Patents Assigned to State University
  • System and method for generating a dataset for real noise reduction evaluation
    Patent number: 9591240
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for generating a dataset of uncompressed color images taken with three digital cameras and exhibiting different levels of real noise, resulting from low-light conditions. For each scene there are, on average, two low-noise and two noisy images that are aligned at the pixel level both spatially and in intensity. In one embodiment, the dataset contains over 100 scenes and more than 400 images, including both 16-bit RAW formatted images and 8-bit BMP pixel and intensity aligned images from three digital cameras. The generated dataset of real noise images is useful in the evaluation of denoising algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Barbu, Josue Anaya
  • Topology- and load-aware (TLA) resource allocation for a medium access control (MAC) protocol
    Patent number: 9590918
    Abstract: A medium access control (MAC) protocol may be used to facilitate communication between nodes in a network. A protocol for allocating network resources between a set of nodes with demands may be an adaptive topology- and load-aware (TLA) allocation protocol. The allocation protocol may be executed by a bidder algorithm and an auctioneer algorithm on each node of the network. Claims and offers may be generated at each node and transmitted to other nodes on the network. The claims and offers may be updated as load and topology of the network change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Jonathan Lutz, Charles Colbourn, Violet Syrotiuk
  • Laterally varying II-VI alloys and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9589793
    Abstract: Described herein are semiconductor structures comprising laterally varying II-VI alloy layer formed over a surface of a substrate. Further, methods are provided for preparing laterally varying II-VI alloy layers over at least a portion of a surface of a substrate comprising contacting at least a portion of a surface of a substrate within a reaction zone with a chemical vapor under suitable reaction conditions to form a laterally varying II-VI alloy layer over the portion of the surface of the substrate, wherein the chemical vapor is generated by heating at least two II-VI binary compounds; and the reaction zone has a temperature gradient of at least 50-100° C. along an extent of the reaction zone. Also described here are devices such as lasers, light emitting diodes, detectors, or solar cells that can use such semiconductor structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate Acting For And On Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Cun-Zheng Ning, Anlian Pan
  • Isothiocyanate compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9586907
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions of matter and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for use in inhibiting the growth of various microbial pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viral pathogens. Also provided herein are methods of treating microbial diseases/infections and cancer with the compositions. The compositions are additionally useful in wood preservation and food preservation by inhibition of microbial growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Arkady Mustaev, Natalia Kurepina
  • Process and catalyst for conversion of acetic acid to isobutene
    Patent number: 9586194
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for converting acetic acid to isobutene in the presence of a catalyst. In certain embodiments, a ZnxZryOz mixed oxide catalyst is used for carrying out a gas phase process for converting acetic acid to isobutene. In some embodiments, a ZnxZryOz mixed oxide catalyst made by an incipient wetness impregnation method is used and is indicated to be very stable for carrying out the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Washington State University
    Inventors: Junming Sun, Changjun Liu, Yong Wang, Kevin Martin, Padmesh Venkitasubramanian
  • Dispersion management with metamaterials
    Patent number: 9588255
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method to counteract group velocity dispersion in fibers, or any other propagation of electromagnetic signals at any wavelength (microwave, terahertz, optical, etc.) in any other medium. A dispersion compensation step or device based on dispersion-engineered metamaterials is included and avoids the need of a long section of specialty fiber or the need for Bragg gratings (which have insertion loss).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Tassin, Thomas Koschny, Costas M. Soukoulis
  • Controlled Stimulation Delivery From Neurostimulator
    Publication number: 20170056676
    Abstract: A system for providing neurostimulation includes an external device (“external exciter”) and an implanted device. The external exciter includes an energy source which inductively powers the implanted device. Examples of such external exciters include devices having at least one of: ultrasonic transducers, Radio Frequency (RF) transmitters, and solar cells. The implanted device includes circuitry that limits its maximum energy output to a predetermined saturation threshold such that excess stimulation from the external exciter does not raise the output of the implanted device beyond the saturation threshold. The output signal of the external exciter is then pulse-width modulated in order to produce a desired amount of output stimulation from the implanted device to stimulate the bioelectrically excitable tissue at a desired level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Bruce C. Towe, Daniel Gulick
  • In vitro detection of prions in blood
    Publication number: 20170059585
    Abstract: A method of screening a blood sample for the presence of prions. The method includes the steps of collecting the blood sample in heparin, contacting the sample with a solution comprising recombinant prion protein (rPrP) and Thioflavin T (ThT), and measuring the resulting ThT fluorescence in the sample. The method can further include the step of freezing and thawing the sample prior to contacting the sample with a solution comprising recombinant prion protein (rPrP) and Thioflavin T (ThT). The method can also include the step of precipitating the prions in sodium phosphotungstic acid (NaPTA) prior to contacting the sample with a solution comprising recombinant prion protein (rPrP) and Thioflavin T (ThT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Edward A. Hoover, Candace K. Mathiason
  • BIPARTITE INHIBITORS OF BACTERIAL RNA POLYMERASE
    Publication number: 20170056512
    Abstract: The invention provides bipartite inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase having the general structural formula (I): X-?-Y??(I) wherein X is an moiety that binds to the rifamycin binding site of a bacterial RNA polymerase, Y is a moiety that binds to the GE23077 binding site of a bacterial RNA polymerase, and ? is a linker. The invention also provides compositions comprising such compounds, methods of making such compounds, and methods of using said compounds. The invention has applications in control of bacterial gene expression, control of bacterial growth, antibacterial chemistry, and antibacterial therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Richard H. Ebright, David Degen, Yu Zhang, Yon Ebright
