Patents Assigned to Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
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Patent number: 11857639Abstract: A nanomedicinal composition comprising a nanocarrier and a pharmaceutical agent mixture comprising an anti-cancer therapeutic and an antioxidant. The nanocarrier comprises a porous silicate matrix and particles of a magnetic ferrite disposed in the pores of the porous silicate matrix. The pharmaceutical agent mixture is disposed in the pores and/or on the surface of the nanocarrier by a solution phase impregnation process. The nanomedicinal composition is used in a method of treating breast cancer.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: B. Rabindran Jermy, Vijaya Ravinayagam, Dana Almohazey
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Patent number: 11858853Abstract: A method of producing polycrystalline Y3Ba5Cu8Oy (Y-358) whereby powders of yttrium (III) oxide, a barium (II) salt, and copper (II) oxide are pelletized, calcined at 850 to 950° C. for 8 to 16 hours, ball milled under controlled conditions, pelletized again and sintered in an oxygen atmosphere at 900 to 1000° C. for up to 72 hours. The polycrystalline Y3Ba5Cu8Oy thus produced is in the form of elongated crystals having an average length of 2 to 10 ?m and an average width of 1 to 2 ?m, and embedded with spherical nanoparticles of yttrium deficient Y3Ba5Cu8Oy having an average diameter of 5 to 20 nm. The spherical nanoparticles are present as agglomerates having flower-like morphology with an average particles size of 30 to 60 nm. The ball milled polycrystalline Y3Ba5Cu8Oy prepared under controlled conditions shows significant enhancement of superconducting and flux pinning properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Yassine Slimani
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Patent number: 11857621Abstract: A pDNA-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 and methods for preventing or treating COVID-19 using it. The pDNA-vaccine encodes an immunogenic portion of SARS-CoV S1 protein, such as that encoded by SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment thereof, and may be conveniently administered intramuscularly without the need for electroporation or use of a gene gun.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Iman Almansour
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Publication number: 20230414842Abstract: A health care and/or entertainment device protective film may be configured to contact human skin, e.g., to limit the transmission of infection by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, prions, and/or viruses. The film may be formed as a nanocomposite film including at least 75 wt. %, relative to total organic matrix weight, of polyethylene, silver particles, and TiO2 particles, wherein the silver particles and TiO2 particles are distributed within and/or on an outer surface of the polyethylene, wherein the silver particles have a size of 1 to 1,000 nm, and wherein the TiO2 particles have a size of 1 to 50 nm. Such films may be applied to health care and/or entertainment devices, including virtual reality googles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Khaled Fikry SALAMA, Arwa Abdulrahman AL THUMARI
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Publication number: 20230414841Abstract: A health care and/or entertainment device protective film may be configured to contact human skin, e.g., to limit the transmission of infection by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, prions, and/or viruses. The film may be formed as a nanocomposite film including at least 75 wt. %, relative to total organic matrix weight, of polyethylene, silver particles, and TiO2 particles, wherein the silver particles and TiO2 particles are distributed within and/or on an outer surface of the polyethylene, wherein the silver particles have a size of 1 to 1,000 nm, and wherein the TiO2 particles have a size of 1 to 50 nm. Such films may be applied to health care and/or entertainment devices, including virtual reality googles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Khaled Fikry SALAMA, Arwa Abdulrahman AL THUMARI
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Patent number: 11850260Abstract: A medicinal nanocomposite is provided. The medicinal nanocomposite includes 80 to 99 wt. % carrier particles of a porous silicate material selected from a group including mesoporous silica, silicalite, mesosilicalite, silver-incorporated silicalite, and silver- incorporated mesosilicalite, the carrier particles comprising a pore framework, 0.5 to 10 wt. % silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) disposed on the pore framework, and 0.5 to 10 wt. % of a platinum-containing pharmaceutical compound disposed on at least one surface selected from an interior pore surface of the carrier particles, an exterior surface of the carrier particles, and a surface of the silver nanoparticles. The medicinal nanocomposite releases less than 10 mole % of the platinum-containing pharmaceutical compound after 60 to 84 hours at a pH of 4.5 to 7, based on an initial amount of the platinum-containing pharmaceutical compound present in the medicinal nanocomposite.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: B. Rabindran Jermy, Vijaya Ravinayagam, Suriya Rehman
