Patents Assigned to State University
  • Maximally efficient vertical axis wind turbine
    Patent number: 9309863
    Abstract: A maximally efficient vertical axis wind turbine (MEVAWT) includes a rotatable circular frame having upper and lower concentric flat rings or disks which support a plurality of, typically three, four, five or six, pivotable cascades, each including a plurality of fixed, configurable airfoils. The airfoils preferably include a single, pivotable trailing flap and may include lateral extensions. The center and periphery of the lower ring are supported in suitable bearings to facilitate free rotation of the frame. Wind direction and velocity sensors provide data utilized to control drive mechanisms which orient each cascade and the flap of each airfoil to maximize the resultant power produced by the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Foss, Richard Wlezien, Bingsen Wang
  • Real time eye tracking for human computer interaction
    Patent number: 9311527
    Abstract: A gaze direction determining system and method is provided. A two-camera system may detect the face from a fixed, wide-angle camera, estimates a rough location for the eye region using an eye detector based on topographic features, and directs another active pan-tilt-zoom camera to focus in on this eye region. A eye gaze estimation approach employs point-of-regard (PoG) tracking on a large viewing screen. To allow for greater head pose freedom, a calibration approach is provided to find the 3D eyeball location, eyeball radius, and fovea position. Both the iris center and iris contour points are mapped to the eyeball sphere (creating a 3D iris disk) to get the optical axis; then the fovea rotated accordingly and the final, visual axis gaze direction computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Lijun Yin, Michael Reale
  • Method for expansion of stem cells and the use of such cells
    Patent number: 9309496
    Abstract: The present invention demonstrates that SALL4A and SALL4B are strong positive regulators of hematopoetic stem cell expansion. HSCs receiving expression of SALL4A or SALL4B are able to achieve a high-level of expansion. Cultures of SALL4-transduced cells results in extensive HSC expansion with over 1000-fold higher levels than controls within 2 to 3 weeks and expanded HSCs show no or very little maturation. Moreover, the expansion occurs quite rapidly with significant HSC growth in just a few days. In addition, SALL4-induced HSC expansion exhibits no impairment of hematopoietic cell differentiation. SALL4 appears to function in the maintenance of an undifferentiated proliferation state and block cell differentiation for HSCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventor: Yupo Ma
  • Automated audio/video distribution system
    Patent number: 9313455
    Abstract: An intelligent sensor assisted system that dynamically adapts to the video streaming needs of a network or sub networks of users in order to facilitate collaboration. This automated audio/video distribution system includes an RFID sensor system that allows the system to intelligently activate the cameras/audio devices located at a zone according to user's needs. The system detects an RFID tag that is associated with a user. The system identifies a group ID of the RFID tag. The system identifies all users in the cyberspace that belong to the group. The system activates the streaming of audio/video to capture the user's activities at the zone. The system then transmits the audio/video feed to remote users in the cyberspace who share the same Group ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Arkansas State University—Jonesboro
    Inventors: Farhad Moeeni, Keane McGough
  • Iridium complexes demonstrating broadband emission through controlled geometric distortion and applications thereof
    Patent number: 9312502
    Abstract: Iridium compounds and their uses are disclosed herein. For example, carbazole containing iridium compounds are disclosed. The compounds are useful in many devices, including, but not limited to, electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Jian Li, Eric Turner
  • Automated video surveillance systems
    Patent number: 9313463
    Abstract: A video surveillance system includes a plurality of video sources, at least one processing server in communication with the video sources, and at least one monitoring station viewing video from the video sources. The video sources are distributed over a target area to be monitored by the surveillance system and are attached to a video network. The processing server allocates bandwidth to the video sources with an accuracy function which provides event/object detection accuracy as a function of image/video quality transferred over the network. The image accuracy is the accuracy with which the processing server identifies features in a video image. Bandwidth is allocated by optimizing the overall event/object detection accuracy by adjusting image/video quality for each video source optionally subject to the dynamic network conditions experienced by each video source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventor: Nabil J. Sarhan
  • Active catheter device and associated system and method
    Patent number: 9308350
    Abstract: An active catheter device is provided. At least one elongate catheter segment includes an elongate flexible tube member defining an axis, and a pair of ferrule members operably engaged with and spaced apart along the tube member. The ferrule members are not rotatable about the axis relative to each other. At least one articulation member is operably engaged with and extends at least between the ferrule members along the tube member. Each articulation member is configured to be actuatable to cause a change in a distance between the ferrule members so as to articulate the tube member. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Gregory Dale Buckner, Arun Shankar Veeramani, Stephen B. Owen, Shaphan R. Jernigan
  • Anti-bacterial polypeptides and pathogen specific synthetic antibodies
    Patent number: 9309298
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides, compositions thereof, and methods for use of the polypeptides in treating bacterial infection and for use as disinfectants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Stephen Johnston, Valeriy Domenyuk, Chris Diehnelt
  • Fabricating porous materials using thixotropic gels
    Patent number: 9308511
