Patents Assigned to Oregon State University
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Publication number: 20210300884Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for making oleofuran compounds according to formula 3 from a furan aldehyde or ketone and a fatty alcohol. The method comprises combining the furan compound and the fatty acid in the presence of a first catalyst to form an intermediate compound, and exposing the intermediate compound to hydrogen in the presence of a second catalyst to form the oleofuran compound. The hydrogen may be either hydrogen gas or hydrogen provided by a hydrogen donor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Konstantinos Goulas, Nicholas L. Gadinas, Kyle B. Reem
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Publication number: 20210287392Abstract: A maize ear scanning device and computer vision kernel counting pipeline is used to analyze a maize ear. The process of analyzing the maize ear comprises: placing the ear on a rotating motor, fastened at the top with a metal pin on the sliding portion of the scanner; starting the motor's rotation; capturing an image of rotating ear with camera; converting rotating ear video into flat image by extracting individual frames, cropping to center horizontal pixel row, and concatenating all pixel rows; and running computer vision pipeline on image to identify seed locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Cedar Warman, John E. Fowler
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Publication number: 20210276265Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions. The processor may execute the instructions to access a first stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) image of a surface of a layer of build material particles and a second stereoscopic 3D image of the layer surface, the second stereoscopic 3D image being captured at a later time than the first stereoscopic 3D image. The processor may also generate a 3D deformation map of the layer surface from the first stereoscopic 3D image and the second stereoscopic 3D image and may implement an action based on the generated 3D deformation map of the layer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicants: Oregon State University, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Daniel MOSHER, David A. CHAMPION, Brian BAY
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Patent number: 11109602Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a composition for use in forming films or coatings that prevent damage in foodstuffs, including plants, fruits, and vegetables. The disclosed compositions comprise a cellulose nanomaterial and can further comprise a nanoscale mineral compound and one or more additional components. Also disclosed are films or coatings made using the disclosed compositions, as well as methods for making the disclosed compositions and methods for using the disclosed compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Yanyun Zhao, John Simonsen, George Cavender, Jooyeoun Jung, Leslie H. Fuchigami
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Publication number: 20210251548Abstract: A battery-less heartbeat monitoring system that operates continuously using energy harvested from a low-grade heat source or small thermal gradient, such as human body heat and the gradient that exists between skin and the ambient environment in most circumstances.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Soumya Bose, Boyu Shen, Matthew Johnston
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Patent number: 11090130Abstract: Disclosed herein are fiducial markers that include a sealed casing member containing a mixture of iodine and water that includes about 1-300 mg/ml iodine. The fiducial markers may be distinguishable on at least two imaging modalities, such as CT and MRI. The casing member may include a plastic or elastomeric material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polypropylene, latex, nylon, dynaflex, and may take the form of a length of IV tubing sealed at each of two ends. The length of IV tubing may be crimped to form a desired shape, such as a triangle. Also disclosed are methods of making fiducial markers that are distinguishable on at least two imaging modalities, such as CT and MRI.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Sarah Nemanic, Jesse L. Terry, Milan Milovancev, Josiah Moses, Rebecca A. Francis
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Patent number: 11078630Abstract: Composite molded pulp products prepared from fruit or vegetable-based pomace, fibrous paper-based materials, and cellulose nanofiber and methods for preparing the same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Yanyun Zhao, Jooyeoun Jung, John Simonsen
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Patent number: 11072806Abstract: The present disclosure relates to engineered microorganisms capable of producing gadusol. The engineered microorganisms contain a nucleotide sequence encoding 2-epi-5-valione synthase (EEVS) and a nucleotide sequence encoding methyltransferase-oxidoreductase (MT-Ox). Methods of using the engineered microorganisms to produce gadusol, including the culturing of such microorganisms, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Taifo Mahmud, Alan Bakalinsky, Andrew Osborn, Garrett Holzwarth
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Patent number: 11073411Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises pressure pass-thru means, which includes: an optic fiber having a first end and a second end; a first connector coupled to the first end; a second connector coupled to the second end; a housing between the first and second ends, wherein the housing covers a portion of the optic fiber, wherein a portion of the optic fiber in the housing is bare; a filing material inside the housing; and a swaged gland fitting on the housing to secure the apparatus to a pressure boundary.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignees: Oregon State University, Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCInventors: Wade R. Marcum, Aaron W. Weiss, Daniel P. Labrier, Casey Jesse, Warren F. Jones, John Kennedy, Ann Marie Phillips, Chad Nixon
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Publication number: 20210223269Abstract: The present disclosure provides biomarkers for the detection of coronary artery disease. The biomarkers comprise oxylipins and the detection, identification, and quantification can provide a means to diagnose, prognose, and manage subject at risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods of also provided for the detection and quantification of the oxylipins, for treating, and for predicting the survival of a subject at high risk for coronary artery disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicants: Oregon State University, Oregon Health & Science UniversityInventors: Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo Rodriguez, Gerd Bobe, Claudia Susanne Maier, Donald Bradley Jump, Armando Alcázar-Magaña, Dai-Trang Elizabeth Le, Sanjiv Kaul, Nabil J. Alkayed
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Patent number: 11070129Abstract: An ultra-low voltage inverter includes a first inverter, a second inverter, and third inverter. The first inverter receives an input from a delay cell and generates an output for a subsequent delay cell. The second inverter is coupled to the first inverter. The third inverter is coupled to the first inverter, wherein outputs of the second and third inverters are coupled to source terminals of a p-type transistor and an n-type transistor of the first inverter, respectively. The ultra-low voltage inverter forms a delay cell, which is a building block of an ultra-low voltage ring-oscillator. A NAND gate is formed using three inverters such that outputs of two inverters are coupled to the p-type transistors of the NAND gate, while an output of the third inverter of the three inverters is coupled to an n-type transistor of the NAND gate.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Soumya Bose, Matthew Johnston, Tejasvi Anand