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Patent number: 11850312Abstract: A health care and/or entertainment device protective film may be configured to contact human skin, e.g., to limit the transmission of infection by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, prions, and/or viruses. The film may be formed as a nanocomposite film including at least 75 wt. %, relative to total organic matrix weight, of polyethylene, silver particles, and TiO2 particles, wherein the silver particles and TiO2 particles are distributed within and/or on an outer surface of the polyethylene, wherein the silver particles have a size of 1 to 1,000 nm, and wherein the TiO2 particles have a size of 1 to 50 nm. Such films may be applied to health care and/or entertainment devices, including virtual reality googles.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Khaled Fikry Salama, Arwa Abdulrahman Al Thumari
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Patent number: 11854388Abstract: A method and apparatus for level of service assessment at signalized intersections is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for estimating an average delay per vehicle at a signalized intersection with a traffic signal, including sampling vehicle arrival rates at the signalized intersection, sampling vehicle departure rates at the signalized intersection, analyzing generated shock waves at the traffic signal, wherein the traffic signal shock wave is a change in vehicle density due to changes in the traffic signal, and estimating the average delay per vehicle based on the vehicle arrival rates, the vehicle departure rates, and the traffic shock waves at the signalized intersection.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Wael Mohamad ElSayed Eldessouki
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Patent number: 11854739Abstract: A flexible energy storage device with a redox-active polymer hydrogel electrolyte is provided. The flexible energy storage device can include a pair of electrodes separated by the redox-active polymer hydrogel electrolyte. The redox-active polymer hydrogel electrolyte can include a polymer hydrogel, charge balancing anions and redox-active transition metal cations at least one selected from the group consisting of vanadium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, and copper. The flexible energy storage device may retain greater than 75% of an unbent specific capacitance when bent at an angle of 10° to 170°.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Ayhan Bozkurt, Emre Cevik
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Patent number: 11850108Abstract: A curable composite material containing nanodiamonds, denture bases and other dental prosthetics made from the composite material and methods for treating dental stomatitis using these prosthetics.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Mohammed Moustafa Ahmed Gad, Shaimaa Mohamed Said Fouda, Fahad A. Al-Harbi, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity, Passent Safwat Aly Ellakany
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Publication number: 20230404931Abstract: A nanomedicinal composition comprising a nanocarrier and an antioxidant. The nanocarrier contains a metal organic framework and a porous silicate and/or aluminosilicate matrix. The antioxidant is disposed in the pores and/or on the surface of the nanocarrier by a solution phase impregnation process. The nanomedicinal composition is used in a method of treating Blastocystis infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: B. Rabindran JERMY, Vijaya RAVINAYAGAM, Ayman A. ELBADRY
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Publication number: 20230404930Abstract: A nanomedicinal composition comprising a nanocarrier and an antioxidant. The nanocarrier contains a metal organic framework and a porous silicate and/or aluminosilicate matrix. The antioxidant is disposed in the pores and/or on the surface of the nanocarrier by a solution phase impregnation process. The nanomedicinal composition is used in a method of treating Blastocystis infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: B. Rabindran JERMY, Vijaya RAVINAYAGAM, Ayman A. ELBADRY
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Publication number: 20230404932Abstract: A nanomedicinal composition comprising a nanocarrier and an antioxidant. The nanocarrier contains a metal organic framework and a porous silicate and/or aluminosilicate matrix. The antioxidant is disposed in the pores and/or on the surface of the nanocarrier by a solution phase impregnation process. The nanomedicinal composition is used in a method of treating Blastocystis infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: B. Rabindran JERMY, Vijaya RAVINAYAGAM, Ayman A. ELBADRY
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Patent number: 11844659Abstract: A curable composite material containing nanodiamonds, denture bases and other dental prosthetics made from the composite material and methods for treating dental stomatitis using these prosthetics.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Mohammed Moustafa Ahmed Gad, Shaimaa Mohamed Said Fouda, Fahad A. Al-Harbi, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity, Passent Safwat Aly Ellakany
