Patents Assigned to Florida State University
  • Patent number: 12141098
    Abstract: An exemplary system and method facilitate the identify and/or extract content hiding software, e.g., in a software curation environment (e.g., Apple's App Store). In some embodiments, the exemplary system and method may be applied to U.S.-based platforms as well as international platforms in Russia, India, China, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gokila Dorai, Sudhir Aggarwal, Charisa Powell, Neet Patel
  • Patent number: 12123062
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and kits for quantifying the presence of a microorganism in a sample. Specifically, disclosed are methods for quantifying a pathogen in a sample, such as a food sample, to determine if the levels of pathogen present in the sample are within an acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., The United States of America, as presented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Prashant Singh, Joseph M. Bosilevac
  • Patent number: 12121078
    Abstract: A wearable clip system comprises a garment having a shoulder strap with a front portion comprising an upper section having two ends, wherein one end attaches to a back portion of the shoulder strap and a second end attaches to a first clip portion of a middle clip; a lower section having two ends, wherein one end attaches to a first clip portion of an end clip and a second end attaches to the first clip portion of the middle clip; and an additional strap section having two ends, wherein one end attaches to the back portion of the shoulder strap and a second end attaches to a second clip portion of the middle clip. The system further includes a second clip portion of the end clip that attaches to the garment and is configured to releasably engage with the first clip portion of the end clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventor: Jessica Ridgway Clayton
  • Patent number: 12121502
    Abstract: D-serine is effective for inhibiting neuron loss due to an immune response by glial cells to a brain injury. An example of a method includes artificially administering a composition including D-serine to brain cells after an injury thereto, the composition including an amount of D-serine effective to inhibit death of neurons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay S. Kumar, Stephen Beesley
  • Patent number: 12115120
    Abstract: Various implementations include a method of decreasing oxygen saturation levels in a patient, including securing a leg and foot of the patient to a splint having a leg supporting portion, a foot supporting portion, and an inflatable device. The leg supporting portion includes a leg support body and leg support surface. The foot supporting portion includes a foot support body and foot support surface. The inflatable device rotates the foot support surface relative to the leg support surface from a first position to a second position. The angle between a leg longitudinal axis and a foot longitudinal axis is less in the second position than in the first position. The method further includes inflating the inflatable device to rotate the foot support surface from the first position to the second position and maintaining the second position to decrease oxygen saturation levels in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Emily Pritchard, Mina-Michael Barsoum, Judy Delp, Joshua Maraj
  • Patent number: 12106870
    Abstract: Provided herein are composite materials and methods of making composite materials including carbon nanoscale fiber networks. The composite materials may include a stretched and doped carbon nanoscale fiber network and a capping layer. The methods of making the composite materials may include stretching a carbon nanoscale fiber network, contacting the nanoscale fiber network with a dopant, and disposing a capping layer on a surface of the carbon nanoscale fiber network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Liang, Jin Gyu Park, Songlin Zhang, Ayou Hao
  • Patent number: 12106878
    Abstract: Described is a magnetocaloric regenerator comprising one or more materials containing cobalt, manganese and boron and optionally carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary P. Tener, Mykola Abramchuk, Xiaoyan Tan, Michael Shatruk, Sumohan Misra, Daniel Barrera-Medrano
  • Patent number: 12087906
    Abstract: A solid conductor including: a compound represented by Formula 1, a compound represented by Formula 2, or a combination thereof Li1+x+y-zTa2-xMxP1-yQyO8-zXz??Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, M is an element having an oxidation number of +4, Q is an element having an oxidation number of +4, X is a halogen, a pseudohalogen, or a combination thereof, and 0?x?2, 0?y<1, and 0?z?2, except that cases i) x and y and z are simultaneously 0, ii) M is Hf, X is F, x is 1, y is 0, and z is 1, iii) M is Hf, X is Cl, x is 2, y is 0, and z is 2, and iv) M is Hf, X is F, x is 2, y is 0, and z is 2, Li1+x+y-zTa2-xMxP1-yQyO8·zLiX??Formula 2 wherein, in Formula 2, M is an element having an oxidation number of +4, Q is an element having an oxidation number of +4, X is a halogen, a pseudohalogen, or a combination thereof, and 0?x?2, 0?y<1, and 0?z?2, except that cases i) x and y and z are simultaneously 0, ii) M is Hf, X is F, x is 1, y is 0, and z is 1, iii) M is Hf, X is Cl, x is 2, y is 0, and z is 2, and iv)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ryounghee Kim, Jeongju Cho, Lincoln Miara, Sawankumar Patel, Yan Wang, Yan-Yan Hu, Hyeokjo Gwon, Sewon Kim, Jusik Kim, Sungkyun Jung
  • Patent number: 12049449
    Abstract: Methods of hydromethylation of alkenes and ketones, including methods that use Tebbe's reagent. The methods may include contacting Cp2Ti(?-Cl)(?-CH2)AlMe2 and an alkene or a ketone to produce an intermediate product that may include a titanacyclobutane. The intermediate product may be contacted with an acid to produce a methylated product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Frederich, James A. Law
  • Patent number: 12040140
    Abstract: Methods of passivating surfaces, composite materials, and electronic devices including the composite materials. The composite materials can include a passivated film, such as a metal halide perovskite passivated with an organic dye. The electronic devices may include solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Biwu Ma, Qingquan He
