Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Shafer, Michael W.
Flikkema, Paul G.
Abrégé
Implementations of a method of detecting a plurality of radio pulses may include, using at least one signal processor: pre-processing a wideband intermediate frequency signal to form a channelized segment from a software defined radio; performing coherent single-pulse correlation using a spectrogram of the channelized segment; and performing multi-pulse combining with the spectrogram, and determining whether a pulse train including a plurality of radio pulses from a desired pulsed radio signal may be present in the spectrogram.
G01S 3/04 - Radiogoniomètres pour déterminer la direction d'où proviennent des ondes infrasonores, sonores, ultrasonores ou électromagnétiques ou des émissions de particules sans caractéristiques de direction utilisant des ondes radio Détails
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Chen, Ying-Chen
Gibbs, John
Abrégé
Implementations of a resistive random access memory may include a bottom electrode; a helical layer of hafnium oxide coupled to the bottom electrode; an isolation layer coupled to the helical layer; and a top electrode coupled to the isolation layer.
H10N 70/00 - Dispositifs à l’état solide n’ayant pas de barrières de potentiel, spécialement adaptés au redressement, à l'amplification, à la production d'oscillations ou à la commutation
G11C 13/00 - Mémoires numériques caractérisées par l'utilisation d'éléments d'emmagasinage non couverts par les groupes , ou
3.
Systems and methods for supply chain data processing and flow modeling
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Rushforth, Richard
Ruddell, Benjamin
Abrégé
Implementations of a method of calculating a county-level consumption of natural gas may include providing county-level natural gas production data for a plurality of counties to a database from a data repository; removing from an analysis, using a processor, all areas of a first county of the plurality of counties that do not include a natural gas utility; and using the processor, the database, and the county-level natural gas production data, executing a regression with at least two geographical characteristics of the first county to determine a natural gas consumption within the first county. The method may also include using the processor, repeating for each county of the plurality of counties to determine the natural gas consumption for each of the plurality of counties.
G06Q 10/04 - Prévision ou optimisation spécialement adaptées à des fins administratives ou de gestion, p. ex. programmation linéaire ou "problème d’optimisation des stocks"
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Rushforth, Richard
Ruddell, Benjamin L.
Abrégé
Implementations of a system for downscaling commodity flow data may include a first commodity flow database at a first level of geographic/temporal granularity, a second commodity flow database including commodity data for a plurality of commodities at a second level of geographic/temporal granularity and a group of high speed multiple core processor clusters where each core of may be assigned to process data associated with a commodity from the second commodity flow database and data of the first commodity flow database. The system may also include a downscaling module to generate downscaled and a quality check module to generate quality checked data; and a merging module configured for merging downscaled data and quality checked data in parallel. The system may also include a database module configured for writing data asynchronously according to a first-in first-out queue system in a commodity flow database within a period of hours.
Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Shafer, Michael W.
Flikkema, Paul G.
Abrégé
Implementations of a method of detecting a plurality of radio pulses may include, using a signal processor, combining at least three pulses included in radio data collected over a first time interval by a directional antenna coupled with a software defined radio coupled with a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the UAV coupled with a base station including the signal processor; determining a detected time for each of the at least three pulses in the first time interval; using the detected time for each of the at least three pulses, predicting a future time for each of at least three future pulses; and, using the software defined radio and directional antenna, listening for each of the at least three future pulses in radio data over a second time interval.
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
G01S 1/04 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteurs de radiophareRécepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes utilisant les ondes radioélectriques Détails
H01Q 1/27 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les corps mobiles
Arizona Board of Regents, Acting for and on Behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Lemmer, Darrin
Bowers, Jolene
Kelley, Erin
Engelthaler, David
Driebe, Elizabeth
Keim, Paul
Abrégé
An Amplicon Sequencing Analysis Pipeline (ASAP) system (120, 600) characterizes a genetic sample. The ASAP system (120, 600) receives assay configuration data individually associating reference sequences and genetic characteristics. The ASAP system (120, 600) processes amplicon sequencing data and the reference sequences to characterize the genetic sample based on the individual associations between the reference sequences and the genetic characteristics in the assay configuration data. The ASAP (120, 600) system transfers genetic data indicating the genetic characteristics for the genetic sample and indicating interpretation metrics for amplicon sequencing read depth and quality related to the genetic characteristics.