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for fabricating porous materials using thixotropic gels. A shear force is applied to a thixotropic material causing the material to flow. Multiple components are added to the thixotropic material while applying the shear force causing the multiple components to be distributed in the material. The shear force is removed such that the static properties of the thixotropic material in the absence of the shear force retain a distribution of the multiple components in the thixotropic material to form a composite gel material that includes liquid within a network of inter-connected solid particles that include the distributed plurality of components. The liquid in the composite gel material is removed to form a porous composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, A BODY CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong-Kyun Seo, Alex Volosin
  • ENGINEERED CYANOBACTERIA WITH ENHANCED SALT TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20160097029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant cyanobacterium with enhanced halotolerance and compositions thereof, methods of producing the recombinant cyanobacterium, and methods of using the same for biofuel production. The invention also relates to transformed F. diplosiphon strains with enhanced salt tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Viji SITTHER, Behnam Tabatabai
  • HIGH THROUGHPUT ASSAY FOR MONITORING AMP PRODUCTION AND AMINOACYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20160097075
    Abstract: A method of conducting an enzymatic reaction assay involving adenosine 5?-monophosphate (AMP) comprising the steps of reacting one or more compounds and producing AMP, deaminating the AMP to produce IMP, and oxidating the IMP by NAD+ to produce XMP and NADH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Eric A FIRST, Charles J RICHARDSON
  • Threshold gate and threshold logic array
    Patent number: 9306151
    Abstract: Threshold gates and related circuitry are disclosed. In one embodiment, a threshold gate includes a threshold realization element and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) element. The MTJ element is switchable from a first resistive state to a second resistive state. To realize a threshold function with the MTJ element, the threshold realization element is configured to switch the magnetic tunnel junction element from the first resistive state to the second resistive state in accordance with the threshold function. In this manner, the threshold gate may implement a threshold function that provides an output just like a complex Boolean function requiring several Boolean gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Sarma Vrudhula, Nishant S. Nukala, Niranjan Kulkarni
  • Encapsulated polymer stabilized cholesteric texture light shutter
    Patent number: 9304350
    Abstract: An encapsulated polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (EPSCT) light shutter is formed from a cholesteric liquid crystal and monomer that is encapsulated into micron sized, polymer-coated droplets by either an emulsification or phase separation process. The polymer-coated droplets are disposed between transparent electrodes, where they are irradiated by ultra-violet (UV) light to polymerize the monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kent State University
    Inventors: Deng-Ke Yang, Yue Cui, Cuiyu Zhang
  • Bacteriochlorin imides
    Patent number: 9303165
    Abstract: Compound of Formula I: are described, along with compositions containing the same and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Lindsey, Michael Krayer
  • 12CaO-7Al2O3 electride hollow cathode
    Patent number: 9305733
    Abstract: The use of the electride form of 12CaO-7Al2O3, or C12A7, as a low work function electron emitter in a hollow cathode discharge apparatus is described. No heater is required to initiate operation of the present cathode, as is necessary for traditional hollow cathode devices. Because C12A7 has a fully oxidized lattice structure, exposure to oxygen does not degrade the electride. The electride was surrounded by a graphite liner since it was found that the C12A7 electride converts to it's eutectic (CA+C3A) form when heated (through natural hollow cathode operation) in a metal tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Lauren P. Rand, John D. Williams, Rafael A. Martinez
  • Chimeric OspA proteins and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9303073
    Abstract: The invention relates to the development of chimeric OspA molecules for use in a new Lyme vaccine. More specifically, the chimeric OspA molecules comprise the proximal portion from one OspA serotype, together with the distal portion from another OspA serotype, while retaining antigenic properties of both of the parent polypeptides. The chimeric OspA molecules are delivered alone or in combination to provide protection against a variety of Borrelia genospecies. The invention also provides methods for administering the chimeric OspA molecules to a subject in the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease or borreliosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: BAXALTA INCORPORATED, BAXALTA GMBH, Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Brian A. Crowe, Ian Livey, Maria O'Rourke, Michael Schwendinger, John J. Dunn, Benjamin J. Luft
  • Recyclable high capacity selective sorbant for heavy metals, radionuclides, and actinides
    Patent number: 9301542
    Abstract: Tungstates for use in removal of heavy metals, radionuclides, actinides and other contaminants is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventor: Allen Wallace Apblett
  • Aromatization or dehydrocyclization of N-alkanes using soluble transition metal complexes
    Patent number: 9302954
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions useful for synthesizing alkylaromatics from an n-alkanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Alan Goldman, Ritu Ahuja, William Schinski
  • Photosynthetic microorganisms expressing thermostable lipase
    Patent number: 9303264
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a photosynthetic microorganism that produces biofuels and biofuel precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Roy Curtiss, Xinyao Liu
  • plant named ‘Blue Chip Jr’
    Patent number: PP26581
    Abstract: Buddleja ‘Blue Chip Jr’ is a new and distinct variety of butterfly bush that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. ‘Blue Chip Jr’ has low vigor resulting in very dwarf stature. ‘Blue Chip Jr’ is asexually propagated using softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings. ‘Blue Chip Jr’ demonstrates a dense, spreading growth habit. ‘Blue Chip Jr’ is lacking male flower parts (anthers), resulting in male (pollen) sterility. ‘Blue Chip Jr’ produces female structures that are essentially sterile, resulting in lack of seed formation. ‘Blue Chip Jr’ has purple-violet flower color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Dennis James Werner