Patents Assigned to State University
  • Transcription factors that regulate nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco
    Patent number: 11795467
    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: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Rongda Qu, Bingwu Wang
  • End group functionalization agents for polydiene
    Patent number: 11795243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polymer having the structure of Formula (I) and Formula (IV): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein and wherein R, R?, R?, x, and k are as described herein and methods for preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound having the structure of Formula (II): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL
    Inventors: Aaron David Sadow, Bradley M. Schmidt, Gwanghoon Kwag, Hanbaek Lee, Dong Eun Kang
  • Content delivery network assisted user geolocation
    Patent number: 11800163
    Abstract: Described herein is a novel approach for coarse-grained user geolocation leveraging widely-deployed content delivery networks (CDNs). This method relies on the fact that CDN providers deploy a number of edge servers that are geographically distributed across the world. Many of these edge servers are assigned with unique identifiers that are tied to their location, which can be retrieved by inspecting HTTP responses headers served by these edge servers. As a result, a website can infer coarse-grained user location by asking a user to send an HTTP request to an arbitrary domain that is known being served by a CDN, and inspecting the corresponding responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Mingkui Wei
  • Nucleic acid constructs, plants with increased tuber yield, and methods for increasing tuber yield in a plant
    Patent number: 11795468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid construct. The nucleic acid construct includes a nucleic acid molecule configured to silence or reduce the expression of StBEL11 and/or StBEL29 and variants thereof, a 5? DNA promoter sequence, and a 3? terminator sequence, where the first nucleic acid molecule, the promoter sequence, and the terminator sequence are operatively coupled to permit transcription of the first nucleic acid molecule. The present invention is also directed to vectors, host cells, transgenic plants, and transgenic plant seeds, as well as non-transgenic mutant plants, and methods for altering tuber yield in a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
    Inventors: David J. Hannapel, Anjan K. Banerjee
  • Organic Compound Destruction Apparatus
    Publication number: 20230331594
    Abstract: An organic compound destruction apparatus and method are provided. In another aspect, a laterally oriented discharge arc generated from an electrode in a reactor, destroys an undesired or contaminant organic molecule in a liquid solution. Another aspect includes a system which uses electrodes and a magnetic field to generate and drive laterally oriented discharge arcs in a reactor to destroy organic compounds, such as PFAS molecules, in a liquid. Another aspect includes using at least one pair of co-axial electrodes submerged in a liquid to concentrate organic contaminants around the center electrode where gas bubbles are generated to capture and transport the contaminants to the plasma region above the liquid surface. Still another aspect includes a system which uses a grid or mesh electrode to create a discharge arc in a plasma chamber to destroy organic compounds, such as PFAS molecules, in a liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventor: Qi Hua Fan
  • Feral Hog Toxicant
    Publication number: 20230329239
    Abstract: A composition and method for killing feral hogs: a bait that is attractive to hogs is mixed with a lethal amount of sodium nitrite, along with sufficient base to inhibit decomposition of the sodium nitrite. At sufficiently high pH, encapsulation of the sodium nitrite is not required to inhibit decomposition. In the absence of substantial decomposition, the sodium nitrite itself is not aversive to the pigs, and may even enhance acceptance of the baits by the pigs. Optionally, an anti-emetic compound is added to the mixture to reduce the likelihood the bait will be vomited. Optionally, an additional toxicant such as luteolin is added to the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Glen Gentry, John Pojman, Baylen Thompson
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIUM FOR APPLICATION TO TARGET PLANTS TO INCREASE PLANT GROWTH, AND INCREASE RESISTANCE TO ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC STRESSORS
    Publication number: 20230332168
    Abstract: Endophytic bacteria, compositions comprising the same, and methods of use thereof are disclosed which increase the root and shoot growth of cotton host plants, suppress growth of soil borne fungal pathogens of host plants, and increase resistance of the plant to salt stress and other abiotic stressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: James F. White, JR., Ivelisse Irizarry Caraballo
  • SELECTIVE METAMATERIAL ABSORBER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230330631
    Abstract: A selective metamaterial absorber and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The method includes deposing a first metal layer on a first surface of a substrate and on a plurality of nanowires extending outward from the first surface of the substrate, the plurality of nanowires forming an array on the first surface, the substrate further including a second surface opposite the first surface. The first metal layer may be deposed using conformally sputtering. The substrate and the plurality of nanowires may be composed of silicon, and the first metal layer may be composed of tungsten. The first metal layer may be composed of a material having a penetration depth for a wavelength range of interest. The first metal layer may be at least three times thicker than the penetration depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jui-Yung Chang, Sydney Taylor, Liping Wang
  • Functional feline pancreatic cells from adipose tissue
    Patent number: 11788062
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are described herein for transdifferentiation of multipotent stromal cells into cells that can express insulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
    Inventors: Mandi J. Lopez, Wei Duan
  • Patient-specific parameter estimates of glioblastoma multiforme growth dynamics
    Patent number: 11786176
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of estimating subject-specific parameters of growth dynamics of a cancer tumor in a subject having cancer. The methods can be used to personalize treatment protocols for a subject, stage the given disease in the subject, measure response to therapy, phenotype for patient selection to participate in drug trials, measure stability of an anatomical structure, or predict rate of change of the given disease. Also provided are methods of predicting growth dynamics of a cancer tumor, and computer systems and computer-implemented methods for estimating subject-specific parameters of growth dynamics of a cancer tumor in a subject having cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventor: Yang Kuang