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (USA)
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Driebe, Elizabeth
Bowers, Jolene
Engelthaler, David
Keim, Paul
Abrégé
Embodiments of the invention include methods of identifying microorganisms and/or diagnosing infections in subjects cause by microorganisms. Embodiments of the invention may also include further characterizing (e.g., determining the presence of one or more antibiotic resistance markers) the microorganisms and determining a strain identity of the microorganisms.
C12Q 1/68 - Procédés de mesure ou de test faisant intervenir des enzymes, des acides nucléiques ou des micro-organismesCompositions à cet effetProcédés pour préparer ces compositions faisant intervenir des acides nucléiques
C12Q 1/686 - Réaction en chaine par polymérase [PCR]
C12Q 1/689 - Produits d’acides nucléiques utilisés dans l’analyse d’acides nucléiques, p. ex. amorces ou sondes pour la détection ou l’identification d’organismes pour les bactéries
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
University of Delaware (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Winfree, Kyle N.
Galloway, James Cole
Abrégé
A multi-room in-home harness system is disclosed. Specific implementations may include a first plurality of tracks including a first track system in a first room, a trolley that may be configured to moveably couple to a track of the first plurality of tracks and move along a horizontal plane of the track, and a cart coupled to the trolley, where the trolley may be configured to move the cart along each track of the first plurality of tracks and may also be configured to transfer the cart from the first plurality of tracks to a second plurality of tracks in a second room.
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
The Regents of the University of Michigan (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Afghah, Fatemeh
Razi, Abolfazl
Najarian, Kayvan
Soroushmehr, Sayedmohammadreza
Abrégé
Implementations of a system for determining the relevancy of a plurality of alarms may include: a plurality of sensors configured to be coupled to a patient, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to gather physiological data, a medical monitoring device coupled to the plurality of sensors through a telecommunication channel, and wherein the medical monitoring device is configured to determine a physiological state of the patient using the physiological data. The medical monitoring device may be further configured to issue a plurality of alarm states, and a processing unit coupled to the medical monitoring device through a telecommunication channel, is then configured to evaluate the plurality of alarm states, determine the relevancy of each alarm state of the plurality of alarm states, and issue one or more alarms corresponding with each relevant alarm state to a computing device associated with a user.
G08B 29/00 - Vérification ou contrôle des systèmes de signalisation ou d'alarmePrévention ou correction d'erreurs de fonctionnement, p. ex. empêchant le déclenchement non autorisé
G08B 29/18 - Prévention ou correction d'erreurs de fonctionnement
G08B 21/04 - Alarmes pour assurer la sécurité des personnes réagissant à la non-activité, p. ex. de personnes âgées
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic Identification des individus
A61B 5/145 - Mesure des caractéristiques du sang in vivo, p. ex. de la concentration des gaz dans le sang ou de la valeur du pH du sang
A61B 5/021 - Mesure de la pression dans le cœur ou dans les vaisseaux sanguins
A61B 5/0464 - Détection de la tachycardie ou de la bradycardie
The Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Abrégé
Implementations of data compilers may include: a physical device including a physical parameter, the physical parameter including at least three states. The data compiler may also include a data stream generated from the physical parameter. The data stream may include a plurality of bits. Each bit may be coded with one of a 0, a 1, and an X; the 0, the 1, and the X may correspond with one of the at least three states of the physical parameter, respectively. The data compiler may also include an exclusive OR (XOR) data processor. The XOR processor may be configured to randomize the at least three states of the data stream and output a randomized output data stream.
G06F 7/58 - Générateurs de nombres aléatoires ou pseudo-aléatoires
H03K 19/21 - Circuits OU EXCLUSIF, c.-à-d. donnant un signal de sortie si un signal n'existe qu'à une seule entréeCircuits à COÏNCIDENCES, c.-à-d. ne donnant un signal de sortie que si tous les signaux d'entrée sont identiques
H03K 3/84 - Génération d'impulsions ayant une distribution statistique prédéterminée d'un paramètre, p. ex. générateurs d'impulsions aléatoires
11.
System and methods for optimizing energy efficiency in programmable devices
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Flikkema, Paul G.
Abrégé
A system for optimizing energy efficiency of an embedded system. A hardware abstraction layer (HAL) is coupled to hardware of an embedded system. An energy hardware abstraction layer (eHAL) couples to the hardware and to the HAL. A hypervisor couples to the HAL and to the eHAL. One or more applications couple to the hypervisor, the HAL and the eHAL. The eHAL measures energy use of the embedded system, constructs a model of energy use of the embedded system and, using the model, determines how to one of reduce and minimize energy use of the embedded system. The hypervisor is configured to alter one or more hardware parameters to one of reduce and minimize energy use of the embedded system as the embedded system performs one or more tasks. In implementations a real time operating system (RTOS) is coupled to the one or more applications and to the hypervisor.
