Patents Assigned to State University
  • HIGH AFFINITY SYNBODIES FOR INFLUENZA
    Publication number: 20160207984
    Abstract: Composition of synbodies that bind influenza. The synbodies are composed of two peptides joined on a scaffold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Christopher DIEHNELT, Nidhi GUPTA, Valeriy DOMENYUK, Zhan-Gong ZHAO, Stephen JOHNSTON
  • MASS SPECTROMETRY USING LASERSPRAY IONIZATION
    Publication number: 20160211126
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for mass spectrometry using laserspray ionization (LSI). LSI can create multiply-charged ions at atmospheric pressure for analysis and allows for analysis of high molecular weight molecules including molecules over 4000 Daltons. The analysis can be solvent-based or solvent-free. Solvent-free analysis following LSI allows for improved spatial resolution beneficial in surface and/or tissue imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Sarah Trimpin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY LIFE
    Publication number: 20160209472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating battery life are provided. A method of estimating battery life may involve estimating first status information of a battery based on battery information acquired from the battery, estimating second status information of the battery using a partial cycle model corresponding to a battery degradation pattern for a partial cycle, and calculating the battery life based on a comparison between the first status information and the second status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicants: North Carolina State University, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mo-Yuen CHOW, Habiballah RAHIMI EICHI, Taejung YEO, Paul Barom JEON
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENES
    Publication number: 20160207944
    Abstract: Methods for producing functionalized graphene from graphite oxide or graphite are disclosed in which ionic liquids are used as a reaction medium to promote chemical functionalization of the graphene through electrochemically interacted exfoliation of graphene sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinwen ZHANG, Yu FU
  • Artificial intelligence for detecting and filling void areas of agricultural commodity containers
    Patent number: 9392746
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring agricultural material from a transferring vehicle to a storage portion of a receiving vehicle, and detecting and filling void areas of the agricultural material is disclosed. A transferring vehicle having a spout transfers agricultural material to a storage portion of a receiving vehicle. An imaging device associated with the transferring vehicle and facing towards the storage portion of the receiving vehicle collects imaging data. An image processing module is operable to, based on the imaging data, estimate fill levels of agricultural material within the storage portion; identify an area of the storage portion as targeted to fill; and identify a first void within the targeted area. A controller in communication with the image processing module is configured to command the spout to a position to direct agricultural material to the first void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: DEERE & COMPANY, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Darr, Robert McNaull, John Kruckeberg, Zachary T. Bonefas
  • Graphene-based plasmonic nano-transceiver employing HEMT for terahertz band communication
    Patent number: 9397758
    Abstract: A communication element includes a high electron mobility transistor including a gate layer. A graphene layer is disposed on the gate layer. A communication system includes a signal source, a plasmonic transmitter, a first plasmonic antenna, a second plasmonic antenna, a plasmonic receiver and a signal detector. The signal source generates a transmitted signal. The plasmonic transmitter generates a first surface plasmonic polariton wave signal corresponding to the transmitted signal. The first plasmonic antenna generates an electromagnetic signal corresponding to the surface plasmon polariton wave signal. The second plasmonic antenna generates a second surface plasmon polariton wave signal corresponding to the electromagnetic signal. The plasmonic receiver generates a received signal corresponding to the second surface plasmon polariton wave signal. The signal detector detects the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Ian F. Akyildiz, Josep Miquel Jornet
  • Nucleoside crystals, crystal nucleation and growth control with antifreeze proteins
    Patent number: 9394327
    Abstract: The uses of antifreeze proteins (AFPs), including polypeptides, peptides, fragments of AFPs, and mimicries of AFPs, as highly efficient additives for crystal growth control are provided. AFPs are demonstrated to efficiently inhibit the nucleation of commercially and pharmaceutically important compounds (e.g., nucleosides, sugars, salts), increase the supersaturation of their solutions, modify their crystal habits, and result in novel morphologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Trustees of California State University
    Inventors: Xin Wen, Sen Wang
  • Materials and methods related to MicroRNA-21, mismatch repair, and colorectal cancer
    Patent number: 9394543
    Abstract: Described herein is the discovery that miR-21 targets and down-regulates the core mismatch repair (MMR) recognition protein complex hMSH2 and hMSH6. Anti-sense miR-21 is therefore proven as therapeutic herein. Therefore, compositions, kits, therapies and other methods, including methods of treatment/amelioration of symptoms, are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Nicola Valeri
  • Mosquito attractant compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9392788
    Abstract: Provided are compositions for attracting and/or stimulating oviposition. The compositions comprise a suitable carrier and a bacterium capable of producing nonanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, or methyl tetradecanoate; Bacillus thuringiensis; Lactococcus lactis; Klebsiella oxytoca; Shigella dysenteriae; Brevundimonas vesicularis; a supernatant of a culture of any of the these bacteria; nonanoic acid; tetradecanoic acid; or methyl tetradecanoate, or any combination thereof, at a concentration effective to attract the mosquito to a target. The compositions may be comprised within a kit or trap. Also provided are methods of attracting mosquitoes to a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Loganathan Ponnusamy, Ning Xu, Coby Schal, Charles S. Apperson, Dawn Wesson
  • High-efficiency energy generator for harnessing mechanical vibration power
    Patent number: 9394876
