Patents Assigned to Auburn University
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Patent number: 11957757Abstract: The present disclosure provides method of making a nanoparticle complex wherein the nanoparticle complex comprises a ligand and a metal cation. The disclosure also provides nanoparticle complexes, methods of treating a disease in a patient utilizing the nanoparticle complexes, methods of identifying a disease in a patient utilizing the nanoparticle complexes, and kits involving the nanoparticle complexes.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: Feng Li, Wu Chen, Pengyu Chen
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Patent number: 11951439Abstract: An air conditioning device includes an inlet plenum to receive input air, a sprayer to charge at least one of a plurality of liquid droplets generating at least one charged liquid droplet and to release the charged liquid droplet into air rotating vortex, moving the input air within a spray chamber, to cause the charged liquid droplet to attract and attach a vapor molecule of the input air separating the molecule from the input air, a separation chamber to cause the liquid droplet with the attached vapor molecule to separate from the vortex to condense and collect as liquid, and an air outlet to direct, away from the air conditioning device, output air including air remaining following the separation, from the vortex, of the liquid droplet with the attached vapor molecule, where a first humidity of the output air is less than a second humidity of the input air.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventor: Lorenzo Cremaschi
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Patent number: 11942639Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrochemical cells comprising electrodes prepared from layered materials comprising a substantially two-dimensional ordered array of cells having an empirical formula of Mn+1Xn, where M comprises a transition metal selected from the group consisting of a Group IIIB metal, a Group IVB metal, a Group VB metal, a Group VIB metal, and any combination thereof, X is CxNy wherein x+y=n, and n is equal to 1, 2, or 3. Also disclosed herein are batteries comprising the electrochemical cells and methods for electrochemically preparing MXene compositions with the use of the electrochemical cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Auburn UniversityInventors: Majid Beidaghi, Armin Vahid Mohammadi
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Patent number: 11920171Abstract: The present disclosure describes genes and proteins of the coenzyme F430 synthetic pathway. The genes and proteins in the pathway find uses as isolated nucleic acids, transformation vectors, a transformation media, genetically modified cells, methods of modulating methanogenesis, methods of modulating methane oxidation, methods of making a tetrapyrrole compound, methods of oxidizing methane, methods of biogenic methane synthesis is provided, methods of assaying an organism for potential methanogenic or methanotrophic activity, and isolated proteins.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Auburn UniversityInventor: Steven Mansoorabadi
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Publication number: 20240057557Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: Kathleen GILES, Thomas Craig ANGLE, Lowell Paul WAGGONER, Thomas PASSLER, Terrence FISCHER
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Patent number: 11905426Abstract: The disclosure provides ink compositions that comprise a 2D material and a solvent and the method to fabricate such compositions. The disclosure also provides the composition and method of fabricating 3D MSCs comprising such ink compositions. Additionally, the disclosure provides a conducting material comprising a battery composition, a 2D material, and a solvent that results in the formation of a composition that may be used for 3D printing of batteries.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: Majid Beidaghi, Jafar Orangi, Virginia A. Davis, Fatima A. Hamade
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Patent number: 11905588Abstract: A device including a chamber and a nozzle detachably connected to the chamber, the nozzle defining an aperture, a target carousel disposed within the chamber, a first laser configured to generate a first beam directed toward the target carousel to perform in-situ ablation to form a laser plume, a gas flow system configured to supply gas into the chamber, such that the gas interacts with the laser plume and causes condensation and formation of nanoparticles, and a second laser configured to generate a second beam directed through the interior of the chamber, through the aperture of the nozzle, and toward a substrate disposed outside the device, the second laser beam configured to sinter and crystalize on the substrate the nanoparticles exiting the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Nima Shamsaei
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Publication number: 20240020634Abstract: The present tree seedling inventory system includes both a mobile platform used to obtain images of seedlings and a tree seedling inventory system to count the seedlings. A recurrent neural network can receive processed imaging data and utilize a model to accurately count the seedlings as the mobile platform passes along a seedling bed. The system may also provide additional accurate seedling quality data about the seedlings, such as shoot height, root collar diameter, and needle coloration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Auburn UniversityInventors: Yin Bao, James L. Johnson, Bobby Bradford, Rafael Bidese Puhl
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Patent number: 11875705Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for supporting an equipment manufacturing process, the apparatus including: a display; and a processor providing a user with a graphical user interface (GUI) for supporting a target-equipment manufacturing process of the user in the form of mixed reality (MR) through the display, and supporting an interaction operation between the GUI and a user action.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventor: Jong Min Park
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Patent number: 11841341Abstract: A method of target molecule detection includes simultaneously obtaining a first signal from a first working electrode and a second signal from a second working electrode, wherein the first signal is responsive to interaction of the first recognition element with the target molecule in a sample, and the second signal is indicative of background noise from the sample. The method further includes generating a modified signal that is proportional to an instantaneous difference between the first and second signals, wherein the modified signal indicates an amount of the target molecule present in the sample.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Auburn UniversityInventors: Christopher J. Easley, Mark D. Holtan, Subramaniam Somasundaram