G06F 9/455 - ÉmulationInterprétationSimulation de logiciel, p. ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
12.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Keim, Paul S.
Aucoin, David P.
Settles, Erik W.
Yi, Jinhee
Abrégé
Implementations of diagnostic systems for detecting a bacterial infection in a subject may include: a device for receiving a sample of a bodily fluid from a subject, a chemical composition configured to react with one or more antibodies in the bodily fluid, and an indicator configured to indicate or respond to a product of the reaction of the chemical composition with one or more antibodies in a bodily fluid received into the device. The antibodies may be produced in response to one or more conserved antigens from one or more bacteria identified as potentially associated with at least one disease associated with the subject. The device may be coated with the chemical composition. The indicator may be configured to communicate to a user of the system a presence or an absence of the one or more antibodies in the bodily fluid.
C12Q 1/04 - Détermination de la présence ou du type de micro-organismeEmploi de milieux sélectifs pour tester des antibiotiques ou des bactéricidesCompositions à cet effet contenant un indicateur chimique
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique
G01N 33/53 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet
G01N 33/534 - Production de composés immunochimiques marqués avec un marqueur radioactif
G01N 33/569 - Tests immunologiquesTests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiquesMatériaux à cet effet pour micro-organismes, p. ex. protozoaires, bactéries, virus
13.
UAV wildlife monitoring system and related methods
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Shafer, Michael W.
Flikkema, Paul G.
Davidson, Joseph
Abrégé
Implementations of UAV wildlife monitoring system may include a ground control station wirelessly coupled to a UAV which may include a flight controller, a first radio, a second radio, a first antenna, a second antenna, a very high frequency (VHF) radio receiver, and a computer, all operatively coupled together. The monitoring system may also include a VHF tag configured to be coupled to an animal, wherein when the VHF tag is coupled to the animal, the VHF radio receiver receives a VHF radio signal from the VHF tag using the first antenna, wherein the computer process the VHF radio signal to create the location data from the VHF radio signal, processes the location data, and sends the location data to the second radio, wherein the second radio transmits the location data into a telecommunications channel, and wherein the ground control station receives the location data from the telecommunications channel.
B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p. ex. utilisant des pilotes automatiques
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Abrégé
Implementations of data compilers may include: a physical device including a physical parameter, the physical parameter including at least three states. The data compiler may also include a data stream generated from the physical parameter. The data stream may include a plurality of bits. Each bit may be coded with one of a 0, a 1, and an X; the 0, the 1, and the X may correspond with one of the at least three states of the physical parameter, respectively. The data compiler may also include an exclusive OR (XOR) data processor. The XOR processor may be configured to randomize the at least three states of the data stream and output a randomized output data stream.
G06F 7/58 - Générateurs de nombres aléatoires ou pseudo-aléatoires
H03K 19/21 - Circuits OU EXCLUSIF, c.-à-d. donnant un signal de sortie si un signal n'existe qu'à une seule entréeCircuits à COÏNCIDENCES, c.-à-d. ne donnant un signal de sortie que si tous les signaux d'entrée sont identiques
H03K 3/84 - Génération d'impulsions ayant une distribution statistique prédéterminée d'un paramètre, p. ex. générateurs d'impulsions aléatoires
15.
Live streaming video sharing system and related methods
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Deep Blue Intention, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Bliss, Lee
Perelstein, Jenean M.
Georgas, John C.
Mullen, Britt Weber
Carey, Bryce Evan
Dixon, Waylon Jay-Shije
Ellsworth, Chad Michael
Abrégé
A live streaming video sharing system. Implementations may include a video camera, portable computing device, video streaming server, database, application server, web server, and a portable computing device associated with a user operatively coupled together. The video camera sends a live stream of video data wirelessly to the portable computing device. The computing device associated with a user receives a live stream of video data from the web server, processes the live stream of video data, and generates a computer interface. The computer interface may include a public computer interface including a public channel and an invisible computer interface including an invisible shares channel associated with the user including an icon corresponding with one or more invisible shares, each invisible share corresponding with a live stream of video data and each invisible share not retrievable using a search form in the computer interface, the application server, and the database.
