Patents Assigned to State University
  • Patent number: 11824403
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to machines utilizing heavy rare earth (HRE) free permanent magnets. In one example, a rotor assembly including a rotor core having a plurality of rotor slots and magnets positioned within the plurality of rotor slots. At least a portion of the magnets are free of heavy rare earth (HRE) elements. The magnets can include a combination HRE segments and HRE-free segments or can be free of HRE elements. The rotor assembly can be included in an electric machine such as, e.g., a permanent magnet (PM) machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Md. Sariful Islam, Iqbal Husain
  • Patent number: 11819820
    Abstract: Provided herein are an adsorbent and method of treating water using the adsorbent. The adsorbent includes thermally- and chemically-treated lignite coal. The method includes contacting wastewater with the treated lignite coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Todd Mlsna, Sita Warren
  • Patent number: 11823813
    Abstract: A robotic system for laying out a specified wiring harness. A robotic arm is configured to arrange a plurality of wire segments along the harness support surface. A system controller is configured to direct the robotic arm to arrange each of the plurality of wire segments on the harness support surface along a specified wire route. A preparation device can label one or both ends of each wire segment as they are being laid out on the support surface. The labeler can automatically apply adhesive labels as flags at selected locations along the length of the wire segment. In a method of making a wiring harness, the robotic arm positions pins on a harness support surface to define wire routes and then arranges at least one wire segment on the harness support surface along each of the wire routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: WITCHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Brian Brown, Michael Wescott, Alexander VanPelt
  • Patent number: 11819702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are perovskite materials and methods of making an use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Paul A. Maggard, Jr., Shaun O'Donnell, Jacob L. Jones
  • Patent number: 11824461
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to modular multilevel converter (MMC) scale-up control methodologies which can be applied for MV and HV DC applications. In one example, an MMC includes first and second legs each with submodule (SM) groups connected in series, where each SM group includes a plurality of SMs; local group controllers that can control a corresponding SM group; and a central controller that can control output voltage of the MMC via the local group controllers. The local group controllers can provide capacitor voltage balancing (CVB) control of corresponding SM groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Subhashish Bhattacharya, Mohammed Alharbi
  • Patent number: 11824700
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing peak-to-average power ratio (“PAPR”) in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (“OFDM”) signal having reference tones by introducing modified pilot tones to cancel peaks in OFDM symbols in the OFDM signal array. The modified pilot tones are added to the original OFDM signal, which in turn conditions the OFDM symbols of the signal to effectively reduce the PAPR. Such systems and methods provide PAPR reduction for OFDM signals generated by an OFDM Signal Processor through the addition of tone reservation PAPR reduction methods, which use reserved tones such as pilot tones to improve PAPR. Such methods offer an advantage of improving the PAPR without introducing distortion to the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Morgan State University
    Inventor: Richard Dean
  • Patent number: 11821077
    Abstract: A sputtering target having a unitary body. The unitary body includes a planar substrate plate and a toroidal portion extending from a top surface of the substrate plate. The toroidal portion reduces non-uniform erosion against the plate caused by a magnetic field applied to the target. In use, the magnetic field is initially received at the toroidal portion. After the magnetic field wears down the toroidal portion, the magnetic field is received at the substrate plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Constantin Virgil Solomon, Christopher Yaw Bansah, Tom Nelson Oder
  • Patent number: 11820994
    Abstract: This invention is directed to methods of switching from sexual reproduction to apomixis or from apomixis to sexual reproduction in a eukaryote. More particularly, this invention provides methods of switching from meiosis to apomeiosis and from syngamy to parthenogenesis in a plant. The invention also provides methods of producing an apomictic eukaryote from a sexual eukaryote and a sexual eukaryote from an apomictic eukaryote.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: John G. Carman, David Sherwood, Lei Gao
  • Publication number: 20230363836
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and devices for identifying intraoperative bleeding are described. An example method includes identifying a first frame depicting a surgical scene; identifying a second frame depicting the surgical scene; identifying whether the second frame depicts bleeding by analyzing the first frame and the second frame; and outputting the second frame with an augmentation indicating whether bleeding is depicted in the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: Wayne State University, RediMinds, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhilash K. Pandya, Mostafa Daneshgar Rahbar, Luke A. Reisner, Hao Ying, Mahendra Bhandari, Madhusudhan Reddiboina
  • Publication number: 20230365972
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides nucleic acid compositions that incorporate one or more halouracil molecules. More specifically, the present disclosure reveals that the replacement of uracil nucleotides within a microRNA nucleotide sequence with a 5-halouracil increases the ability of the micro-RNA to inhibit cancer progression and tumorigenesis. As such, the present disclosure provides various nucleic acid (e.g., microRNA) compositions having 5-halouracil molecules incorporated in their nucleic acid sequences and methods for using the same. The present disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified nucleic acid compositions, and methods for treating cancers using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Jingfang Ju, Andrew Fesler
