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Chelsea Ju, Natick, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110183382METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM C. PHYTOFERMENTANS - This invention provides systems and methods for the production of compounds by 07-28-2011

Chien-Ping Ju, Kansas City, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080300447Dual-Pulsation Bi-Ventricular Assist Device - A ventricular assist device is disclosed which comprises a sac for wrapping around a portion of a heart, the sac having one or more inflatable chambers for compressing the heart when the chambers being inflated and a blood outlet made to an aorta, the blood outlet being the sole opening in the human blood path in the vicinity of heart, wherein during a systolic phase the inflatable chambers inflate while blood flows out of the aorta through the blood outlet, and during a diastolic phase the inflatable chambers deflate while blood flows into the aorta through the blood outlet.12-04-2008
20080306329Ventricular Assist Device - A manifold for accessing blood from a human blood vessel is disclosed which comprises a first and a second pathway intersecting with each other at an angle, the first pathway being configured to be completed embedded in the human blood vessel with the second pathway leading toward outside of the human blood vessel wherein the manifold is substantially retained by the human blood vessel alone.12-11-2008
20100076480Orthopaedic paste delivering tool and method for continually delivering the paste, and devices and methods for facilitating the delivery of the orthopaedic paste - The present invention discloses a technique for continually delivering an orthopaedic paste into a bone, which will harden in the bone and act as a medical implant. The present invention uses a replacement mechanism in delivering the paste stored in a chamber through a tube in fluid communication with the chamber, which includes invading the paste in the chamber with a small volume of recovery member such as a rod to replace the same volume of paste into the tube, and retreating the invading rod while applying a pressure to the paste in the chamber, so that a space created by the retreating is replaced by the paste, and repeating the invasion and the retreating alternately to continually deliver the paste through the tube.03-25-2010
20110093025BONE CAVITY CREATION AND METHOD WITH MAGNETIC FORCE RETRIEVABLE BEADS - The present invention discloses a method of using beads to create a cavity in a bone, which includes introducing beads into a bone by applying a pressure on said beads, wherein the beads are metallic beads able to be attracted by a magnet; and withdrawing the beads from the bone by magnetic force. Preferably, a pocket is disposed in the bone prior to the introduction of beads, and the introduction and withdraw of the beads are carried out with respect to said pocket.04-21-2011

Patent applications by Chien-Ping Ju, Kansas City, MO US

Chien-Ping Ju, Carbondale, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080300604Perforated balloon and method for forming a hardened orthopaedic paste in a bone using same - The present invention discloses a technique for forming a hardened orthopaedic paste in a bone cavity, which involves a forced-feeding balloon rupture mechanism. This mechanism includes continuously or intermittently injecting a liquid or gas into a perforated balloon containing a hardened orthopaedic paste therein in a bone cavity until the perforated balloon is dilated to exceed a critical size, and thus ruptures.12-04-2008
20090069900Method for forming a bioresorbable composite implant in a bone - A method for forming a composite implant in a bone cavity is disclosed, which includes i) forming a first bone filler in a bone cavity; and ii) inserting a second bone filler into an unfilled space in the bone cavity, wherein the first bone filler has a higher compressive strength and slower bioresorption rate in comparison with the second bone filler.03-12-2009
20110251620PERFORATED BALLOON AND METHOD FOR FORMING A HARDENED ORTHOPAEDIC PASTE IN A BONE USING SAME - The present invention discloses a technique for forming a hardened orthopaedic paste in a bone cavity, which involves a forced-feeding balloon rupture mechanism. This mechanism includes continuously or intermittently injecting a liquid or gas into a perforated balloon containing a hardened orthopaedic paste therein in a bone cavity until the perforated balloon is dilated to exceed a critical size, and thus ruptures.10-13-2011