H04N 21/2743 - Hébergement vidéo de données téléchargées à partir du dispositif client
H04N 21/4788 - Services additionnels, p. ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat communication avec d'autres utilisateurs, p. ex. discussion en ligne
H04N 21/482 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la sélection de programmes
H04N 21/414 - Plate-formes spécialisées de client, p. ex. récepteur au sein d'une voiture ou intégré dans un appareil mobile
H04N 21/647 - Signalisation de contrôle entre des éléments du réseau et serveur ou clientsProcédés réseau pour la distribution vidéo entre serveur et clients, p. ex. contrôle de la qualité du flux vidéo en éliminant des paquets, protection du contenu contre une modification non autorisée dans le réseau ou surveillance de la charge du réseau ou réalisation d'une passerelle entre deux réseaux différents, p. ex. entre réseau IP et réseau sans fil
H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de servicesInterface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p. ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
H04N 21/231 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. mise en mémoire cache de films pour stockage à court terme, réplication de données sur plusieurs serveurs, ou établissement de priorité des données pour l'effacement
H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Bero, Bridget
Reiboldt, Alarick
Davis, Ward
Abrégé
A fluid product dryer and related methods. Implementations of a method for drying particles may include: introducing particles through an inlet into a first fluid bed section; migrating the particles onto a bed deck; injecting a gas towards the particles through openings in the bed deck; migrating some of the particles through a variable-sized gate opening between the bed deck and a riser; migrating a portion of the particles into the riser; propelling the portion of the particles in the riser upwards by an injection of a gas into the riser; directing a first fraction of the portion of the particles out of the first fluid bed section and into a second fluid bed section through an outlet using a deflector feature; and directing a second fraction of the portion of the particles onto a bed deck of the second fluid bed section by interaction with an impingement feature.
F26B 3/08 - Procédés de séchage d'un matériau solide ou d'objets impliquant l'utilisation de chaleur par convection, c.-à-d. la chaleur étant transférée d'une source de chaleur au matériau ou aux objets à sécher par un gaz ou par une vapeur, p. ex. l'air le gaz ou la vapeur s'écoulant à travers le matériau ou les objets à sécher de façon à les rendre lâches, p. ex. pour former un lit fluidisé
17.
MULTI-STATE UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS acting for and on behalf of NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Afghah, Fatemeh
Cambou, Bertrand, Francis
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to implementations of physically unclonable functions (PUFs) for cryptographic and authentication purposes. Specifically, the disclosure describes implementations of machine learning engines (MLEs) in conjunction with PUFs generating outputs having multiple states.
G06F 13/14 - Gestion de demandes d'interconnexion ou de transfert
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
18.
Nanomaterial physically unclonable function systems and related methods
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Gibbs, John
Abrégé
Implementations of light filters for use in cryptographic operations may include: a substrate having at least a first side and a second side, the first side opposing the second side, the substrate including one of a translucent, a transparent, and a semi-transparent material, and any combination thereof; and one or more layers of microscopic structures coupled to one of the first side, the second side, and both the first side and the second side of the substrate, the microscopic structures each containing one or more structural elements configured to interact with light. The microscopic structures may be configured to collectively form a unique light pattern on a detector optically coupled with the light filter. The unique pattern may be configured to be used to form a challenge-response pair (CRP) and the CRP is configured to be used in cryptographic operations to authenticate an electronic device associated with the light filter.
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
G09C 1/00 - Appareils ou méthodes au moyen desquels une suite donnée de signes, p. ex. un texte intelligible, est transformée en une suite de signes inintelligibles en transposant les signes ou groupes de signes ou en les remplaçant par d'autres suivant un système préétabli
G02B 1/00 - Éléments optiques caractérisés par la substance dont ils sont faitsRevêtements optiques pour éléments optiques
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Gibbs, John
Abrégé
Implementations of light filters for use in cryptographic operations may include: a substrate having at least a first side and a second side, the first side opposing the second side, the substrate including one of a translucent, a transparent, and a semi-transparent material, and any combination thereof: and one or more layers of microscopic structures coupled to one of the first side, the second side, and both the first side and the second side of the substrate, the microscopic structures each containing one or more structural elements configured to interact with light. The microscopic structures may be configured to collectively form a unique light pattern on a detector optically coupled with the light filter. The unique pattern may be configured to be used to form a challenge-response pair (CRP) and the CRP is configured to be used in cryptographic operations to authenticate an electronic device associated with the light filter.
