Patents Assigned to Oklahoma State University
  • DIRECT-FED MICROBIAL
    Publication number: 20120088010
    Abstract: An isolated microorganism comprising a Propionibacteria strain is described. When the microorganism is fed to a ruminant, protein and fat levels in milk produced by the ruminant are increased, while body condition and milk production levels are maintained. When fed to the ruminant, the microorganism also has positive effects on various metabolic hormones and metabolites, e.g, an increase in energy balance, plasma non-esterified fatty acids levels, and plasma leptin level. Supplementation with propionibacteria reduced dry matter intake but did not affect milk production in the cows. Therefore, the propionibacteria of the invention made the cows more energy efficient as cows produced the same amount of milk, yet consumed less dry matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Thomas G. Rehberger, John P. O'Neill
  • Method for simultaneously determining in a single multiplex reaction gender of donors and quantities of genomic DNA and ratios thereof, presence and extent of DNA degradation, and PCR inhibition within a human DNA sample
    Patent number: 8153372
    Abstract: Methods are provided for determining, in a single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reaction, the quantity, quality, and gender of origin of DNA in a sample, and whether or not the sample contains PCR amplification inhibitors. The methods involve carrying out a single PCR multiplex reaction utilizing primer sets specific for amplifying the human amelogenin locus, an X- and/or Y-chromosome specific gene that is shorter than the amelogenin gene, and a heterologous, non-human reporter gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Robert W. Allen, Valerie Fuller
  • Method of making an electrochemical nanowire assembly and attaching cells thereto
    Patent number: 8137526
    Abstract: A method of growing a crystalline nanowire is disclosed. The method includes providing a pair of electrodes, immersing the electrode pair in a salt solution, and selectively applying a voltage signal to the electrode pair to induce growth of the nanowire between the electrode pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Bret N. Flanders, Ishan Talukdar, Birol Ozturk, Prem Singh Thapa
  • THERMOHEMICELLULASES FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC DEGRADATION
    Publication number: 20120040410
    Abstract: Hemicellulase (xylanase) enzymes possessing endo-xylanase, laminarase, mannanase, arabinase and arabinofuranosidase activity are useful to degrade hemicellulose and other substrates to their constituent sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rolf A. Prade, Fabio M. Squina
  • Chlorine dioxide sensor
    Patent number: 8077316
    Abstract: A chemical sensor is disclosed. The sensor has a test chamber for receiving chemicals in a gaseous state, the test chamber having two substantially transparent windows at first and second ends of the test chamber. The sensor uses a pulse operated ultraviolet light emitting diode at the first end of the test chamber emitting at a wavelength close to a maximum in the absorption band of a test chemical, and an electromagnetic sensor at a second end of the test chamber, the sensor being sensitive to the light emitted by the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Nicholas Materer, Allen Apblett, Dane Scott
  • Methods of feeding ruminants
    Patent number: 8021655
    Abstract: An isolated microorganism comprising a Propionibacteria strain is described. When the microorganism is fed to a ruminant, protein and fat levels in milk produced by the ruminant are increased, while body condition and milk production levels are maintained. When fed to the ruminant, the microorganism also has positive effects on various metabolic hormones and metabolites, e.g, an increase in energy balance, plasma non-esterified fatty acids levels, and plasma leptin level. Supplementation with propionibacteria reduced dry matter intake but did not affect milk production in the cows. Therefore, the propionibacteria of the invention made the cows more energy efficient as cows produced the same amount of milk, yet consumed less dry matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Thomas G. Rehberger, John P. O'Neill
  • THERMOCELLULASES FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC DEGRADATION
    Publication number: 20110183381
    Abstract: Thermostable cellulase enzyme systems comprising at least one each of a thermostable endoglucanase, an exo-processive-endoglucanase, and a ?-glucosidase carry out the complete, coordinated hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose to monomeric glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rolf A. Prade, Hongliang Wang
  • FOWLICIDINS AND METHODS OF ITS USE
    Publication number: 20110143999
    Abstract: Antimicrobial peptides and methods for their use are provided. The peptides are optimized, truncated versions of chicken cathelicidins (“fowlicidins”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guolong Zhang, Yanjing Xiao
  • Apparatus for delivering air through powered axle assemblies
    Patent number: 7896045
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering air through a powered axle assembly and an improved powered axle assembly which incorporates the apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a base attachable to a non-rotating structure within the axle assembly and a rotor mountable in the axle assembly for rotating with the drive axle and for forming an air chamber between the rotor and the base. The base includes at least one air inlet for delivering air to the air chamber and the rotor includes at least one air outlet for air flow out of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: John B. Solie, Marvin L. Stone, Anthony Ingram
  • Omnidirectional antireflection coating
    Patent number: 7894137
    Abstract: An antireflective coating is disclosed having at least one layer of a first material with a first index of refraction and a first thickness, the first index of refraction and first thickness substantially conforming to a refractive index profile matching a reflectionless potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignees: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University, The University of Hyderabad
    Inventors: Subhasish Dutta Gupta, Girish S. Agarwal
  • FIBER OPTIC WEB EDGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20110001067
    Abstract: A web edge sensor is disclosed. The web edge sensor has a light source directing light incident to an edge of a web. The edge of the web scatters the light and a sensor array that detects a first portion of the light scattered from the edge of the web and rejects a second portion to determine a position of the web edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Prabhakar R. Pagilla, Aravind Seshadri
  • chimeric outer membrane protein PlpE and leukotoxin epitopes as a vaccine or vaccine component against shipping fever
    Patent number: 7794734