    Abstract: An energy generating device utilizing mechanical vibration power is provided. The energy generating device includes a first body for reciprocating according to vibration motions; an anchored second body; a rack coupled to one of the first body and the anchored second body; a gear assembly engaged with the rack and coupled to the other one of the first body and the anchored second body such that the gear assembly drives a generator via a rotational movement in a single direction according to each of upward and downward movement of the rack relative to the gear assembly; and the generator engaged with the gear assembly for receiving the rotational movement output from the gear assembly and outputting a direct current according to the rotational input from the gear assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Lei Zuo, Gopinath Reddy Penamalli, John Wang, Rui He Zheng, Xiao Hui Lei, Jorge F. Lam-Ki, Zhongjie Li, Teng Lin
  • Devices and methods for target molecule characterization
    Patent number: 9395352
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device having at least one constriction that is sized to permit translocation of only a single copy of the molecule. The device has a pair of spaced apart sensing electrodes that border the constriction, which may be a nanopore. The first electrode is connected to a first affinity element and the second electrode is connected to a second affinity element. The first and second affinity elements are configured to temporarily form hydrogen bonds with first and second portions of the target molecule as the latter passes through the constriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Stuart Lindsay, Peiming Zhang
  • Isotope production target
    Patent number: 9396826
    Abstract: An isotope production target may include an outer diameter wall and an inner diameter wall. An isotope source may be located between the inner diameter wall and the outer diameter wall, and the isotope source may comprise fissile material interspersed with one or more voided regions. A central region may be located within the inner diameter wall, and the central region may be configured to house a neutron thermalization volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Steven Richard Reese, Todd Stephen Palmer, Stephen Todd Keller, Madicken Munk
  • Molecular roadblocks for RpoN binding sites
    Patent number: 9392790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, a method for repressing transcription and/or gene expression from RpoN binding sites (or promoters) or cryptic promoters upstream of RpoN binding sites. The method comprises providing an agent that specifically and selectively binds to RpoN promoter sequences to inhibit or repress the expression of genes downstream of that promoter; and contacting the RpoN promoter with the agent. Agents for repressing transcription and/or gene expression from RpoN promoters are also provided. The agent can be a composition that binds specifically to the ?24, ?12, or ?24/?12 site(s) for RpoN promoter interference. Synthetic peptides, vectors, and host cells are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Christopher T. Nomura, Benjamin R. Lundgren
  • Global router using graphics processing unit
    Patent number: 9396302
    Abstract: For global routing using a graphics processing unit (GPU), a method routes a net of node interconnections for a semiconductor design. In addition, the method decomposes the net into subnets. Each subnet has no shared paths. The method further identifies a congested region of the routed net that exceeds routing capacities. In addition, the method correlates the congested region with a plurality of first subnets with workloads within the congested region. The method routes the subnets in parallel using the GPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Yiding Han, Koushik Chakraborty, Sanghamitra Roy
  • Rapid Assays for T-Cell Activation by RNA Measurements Using Flow Cytometry
    Publication number: 20160201122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for rapidly detecting copies of at least one RNA molecule expressed in individual cells and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Yuri Bushkin, Maria L. Gennaro, Sanjay Tyagi, Richard Pine
  • ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS: SALINAMIDE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20160200771
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof, wherein X and Y have any of the values defined herein. The compounds inhibit bacterial RNA polymerase, inhibit bacterial growth, and have applications in, analysis of RNA polymerase structure and function, control of bacterial gene expression, control of bacterial growth, antibacterial chemistry, antibacterial therapy, and drug discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Richard H. Ebright, Yon W. Ebright, Yu Feng, David Degen
  • Salmonella and Listeria Assay Methods and Kits
    Publication number: 20160201107
    Abstract: Methods and kits for detection of bacteria, especially Salmonella spp. and Listeria spp., are provided using a unique combination of selective ingredients and two-phase culture (solid-phase culture gel and liquid-phase culture/enrichment broth) allows for high sensitivity and specificity of the kits for growth of Salmonella and Listeria in the detection methods and kits. The invention, through the detection mechanism accomplished by the novel formulation of selective ingredients and the two-phase culture, allows for real-time detection of a single cell of Salmonella and Listeria within 24±2 hours of introducing a target sample to the Salmonella and Listeria detection kits. The detection methods and kits for Salmonella may optionally further comprise a confirmation step that can increase sensitivity and accuracy for this pathogenic bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tae Jo Kim, Juan L Silva
  • Hybrid Ion Mobility Spectrometer
    Publication number: 20160202211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for identifying material. An embodiment includes ionizing, in gas phase, a target substance; creating, in gas phase, a pulse of ionized material from the ionized target substance; injecting the pulse of ionized material into a condensed phase drift medium; and identifying, by at least one processor, the target substance using the pulse of ionized material in the condensed phase drift medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicants: The MITRE Corporation, Washington State University
    Inventors: Samar Kumar GUHARAY, Herbert H. HILL
  • Methods and Compositions for Inducing Deregulation of EPHA7 and ERK Phosphorylation in Human Acute Leukemias
    Publication number: 20160199403
    Abstract: Methods for assessing a pathological condition in a subject include measuring one or more markers where a difference is indicative of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or a predisposition to ALL, uses and compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventor: Carlo M. Croce
  • REGULATED EXPRESSION OF ANTIGEN AND/OR REGULATED ATTENTUATION TO ENHANCE VACCINE IMMUNOGENICITY AND/OR SAFETY
    Publication number: 20160199467
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for making and using recombinant bacteria that are capable of regulated attenuation and/or regulated expression of one or more antigens of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Roy Curtiss, III, Shifeng Wang, Soo-Young Wanda, Wei Kong