H03K 3/84 - Génération d'impulsions ayant une distribution statistique prédéterminée d'un paramètre, p. ex. générateurs d'impulsions aléatoires
H04L 9/06 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité l'appareil de chiffrement utilisant des registres à décalage ou des mémoires pour le codage par blocs, p. ex. système DES
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Nishikawa, Kiisa
Tester, John
Petak, Jeremy
Abrégé
An actuator control system includes a motorized joint having first and second members rotatable relative to one another. An actuator is coupled with the motorized joint and is configured to rotate the first member relative to the second member in response to an input including a voltage, a current, or any combination thereof. A controller is coupled with the actuator and is configured to control the input using a control algorithm. The control algorithm controls the input based upon a mathematical model of biological muscle actuation that models titin as a filament which winds around actin during muscle actuation. In implementations the mathematical model includes mathematical representations of a contractile element, a viscous damping element in parallel with the contractile element, and a spring in series with the contractile element through a pulley and simultaneously in parallel with the contractile element.
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Abrégé
A physically unclonable function generating system and related methods. Implementations may include comparing at least one physical parameter of a memory cell with a threshold value of the physical parameter and identifying a relationship of the at least one physical parameter of the memory cell to the threshold value. Implementations may also include associating one of a 0, 1, or X state to the memory cell based on the relationship of the at least one physical parameter to the threshold value and programming at least one state storage memory cell to store a programmed value corresponding with the associated 0, 1, or X state. Implementations may include including the programmed value of the at least one state storage memory cell in a PUF data stream.
H04L 9/00 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
G06F 12/14 - Protection contre l'utilisation non autorisée de mémoire
G09C 1/00 - Appareils ou méthodes au moyen desquels une suite donnée de signes, p. ex. un texte intelligible, est transformée en une suite de signes inintelligibles en transposant les signes ou groupes de signes ou en les remplaçant par d'autres suivant un système préétabli
22.
PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTION GENERATING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Abrégé
A physically unclonable function generating system and related methods. Implementations may include comparing at least one physical parameter of a memory cell with a threshold value of the physical parameter and identifying a relationship of the at least one physical parameter of the memory cell to the threshold value. Implementations may also include associating one of a 0, 1, or X state to the memory cell based on the relationship of the at least one physical parameter to the threshold value and programming at least one state storage memory cell to store a programmed value corresponding with the associated 0, 1, or X state. Implementations may include including the programmed value of the at least one state storage memory cell in a PUF data stream.
G11C 7/06 - Amplificateurs de lectureCircuits associés
H03K 19/177 - Circuits logiques, c.-à-d. ayant au moins deux entrées agissant sur une sortieCircuits d'inversion utilisant des éléments spécifiés utilisant des circuits logiques élémentaires comme composants disposés sous forme matricielle
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
23.
Random number generating systems and related methods
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Cambou, Bertrand
Abrégé
A method of identifying a memory cell state for use in random number generation (RNG) includes comparing at least one physical parameter of a memory cell with a threshold value of the physical parameter and identifying a relationship of the at least one physical parameter of the memory cell to the threshold value. A state of 0, 1, or X is associated to the memory cell based on the relationship of the at least one physical parameter to the threshold value. At least one state storage memory cell is programmed with a value corresponding with the associated 0, 1, or X state. The programmed value of the at least one state storage memory cell is included in an RNG data stream.
G06F 12/14 - Protection contre l'utilisation non autorisée de mémoire
G09C 1/00 - Appareils ou méthodes au moyen desquels une suite donnée de signes, p. ex. un texte intelligible, est transformée en une suite de signes inintelligibles en transposant les signes ou groupes de signes ou en les remplaçant par d'autres suivant un système préétabli
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Shafer, Michael, W.
Morgan, Eric, R.
Hahn, Gregory
Abrégé
Implementations of energy harvester systems may include: an accumulator having an air bladder separated from water by a membrane; one or more hydro turbines coupled with the accumulator; two or more check valves each coupled with one of the one or more hydro turbines; a system battery coupled to the power conditioner; and an electronic load coupled to the system battery through the power conditioner; wherein the two or more check valves are configured to be in contact with water.
