimination of gas phase chemicals (e.g., ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, cyclohexanone, and water) at part-per-thousand and part-per-million concentrations.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
  • G01N 27/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
  • G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups
  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
  • G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
  • G08C 17/02 - Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link

96.

ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION MAPPING OF 3D GENOME STRUCTURE USING REGION CAPTURE MICRO-C

      
Application Number 18773403
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-15
First Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Hansen, Anders Sejr
  • Goel, Viraat Y.
  • Huseyin, Miles

Abstract

A method for identifying nucleic acid regions which interact with each other in genomic DNA, the method including the steps of: (1) crosslinking genomic DNA (including chromatin) in cells; (2) digesting the crosslinked genomic DNA to obtain fragments; (3) fragment end labelling; (4) ligating nucleic acid fragments; (5) obtaining a purified DNA fraction of ligation products including mainly di-nucleosomes; (6) preparing a sequencing library from the DNA fraction of ligation products mainly di-nucleosomes; and (7) performing tiling region capture of a region of interest. A method for identifying nucleic acid regions which interact with each other in genomic DNA, the method including the steps of: (1) crosslinking genomic DNA (including chromatin) in cells; (2) digesting the crosslinked genomic DNA to obtain fragments; (3) fragment end labelling; (4) ligating nucleic acid fragments; (5) obtaining a purified DNA fraction of ligation products including mainly di-nucleosomes; (6) preparing a sequencing library from the DNA fraction of ligation products mainly di-nucleosomes; and (7) performing tiling region capture of a region of interest. Selection of processing steps/reagents in the disclosed method provides a significantly improved method when compared to prior methods such as Hi-C, Micro-C, Micro-Capture-C (MCC), and Tiled-Micro-Capture-C (TMCC) in terms of reduction in cost, significantly improved efficiency, with capture of genomic interactions including enhancer-promoter interactions such as microcompartments.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
  • C12N 9/22 - Ribonucleases

97.

MULTI-PHASE ELECTROLYTE FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18903208
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-01
First Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (USA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhu, Yuntong
  • Hinricher, Jesse
  • Hood, Zachary
  • Miara, Lincoln
  • Lee, Heung Chan
  • Chang, Won Seok
  • Rupp, Jennifer

Abstract

A multi-phase electrolyte film includes a first phase comprising a metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide is amorphous, crystalline, or a glass; and a second phase comprising a lithium salt having a decomposition temperature in air of greater than 200° C. or a lithium halide. The first phase is dispersed in the second phase and has an average particle size of 5 to 200 nanometers. Methods for the manufacture of the electrolyte film are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

98.

MODULATION USING VARIABLE-LENGTH BIT MAPPINGS

      
Application Number 18705203
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-10
First Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • National University of Ireland Maynooth (Ireland)
Inventor
  • Medard, Muriel
  • Duffy, Kenneth R.
  • Ozaydin, Basak

Abstract

Systems and methods disclose a practical implementation of optimal modulation (OM) for the Complex Additive White Gaussian Noise (CAWGN) channel. At the sender, we map from uniform distributions of data to non-uniform distributions of points in constellations by using a technique inspired by Huffman codes. We replace Gray codes with a bit mapping suited to our constellations, where different points may map to string of bits of different lengths. At the receiver, we perform distribution-aware detection. The differing lengths of bits for modulation points can used as a simple checking mechanism that, when combined with guessing random additive noise decoding (GRAND), yields bit-error-rate (BER) advantages.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 25/03 - Shaping networks in transmitter or receiver, e.g. adaptive shaping networks

99.

HIGH-TEMPERATURE MOLTEN SALTS STRUCTURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18708824
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-07
First Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  • The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (USA)
Inventor
  • Khaykovich, Boris
  • Zheng, Guiqiu
  • Sprouster, David

Abstract

A system for determining atomic structure and dynamics of salt under certain temperatures as a function of temperature above and below salt melting, contains a quartz tube containing a first end and a second end, and a graphite rod that is located within the quartz tube. The graphite rod contains a hollow center that extends from a top portion of the rod to a location prior to a bottom of the rod, wherein the bottom portion of the rod is enclosed. A sample of salt is located within the hollow center of the graphite rod. A filling material having the characteristics of not reacting to the graphite rod and not changing state with heating of the salt to a melting point of the salt, and wherein the filling material is positioned beneath the graphite rod between the second end of the quartz tube and the bottom of the graphite rod.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
  • G01N 1/44 - Sample treatment involving radiation, e.g. heat

100.

CONTROLLABLE TRANSFORMATION NETWORKS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY POWER CONVERSION

      
Application Number 18714328
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-15
First Publication Date 2025-01-16
Owner Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Inventor
  • Perreault, David J.
  • Rafa Islam, Khandoker N.

Abstract

In one aspect, a system for transforming a radio frequency (RF) signal between a source and a load can include: a first port and a second port connected to different ones of the source and the load; a first filter connected to the first port; a second filter connected to the second port, at least one of the first and second filters operable to provide variable reactance using dynamic frequency tuning (DFT); a two-port switching network connected between the first filter and the second filter, the switching network comprising a plurality of switches; and a controller coupled to the switching network and to the source, the controller configured to operate the plurality of switches according to a switching pattern and to dynamically adjust a frequency of the RF signal to provide controllable impedance matching between the first port and the second port.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02M 1/00 - Details of apparatus for conversion
  • H02M 1/08 - Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters
  • H02M 5/293 - Conversion of AC power input into AC power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into DC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
  • H02M 7/5387 - Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only, e.g. single switched pulse inverters in a bridge configuration
  • H03F 1/56 - Modifications of input or output impedances, not otherwise provided for
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