Patents Assigned to Wisconson Alumni Research Foundation
  • Metal substrates including metal oxide nanoporous thin films and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10145629
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a metal-containing apparatus including a substrate member constructed of a metal that is highly resistant to pitting corrosion and wear in aggressive media. An exemplary metal-containing apparatus is a plate heat exchanger. The metal includes an oxidation layer on the surface thereof and a thin metal oxide nanoporous film on top of the oxidation layer. The nanoporous film is highly compliant and is comprised of oxygen and aluminum, titanium, silicon, zirconium and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Wisconson Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Marc A. Anderson, M. Isabel Tejedor, Ole Christensen
  • Compositions and methods for identifying agents which regulate chromosomal stability, gene activation and aging
    Patent number: 7291606
    Abstract: Novel compositions and methods are provided for identifying agents which affect chromosomal stability and aging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Wisconson Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: John M. Denu, Kirk G. Tanner