H02N 2/18 - Machines électriques en général utilisant l'effet piézo-électrique, l'électrostriction ou la magnétostriction fournissant une sortie électrique à partir d'une entrée mécanique, p. ex. générateurs
F03B 13/12 - Adaptations des "machines" ou machines motrices pour une utilisation particulièreCombinaisons des "machines" ou machines motrices avec les appareils entraînés ou qu'ils entraînentCentrales électriques ou ensembles machine-appareil caractérisés par leur utilisation de l'énergie des vagues ou des marées
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Lemmer, Darrin
Bowers, Jolene
Kelley, Erin
Engelthaler, David
Driebe, Elizabeth
Keim, Paul
Abrégé
An Amplicon Sequencing Analysis Pipeline (ASAP) system (120, 600) characterizes a genetic sample. The ASAP system (120, 600) receives assay configuration data individually associating reference sequences and genetic characteristics. The ASAP system (120, 600) processes amplicon sequencing data and the reference 5 sequences to characterize the genetic sample based on the individual associations between the reference sequences and the genetic characteristics in the assay configuration data. The ASAP (120, 600) system transfers genetic data indicating the genetic characteristics for the genetic sample and indicating interpretation metrics for amplicon sequencing read 10 depth and quality related to the genetic characteristics.
G06F 19/18 - pour la génomique ou la protéomique fonctionnelle, p.ex. associations génotype-phénotype, déséquilibre de liaison, mutagénèse, génotypage ou annotation génomique, interactions protéines-protéines ou interactions protéines-acides nucléiques
G06F 19/22 - pour la comparaison de séquences impliquant des nucléotides ou des acides aminés, p.ex. recherche d'homologie, identification de motifs ou de polymorphismes de nucléotides simples [SNP] ou alignement de séquences
26.
Systems and methods for automated evaluation of human speech
Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Kang, Okim
Johnson, David O.
Abrégé
Systems and methods for evaluating human speech. Implementations may include: a microphone coupled with a computing device comprising a microprocessor, a memory, and a display operatively coupled together. The microphone may be configured to receive an audible unconstrained speech utterance from a user whose proficiency in a language is being tested and provide a corresponding audio signal to the computing device. The microprocessor and memory may receive the audio signal and process the audio signal by recognizing a plurality of phones and a plurality of pauses and calculate a plurality of suprasegmental parameters using the plurality of pauses and the plurality of phones. The microprocessor and memory may use the plurality of suprasegmental parameters to calculate a language proficiency rating for the user and display the language proficiency rating of the user on the display associated with the computing device.
G10L 17/06 - Techniques de prise de décisionStratégies d’alignement de motifs
G10L 17/00 - Techniques d'identification ou de vérification du locuteur
G10L 25/75 - Techniques d'analyse de la parole ou de la voix qui ne se limitent pas à un seul des groupes pour la modélisation des paramètres du conduit vocal
G10L 25/60 - Techniques d'analyse de la parole ou de la voix qui ne se limitent pas à un seul des groupes spécialement adaptées pour un usage particulier pour comparaison ou différentiation pour mesurer la qualité des signaux de voix
G10L 25/87 - Détection de points discrets dans un signal de voix
G10L 15/02 - Extraction de caractéristiques pour la reconnaissance de la paroleSélection d'unités de reconnaissance
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Okim, Kang
Johnson, David, O.
Abrégé
Systems and methods for evaluating human speech. Implementations may include: a microphone coupled with a computing device comprising a microprocessor, a memory, and a display operatively coupled together. The microphone may be configured to receive an audible unconstrained speech utterance from a user whose proficiency in a language is being tested and provide a corresponding audio signal to the computing device. The microprocessor and memory may receive the audio signal and process the audio signal by recognizing a plurality of phones and a plurality of pauses and calculate a plurality of suprasegmental parameters using the plurality of pauses and the plurality of phones. The microprocessor and memory may use the plurality of suprasegmental parameters to calculate a language proficiency rating for the user and display the language proficiency rating of the user on the display associated with the computing device.
G10L 15/10 - Classement ou recherche de la parole utilisant des mesures de distance ou de distorsion entre la parole inconnue et les gabarits de référence
G10L 25/60 - Techniques d'analyse de la parole ou de la voix qui ne se limitent pas à un seul des groupes spécialement adaptées pour un usage particulier pour comparaison ou différentiation pour mesurer la qualité des signaux de voix
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Nishikawa, Kiisa
Uyeno, Theodore A.
Abrégé
An actuator according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a fixed member and a free member. The free member is operatively engaged with the fixed member so that the free member is moveable with respect to the fixed member. The actuator also includes means for moving the free member with respect to the fixed member. An elastic element operatively associated with the free member and the fixed member is operable to store energy without a change in an overall length of the actuator.
