Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 11, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2024
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
Abstract: A method for forming a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composite by distributing carbon fibers or nanotubes into a molten polymer phase comprising one or more molten polymers; and applying a succession of shear strain events to the molten polymer phase so that the molten polymer phase breaks the carbon fibers successively with each event, producing reactive edges on the broken carbon fibers that react with and cross-link the one or more polymers. The composite shows improvements in mechanical properties, such as stiffness, strength and impact energy absorption.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 17, 2023
Publication date:
January 18, 2024
Applicant:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Inventors:
Thomas J. Nosker, Jennifer K. Lynch-Branzoi, Bernard H. Kear, Nofel Z. Whieb
Abstract: The present invention provides methods or kits with inflammatory cytokines to pretreat 1-ISCs to augment their immune modulatory effect, in prevention and treatment of various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, sepsis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic infections, and GvHD. The present invention relates to novel methods for enhancing the immunosuppressive or the immune stimulatory activities of mesenchymal stem cells (JvfSCs).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 15, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2024
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Abstract: This patent discloses a medical service platform, method, and apparatus based on a human digital twin model that comprises a a data currency valuation subsystem that provides dynamic quotes of a digital currency based on values of corresponding data in the digital human digital data currency system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 30, 2023
Publication date:
January 4, 2024
Applicants:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Digital Health China Technologies, Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Jing Jin, Wenzhao Shi, Anjiang Chen, Juan Xu, Yi Ge, Zheng Xu
Abstract: A multifunctional oxide based negative capacitance thin film transistor (NC-TFT) is built on glass or on flexible substrates, instead of on the single crystal substrates. It is therefore suitable for low-cost and large-area electronics, transparent electronics, or flexible electronics applications. The NC-TFT includes a semiconductor Magnesium Zinc Oxide (MZO) as the channel layer and a Nickel doped MZO ferroelectric material (NMZO) as the gate dielectric layer. Also disclosed are articles of manufacture methods of building the NC-TFT on glass and its transparent version NC-TTFT on glass.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 23, 2021
Publication date:
January 4, 2024
Applicant:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Inventors:
Yicheng Lu, Fangzhou Yu, Wen-Chiang Hong
Abstract: A probe generates location signals, and has an electrode at a distal end that acquires from heart chamber surface positions electrical signals due to a conduction wave traversing the surface. A processor derives LATs from the electrical signals, calculates a first time difference between LATs at a first pair of positions and a second time difference between LATs at a second pair of positions. The processor calculates first and second LAT-derived distances as products of the first and second time differences with a conduction wave velocity, identifies an arrhythmia origin at a surface location where a first difference in distances from the location to the first pair of the positions is equal to the first LAT-derived distance, and a second difference in distances from the location to the second pair of the positions is equal to the second LAT-derived distance, and marks the origin on a surface representation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 8, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignees:
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
Gal Hayam, Michael Timofeyev, Tal Haim Bar-On, Amardeep Saluja
Abstract: Systems (500, 1000) and methods (1700) for fabricating a soft tissue implant (100, 400). The methods generally involve: receiving implant data representative of the target implant; determining a planned weaving path for forming the soft tissue implant; and communicating the planned weaving path to an output device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 15, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
Jay M. Patel, Michael G. Dunn, Charles J. Gatt
Abstract: This disclosure provides a novel gene editing method and system, termed dasCRISPR. dasCRISPR refines current approaches in gene editing by allowing an intended modification to be made in one genomic target while preventing modification to a second genomic target through protective sequestration. This balancing of repair and protection contributes to cellular survival by retention of one functional copy of a gene.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 14, 2021
Publication date:
December 28, 2023
Applicant:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I), or a salt thereof and compositions comprising compounds of formula I that exhibit antibacterial activities, when tested alone and/or in combination with a bacterial efflux pump inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing a bacterial infection in an animal comprising administering to the animal a compound of formula I alone or in combination with the administration of a bacterial efflux pump inhibitor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 19, 2023
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
Edmond J. LaVoie, Hye Yeon Sagong, Ajit K. Parhi
Abstract: Systems and methods allow for incident data collection and management system based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), that is, drones to help accelerate the data collection and analytics, information dissemination, and decision support at incident sites. The system architecture may include onsite, server, and offline components including flight planning subsystem, flight execution and mission control subsystem, information dissemination subsystem to travelers and traveler information services, the interface with traffic management center, and the data analytic, visualization, and training subsystems. Other embodiments include the video-based 3D incident site reconstruction methods, site positioning and scaling methods with pre-collected static background infrastructure data, data management and user charging methods, and training methods with the generated 3D model.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2023