  • Folic acid functionalized copper sulfide nanoparticles for the detection of ovarian cancer cells in flow
    Patent number: 11788965
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system, compositions, and methods for detecting ovarian cancer cells by photoacoustic flow cytometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Barbara Smith, Joel Lusk
  • Dyes in dye aggregate systems—engineering J, K, and dye packing
    Patent number: 11787947
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to designing dyes and methods to alter the parameters controlling the dipole-dipole coupling of dyes bound to a nucleotide oligomer architecture, which are used to propagate excitons for use in next generation room temperature quantum information systems. The disclosed dyes and methods are directed to changing the dye stability, symmetry, overlap, and steric hindrance of the dyes to fine tune aggregate systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Boise State University
    Inventors: William B. Knowlton, Bernard Yurke, Ryan D. Pensack, Paul H. Davis
  • Method of preparing a composite sheet
    Patent number: 11787152
    Abstract: A composite sheet comprising two or more layers is described where the degree of abrasiveness of can be controlled. The sheet can comprise partially or wholly biodegradable or compostable materials or blends thereof. Methods of preparing the composite sheets are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Behnam Pourdeyhimi
  • Microtexture region characterization systems and methods
    Patent number: 11788992
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for the characterization of a microtexture of a sample, component, or the like. The methods may include methods of determining a service life limiting region of a component, determining a treatment method for a component, and/or selecting components from a batch of components for use in production. The characterization may include calculating a microtexture level indicator from ultrasonic C-scan images for various samples, regions, components, or the like. The microtexture level indicator may include at least one of an average peak factor, a standard deviation of peak amplitude, and/or a baseband bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: RTX Corporation, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc
    Inventors: Yong Tian, Ronald Roberts
  • Aggregated distribution for energy demand response
    Patent number: 11790464
    Abstract: An aggregated distribution system includes an HVAC controller, a battery controller, and an aggregated data management engine. The aggregated data management engine is configured to retrieve an HVAC energy usage profile and retrieve a battery energy usage profile. The aggregated distribution system also includes distribution engine configured to forward a first set of HVAC dual variables and forward a first set of battery dual variables to a first neighboring unit of the aggregated distribution system, receive one or more additional sets of HVAC dual variables and one or more additional sets of battery dual variables from one or more neighboring units of the aggregated distribution system, update the HVAC energy usage profile with the one or more additional sets of HVAC dual vehicles and update the battery energy usage profile with the one or more additional sets of battery dual vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mo-Yuen Chow, Alberto Castelo Becerra, Wente Zeng
  • Non-chemical, mosquito bite-resistant garments
    Patent number: 11785995
    Abstract: An insect-proof, form-fitting undergarment is provided having top and bottom parts formed of selected breathable materials and having omnidirectional stretch properties, and which top and bottom parts may be securely joined at the waist to prevent insect entry. A superfine knitted fabric is utilized to prevent insect bites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Andre J. West, Marian G. McCord, Charles S. Apperson, Richard Michael Roe, Emiel A. DenHartog
  • Gas/liquid plasma reactor with pulsed power supply and secondary direct current electrodes
    Patent number: 11787709
    Abstract: A method for reacting a liquid phase chemical species includes the steps of providing liquid phase containing at least one liquid phase chemical species, providing a gas phase, and providing a reactor vessel for containing the liquid phase and the gas phase. The liquid phase and the gas phase are placed in the reactor vessel so as to form a liquid-gas interface between the liquid phase and the gas phase within the reactor vessel. A pulsed discharge cathode and anode are provided for creating a pulsed discharge electric field at the liquid-gas interface. A pulsed power input to the pulsed discharge cathode and anode is provided, thereby creating a plasma comprising ions at the liquid-gas interface. A secondary electric field is directed transverse to the liquid-gas interface, wherein the secondary electric field will drive ions from the gas phase into the liquid phase to react with the liquid phase species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Locke, Robert J. Wandell, Youneng Tang
  • Wheat lines, plants, and grain with increased beta-glucan content
    Patent number: 11785907
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wheat plants having grain with high ?-glucan content, methods for constructing said wheat plants, grain therefrom and uses thereof. Wheat lines homozygous for the HvCslF6 gene from barley having five times the fiber content and an increased ?-glucan content of TA5790, TA5792, and TA5795 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: General Mills, Inc., Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jesse Poland, Bernd Friebe, Titiana Danilova, Bikram S Gill, Eric Jackson
  • Systems and methods for a spring-augmented quadrotor for interactions with constrained environments
    Patent number: 11787574
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a variable geometry quadrotor with a compliant frame are disclosed, which adapts to tight spaces and obstacles by way of passive rotation of its arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Seyed Mostafa Rezayat Sorkhabadi, Shatadal Mishra, Karishma Patnaik
  • Mapping and localization system for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11790542
    Abstract: Accurate vehicle localization is arguably the most critical and fundamental task for autonomous vehicle navigation. While dense 3D point-cloud-based maps enable precise localization, they impose significant storage and transmission burdens when used in city-scale environments. A highly compressed representation for LiDAR maps, along with an efficient and robust real-time alignment algorithm for on-vehicle LiDAR scans, is proposed here. The proposed mapping framework, requires less than 0.1% of the storage space of the original 3D point cloud map. In essence, mapping framework emulates an original map through feature likelihood functions. In particular, the mapping framework models planar, pole and curb features. These three feature classes are long-term stable, distinct and common among vehicular roadways. Multiclass feature points are extracted from LiDAR scans through feature detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Hayder Radha, Daniel Morris, Su Pang