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- New Housing Model "Flexible Housing Components": Final Booklet_05-02-12
- Creator
- Quinn, Aidan
- Date
- 2012-05-02, 2012-05
- Description
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This project is a focus on spatial flexibility. The idea is to generate housing components that focuses on flexibility in order to create...
Show moreThis project is a focus on spatial flexibility. The idea is to generate housing components that focuses on flexibility in order to create space that is defined by the user.
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- Increased Ethanol Production by Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms to Express Hemoglobin
- Creator
- Sanny, Tony, Stark, Benjamin C.
- Date
- 2016-04-15, 2016-04-12
- Description
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The present disclosure describes novel bacterial strains which express a pyruvate decarboxylase gene and at least one alcohol dehydrogenase...
Show moreThe present disclosure describes novel bacterial strains which express a pyruvate decarboxylase gene and at least one alcohol dehydrogenase gene from a bacteria of the genus Zymomonas and also express a hemoglobin gene from a bacteria of the genus Vitreoscilla. The pressent disclosure further describes methods for producing fermentation products with a microorganism which expresses a pyruvate decarboxylase gene and at least one alcohol dehydrogenase gene from a bacteria of the genus Zymomonas and also express a hemoglobin gene from a bacteria of the genus Vitreoscilla. Further the present disclosure describes methods for increasing production of a fermentation product comprising genetically engineering a microorganism which expresses a xylose isomerase gene to also express a hemoglobin gene from a bacteria of the genus Vitreoscilla.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Innovative Uses of Native CAD Files Progress Report June 2011
- Creator
- Kleps, Stephen M., Menches, Cindy
- Date
- 2013-09-18, 2011-06
- Description
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This publication presents an literature review, progress of an environmental scan, and preliminary findings of research for the project...
Show moreThis publication presents an literature review, progress of an environmental scan, and preliminary findings of research for the project entitled Innovative Uses of Native CAD Files.
Sponsorship: Electri International
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- Title
- New Housing Model "Flexible Housing Components: IMG_7337_EDIT_Crop"
- Creator
- Quinn, Aidan
- Date
- 2012-05-02, 2012-05
- Description
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This project is a focus on spatial flexibility. The idea is to generate housing components that focuses on flexibility in order to create...
Show moreThis project is a focus on spatial flexibility. The idea is to generate housing components that focuses on flexibility in order to create space that is defined by the user.
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- Title
- System and Method for Determining and Sharing Spectrum Availability
- Creator
- Taher, Tanim, Roberson, Dennis
- Date
- 2017-06-16, 2017-06-13
- Description
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A method and apparatus for determining and sharing RF spectrum availability. The method includes automatically sensing and analyzing a...
Show moreA method and apparatus for determining and sharing RF spectrum availability. The method includes automatically sensing and analyzing a spectrum to identify used and/or unused portions of the spectrum, and automatically communicating the used and/or unused portions of the spectrum to a spectrum owner or a spectrum user. The invention has particular use in automatically identifying and quantifying current spectrum users, automatically reporting the current spectrum users to a spectrum owner, and/or allocating unused spectrum portions to users.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Two-phase Heat Transport Device using Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping
- Creator
- Yagoobi, Jamal Seyed, Pearson, Matthew R.
- Date
- 2013-10-30, 2013-10-29
- Description
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An electrohydrodynamic conduction liquid pumping system having a vessel configured to contain a liquid therein, a single pair or multi-pairs...
Show moreAn electrohydrodynamic conduction liquid pumping system having a vessel configured to contain a liquid therein, a single pair or multi-pairs of electrodes disposed in a circularly spaced apart relationship to each other inside the vessel and configured to be oriented in the liquid. A power supply is coupled to the electrodes and configured to generate electric fields in-between each electrode pair to induce a net radial pumping of the liquid. A heat source is provided to produce heat sufficient to boil and vaporize the liquid while non-vaporized liquid moving toward the heat source prevents over-heating of the heat source. A heat sink is configured to have a operating temperature below the vaporization temperature of the liquid so that contact of the vapor with the heat sink will condense the vapor into a liquid to replenish the liquid supply moving toward the heat source.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
Primary US Patent Classification 417/48
US Patent Classification 361/700
US Patent Classification 361/702
International Patent Classification F04B 37/00
International Patent Classification H05K 7/20
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- Title
- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- Creator
- Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
- Date
- 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
- Description
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A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Title
- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- Creator
- Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
- Date
- 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
- Description
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A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Title
- Physical Assistive Robotic Devices and Systems
- Creator
- Ota, Yasuhiro, Ryumae, Masaru, Sato, Keiichi, Sano, Shin
- Date
- 2013-04-26, 2013-02-19
- Description
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A physical assistive robotic device may include a frame including an upright support member, a lateral member slidably engaged with the...
Show moreA physical assistive robotic device may include a frame including an upright support member, a lateral member slidably engaged with the upright support member, a handle slidably engaged with the lateral member, an elevation actuator coupled to the upright support member and the lateral member, and a lateral actuator coupled to the lateral member and the handle. The elevation actuator translates the lateral member and the lateral actuator translates the handle to transition a user between a standing position and a non-standing position.
Sponsorship: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Systems, Methods, and Protocols for Process Migration and Group Membership management
- Creator
- Sun, Xian-he, Du, Cong
- Date
- 2014-03-05, 2012-12-18
- Description
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A system, method, and set of protocols for dynamic group communication are provided for enabling dynamic process migration and dynamic group...
Show moreA system, method, and set of protocols for dynamic group communication are provided for enabling dynamic process migration and dynamic group membership management. A process in a group receives and distributes a migration signal. Group communication continues while the processes in the group asynchronously reach a global superstep and then a synchronization point. The processes then spawn a new process on a new device and update group membership information. The new process operates in continuous execution with the new group.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Relationships Among Twitter Conversation Networks, Language Use, and Congressional Voting
- Creator
- Hemphill, Libby, Otterbacher, Jahna, Shapiro, Matthew A.
- Date
- 2012-12-20, 2012
- Description
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As Twitter becomes a more common means for officials to communicate with their constituents, it becomes more important that we understand just...
Show moreAs Twitter becomes a more common means for officials to communicate with their constituents, it becomes more important that we understand just how that communication relates to other political activities. Using data from 411 members of Congress' Twitter activity during the summer of 2011, we examine relationships among the resulting conversation networks, language use, and political behavior. The social networks that result from their communications have surprisingly low density and high diameter, indicating a level of independence that is surprising for a group so tightly connected offline. Our findings also indicate that officials frequently use Twitter to advertise their political positions and to provide information but rarely to request political action from their constituents or to recognize the good work of others. Our analysis suggests strong relationships between anti-social behaviors indicated by the loosely connected network and low incidence of pro-social conversations and polarized or extreme Congressional voting records.
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- Understanding Construction Workers’ Risk Decisions Using Cognitive Continuum Theory
- Creator
- Menches, Cindy L., Saxena, Jaya
- Date
- 2013-09-19, 2013-09-19
- Description
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The goal of the research presented in this article was to construct a theory about the influence of decision cues on intuitive and...
Show moreThe goal of the research presented in this article was to construct a theory about the influence of decision cues on intuitive and deliberative decision-making in high-hazard construction environments. Drawing from Cognitive Continuum Theory, the article specifies a framework for understanding why and how construction workers make decisions that lead to taking or avoiding physical risks when they encounter daily hazards. A secondary aim of the research was to construct a set of hypotheses about how specific decision cues influence whether a worker is more likely to engage their intuitive impulses or to use careful deliberation when responding to a hazard. These hypotheses are described in this article, and the efficacy of the hypotheses was evaluated using cross-tabulations and nonparametric measures of association. While most of the associations between decision cues and decision mode (i.e., intuition or deliberation) identified in this data set were generally modest, none of the associations were statistically zero, thus indicating that further research is warranted based on theoretical grounds. A rigorous program of theory testing is the next logical step to the research, and the article thus concludes with numerous suggestions for extending the research and testing the proposed hypotheses.
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- Title
- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- Creator
- Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
- Date
- 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
- Description
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A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Title
- A FAT home
- Creator
- Szajna, Conrad
- Date
- 2012, 2012-05
- Description
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The aim of this thesis is to revitalize suburban subdivisions not by destroying existing typology but by using the typical cookie cutter homes...
Show moreThe aim of this thesis is to revitalize suburban subdivisions not by destroying existing typology but by using the typical cookie cutter homes as a basis for re-envisioning subdivisions. By creating key room components, existing homes can expand outward to provide additional rooms for current family members, for older generations moving back home and/or for additional rental spaces as a way to supplement income. The end result creates unique spaces and courtyards that places the resident much closer to nature.
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- Hierarchical Structured Data Organization System
- Creator
- Frieder, Ophir, Kapoor, Sanjiv
- Date
- 2015-11-11, 2015-11-10
- Description
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A method in a data processing system and apparatus for organizing files or web pages, structured or unstructured, of multiple users stored...
Show moreA method in a data processing system and apparatus for organizing files or web pages, structured or unstructured, of multiple users stored across one or more server computers into hierarchical file structures on a recordable medium of a data processing system. A user-defined metalabel is assigned to each of the electronic files or web pages. The electronic files or web pages are organized as a function of the metalabels into the hierarchical file structures.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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