    Abstract: Vaccine preparations for the prevention and treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and, in particular, its most severe form, termed “shipping fever”, are provided. The preparations comprise chimeric proteins comprising immunodominant epitopes of recombinant Mannheimia haemolytica outer membrane protein PlpE, and immunodominant epitopes of recombinant M. haemolytica leukotoxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Sahlu Ayalew, Anthony W. Confer
  • ROOF TRUSS SYSTEM FOR LONG SPAN AND WIDE SPACING WITH ONE-SIDED ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100223877
    Abstract: A roof truss and method of assembly. The roof truss of the invention has a first layer of top chord members and a bottom chord, a second layer of web members, and a third layer of top chord members and a bottom chord. The second layer is affixed to the first layer with first layer fasteners and the third layer is affixed to said second layer with second layer fasteners. The first layer fasteners pass through the second layer to engage the first layer from a first side of the roof truss and the second layer fasteners pass through the third layer to engage the second layer from the first side of the roof truss. Therefore, the truss components may be field assembled without having to turn the partially assembled truss. The use of common components and fasteners and the ease of assembly provide an economical alternative to known truss systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, BRIGGS RAINBOW BUILDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: STEVEN EUGENE O'HARA, DOSS BENTON BRIGGS
  • ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL CLOSTRIDIAL SPECIES
    Publication number: 20100203606
    Abstract: A novel clostridia bacterial species (Clostridium ragsdalei, ATCC BAA-622/PTA-7826, “P11”) is provided. P11 is capable of synthesizing, from waste gases, products which are useful as biofuel. In particular, P11 can convert CO to ethanol. Thus, this novel bacterium transforms waste gases (e.g. syngas and refinery wastes) into useful products. P11 also catalyzes the production of acetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicants: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
    Inventors: Raymond L. Huhnke, Randy S. Lewis, Ralph S. Tanner
  • IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS, VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS BASED ON CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN NORTH AMERICAN DOGS
    Publication number: 20100196420
    Abstract: Immunogenic compositions and broad-spectrum vaccines containing newly identified isolates of canine distemper virus (CDV) collected from a geographic area are provided. The newly identified isolates exhibit attributes of both European wildlife lineage CDV and one or both of Arctic and American-2 lineage CDV. Therefore, the vaccines are broadly protective against infection with European wildlife lineage CDV and either Arctic lineage CDV or American-2 lineage CDV, or both Arctic and American-2 lineage CDV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Sanjay Kapil
  • Simple Tests for Rapid Detection of Canine Parvovirus Antigen and Antibodies
    Publication number: 20100137159
    Abstract: Slide agglutination tests (SATs) and slide inhibition tests (SITs) provide rapid detection, quantitation and strain identification of red blood cell (RBC) agglutinating viruses such as canine parvovirus (CPV) in biological samples. The tests are rapid, low-cost, and easy to use. These tests do not require any expensive equipment and can thus be used to monitor infections and antibody titers under field conditions. The tests can be modified to detect results using fluorescence (FSAT). FSAT is useful for rapid high-throughput screening (HTS) of libraries of small molecules and/or chemical compounds to identify antiviral compounds useful for the treatment of diseases caused by emerging hemaglutinating viruses that infect animals and humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Sanjay Kapil, Shashidhara Marulappa
  • Isolation and characterization of novel clostridial species
    Patent number: 7704723
    Abstract: A novel clostridia bacterial species (Clostridium ragsdalei, ATCC BAA-622, “P11”) is provided. P11 is capable of synthesizing, from waste gases, products which are useful as biofuel. In particular, P11 can convert CO to ethanol. Thus, this novel bacterium transforms waste gases (e.g. syngas and refinery wastes) into useful products. P11 also catalyzes the production of acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignees: The Board of Regents For Oklahoma State University, The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Raymond L. Huhnke, Randy S. Lewis, Ralph S. Tanner
  • Remotely operated self-loading/unloading railroad gondola car-top material handler
    Patent number: 7686561
    Abstract: A material-handler adapted for locating on top of an open topped railroad car includes a chassis mounted on tracks, and a first and second pair of outriggers extending from the chassis. Wheels and clamps are located at the distal ends of the outriggers to stabilize the material handler on the top of the railroad car. A knuckle boom is rotatably mounted on the chassis for manipulating cargo materials. The material handler of the invention also utilizes the clamps and wheels on the outriggers in conjunction with the boom to self-load and self-unload the material handler to and from the top of a railroad car, and to and from one care to another with possible different height and width. Operator safety is enhanced by allowing the operator to control the self-loading and unloading via remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Marvin D. Smith, Fred Schroeder, Randy Perry, Bill Klutts
  • Passive wireless corrosion sensor
    Patent number: 7675295
    Abstract: A passive wireless corrosion sensor is disclosed. A circuit is configured to provide a signal response when energized. An antenna is configured to wirelessly receive energy for energizing the circuit and to receive the signal response from the circuit and transmit the signal response. A corrosion sensitive connector interposes the circuit and the antenna. The corrosion sensitive connector conducts the energy from the antenna to the circuit and conducts the signal response from the circuit to the antenna when in a substantially non-corroded state. The corrosion sensitive connector creates an effectively non conducting link between the antenna and the circuit when in a substantially corroded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Nicholas F. Materer, Allen W. Apblett
  • Forage bermudagrass plant named ‘GOODWELL’
    Patent number: PP22101
    Abstract: ‘Goodwell’ is a hybrid forage bermudagrass. It has larger stems and wider leaves, and produces a more dense sod compared to “hay type” varieties. The stem size and leaf width is much greater compared to “grazing type” varieties while the sod density is somewhat less compared to the grazing type varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Yanqi Wu, Charles M. Taliaferro, Rick Kochenower