H02K 7/00 - Dispositions pour la mise en œuvre d'énergie mécanique associées structurellement aux machines dynamo-électriques, p. ex. association structurelle avec des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement ou des machines dynamo-électriques auxiliaires
F03G 1/02 - Mécanismes moteurs à ressort caractérisés par la forme ou le matériau du ressort, p. ex. en hélice, spirale ou bobine
F16H 33/02 - Transmissions rotatives à accumulateurs mécaniques, p. ex. poids, ressorts, volants, en prise de manière intermittente
H02K 41/03 - Moteurs synchronesMoteurs pas à pasMoteurs à réluctance
F03G 1/08 - Autres parties constitutives ou détails pour la mise en tension
F16H 25/22 - Mécanismes à vis avec billes, rouleaux ou organes similaires entre pièces travaillant en conjugaisonÉléments essentiels pour l'utilisation de ces organes
H02K 21/04 - Bobinages disposés sur les aimants pour une excitation additionnelle
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Nishikawa, Kiisa
Tester, John
Petak, Jeremy
Abrégé
An actuator control system includes a motorized joint having first and second members rotatable relative to one another. An actuator is coupled with the motorized joint and is configured to rotate the first member relative to the second member in response to an input including a voltage, a current, or any combination thereof. A controller is coupled with the actuator and is configured to control the input using a control algorithm. The control algorithm controls the input based upon a mathematical model of biological muscle actuation that models titin as a filament which winds around actin during muscle actuation. In implementations the mathematical model includes mathematical representations of a contractile element, a viscous damping element in parallel with the contractile element, and a spring in series with the contractile element through a pulley and simultaneously in parallel with the contractile element.
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Propper, Catherine R.
Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M.
Helbing, Caren C.
Veldhoen, Nicholas J.
Abrégé
Described herein are DNA primer sequences designed for the determination of gene or transcript information from Anuran species, and which may be used in studies for developmental and/or toxicity testing and for environmental toxicology or ecological assessment. Also described herein is a rapid, sensitive, high-throughput assay useful for supporting potential risk assessment across vertebrate clades, and that is also useful for evaluation of complex contaminant mixtures.
G01N 33/50 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique
C12Q 1/68 - Procédés de mesure ou de test faisant intervenir des enzymes, des acides nucléiques ou des micro-organismesCompositions à cet effetProcédés pour préparer ces compositions faisant intervenir des acides nucléiques
31.
Use of acoustics to disrupt and deter wood-infesting insects and other invertebrates from and within trees and wood products
Arizona Board of Regents, Acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Hofstetter, Richard W.
Mcguire, Reagan
Dunn, David
Abrégé
The invention comprises a device and method for impacting the behavior of invertebrates that infest wood, without the use of chemicals. In particular, the invention is useful for impacting the behavior of wood-boring invertebrates, which infest wood products, lumber and the woody portions of plants and trees. The invention utilizes acoustic (sonic) agents which may be optionally modulated with specific signals, to cause negative effects on the normal behaviors exhibited by wood-infesting invertebrates, which may result in the invertebrates being injured or killed, unable to reproduce, or caused to flee the wood that the invertebrates are infesting.
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Vanwinkle-Swift, Karen P.
Abrégé
Described herein are methods and apparatus for cultivating algae on, and harvesting from, porous inert membranes. Growth of the algae is accomplished on a porous membrane and provided with nutrients by percolation from below and/or misting from above. The membrane is preferably supported by a saturated bed of inert materials. Moisture and nutrients required for growth are provided by applying aqueous nutrient media to the membrane and algae from above and/or below. Algae grown in this manner is then subjected to stress, by applying a second, different aqueous media to the membrane and algae from above and/or below. The membrane itself, bearing the algae, may be moved from the first aqueous nutrient medium to the second, stress-inducing aqueous medium. The stress causes the algae to produce and accumulate lipids within the cells. The stressed algae is then harvested by removing the algae from the membrane.
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Propper, Catherine R.
Tester, John T.
Vail, Timothy L.
Venkatraman, Niranjan
Abrégé
Disclosed herein is a device and method for simultaneously conducting multiple assays on a liquid sample for the presence and quantification of analytes in the liquid sample. The device, which is referred to herein as a multi-assay cartridge holder or multi-strip assay cartridge holder (MSC) may be used in a system comprised of the MSC device and a reading device for reading the assays in the MSC device.