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Patent number: 11845441Abstract: A speed based alarm system to be used in automobiles includes a first touch sensor, a second touch sensor, a processing unit, and a notification alarm. The first touch sensor and the second touch sensor are integrated into a steering wheel body of an automobile to detect the hands of the driver on the steering wheel. The feedback from the first touch sensor and/or the second touch sensor are received at the processing unit along with a vehicle speed, wherein the vehicle speed is retrieved from a vehicle logic board. The processing unit determines if the automobile is at a speed which requires both hands of the driver for better control of the automobile. If the automobile is at a speed that requires both hands of the driver, and only one hand is detected on the steering wheel, the processing unit activates the notification alarm to notify the driver.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Ahmed Salah M. Alkhoudiri
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Publication number: 20230402557Abstract: The HCPV system includes a plurality of modules connected to an array, a casing, a plurality of inverted pyramids, a plurality of solar cells, and a backplate. Each module includes an optical component that concentrates light onto a single solar cell and a single inverted pyramid with solid lateral faces connects the optical component at a peripheral edge of a base of the pyramid to the single solar cell at an apex of the inverted pyramid. The casing has a top frame and a bottom frame. The top frame surrounds each optical component on the peripheral edge of the pyramid, and the bottom frame surrounds each solar cell on the apex of the pyramid. The top frame and bottom frame are separated by a plurality of supports. The backplate is a plurality of interconnected circular pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Fahad Gallab AL-AMRI
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Patent number: 11839664Abstract: Base material arrangements having at least two layers can accommodate the addition of antifungal material (nanofiller), such as in denture base resin without significantly compromising the mechanical properties and/or translucency of the base material arrangements. Antifungal agents such as nanosilver and nanozirconia can be used to modify a surface layer of the material arrangements, such as the denture base, to overcome certain known shortcomings of the modified materials, e.g., typical acrylic resins containing nanosilver and nanozirconia.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Mohammed Moustafa Ahmed Gad, Reem Abualsaud, Ahmed Mohamed Rahoma, Shaimaa Mohamed Said Fouda, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity
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Patent number: 11841321Abstract: A system for biomolecule identification by terahertz sensing, an asymmetric triple split-rectangular (ATSR) metamaterial biosensor, and a method for biomolecule identification by terahertz sensing are presented. The asymmetric triple split-rectangular (ATSR) metamaterial biosensor includes three gap areas which highly confine an electric field. The biosensor includes an E-shaped structure facing an inverted E-shaped structure with gaps between the respective legs. Each leg has a specially designed extension on either side which increases the electric field. A terahertz laser interrogates an analyte upon the metamaterial structure with a plurality of frequencies. The amplitude difference is estimated by an amplitude difference referencing technique. The amplitude difference is matched to a database record to identify the biomolecule analyte.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Ibraheem Abdalwahhab Ibraheem Al-Naib
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Publication number: 20230390415Abstract: A nanomedicinal composition comprising a nanocarrier and a pharmaceutical agent mixture comprising an anti-cancer therapeutic and an antioxidant. The nanocarrier comprises a porous silicate matrix and particles of a magnetic ferrite disposed in the pores of the porous silicate matrix. The pharmaceutical agent mixture is disposed in the pores and/or on the surface of the nanocarrier by a solution phase impregnation process. The nanomedicinal composition is used in a method of treating breast cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: B. Rabindran JERMY, Vijaya RAVINAYAGAM, Dana ALMOHAZEY
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Publication number: 20230390516Abstract: A ventilator adaptor for switching between ventilator devices while maintaining respiratory support to a patient is described. The ventilator adaptor has a first movable element with a first inlet and a second inlet, and a second movable element movably attached to the first movable element and with an outlet. The outlet has an inner diameter of 14.5-15.5 mm, preferably 15 mm, and the first inlet and the second inlet have an outer diameter of 14.5-15.5 mm, preferably 15 mm. The outlet is in fluid communication with the first inlet in a first position or with the second inlet in a second position by moving the second movable element relative to the first movable element thereby aligning the outlet with the first inlet or the second inlet. The outlet may be attached to an endotracheal tube in order to form a ventilation assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Ahmed Abdelkarim MANSI