| UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patent applications |
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| 20100253783 | SPATIALLY-SELECTIVE REFLECTOR STRUCTURES, REFLECTOR DISKS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF - The invention provides a spatially-selective reflective structure for the detection of submillimeter electromagnetic waves and systems and methods incorporating spatially-selective reflective structures. One aspect of the invention provides a spatially-selective reflective structure including a partially-conducting slab and a modulating reflector disk adjacent to the partially-conducting slab. The modulating reflector disk includes a plurality of modulations. Another aspect of the invention provides a submillimeter imaging device including submillimeter wave optics, a spatially-selective reflective structure located in the focal plane of the submillimeter wave optics, a submillimeter wave receiver positioned to capture waves reflected from the spatially-selective reflective structure, and a motor configured to rotate the spatially-selective reflective structure. The spatially-selective reflective structure includes a partially-conducting slab and a modulating reflector disk adjacent to the partially-conducting slab. The modulating reflector plate includes one or more modulations. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100157286 | NANOTHIN POLYMER FILMS WITH SELECTIVE PORES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A method of preparing nanothin polymer films having uniform and selectively sized pores utilizing pore forming templates. Lipids and pore forming templates are dissolved into a first solution. The solvent is removed thereby creating a lipid bilayer with pore forming templates dispersed throughout. The bilayer is hydrated and monomers and crosslinkers are added to create a second solution. A nanothin film with pore forming templates is created through polymerization of said second solution. The pore forming templates are dissolved into a third solution by addition of a chemical in which the pore forming template is soluble, but the lipid bilayer is insoluble. This third solution is separated from the mixture leaving a nanothin polymer film with pores of a uniform thickness and surface area. In summary, the guided assembly method presented here suggests a new general strategy for the fabrication of nanothin materials with controlled permeability, which provides improvements over the currently existing technology. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100121210 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTION OFANALYTE IN VAPOR OR GASEOUS SAMPLE - A method and system for electrochemical detection of an analyte in a vapor or gas sample is provided. The method and system include exposing a vapor or gas sample to an electrochemical sensor comprising one or more electrodes and a coating that surrounds the one or more electrodes, which coating is capable of partitioning the analyte directly from the vapor or gas sample. The method and system include detecting an oxidation/reduction current during the exposing, wherein the detected current relates to a concentration of analyte in the vapor or gas sample. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20090019289 | NEGATIVE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR A NETWORKED COMPUTER SYSTEM - The disclosed invention is a method for screening access to a computer system using a negative authentication system. Input login requests are compared against a set of detectors comprising anti-passwords and only allowed further access if they do not match any of the anti-passwords. A method of generating a set of detectors comprising anti-passwords is also disclosed. | 01-15-2009 |