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Vanwinkle-Swift, Karen P.
Abrégé
Described are procedures that promote the accumulation and release of intracellular lipid bodies from zygospores of single-celled alga. This disclosure describes procedures for manipulating the progression or synchronization of the algae's life cycle, and for simplifying lipid extraction by promoting spontaneous release of intracellular lipid reserves. The approach is relevant to the commercial production of biodiesel and food supplements derived from fatty acids.
C12P 7/64 - GraissesHuilesCires de type esterAcides gras supérieurs, c.-à-d. ayant une chaîne continue d'au moins sept atomes de carbone liée à un groupe carboxyleHuiles ou graisses oxydées
35.
USE OF ACOUSTICS TO DISRUPT AND DETER WOOD-INFESTING INSECTS AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES FROM AND WITHIN TREES AND WOOD PRODUCTS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, acting for and on behalf of NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Hofstetter, Richard, W.
Mcguire, Reagan
Dunn, David
Abrégé
The invention comprises a device and method for impacting the behavior of invertebrates that infest wood, without the use of chemicals. In particular, the invention is useful for impacting the behavior of woodboring invertebrates, which infest wood products, lumber and the woody portions of plants and trees. The invention utilizes acoustic (sonic) agents which may be optionally modulated with specific signals, to cause negative effects on the normal behaviors exhibited by wood-infesting invertebrates, which may result in the invertebrates being injured or killed, unable to reproduce, or caused to flee the wood that the invertebrates are infesting.
A01M 29/34 - Épouvantails ou dispositifs répulsifs, p. ex. pour oiseaux empêchant l'accès ou obstruant le passage, p. ex. au moyen de barrières, de pics, de cordons, d'obstacles ou d'aspersion d'eau spécialement adaptés aux insectes
Arizona Board of Regents, acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Nishikawa, Kiisa
Uyeno, Theodore A.
Abrégé
An actuator according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a fixed member and a free member. The free member is operatively engaged with the fixed member so that the free member is moveable with respect to the fixed member. The actuator also includes means for moving the free member with respect to the fixed member. An elastic element operatively associated with the free member and the fixed member is operable to store energy without a change in an overall length of the actuator.
F16H 33/02 - Transmissions rotatives à accumulateurs mécaniques, p. ex. poids, ressorts, volants, en prise de manière intermittente
H02K 7/00 - Dispositions pour la mise en œuvre d'énergie mécanique associées structurellement aux machines dynamo-électriques, p. ex. association structurelle avec des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement ou des machines dynamo-électriques auxiliaires
H02K 41/03 - Moteurs synchronesMoteurs pas à pasMoteurs à réluctance
F16H 25/22 - Mécanismes à vis avec billes, rouleaux ou organes similaires entre pièces travaillant en conjugaisonÉléments essentiels pour l'utilisation de ces organes
H02K 21/04 - Bobinages disposés sur les aimants pour une excitation additionnelle
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Atkins, Steven Phillip
Doss, Brandon
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a portable, self-contained system and process for producing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases. The system is designed to be portable, so that it may be readily transported to and operated at various sites wherein carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen gases are produced and/or collected, and those gases reacted to form methanol. In a preferred embodiment, the system of the invention is transported to a site where it is permanently or temporarily installed and placed into operation.
B01J 12/00 - Procédés chimiques généraux faisant réagir des milieux gazeux avec des milieux gazeuxAppareillage spécialement adapté à cet effet
C07C 2/06 - Préparation d'hydrocarbures à partir d'hydrocarbures contenant un plus petit nombre d'atomes de carbone par addition d'hydrocarbures non saturés entre eux par oligomérisation d'hydrocarbures non saturés bien définis, sans formation de cycle d'alcènes, c.-à-d. d'hydrocarbures acycliques ne comportant qu'une seule liaison double carbone-carbone
C01B 3/34 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides avec des agents gazéifiants, p. ex. de l'eau, du gaz carbonique, de l'air par réaction d'hydrocarbures avec des agents gazéifiants
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Nishikawa, Kiisa
Uyeno, Theodore, A.
Abrégé
An actuator according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a fixed member and a free member. The free member is operatively engaged with the fixed member so that the free member is moveable with respect to the fixed member. The actuator also includes means for moving the free member with respect to the fixed member. An elastic element operatively associated with the free member and the fixed member is operable to store energy without a change in an overall length of the actuator.