  • Patent number: 12018193
    Abstract: Bulk assemblies are provided, which may have desirable photoluminescence quantum efficiencies. The bulk assemblies may include two or more metal halides, and a wide band gap organic network. The wide band gap organic network may include organic cations. The metal halides may be disposed in the wide band gap organic network. Light emitting composite materials also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Biwu Ma, Chenkun Zhou, Haoran Lin, Yu Tian
  • Patent number: 12009443
    Abstract: Photovoltaic devices, and methods of fabricating photovoltaic devices. The photovoltaic devices may include a first electrode, at least one quantum dot layer, at least one semiconductor layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode may include a layer including Cr and one or more silver contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jobeda Jamal Khanam, Simon Y. Foo
  • Patent number: 12007252
    Abstract: Temperature sensors, pressure sensors, methods of making the same, and methods of detecting pressures and temperatures using the same are provided. In an embodiment, the temperature sensor includes a ceramic coil inductor having a first end plate and a second end plate, wherein the ceramic coil inductor is formed of a ceramic composite that comprises carbon nanotubes or, carbon nanofibers, or a combination of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers thereof dispersed in a ceramic matrix; and a thin film polymer-derived ceramic (PDC) nanocomposite disposed between the first and the second end plates, wherein the thin film PDC nanocomposite has a dielectric constant that increases monotonically with temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Chengying Xu, Amanda Schrand, Reamonn Soto
  • Patent number: 11982009
    Abstract: A method of making a catalyst layer of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell includes the step of preparing a porous buckypaper layer comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes. Platinum group metal nanoparticles are deposited in a liquid solution on an outer surface of the buckypaper to create a platinum group metal nanoparticle buckypaper. A proton conducting electrolyte is deposited on the platinum group metal nanoparticles by electrophoretic deposition to create a proton-conducting layer on the an outer surface of the platinum nanoparticles. An additional proton-conducting layer is deposited by contacting the platinum group metal nanoparticle buckypaper with a liquid proton-conducting composition in a solvent. The platinum group metal nanoparticle buckypaper is dried to remove the solvent. A membrane electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventor: Jian-ping Zheng
  • Patent number: 11977564
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for profiling structured or semi-structured datasets. An example computer-implemented method includes grouping, using a machine learning classifier, a plurality of tables in a dataset that are associated with an object into a cluster, where each of the tables of the cluster includes respective data and respective metadata, the respective metadata including at least one respective attribute, generating a metadata-profile for the cluster, where the metadata-profile includes the at least one respective attribute of each of the tables of the cluster; and querying the cluster using the metadata-profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Mikhail Gubanov
  • Patent number: 11958928
    Abstract: An example of a bottlebrush polymer has a polymer backbone and a plurality of individual brush moieties bonded to the polymer backbone. The individual brush moieties include a ketone, a hydrophilic segment, and a surface adhesive terminal group. The brush moieties can be functionalized and/or cross-linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Hoyong Chung
  • Patent number: 11950593
    Abstract: Described herein are antimicrobial copolymers comprising (i) a polymer backbone and a plurality of thiouronium groups covalently bonded to the polymer backbone and (ii) a plurality of quaternary ammonium groups covalently bonded to the polymer backbone. Also described herein are methods for making the copolymers described herein and their use in disinfecting compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Joseph Schlenoff, Sandrine Lteif
  • Patent number: 11926773
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic-inorganic hybrid-perovskites, including metal halide perovskites having a 1D crystal structure. The metal halide perovskites may be luminescent. The metal halide perovskites may include a dopant, including an emitter dopant. Methods of forming metal halide perovskites, and devices including the metal halide perovskites also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Biwu Ma, Zhao Yuan, Chenkun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11917797
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to capacitive heatsink devices and systems. In one embodiment, the heat sink capacitor includes a positive (P) bus plate; a negative (N) bus plate; a first dielectric material; a second dielectric material; and a heat sink comprising a first side and a second side, the first side of the heat sink attached to the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material, wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material are separated by a portion of the heat sink, wherein the first dielectric material electrically insulates the P bus plate from the first side of the heat sink to form a first capacitor, and wherein the second dielectric material electrically insulates the N bus plate from the first side of the heat sink to form a second capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanjun Shi, Sam Yang
  • Patent number: 11913847
    Abstract: Mechanoluminescent devices and articles, such as wearable articles, that include mechanoluminescent devices. The mechanoluminescent devices may have a lateral type architecture or a vertical type architecture. The mechanoluminescent devices may be sensors, including pressure sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Okenwa I. Okoli, Md Abu S. Shohag, Nirmal Adhikari