Patents Assigned to Texas State University
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Patent number: 12004514Abstract: Occidiofungin is a cyclic nonribosomally synthesized antifungal peptide with submicromolar activity. This invention is directed to compositions enriched for particular occidiofungin diastereomers/conformers, methods of making compositions enriched for particular diastereomers/conformers and microorganisms suitable for producing enriched compositions of particular diastereomers/conformers. Methods of treating fungal infections or plants infected by fungi are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, Mississippi State UniversityInventors: James Leif Smith, Akshaya Ravichandran, Shien Lu, Ganyu Gu
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Patent number: 12008663Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of determining the feasibility of growing one or more crops by evaluating a plurality of risk factors associated with the growing and determining the feasibility of the growing based on the evaluation of the risk factors. In some embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure also include steps of tailoring the risk factors based on the determination of the feasibility of the growing and re-determining the feasibility of the growing by evaluation of the tailored risk factors. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure also include a step of implementing the growing based on the determination of the feasibility of the growing.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Texas State UniversityInventors: Faraz Moghimi, Bahram Asiabanpour
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Patent number: 11904459Abstract: A robotic coupling joint system and method are discussed herein, which may be utilized with a daylighting system or photovoltaic system to track sunlight. The system may provide a spherical joint allowing axial motion about two or more axes of the spherical joint. The joint comprises a first plate with four or more sockets, a second plate, a connector, and one or more spheres positioned between the first and second plates. The connector secures the sphere between the first and second plates. The system may also include a stand, an end effector coupled to the stand by the spherical joint, and a mobility system that is capable of actuating the end effector. The mobility system includes two or more linking elements coupled to the end effector, and a motor coupled to the linking elements to actuate the end effector to track sunlight.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Texas State UniversityInventors: Ricardo Mateo Ramirez, III, Bahram Asiabanpour
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Publication number: 20230401790Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a computer-implemented method for automated identification of air voids on a surface by receiving a plurality of images of the surface; reconstructing the plurality of images into at least one three-dimensional representation of the surface; and feeding the reconstructed three-dimensional representation of the surface into an algorithm specifically trained for air void identification. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a computing device for automated identification of air voids on a surface in accordance with the method of the present disclosure. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a system for automated identification of air voids on a surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Texas State UniversityInventors: Feng Wang, Jueqiang Tao, Haitao Gong, Xiaohua Luo, Yaxiong Huang
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Publication number: 20230186210Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems for optimizing a property of a plant. In some embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure include: (1) receiving one or more growth-related parameters of the plant; (2) receiving one or more phenotype-related parameters of the plant; (3) receiving one or more qualitative parameters of the plant; (4) utilizing a computing unit to evaluate said one or more growth-related parameters, phenotype-related parameters and qualitative parameters of the plant; and (5) utilizing the computing unit to adjust the one or more of the growth-related parameters of the plant based on the evaluation. In some embodiments, the aforementioned steps are repeated a plurality of times. In some embodiments, the parameters are stored in a database and utilized by a machine-learning algorithm to optimize the evaluation of the parameters and adjustment of the growth-related parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Bahram Asiabanpour, Isaac Olson
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Publication number: 20230112054Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of modulating a stress response in a eukaryotic organism against an environmental stress by introducing an RNA fragment (RF) or an antisense nucleotide to the eukaryotic organism. Thereafter, the RF or antisense nucleotide modulates the stress response against the environmental stress. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to the RFs and antisense nucleotides of the present disclosure. The RFs generally include: a sequence recognition site that contains a reverse complement sequence of a nucleotide sequence of the organism; and a stem loop structure with a paired region that includes paired RNA nucleotides, and an unpaired region that includes unpaired RNA nucleotides in the form of a loop. The antisense nucleotides may include a reverse complement sequence of the RFs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Hong-Gu Kang, Sung-II Kim
