Patents Assigned to The University of Wyoming
  • Patent number: 11191609
    Abstract: Use of augmented reality to provide a real-time two-dimensional representation of medical imaging data to a user in a three-dimensional space. An augmented reality system is discussed that may provide a single stage processing for video data ingestion directly from a video data output of a medical imaging device. In turn, latency in the resulting video data presented to the user via an augmented reality display may be reduced. The augmented reality system may also allow for a high degree of control over the virtual position, rotation, size, and/or opacity of the two-dimensional representation of the video data in the three-dimensional space associated with the augmented reality system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: The University of Wyoming, McGinley Education Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph McGinley, Suresh Muknahallipatna, Bradley Riotto, John McInroy
  • Patent number: 10994252
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the inventive technology relates to in-vessel generation of a material from a solution of interest as part of a processing and/or analysis operation. Preferred embodiments of the in-vessel material generation (e.g., in-vessel solid material generation) include precipitation; in certain embodiments, analysis and/or processing of the solution of interest may include dissolution of the material, perhaps as part of a successive dissolution protocol using solvents of increasing ability to dissolve. Applications include, but are by no means limited to estimation of a coking onset and solution (e.g., oil) fractionating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schabron, Joseph F. Rovani
  • Publication number: 20210045837
    Abstract: Use of augmented reality to provide a real-time two-dimensional representation of medical imaging data to a user in a three-dimensional space. An augmented reality system is discussed that may provide a single stage processing for video data ingestion directly from a video data output of a medical imaging device. In turn, latency in the resulting video data presented to the user via an augmented reality display may be reduced. The augmented reality system may also allow for a high degree of control over the virtual position, rotation, size, and/or opacity of the two-dimensional representation of the video data in the three-dimensional space associated with the augmented reality system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Joseph McGinley, Suresh MUKNAHALLIPATNA, Bradley Riotto, John McInroy
  • Patent number: 10808183
    Abstract: The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a method of destabilizing an aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion comprising the steps of: effecting contact between a sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; effecting relative motion between said sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; and destabilizing (perhaps in continuous fashion) the aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion. Applications include but are not limited to oil spill clean up, manufacturing of emulsions, oil refinery and production operations (anywhere along the production chain).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schabron, Jeramie J. Adams, Joseph F. Rovani, Jean-Pascal Planche
  • Patent number: 10662384
    Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method applies specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe and cost. The advantage to this method over prior art is the ability to separate and identify chemical constituents and solvent fractions based on their solvent-solubility characteristics, their high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) adsorption and desorption behaviors, and their interactions with stationary phases; and subsequently identify and quantify them at least partially using various combinations of non-destructive HPLC, destructive HPLC, and stand-alone detectors presently not routinely used for HPLC but reconfigured to obtain spectra on the fly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph F. Rovani, Jr., Jeramie Joseph Adams, Ryan Bradley Boysen, Jean-Pascal Planche, Nicholas David Bolton
  • Patent number: 10557155
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the biological conversion of pretreated or solubilized coal or waste coal into biofuels. Coal (10) may be pretreated perhaps in a pretreatment reactor (13). Pretreated coal or even solubilized coal may be introduced into a processing reactor such as a bioreactor (16) containing a plurality of microorganisms (9) such as oleaginous microorganisms which can convert at least some of the pretreated or solubilized coal into lipids (19) or biomass (18), which then may be used directly or as a precursor for various products such as biofuels, feedstock, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Karen E. Wawrousek, Patrick Richards, Alan E. Bland
  • Patent number: 10507426
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Paul Fallgren, Jeffrey M Morris, Alan E Bland, Patrick Richards, Jesse D Newcomer, Patricia Colberg
  • Patent number: 10449502
    Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method, in particular embodiments, may apply specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it extremely difficult or impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe. Particular SEC (size exclusion chromatography)-based methods and apparatus disclosed herein may be used to measure, e.g., the molecular size, weight, and/or volume, whether in absolute or relative manner, of the various components of eluate from the SEC stationary phase (e.g., a permeable gel). This analytical method is applicable on a wide variety of hydrocarbonaceous materials, and especially useful for, but not limited to oil, maltenes of oil, asphalt binders and asphalt binder blends, which may contain wide varieties of different types of additives, modifiers, and chemistries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporateion
    Inventors: Joseph F. Rovani, Jr., Jean-Pascal Planche, Ryan Bradley Boysen
  • Patent number: 10376837
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Bacteria that reduce oxidized nitrogenous species (13) may be used to supply reduced nitrogenous compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Karen E. Wawrousek, Patrick Richards, Tengyan Zhang, Alan E. Bland
  • Patent number: 10221363
    Abstract: The inventive technology may involve, in particular embodiments, novel use of a non-porous, high surface energy stationary phase to adsorb, in reversible fashion, the most polar component of a resins fraction of an input hydrocarbon when a mobile phase is passed over the stationary phase. Such reversible adsorption prevents irreversibly adsorption of such components on active stationary phase(s) downflow of the non-porous, high surface energy stationary phase, thereby conserving stationary phase costs and increasing resolution of resins elutions, and accuracy of hydrocarbon component results. Aspects of the inventive technology may also involve a novel combination of a solubility based asphaltene component fractionating and analysis method and an adsorption chromatography method for separating and/or analyzing saturate, aromatics and resins components of an input hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schabron, Ryan B. Boysen, Eric W. Kalberer, Joseph F. Rovani, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9816107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of facilitating the expression of recombinant polypeptides from cells, extracellular fluids, extracellular fibers, or any combination thereof, obtained from transgenic insect cells and larvae comprising a bacterial GlcNAc-6-P 2?-epimerase (GNPE), which is capable of converting N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcNAc-6-P) to N-acetyl-D-mannosamine-6-phosphate (ManNAc-6-P). The invention relates to methods to promote efficient glycoconjugate sialylation, by providing simpler ways to produce large intracellular pools of sialic acid precursors. The invention is also directed to nucleic acids, vectors, and cells comprising nucleic acids encoding polypeptides involved in the synthesis of sialic acid precursors, and cells in combination with nucleic acids encoding glycosyltransferases, including sialyltransferases, to facilitate the production of humanized recombinant glycoproteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Christoph Geisler, Donald Jarvis
  • Patent number: 9764279
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Paul Fallgren, Jeffrey M. Morris, Alan E. Bland, Patrick Richards, Jesse D. Newcomer, Patricia Colberg
  • Patent number: 9598653
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Patent number: 9458389
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of estimating a property of a hydrocarbon comprising the steps of: preparing a liquid sample of a hydrocarbon, the hydrocarbon having asphaltene fractions therein; precipitating at least some of the asphaltenes of a hydrocarbon from the liquid sample with one or more precipitants in a chromatographic column; dissolving at least two of the different asphaltene fractions from the precipitated asphaltenes during a successive dissolution protocol; eluting the at least two different dissolved asphaltene fractions from the chromatographic column; monitoring the amount of the fractions eluted from the chromatographic column; using detected signals to calculate a percentage of a peak area for a first of the asphaltene fractions and a peak area for a second of the asphaltene fractions relative to the total peak areas, to determine a parameter that relates to the property of the hydrocarbon; and estimating the property of the hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schabron, Joseph F. Rovani, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9357755
    Abstract: A transgenic silkworm system for recombinant glycoprotein production is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: The University of Wyoming, University of Notre Dame
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Fraser, Donald L. Jarvis
  • Patent number: 9353317
    Abstract: The inventive technology may involve, in particular embodiments, novel use of a non-porous, high surface energy stationary phase to adsorb, in reversible fashion, the most polar component of a resins fraction of an input hydrocarbon when a mobile phase is passed over the stationary phase. Such reversible adsorption prevents irreversibly adsorption of such components on active stationary phase(s) downflow of the non-porous, high surface energy stationary phase, thereby conserving stationary phase costs and increasing resolution of resins elutions, and accuracy of hydrocarbon component results. Aspects of the inventive technology may also involve a novel combination of a solubility based asphaltene component fractionating and analysis method and an adsorption chromatography method for separating and/or analyzing saturate, aromatics and resins components of an input hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schabron, Ryan B. Boysen, Eric W. Kalberer, Joseph F. Rovani, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150225655
    Abstract: The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a method of destabilizing an aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion comprising the steps of: effecting contact between a sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; effecting relative motion between said sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; and destabilizing (perhaps in continuous fashion) the aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion. Applications include but are not limited to oil spill clean up, manufacturing of emulsions, oil refinery and production operations (anywhere along the production chain).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corpoation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeramie J. Adams, Jean-Pascal Planche, Joseph F. Rovani, John F. Schabron
  • Publication number: 20150218461
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may involve the intentional changing of the stability of an emulsion from a first stability to a more desired, second stability upon the addition of a more aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a most aromatic asphaltene subfraction), or a less aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a least aromatic asphaltene subfraction) to a emulsion hydrocarbon of an oil emulsion, thereby increasing emulsion stability or decreasing emulsion stability, respectively. Precipitation and redissolution or sorbent-based techniques may be used to isolate a selected asphaltene subfraction before its addition to an emulsion hydrocarbon when that hydrocarbon is part of an emulsion or an ingredient of a yet-to-be-formed emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: John F. Schabron, Jeramie J. Adams, Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jean-Pascal Planche
  • Patent number: 9045699
    Abstract: A hydrocarbonaceous material upgrading method may involve a novel combination of heating, vaporizing and chemically reacting hydrocarbonaceous feedstock that is substantially unpumpable at pipeline conditions, and condensation of vapors yielded thereby, in order to upgrade that feedstock to a hydrocarbonaceous material condensate that meets crude oil pipeline specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. Mones, Frank D. Guffey, Phyllis J. Brecher
  • Patent number: 9045778
    Abstract: A transgenic insect cell line for production of recombinant glycoproteins possessing sulfated, complex N-glycans is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming
    Inventor: Donald L. Jarvis