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Patent number: 11826632Abstract: A method for manufacturing individualized protective gear such as pads based on a body scan, and the resulting pads, are disclosed herein. A body scan is taken of a wearer-defined area for a desired set of pads. The scan is converted to a mesh model. The mesh model is used to define a first surface of the pad shell and then translationally or orthogonally offset to provide a second surface of the pad shell. The mesh is also flattened to provide a liner for the pad. The shell may be manufactured using additive printing technology. The shell and the liner are then attached, such as by adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Auburn UniversityInventors: Michael Edgar Zabala, Vitale Kyle Castellano, Jacob Stuart Larson, Austin J. Harris
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Patent number: 11807727Abstract: A visibly transparent, homogeneous UV-blocking cellulose nanocrystal/lignin nanocomposite film and a method of making the same. The film is made by dispersing cellulose nanocrystals and lignin in an aqueous, alkaline solution to yield a dispersion; casting the dispersion onto a substrate; and evaporating the aqueous, alkaline solution to yield a homogeneous, visibly transparent film that at least partially absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhihua Jiang, Mahesh Parit
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Publication number: 20230340267Abstract: Engineered wood products and binder compositions for cold-pressed applications are provided. Methods are also provided for formulating binders and producing the engineered wood products. The binder comprises a soy product and an adhesive formulation. The binders are prepared by mixing the soy product with the adhesive formulation prior to application to a lignocellulosic material to form the engineered wood. The present compositions and methods provide enhanced bonding and shorter holding time at decreased cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: BRIAN VIA, SUJIT BANERJEE, OSEI A. ASAFU-ADJAYE, ABIODUN O. ALAWODE
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Publication number: 20230340400Abstract: Microorganisms and microbial production methods for the biosynthesis of ester compounds are provided. Useful examples employ microorganisms that have been genetically modified to express alcohol acyltransferases, either from other species or that have been modified to increase their activity in catalyzing the esterification of alcohols. Additional useful examples employ microorganisms that have been genetically modified to express lipases, either from other species or that have been modified to increase their activity in catalyzing the esterification of organic acids. Additional modifications are presented that significantly increase ester production.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventors: Yi WANG, Jun FENG, Yuechao MA
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Patent number: 11719830Abstract: A navigation system for a mobile object generates navigation data for the mobile object based on satellite navigation signals received from a plurality of satellites and base data received from a stationary base station. The navigation data includes code phase estimates and carrier phase estimates for the plurality of satellites. The system computes position, velocity and time estimates for the mobile object in accordance with the code phase estimates and carrier phase estimates, and performs a navigation function for the mobile object in accordance with the position, velocity and time estimates. The system generates code phase estimates by performing a Vector Delay Locked Loop (VDLL) computation process that drives a code NCO for each channel of a plurality of channels, and generates carrier phase estimates for the plurality of satellites by performing a RTK Vector Phase Locked Loop computation process that drives a carrier NCO for each channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: Deere & Company, Auburn University c/o Office of Innovation Advancement and CommercializationInventors: Scott M. Martin, David M. Bevly, Richard G. Keegan, Stephen F. Rounds
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Patent number: 11696568Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: AUBURN UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEInventors: Kathleen Giles, Thomas Craig Angle, Lowell Paul Waggoner, Thomas Passler, Terrence Fischer
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Patent number: 11690437Abstract: A medical backpack for storing medical supplies and medical equipment is disclosed. The medical backpack can be used by medics working in rural or remote areas that are not accessible by car and where access to hospitals and medical supplies is limited or non-existent. The medical backpack is light enough to carry long distances and comprised of a number of different compartments that are flexible to equip with various supplies for specific needs and circumstances.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Auburn UniversityInventors: Randall N. Bartlett, Scott W. Kramer
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Publication number: 20230201235Abstract: Provided is a method of treating a disease caused by a nidovirus that encodes Nsp15, such as a coronavirus, an arterivirus, or a torovirus, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an active agent selected from 3?-uridylic acid, 5?-uridylic acid, citrate, methacycline, meclocycline sulfosalicylate, mitoxantrone, epirubicin hydrochloride, daunorubicin hydrochloride, sorafenib, sunitinib malate, primaquine diphosphate, closantel, isopropyl ester of N4-hydroxycytidine, GpU dinucleotide or derivatives thereof, and tipiracil or N-substituted derivatives thereof. Further provided are a method of inhibiting an Nsp15 endoribonuclease of a nidovirus that encodes Nsp15 and compounds of formulas (I?) and (II?).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: The University of Chicago, UChicago Argonne, LLC, Auburn UniversityInventors: Youngchang Kim, Natalia Ivanovna Maltseva, Robert Jedrzejczak, Andrzej Joachimiak, Jacek Wower, Glenn Randall
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Patent number: 11682734Abstract: A thin-film transistor comprises an annealed layer comprising crystalline zinc oxide. A passivation layer is adjacent to the thin-film transistor. The passivation layer has a thickness and material composition such that when a dose of radiation from a radiation source irradiates the thin-film transistor, a portion of the dose that includes an approximate maximum concentration of the dose is located within the annealed layer. The annealed layer has a thickness and threshold displacement energies after it has been annealed such that: a) a difference between a transfer characteristic value of the thin-film transistor before and after the dose is less than a first threshold; and b) a difference between a transistor output characteristic value of the thin-film before and after the dose is less than a second threshold. The thresholds are based on a desired performance of the thin-film transistor.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Auburn UniversityInventors: Minseo Park, Michael C. Hamilton, Shiqiang Wang, Kosala Yapa Bandara
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Patent number: 11672254Abstract: The present disclosure provides solid compositions comprising a sorbent and an active composition, as well as delivery devices comprising the solid compositions. The disclosure also provides methods of making the solid compositions, as well as methods of utilizing the solid compositions as a pest repellant and as attractant for targets.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITYInventor: Ralph H. Zee