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Patent number: 11046858Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a composition comprising at least one cellulose material (such as a cellulose nanomaterial) and an optional inorganic salt component. Some embodiments of the composition can further comprise additional components, with some embodiments further comprising a non-starch polysaccharide (e.g., methyl cellulose carboxymethyl cellulose or other cellulose derivative, chitosan, or the like), a surfactant, a plasticizer, an antimicrobial component, or any combination thereof. The disclosed compositions are useful for forming edible coatings/films on plants, plant parts, and other objects. The disclosed compositions and coatings/films made using the compositions are effective at protecting fresh and processed produce and other substances and products, from various different types of food processing damage (and the deleterious effects associated therewith).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Yanyun Zhao, John Simonsen, George Cavender, Jooyeoun Jung, Leslie H. Fuchigami
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Publication number: 20210180165Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an additive-containing alloy that exhibit improved strength, particularly at high temperatures, creep resistance, thermal fatigue resistance, and oxidation resistance. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for making such additive-containing alloys, including methods whereby the additive component of such alloys can be selectively deposited according to a pre-designed pattern. Such method embodiments facilitate producing programmable alloy embodiments wherein the additive component can be provided in desired regions of the alloy and/or at desired concentrations within the alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Somayeh Pasebani, S. Milad Ghayoor Baghbani, Brian K. Paul, Chih-hung Chang, Kijoon Lee, Yujuan He
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Patent number: 11029448Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a porous aluminum oxide thin film having a surface RMS roughness value of less than 1 nm. The thin film may also comprise phosphorus. The disclosed thin films may have a refractive index of from 1 to 2, such as from 1 to 1.5. Also disclosed are embodiments of as method for making the disclosed thin films, comprising forming an aqueous solution of the alumina precursor, a surfactant and optionally a phosphorus-containing precursor, and depositing the solution on a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Cory K. Perkins, Ryan Helmut Mansergh, Juan Carlos Ramos, Douglas A. Keszler
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Patent number: 11021706Abstract: Provided are antisense morpholino oligomers targeted against bacterial virulence factors such as genes that contribute to antibiotic resistance or biofilm formation, or genes associated with fatty acid biosynthesis, and related compositions and methods of using the oligomers and compositions, for instance, in the treatment of an infected mammalian subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Oregon State UniversityInventors: Bruce L. Geller, David Greenberg
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Publication number: 20210155934Abstract: Provided are antisense morpholino oligomers targeted against bacterial virulence factors such as genes that contribute to antibiotic resistance or biofilm formation, or essential genes, and related compositions and methods of using the oligomers and compositions, for instance, in the treatment of an infected mammalian subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicants: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Oregon State UniversityInventors: David GREENBERG, Bruce L. GELLER, Erdal TOPRAK
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Publication number: 20210112736Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a device that is useful for drip irrigation. The device comprises a drip line connection unit, a valve and a measurement unit that counts water drops. And the device may further comprise a control unit. The device attached to a drip irrigation line and produces water drops of a known size, counts the number of drops to determine the volume of water being applied, and shuts off the water flow once a desired amount of water has been provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Hadi Adbulameer Al-Agele, Chad W. Higgins
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Publication number: 20210072238Abstract: Methods for immobilizing a protein or functional protein fragment on a surface in a controlled orientation, for immobilizing a protein or functional protein fragment on a surface with efficient immobilization loading of the protein or protein fragment, and for immobilizing a protein or functional protein fragment on a surface with retention of the activity of the protein or protein fragment. In the methods, a tetrazine-modified protein or a tetrazine-modified functional protein fragment is contacted with a trans-cyclooctene-modified surface to provide a surface having the protein or functional protein fragment immobilized thereon. Surfaces having a protein or functional protein fragment immobilized thereon obtainable by the method and methods for using the surfaces for measuring the binding of a ligand to a protein or functional protein fragment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Ryan A. Mehl, Riley Matthew Bednar
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Publication number: 20210069401Abstract: Certain disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods of preparing dialysate for use in a home dialysis system that is compact and light-weight relative to existing systems and consumes relatively low amounts of energy. The method includes coupling a household water stream to a dialysis system; filtering the water stream; heating the water stream to at least about 138 degrees Celsius in a non-batch process to produce a heated water stream; maintaining the heated water stream at or above at least about 138 degrees Celsius for at least about two seconds; cooling the heated water stream to produce a cooled water stream; ultrafiltering the cooled water stream; and mixing dialysate components into the cooled water stream in a non-batch process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicants: Oregon State University, Outset Medical, Inc.Inventors: Richard B. Peterson, James R. Curtis
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Publication number: 20210047412Abstract: Disclosed are isolated single heavy chain variable (VHH) monoclonal antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, and bispecific antibodies include these VHH monoclonal antibodies, wherein the VHH monoclonal antibody or antigen binding fragment specifically binds a canine programmed death (PD)-1. Nucleic acid molecules encoding these VHH monoclonal antibodies and antigen binding fragments are also disclosed, as are expression vectors including these nucleic acid molecules and host cells including these expression vectors. Methods of detecting canine PD-1, and methods of increasing cytotoxic T cell activity and treating tumors are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Oregon State UniversityInventors: Dan Vincent Mourich, Carl E. Ruby, Shay Bracha, Christopher Keith Cebra
