Patents Assigned to State University
  • Methods and kits for detecting mastitis
    Patent number: 9422591
    Abstract: Methods and kits for determining if one or more animals have mastitis and for monitoring animals and the quality of the milk they produce are disclosed. Kits and test assays disclosed are used to determine the quantity of proteasomes and proteins thereof, the activity of proteasome enzymes, the quantity of proteasome bound and regulating proteins, and the quantity of ubiquinated protein. Components and reagents for use in the kits and assays are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventor: Kiran Madura
  • Synapse maintenance in the developmental networks
    Patent number: 9424514
    Abstract: The developmental neural network is trained using a synaptic maintenance process. Synaptogenic trimming is first performed on the neuron inputs using a synaptogenic factor for each neuron based on standard deviation of a measured match between the input and synaptic weight value. A top-k competition among all neurons then selects a subset of said neurons as winning neurons. Neuronal learning is applied only to these winning neurons, updating their synaptic weights and updating their synaptogenic factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Juyang Weng, Yuekai Wang, Xiaofeng Wu
  • Composite articles compression molded from recycled plastic
    Patent number: 9422423
    Abstract: Compression molded articles containing a polymer component and optionally distributed therein between about 1% and about 45% by weight of a glass bead or fiber reinforcing component based on the weight of the finished composite article, wherein the polymer component contains between about 80% and about 100% by weight of HDPE based on the weight of the polymer component, in which at least about 20% or more by weight of said HDPE is post-consumer HDPE. Plastic panels, uses thereof and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Thomas Nosker, Jennifer Lynch
  • Nanocarrier compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9421272
    Abstract: This invention provides multimeric nanocarrier for in vivo delivery of a bioactive agent, comprising at least two peptide monomers reversibly or irreversibly linked with one or more of said bioactive agents, wherein said two or more of said peptide monomers are covalently linked by a biodegradable difunctional moiety, as well as methods of using this nanocarrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Patrick J. Sinko, Stanley Stein, Simi Gunaseelan, Shahriar Pooyan, Matthew Sean Palombo, Xiaoping Zhang
  • Lung targeting dual drug delivery system
    Patent number: 9421194
    Abstract: The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2009, 1,479,350 new cancer cases would be diagnosed in the United States of which 219,440 would be lung and bronchus related. The standard treatments for NSCLC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, laser and photodynamic therapy, all with various success rates depending on the stage of the cancer. National Cancer Institute assesses, however, that results of standard treatment are generally poor with only a 15 percent 5-year survival rate for combined cancer stages. Challenges facing the current chemotherapy drugs include excessive toxicity to healthy tissues and limited ability to prevent metastases. A dual drug delivery system described herein selectively targets the lung to deliver anti-cancer drugs and inhibit the formation of metastases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Robert K. Prud'homme, Patrick J. Sinko, Howard A. Stone, Nathalie M. Pinkerton, Lei Shi, Jiandi Wan, Sherif Ibrahim, Dayuan Gao
  • Micro-channels, micro-mixers and micro-reactors
    Patent number: 9421507
    Abstract: A fluid micro-mixer apparatus includes a plurality of first microchannels for receiving a first fluid and a plurality of second microchannels for receiving a second fluid. A mixing chamber flow path is disposed to receive the first and second fluids after the first and second fluids exit their respective output ports. The mixing chamber flow path can include a first mixing chamber in the vicinity of the respective output ports, and the mixing chamber flow path can separate into at least two different flow paths downstream from the first mixing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Oregon State University
    Inventor: Richard Todd Miller
  • Apparatus and method for biologic sample rapid collection and recovery device, and convenient storage
    Patent number: 9423398
    Abstract: In accordance with exemplary embodiments, apparatus and method for biologic sample rapid collection and recovery device, and convenient storage are provided. An exemplary embodiment includes an apparatus comprising a lateral flow technology device including at least a membrane configured to bind an analyte from a sample that flows through the lateral flow technology device, in which a selected portion of the membrane bound to the analyte when placed directly in an analysis system does not substantially inhibit analysis of the analyte. An elution protocol is not required to extract the analyte bound from the selected portion before placed directly in the analysis system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventor: Francisco Manuel Ochoa Corona
  • Four coordinated platinum and palladium complexes with geometrically distorted charge transfer state and their applications in light emitting devices
    Patent number: 9425415
    Abstract: Described herein are platinum and palladium compounds with geometrically distorted charge transfer state, applications and methods for the preparation thereof. The platinum and/or palladium compounds described herein are capable of emitting light and can be used in light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Jian Li, Eric Turner, Xiaochun Hang
  • Stereospecific carbonyl reductases
    Patent number: 9422583
    Abstract: Stereospecific carbonyl reductases SCR1, SCR2, and SCR3 are described herein as are nucleotide sequences that encode these reductases. These stereospecific carbonyl reductases have anti-Prelog selectivity and have specificities that are useful for fine biochemical synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Gaetano T. Montelione, Rong Xiao, Yao Nie, Yan Xu
  • System and method for preparing and delivering informational content
    Patent number: 9424565
    Abstract: At least one content publishing server having a memory storing a map data structure configured by a content author which defines relationships among plural resources and thereby define an informational item of higher granularity content. Each of the plural resources are associated with a first electronic file linked to said map data structure and configured to store information about the usage of the associated resource. Higher granularity content is associated with a second electronic file linked to said map data structure configured to store information about the usage of the higher granularity content. The server which delivers the informational item to a computer gathers feedback usage information reflecting how the higher granularity content and individual ones of the plural resources are used by users. The server updates the electronic files in accordance with the feedback usage information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Gerd Kortemeyer, Wolfgang Bauer
  • COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USE, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20160235752
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compositions including an antimicrobial agent, pharmaceutical compositions including the antimicrobial agent, methods of treatment of an infection, methods of treatment using compositions or pharmaceutical compositions, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicants: University of New Orleans, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: BRANKO S. JURSIC, DONNA M. NEUMANN
  • GINGER METABOLITES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160235697
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to the use of metabolites of ginger and analogs thereof for the treatment and prevention of diseases, including but not limited to, cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: North Carolina A&T State University
    Inventors: Shengmin Sang, Huadong Chen, Yingdong Zhu
  • Decoding Low-Density Parity-Check Maximum-Likelihood Single-Bit Messages
    Publication number: 20160241257
    Abstract: For decoding messages, a decoder exchanges single-bit messages for a data channel between a plurality of M parity nodes and a plurality of N symbol nodes. Each parity node has one or more adjacent symbol nodes with a plurality of edges between the parity node and each adjacent symbol node. An extrinsic decision and an extrinsic parity value are calculated based on a time-varying lookup table. The lookup table stores the locally maximum-likelihood extrinsic decision for a quantized number of data channel states as a function of adjacent extrinsic parity values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Chris Winstead, Emmanuel Boutillon
  • Efficient Privacy-Preserving Ciphertext-Policy Attribute Based Encryption and Broadcast Encryption
    Publication number: 20160241399
    Abstract: A new construction of CP-ABE, named Privacy Preserving Constant CP-ABE (PPC-CP-ABE) that significantly reduces the ciphertext to a constant size with any given number of attributes is disclosed. PPCCP-ABE leverages a hidden policy construction such that the recipients' privacy is preserved efficiently. A Privacy Preserving Attribute Based Broadcast Encryption (PP-AB-BE) scheme is disclosed. PP-AB-BE is flexible because a broadcasted message can be encrypted by an expressive hidden access policy, either with or without explicit specifying the receivers. PP-AB-BE significantly reduces the storage and communication overhead. Also, PP-AB-BE attains minimal bound on storage overhead for each user to cover all possible subgroups in the communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Dijiang HUANG, Zhibin ZHOU
  • ADIPOSE DERIVED ADULT STEM CELLS IN HEPATIC REGENERATION
    Publication number: 20160237408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method to derive hepatic stem cells from stem cells derived from non-liver tissue. In one embodiment of the invention, hepatic stem cells are derived from adipose stem cells. The invention also provides a method of enhancing hepatic cytokine production (e.g., HGF) from ASCs, which may be useful in the regeneration of liver tissue when transplanted in vivo. Tissue culture conditions, including media conditions, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicants: Louisiana State University, Artecel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery M. GIMBLE, John W. LUDLOW
  • Porphyrinic compounds for use in flow cytometry
    Patent number: 9417245
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of detecting (e.g., by flow cytometry) a target compound, cell or particle, wherein the target is labelled with a detectable luminescent compound. The method comprises utilizing as the detectable luminescent compound a compound comprising a porphyrinic macrocycle such as a porphyrin, chlorin, bacteriochlorin, or isobacteriochlorin. In particular embodiments, the detectable luminescent compound comprises a compound of the formula A-A?-Z—B?—B, wherein: A is a targeting group or member of a specific binding pair that specifically binds the detectable luminescent compound to the target compound, cell or particle; A? is a linker group or covalent bond; B? is a linker group or covalent bond; B is a water-soluble group; and Z is the porphyrinic macrocycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Jonathan S. Lindsey
  • Apparatus and method for respiratory rate detection and early detection of blood loss volume
    Patent number: 9414753
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for non-invasive monitoring and detection of sudden changes in cardiovascular hemodynamics, in which a PPG signal is obtained from a patient, a time-frequency spectrum (TFS) is computed from the PPG signal, instantaneous modulations at a plurality of time points defining a curve of a prominent frequency of oscillation are extracted from the TFS, a peak power spectral density sequence is computed using the instantaneous modulations, and instantaneous peak values for following prominent frequency oscillations are monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: Ki H. Chon, Nandakumar Selvaraj
  • Composition, preparation, and use of chitosan shards for biomedical applications
    Patent number: 9414967
    Abstract: A thin chitosan-based material can be used for biomedical applications. The chitosan has been treated in a nitrogen field by applying energy to ionize nitrogen in and around the chitosan material. A single or multiple such treatments may be employed. For example, the chitosan material may be irradiated under nitrogen using ?-irradiation, treated under a nitrogen plasma, or both. A thin chitosan material can be readily treated by surface modifying treatments such as irradiating under nitrogen using ?-irradiation, treating under a nitrogen plasma, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda University Medical Center, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Wolff M. Kirsch, Samuel M. Hudson, Andrew Crofton
  • Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one cogeneration distributed resource
    Patent number: 9417276
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist in identifying the location of the fault by continuing to inject current from the distributed resources into the distribution system, wherein at least one of the distributed resources is a cogeneration resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Passinam Tatcho, Mischa Steurer, Hui Li
  • Compositions comprising terpene compounds for treating negative sensory phenomena
    Patent number: 9415023
    Abstract: Compositions comprising terpene compounds for the treatment of negative sensory phenomena (NSP). Negative sensory phenomena is characterized by a decreased ability to sense light touch, pin prick, vibration, temperature, pain and/or reduced proprioception. The terpene compounds are preferably aromatic terpene compounds such as geraniol and citronellol and analogs thereof. The terpenes may also be used in combination. The terpenes are derived form plant essential oils or are manufactured synthetically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: NeuroQuest Inc., Board Of Supervisors Of Louisana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Pennington Biomedical Research Center
    Inventors: Alexander McLellan, Frank Greenway