Patent applications by Chien-Ping Ju, Carbondale, IL US

Chien-Ping Ju, Kansas, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120093771METHOD FOR PREPARING A HARDENED CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE BLOCK AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a technique for prolonging the working time and setting time of a calcium sulfate hemihydrate paste by mixing calcium sulfate hemihydrate powder with an aqueous solution containing phosphate ions, so that the paste is suitable for operation and the resultant hardened calcium sulfate dihydrate block from the paste has an improved mechanical strength.04-19-2012
20120095518BONE CEMENT FORMULA AND BIORESORBABLE HARDENED BONE CEMENT COMPOSITES PREPARED WITH THE SAME - The present invention provides a bone cement formula having a powder component and a setting liquid component, wherein the powder component includes a calcium sulfate source and a calcium phosphate source with a weight ratio of the calcium sulfate source less than 65%, based on the total weight of the calcium sulfate source and the calcium phosphate source, and the setting liquid component comprises ammonium ion (NH04-19-2012

Gwo-Tarng Ju, Katy, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110132615OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of drilling and producing from an offshore structure, comprising drilling a first well from the offshore structure with a drilling riser; completing the first well with a first subsurface tree; connecting the first subsurface tree to a manifold; drilling a second well from the offshore structure with a drilling riser; completing the second well with a second subsurface tree; connecting the second subsurface tree to the manifold; and connecting a production riser to the manifold and the offshore structure.06-09-2011

Hao Ju, Austin, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100096327POLYMER COATINGS THAT RESIST ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS - The invention provides membranes useful for filtration of water and other liquids. The membrane may be a composite membrane having a polymer layer incorporating quaternary phosphonium or ammonium groups. The polymer layer may be resistant to protein adsorption in an aqueous environment. The membrane may also be a surface-modified membrane in which a polymer having quaternary phosphonium or ammonium groups is covalently attached to the membrane surface. Methods for making and using the membranes of the invention are also provided.04-22-2010

Jeff Ju, Gorham, ME US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090230537SEMICONDUCTOR DIE PACKAGE INCLUDING EMBEDDED FLIP CHIP - A semiconductor die package. The semiconductor die package includes a leadframe structure, a first semiconductor die comprising a first surface attached to a first side of the leadframe structure, and a second semiconductor die attached to a second side of the leadframe structure. The second semiconductor die comprises an integrated circuit die. A housing material is formed over at least a portion of the leadframe structure, the first semiconductor die, and the second semiconductor die. An exterior surface of the molding material is substantially coplanar with the first surface of the semiconductor die.09-17-2009

Jianhong Ju, Gorham, ME US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090079092Stacked Dual-Die Packages, Methods of Making, and Systems Incorporating Said Packages - A semiconductor die package. It includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first semiconductor die having its front surface facing the first surface of the substrate, a conductive adhesive disposed between the first semiconductor die and the first surface of the substrate, and a second semiconductor die located on the first semiconductor die. The front surface of second semiconductor die faces away from the first semiconductor die, and the back surface faces toward the first semiconductor die. A plurality of conductive structures electrically couple regions at the front surface of the second semiconductor die to conductive regions at the first surface of the substrate.03-26-2009

Jingfang Ju, Mobile, AL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100203513MICRORNA AS BIOMARKER IN CANCER - The present invention relates to the discovery of certain microRNAs that correlate with certain information regarding cancer. The microRNAs of the invention are selected from the group consisting of hsa-miR-15b, hsa-miR-181b, hsa-miR-191, hsa-miR-200c, and hsa-let-7g. If the expression of these microRNAs is increase, then the increased expression of these microRNAs is diagnostic for cancer, characterizes the cancer, prognosticates an expected response to cancer treatments, and/or prognosticates an expected survival of a patient. Embodiments of this discovery include a method, composition, kit and isolated nucleic acid.08-12-2010

Jingfang Ju, East Setauket, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110166201MIRNAS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IN CANCER - MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding small RNA molecules that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by interacting with 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs) of their target mRNAs. The invention relates to the application of miR-192 and miR-215. Both of these miRNAs impact cellular proliferation through the p53-miRNA circuit, and interact with dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and thymidylate synthase (TS). Particularly, upregulation of these miRNAs reduces cellular proliferation. The invention relates to this discovery. For example, inhibiting miR-192 and/or miR-215 sensitizes a neoplasm or a subject with a neoplasm to chemotherapeutic agents. Furthermore, measuring the levels of miR-192 and/or miR-215 provides one with information regarding whether the neoplasm or subject will respond to chemotherapeutic agents. Accordingly, the invention relates to composition and methods relating to the identification, characterization and modulation of the expression of miR-192 and miR-215.07-07-2011
20120087992miRNAS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IN CANCER - Methods for modulating expression of a component of a cell, comprising contacting the cell with a nucleic acid comprising an miR-140 nucleic acid sequence in an amount sufficient to modulate the cellular component are provided. Overexpression of miR-140 inhibits cell proliferation in both U-2 OS (wt-p53) and HCT 116 (wt-p53) cell lines. Cells transfected with miR-140 are more resistant to chemotherapeutic agent methotrexate, mi-140 expression is related to HDAC4 protein expression. The claimed methods reduce the protein expression level of HDAC4 without degrading the target mRNA.04-12-2012

Kihwan Ju, Whitestone, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080287815Photoplethysmography apparatus and method employing high resolution estimation of time-frequency spectra - A photoplethysmography apparatus and method is provided for high resolution estimating of Time-Frequency Spectra (TFS) and associated amplitudes using Variable Frequency Complex Demodulation (VFCDM), in a two-step procedure using a Time-Varying Optimal Parameter Search (TVOPS) technique to obtain TFS, followed by VFCDM to obtain even greater TFS resolution and instantaneous amplitudes associated with only specific frequencies of interest, via the combined TVOPS and VFCDM.11-20-2008

Lu-Kwang Ju, Akron, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241885PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELLULASE - Various methods for the production of cellulase are disclosed. In one embodiment the method for producing cellulase includes contacting a culture comprising a sophorolipid producer and a cellulase producer with a substrate that is consumed by the sophorolipid producer. In addition, a microorganism culture made from a sophorolipid producer and a cellulase producer is disclosed.10-02-2008
20090008325Affinity Foam Fractionation for Collection and Purification of Materials - The present invention generally relates to methods for purifying and/or concentrating compounds from or in solutions and/or mixtures. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for purifying and/or concentrating a compound from a solution or mixture. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for purifying/concentrating a compound from a solution or mixture that utilizes, in whole or part, foam purification and/or concentration. In still another embodiment, the present invention can be used to separate, concentrate and/or purify any material, including biological products and/or biomaterials, that can be selectively bound to a binding agent, thereby yielding a complex that will readily partition onto bubble surfaces in a foam.01-08-2009
20100297714Multi-Step Method for Producing Algae Products - A multi-step method for producing an algae product comprising, a microorganism consumption step, another step, and an algae product collection step. The microorganism consumption step comprises, combining a liquid growth medium comprising microorganisms with a phagotrophic algae capable of producing a desired algae product, consuming said microorganisms by said phagotrophic algae, and growing said phagotrophic algae. Another step comprises either a microorganism growth step or a photosynthetic algal growth step. A microorganism growth step comprises providing a liquid growth medium comprising nutrients and microorganisms capable of said consuming said nutrients, consuming said nutrients by said microorganisms, and growing said microorganisms. A photosynthetic algal growth step comprises providing a substantially organic nutrient depleted liquid medium, providing a microorganism population comprising said phagotrophic algae, photosynthetic growth of said phagotrophic algae. An algae product collection step comprises collecting a desired algae product from said phagotrophic algae.11-25-2010
20110027858Method of Modifying Fungal Morphology - Provided is a method of modifying fungal morphology. The method comprises introducing an amount of a surfactant to a fungus, or to a growing mixture comprising a fungus, wherein said amount of a surfactant is sufficient to induce a change in the morphology of said fungus.02-03-2011