  • Transcription factors that regulate nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco
    Patent number: 9580722
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding transcription factors and methods of using these nucleic acids to modulate nicotine production in plants and to produce plants having modulated nicotine production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Rongda Qu, Bingwu Wang
  • Screening for neurological disease using speech articulation characteristics
    Patent number: 9579056
    Abstract: Detection of neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease can be accomplished through analyzing a subject's speech for acoustic measures based on human factor cepstral coefficients (HFCC). Upon receiving a speech sample from a subject, a signal analysis can be performed that includes identifying articulation range and articulation rate using HFCC and delta coefficients. A likelihood of Parkinson's disease, for example, can be determined based upon the identified articulation range and articulation rate of the speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: John Clyde Rosenbek, Mark D. Skowronski, Rahul Shrivastav, Supraja Anand
  • Use of nitrite salts in treating tissue damage
    Patent number: 9579344
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subject who has an tissue damage or who is at risk for tissue necrosis are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject who has an inflammatory disorder. The methods can include administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising inorganic nitrite or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for a time and in an amount sufficient to reduce the tissue damage. The subject can be diagnosed as having a medical condition that results tissue damage, for example, diabetes, peripheral artery disease, cardiovascular disease, defective wound healing, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemia, or a bacterial infection, e.g., Group A staphylococcal infection. The methods can include the step of monitoring the course of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical college
    Inventor: Christopher Kevil
  • Peptide antimicrobials
    Patent number: 9580707
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for in vivo display and screening of peptides for antimicrobial activity. The methods can include expressing a random peptide library in a microbial cell culture and identifying clones in which microbial cell growth or survival is affected by the peptide expressed by that clone. Also provided are peptide antimicrobials identified using these methods and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventors: Philip R. Cunningham, Wes Colangelo
  • Rotary actuator and valve
    Patent number: 9581265
    Abstract: Various systems, methods and apparatuses for a rotary valve are disclosed. A rotary valve apparatus may have a case, a fluid conducting apparatus inside the case, and an electromagnetic actuator. The electromagnetic actuator may align the fluid conducting apparatus with various ports in the case. In this manner, fluid may be conducted through the ports. The electromagnetic actuator may rotate the fluid conducting apparatus to align with different ports in the case. Thus, the apparatus may operate as a valve, connecting and disconnecting various ports in response to the electromagnetic actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Sherbeck, Benjamin Ruddell
  • Multi-sensor crop yield determination
    Patent number: 9578808
    Abstract: A crop yields sensing system comprises a first sensor of a first type associated with a portion of a harvester to output first signals facilitating determination of crop yield and a second sensor of a second type different than the first type to output second signals facilitating determination of crop yield for the portion of the harvester. The system further comprises a processing unit to receive the first signals and the second signals and determine crop yield for the portion of the harvester based on a combination of the first signals and the second signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: Deere & Company, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Niels Dybro, Aaron J. Bruns, Matthew J. Darr, Robert McNaull
  • Polymer ligands for nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9580560
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to polymer ligands that are optimally suited for surface-functionalizing magnetic nanoparticles. The amphiphilic polymers are prepared by coupling several amine-terminated anchoring groups, polyethylene glycol moieties, and reactive groups onto a poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PIMA) chain. The reaction of maleic anhydride groups with amine-containing molecules is highly-efficient and occurs in one-step. The availability of several dopamine groups in the same ligand greatly enhances the ligand affinity, via multiple-coordination, to the magnetic NPs, while the hydrophilic and reactive groups promote colloidal stability in buffer media and allow subsequent conjugation with target biomolecules. Nanoparticles ligated with terminally reactive polymers have been easily coupled to target dyes and tested in live cell imaging with no measurable cytotoxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hedi Mattoussi, Wentao Wang, Goutam Palui
  • Kexin-derived vaccines to prevent or treat fungal infections
    Patent number: 9580704
    Abstract: A vaccine is disclosed that promotes CD4+ T cell-independent host defense mechanisms to defend against infection by fungi such as Pneumocystis spp. The vaccine may be used to prevent or to treat fungal infections. The novel vaccine can provide protective immunity, even for immunocompromised individuals such as HIV patients having reduced levels of CD4+ T cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Jay K. Kolls, Michael Zheng, Karen Norris, Heather Kling
  • Attenuated live bacteria with increased acid resistance and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9580718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inducing acid resistance in a bacterium and methods of increasing the acid resistance of an acid sensitive bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Roy Curtiss, III, Karen Brenneman, Kenneth Roland
  • Cranberry variety named ‘CNJ99-52-15’
    Patent number: PP27709
    Abstract: A new cranberry variety distinguished by early mid-season ripening period, precocious cropping, high productivity, and moderate-to-high fruit anthocyanin development, as compared to the currently cultivated commercial varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Nicholi Vorsa, Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese
  • tree named ‘NCCC1’
    Patent number: PP27712
    Abstract: ‘NCCC1’ is a new cultivar of eastern redbud tree with unique, multi-colored foliage that includes a range and combination of colors including green, white, purple, and pink on emerging and young foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Thomas G. Ranney