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Patent number: 11370725Abstract: Disclosed is an ethylene and/or propylene cracker unit that uses recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. A boiler may also use recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. In either instance, instead of releasing high-purity CO2 into the atmosphere, the bulk of the CO2 is utilized as the working fluid and the produced CO2 is captured and sent to the pipeline for utilization or storage. These systems will minimize heat loss and achieve essentially zero CO2 emission to the air.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Lamar University, a Component of the Texas State University System, an Agency of the State of TexasInventors: Daniel H. Chen, Russel Buss, Dan P. Fernandes
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Patent number: 11368379Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for overlaying network data on a physical space and/or network devices. Rules are applied to network data that was captured from a network device. Such rules are used to select which network data from the captured network data is to be visualized by a user. The selected network data is then enhanced with additional information (e.g., geographical location). The speed of the transmission and/or volume of the enhanced network data are adapted according to human brain frame rate and user preferences to generate processed network data. Holograms of the processed network data are created for visualization at an augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) device. The AR/VR device overlays the holograms on top of the physical space encompassing the network device and/or the network device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Texas State UniversityInventor: Georgios Koutitas
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Publication number: 20220177389Abstract: Disclosed is a boiler may that uses recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. Instead of releasing high-purity CO2 into the atmosphere, the bulk of the CO2 is utilized as the working fluid and the produced CO2 is captured and sent to a pipeline for utilization or storage. These systems will minimize heat loss and achieve essentially zero CO2 emission to the air.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: LAMAR UNIVERSITY, A COMPONENT OF THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF TEXASInventors: Daniel H. Chen, Russel Buss, Dan P. Fernandes
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Publication number: 20220138869Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of determining the feasibility of growing one or more crops by evaluating a plurality of risk factors associated with the growing and determining the feasibility of the growing based on the evaluation of the risk factors. In some embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure also include steps of tailoring the risk factors based on the determination of the feasibility of the growing and re-determining the feasibility of the growing by evaluation of the tailored risk factors. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure also include a step of implementing the growing based on the determination of the feasibility of the growing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Texas State UniversityInventors: Faraz Moghimi, Bahram Asiabanpour
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Publication number: 20220033324Abstract: Disclosed is an ethylene and/or propylene cracker unit that uses recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. A boiler may also use recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. In either instance, instead of releasing high-purity CO2 into the atmosphere, the bulk of the CO2 is utilized as the working fluid and the produced CO2 is captured and sent to the pipeline for utilization or storage. These systems will minimize heat loss and achieve essentially zero CO2 emission to the air.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: LAMAR UNIVERSITY, A COMPONENT OF THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ,AN AGENCYInventors: Daniel H. Chen, Russel Buss, Dan P. Femandes
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Patent number: 11120232Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for enabling early collision detection and handling in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems. A tag receives an instruction from a reader to reflect either a single encoded bit or multiple encoded bits. The tag then reflects either the single encoded bit or the multiple encoded bits to the reader. The reader decodes the received encoded bit(s) from the tag, where the decoded bit(s) are placed in a vector or matrix by the reader. The vector/matrix is then transmitted to the tag, which determines if the reflected bit(s) agree with the corresponding bit(s) in the vector/matrix thereby indicating whether the reflected bit(s) were read successfully by the reader. The tag will then enter a no reflection mode in response to a disagreement between the reflected bit(s) with the corresponding bit(s) in the vector/matrix thereby preventing collisions from occurring.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Texas State UniversityInventors: Ramsey Doany, Harold Stern
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Patent number: 11091769Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to modified plants or seeds that contain a mutated gene. The mutated gene includes, without limitation, a pic30 mutant, a mutant homolog of pic30, and combinations thereof. The modified plant or seed is resistant to at least one herbicide, such as picloram. The modified plant or seed may also be resistant to one or more sources of environmental stress, such as drought, plant pathogenesis, biotic stress, and abiotic stress. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of controlling the growth of weeds in a field by applying at least one herbicide to the field that includes the aforementioned modified plants or seeds. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of developing the aforementioned modified plants or seeds by introducing one or more of the aforementioned mutated genes to a plant or seed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Nihal Dharmasiri, Sunethra Dharmasiri, Praveen Kumar Kathare
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Publication number: 20210223224Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of evaluating a meat sample by measuring electricity conducted from water in the meat sample and correlating the evaluation to a property of the meat sample. The water forms (e.g., free water, immobilized water, and bound water) can be evaluated by measuring electricity conducted from water in the meat sample. The property of the meat sample can include, without limitation, a color of the meat sample, or a tenderness of the meat sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Texas State UniversityInventor: Carl R. Richardson
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Patent number: 10781226Abstract: Described herein is photocaging methodology using ruthenium (II) complexes with 7-deazahypoxanthine-based anticancer agents. Specifically, 7-deazahypoxanthines are converted into photoactivatable chemotherapeutic agents for the controlled release of these toxic agents selectively into tumor tissue upon irradiation with light.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: Texas State University, Leiden UniversityInventors: Alexander Kornienko, Tania Betan-Court, Sylvestre Bonnet, Vincent Van Rixel
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Patent number: 10669399Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-healing conductive network compositions. The networks can contain one or more conductive polymers and one or more supramolecular complexes. The supramolecular complex can be introduced into conductive polymer matrix, resulting in a network of the two components. In this network, the nanostructured conductive polymer gel constructs a 3D network to promote the transport of electrons and mechanically reinforce the network while the supramolecular complex contributes to self-healing property and also conductivity. The networks disclosed herein are useful for various applications such as self-healing electronics, artificial skins, soft robotics and biomimetic prostheses.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Texas State UniversityInventors: Guihua Yu, Ye Shi, Xiaopeng Li
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Patent number: 10599638Abstract: A method for identifying maximal independent sets in parallel may include, on a processor, accessing data representing an undirected graph, generating a respective initial priority value for each vertex, dependent on the vertex degree and an average degree for vertices in the graph, and recording an indication of the initial priority value for each vertex. The method may include determining, for multiple vertices, that no neighbor vertex has a priority value that is higher than that of the vertex. In response, the method may include recording respective indications that each neighbor vertex connected is not to be included in a maximal independent set for the undirected graph and recording an indication that the vertex is to be included in the maximal independent set. The determinations and recordings may be performed in parallel by respective processing elements of the processor. The processor may be a GPU.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: The Texas State University-San MarcosInventors: Martin Burtscher, Sindhu Devale
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Patent number: 10504725Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for creating a nanoscale structure. The method includes forming a window in a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, and a mask layer; depositing a second semiconductor layer within the window such that a gap remains between the second semiconductor and a portion of the window; and regrowing the first semiconductor layer such that the first semiconductor layer fills the gap.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: The Texas State University-San MarcosInventor: Edwin L. Piner
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Patent number: 10449150Abstract: A fiber fluidic system may be used to produce particles (e.g., NPs and/or microparticles). The fiber fluidic system may include a cylinder with a plurality of elongated fibers oriented along a length of the cylinder. The cylinder may have a first opening at or near a first end of the cylinder and a second opening downstream of the first opening. A constrained phase fluid may be provided through the first opening and a free phase fluid may be provided through the second opening to produce particles (e.g., NPs and/or microparticles) through a second end of the cylinder. The fiber fluidic system may be used to continuously produce the particles at high throughput.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Texas State UniversityInventors: Tania Betancourt, John L. Massingill, Jr., Holly Stretz
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Patent number: 10404562Abstract: A method includes estimating a parametric model for a round-trip time sequence for an electronic transmission over a network. Optimization calculations may be performed to dynamically determine a bound (for example, a lower bound) on re-transmission timeout for an electronic transmission to be conducted over the network.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Texas State UniversityInventors: Stan McClellan, Wuxu Peng, Eduardo Gonzalez