  • Publication number: 20230365488
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound, and method of selectively inhibiting the activity of a Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) comprising contacting the FABP with a compound, said compound having the structure:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Iwao Ojima, Martin Kaczocha, Monaf Awwa, Antonella Pepe
  • Publication number: 20230367995
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for an adjustable neural network. Systems measure feature applicability for an octave of a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) at a standard scale, resulting in (1) at least one drop-off point where the octave no longer resonates with pre-defined features; and (2) a common drop-off between the CNN and at least one other CNN trained on at least one other separate domain. The system can then measure octave resonance for a plurality of CNNs trained on large data sets with a distribution of octaves for features, and measure a pattern of octaves learned in the CNN, resulting in a measurement pattern. The system can then compare that measurement pattern to the pre-defined features, resulting in a level of adaptability of the CNN, and modify the CNN based on the level of adaptability of the CNN, resulting in a modified CNN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Supratik MUKHOPADHYAY, Edward COLLIER, Robert DIBIANO
  • Publication number: 20230366811
    Abstract: A system and methods for optically detecting a target gas are disclosed and described. An imaging system can include a narrow-band optical interference filter with a center wavelength that corresponds to a feature in an absorption spectrum of a target gas at a normal angle of incidence. An optical component can receive incoming light from the target gas that has passed through the narrow-band optical interference filter, where the narrow-band optical interference filter is tilted relative to the optical component, which tilt shifts the wavelength of light from each target point that is able to pass through the narrow-band optical interference filter. A camera can receive the incoming light that has been focused by the optical component. Multiple image frames are collected for different orientations of the system with respect to the target and analyzed to perform hyperspectral charactetization of target gas absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Charles Swenson, Alan Marchant
  • Patent number: 11813592
    Abstract: Redox catalysts having surface medication, methods of making redox catalysts with surface modification, and uses of the surface modified redox catalysts are provided. In some aspects, the redox catalysts include a core oxygen carrier region such as CaMnO3, BaMnO3??, SrMnO3??, Mn2SiO4, Mn2MgO4??, La0.8Sr0.2O3??, La0.8Sr0.2FeO3??, Ca9Ti0.1Mn0.9O3??, Pr6O11??, manganese ore, or a combination thereof; and an outer shell having an average thickness of about 1-100 monolayers surrounding the outer surface of the core region. The outer shell can include, for example a salt selected such as Li2WO4, Na2WO4, K2WO4, SrWO4, Li2MoO4, Na2MoO4, K2MoO4, CsMoO4, Li2CO3, Na2CO3, K2CO3, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Fanxing Li, Luke Michael Neal, Yunfei Gao, Seif Yusuf, Ryan Dudek
  • Patent number: 11814563
    Abstract: The disclosure discusses chiral dopants for liquid-crystalline materials. Chiral dopants can be bioreachable compounds, i.e. compounds produced from microbes through fermentation. Chiral dopants can also include bioreachable materials that are further modified by chemical synthetic steps. Chiral dopants as discussed herein can include biomolecules such as glycyrrhetinic acid (1), S-naringenin (2), shikimic acid (3), alpha-phellandrene (4), betulin (5), malic acid (6), valencene (7), or nootkatone (8), and any stereoisomers or chemically modified derivatives thereof. The disclosure further shows optical properties of such compounds in a liquid-crystalline material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: Zymergen Inc., Kent State University
    Inventors: Adam Safir, Shilpa Naresh Raja, Arjan Zoombelt, Robert J. Twieg, Pawan Nepal, Ashani Wedige-Fernando, Peter Palffy-Muhoray
  • Patent number: 11812750
    Abstract: The present invention provides probiotic compositions for promoting plant growth. The compositions include bacterial cultures of phyllobacteria and rhizobacteria isolated from media supplemented with rare earth elements. Applicants have found that such bacteria act synergistically with rare earth elements to enhance plant growth. Inoculums of the plant growth promoting bacteria for application to plants, plant seeds, or plant growth media are provided. Also provided are methods for stimulating plant growth by applying the bacterial cultures and inoculums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Norma Cecilia Martinez-Gomez
  • Patent number: 11814617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing ensiled plant materials using the anaerobic bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii and ensiled plant materials thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: Kansas State University Research Foundation, Axiota U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: James Scott Drouillard, Kevin Alan Miller, Celine Caroline Aperce, Taylor Marie Horne, Tara Jo Ellerman, Gina Rae Herren
  • Patent number: 11813608
    Abstract: Embodiments of fiber substrate-based fluidic device and methods of manufacturing the same are described herein. In one example, a method of manufacturing a fiber substrate-based fluidic device comprises bonding a hydrophobic film that is substantially transparent to a laser beam (e.g., a film that transmits at least 80% of the incident radiant power of the laser beam) to a hydrophilic substrate and ablating the hydrophilic substrate with the laser beam without ablating the hydrophobic film to form one or more fluidly sealed channels in the hydrophilic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Vincent Remcho, Saichon Sumantakul
  • Patent number: 11814659
    Abstract: Described herein are polyhedral, three-dimensional tunable nanocages assembled with a multimeric protein covalently linked to a polynucleotide handle and a DNA origami base assembly including sequences complementary to the polynucleotide handles, wherein the polynucleotide handle and the complementary sequences hybridize to for double-stranded DNA helices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Yang Xu
  • Patent number: 11813331
    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