Patent applications by Lu-Kwang Ju, Akron, OH US

Sang-Yong Ju, Ithaca, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100044230METHODS FOR SEPARATING CARBON NANOTUBES - Disclosed herein too is a method that includes dispersing nanotubes in media that comprises flavin moieties substituted with solubilizing side chains, and/or non-flavin containing molecular species; self-assembling the flavin moieties and other non-flavin containing molecular species in a pattern that is orderly wrapped around the nanotubes to form a composite; introducing desired amounts of an optional reagent that competes with self-assembly in order to disturb the wrapping around nanotubes with moderate order; and centrifuging the mass of the nanotubes and the composites to extract the composite from other nanotubes that are not in composite form.02-25-2010

Tzuchi R. Ju, Vernon Hills, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100310607PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to oral formulations comprising an active agent comprising at least one of 2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid, salts of 2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid or buffered 2-[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methyl-propanoic acid.12-09-2010
20110136915RAPID DISSOLUTION FORMULATION OF A CALCIUM RECEPTOR-ACTIVE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a calcium receptor-active compound and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the composition has a controlled dissolution profile. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing the pharmaceutical composition, as well as a method of treating a disease using the pharmaceutical composition.06-09-2011
20110237675PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS - The present invention provides a modified release formulation comprising an active agent in a hydrophilic polymer matrix wherein the active agent is a salt of fenofibric acid wherein the release rate of the formulation in an in vitro dissolution is substantially independent of the ionic strength of the dissolution media.09-29-2011

Patent applications by Tzuchi R. Ju, Vernon Hills, IL US

Yongqing Ju, Medfield, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100011595RAZOR BLADES - A razor blade having a substrate with a cutting edge being defined by a sharpened tip. The substrate has a thickness of between about 1.3 and 1.6 micrometers measured at a distance of four micrometers from the blade tip, a thickness of between about 2.2 and 2.7 micrometers measured at a distance of eight micrometers from the blade tip, a thickness of between about 3.8 and 4.9 micrometers measured at a distance of sixteen micrometers from the blade tip, a ratio of thickness measured at four micrometers from the blade tip to the thickness measured at eight micrometers from the blade tip of at least 0.55 and a ratio of thickness measured at four micrometers from the blade tip to the thickness measured at sixteen micrometers from the blade tip of at least 0.30.01-21-2010
20110313559Use Of Printed Circuit Board, Electronic Component, And Semi-Conductor Assembly Equipment For The Assembly Of Razors And Components Thereof - The invention discloses a novel application of standard printed circuit board (PCB) assembly modules, electronic assembly, and/or semiconductor assembly equipment for the assembly of consumer products, such as razor cartridges. In addition, nozzles of the pick/place component placement machine of the present invention may be desirably adapted to operate on type of razor cartridge component (e.g., blade, lubricating strip) disposed on a pallet. The adapted nozzle may include adaptors which may have an elongated portion, an angled portion, a tapered portion, a gripper portion, a curved portion, a rounded portion, a pointed tip, a stamper, a marker, a printer, a guide portion, a spring portion, a moveable leg, or any combination thereof, for operating on a razor cartridge component.12-22-2011

Yuhong Ju, Cincinnati, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080257785SORBENT COMPOSITIONS AND DESULFURIZATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The disclosed sorbents are for adsorbing sulfur compounds, particularly sulfur-containing aromatic compounds, from liquid hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline, cracked gasoline, diesel, high sulfur liquid fossil fuels, ultra-low sulfur fuel (ULSF) in fuel cell applications, and mixtures thereof. The sorbent compositions comprise one or more silicates having one or more metal nitrates admixed together. The one or more metal nitrates include iron (II) or (III), zinc (II), cadmium (II) and mercury (II) nitrate. The method of preparing and using the sorbents is also provided.10-23-2008