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey
Abstract: This invention relates to nucleic acids, reagents and methods for detecting Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a sample from a subject. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of detecting Rifampicin resistant M. tuberculosis in a sample comprising (a) amplifying a nucleic acid containing the rifampicin resistance determining region (RRDR) of the rpoB gene in a sample to provide an amplified nucleic acid; (b) probing the amplified nucleic acid with at least three molecular beacon probes for an RRDR mutant target; (c) conducting melting temperature (Tm) analysis to determine a Tm value for each probe; and (d) comparing the Tm value for each probe with a Tm value for a wild-type RRDR region, wherein a Tm value for at least one of the molecular beacon probes that is greater than the Tm value for the wild-type RRDR indicates the presence of rifampicin resistant M. tuberculosis in the sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 2020
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2023
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Abstract: The present invention relates to organoids derived from a single cell, such as a kidney cancer cell, and methods and compositions relating to the production and use thereof, including cell culture medium for producing organoids and methods of personalized treatment for kidney cancer. The invention further provides a humanized mouse including a kidney organoid derived from a patient's kidney cell.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2023
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula I and salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of formula I and methods using compounds of formula I.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 25, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Yi Yuan, Yongzheng Zhang, Yangsheng Sun
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a tumor in a patient, comprising (a) administering riluzole in an amount effective to sensitize the tumor cells to ionizing radiation, and (b) irradiating the tumor cells with ionizing radiation in a dose effective to reduce tumor cell growth. The method can further comprise administering an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
Atif J. Khan, Suzie Chen, James S. Goydos, Bruce G. Haffty
Abstract: This disclosure provides a medical and healthcare service platform that is supported by a digital data currency system and provides medical and healthcare data processing, analyzing, and predicting based on a digital human system by integrating participating parties comprising individual persons, researchers, healthcare providers, and regulatory and public sectors.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 4, 2023
Publication date:
November 9, 2023
Applicants:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Digital Health China Technologies, Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Jing Jin, Wenzhao Shi, Anjiang Chen, Juan Xu, Yi Ge, Zheng Xu
Abstract: Disclosed are co-continuous immiscible polymer blends of a polysulfone and a polyaryletherketone optionally reinforced with carbon fiber. A method of preparing such a co-continuous immiscible polymer blend of a polysulfone and a polyaryletherketone reinforced with a carbon fiber is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2023
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
Jennifer K. Lynch-Branzoi, Thomas J. Nosker, Justin W. Hendrix, Arya S. Tewatia
Abstract: Endophytic bacteria, compositions comprising the same, and methods of use thereof are disclosed which increase the root and shoot growth of cotton host plants, suppress growth of soil borne fungal pathogens of host plants, and increase resistance of the plant to salt stress and other abiotic stressors.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 31, 2023
Publication date:
October 19, 2023
Applicant:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Inventors:
James F. White, JR., Ivelisse Irizarry Caraballo
Abstract: A method of light messaging, in which a hidden message is transmitted via coded image emitted from a display device and retrieved using a camera, comprises training a camera-display transfer model that receives images with hidden messages from an embedding model and generates modified coded images based on training data that accounts for properties of displays and cameras, the modified coded images delivered to a recovery model that decodes the hidden messages and outputs hidden message determinations, training both the embedding and recovery models using the CDTF model and training data to minimize differences between the input hidden messages and the hidden message determinations. After training the CDTF model and other models, embedding a hidden message in a carrier image using the embedding model, displaying the coded image using the display device, receiving the coded image at the camera, and retrieving the hidden message using the recovery model.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 2020
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2023
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing titanium dioxide-coated nanostars. Titanium precursors are hydrolyzed into crystalline TiO2 polymorphs at low temperatures, allowing the delicate morphology of the nanostars to be preserved while maintaining their desirable photocatalytic properties.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 14, 2023
Publication date:
October 12, 2023
Applicant:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Inventors:
Laura Fabris, Fuat E. Celik, Supriya Atta, Ashley M. Pennington
Abstract: Provided herein are methods of identifying treatment-response signatures, such as in a subject with prostate cancer (such as a human or veterinary subject). In particular examples, the methods can determine with high accuracy whether a subject is likely to respond to a treatment. The methods can be computer-implemented methods.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 7, 2023
Publication date:
October 12, 2023
Applicant:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey