Patents Assigned to University of South Florida
  • Patent number: 11170493
    Abstract: A Pulsed Thermography (PT) system and method is provided utilizing a long duration pulse in combination with a radiant heat shield as a non-destructive testing method for quantitatively measuring defect depths within a 3D printed part and for characterizing layer-by-layer surface defects in the 3D printed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Nathan Brad Crane, James Randall Pierce, III
  • Patent number: 11170645
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to automatically detect objects and other debris located in the road. The lateral movement of a vehicle is monitored to detect lane changes. When a lane change is detected, information about the lane change including geographic coordinates of the lane change are collected. The information collected from various vehicles is correlated to identify possible locations of debris and other objects in the road. The identified locations may be provided to other vehicles for use in one or more navigation or collision detection systems or provided to one or more authorities who may use the information to address the identified objects or debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Mohsen Kamrani, Sisinnio Concas, Achilleas Kourtellis
  • Patent number: 11161095
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a decontaminant comprising MoO2. The disclosure also provides methods to produce a decontaminant comprising MoO2 and methods for decontamination of a fluid comprising us of a decontaminant comprising MoO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Michael Scott McCrory, Manoj Kumar Ram
  • Patent number: 11162061
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a concentrically baffled reactor includes an outer housing that defines an interior space, an inlet through which material can be delivered into the interior space, an outlet through which material can be removed from the interior space, and multiple concentric baffles within the interior space that define multiple concentric reactor zones through which the material can sequentially flow to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Onur Y. Ozcan, Robert A. Bair
  • Patent number: 11160498
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring prosthetic or orthotic slip is presented. An optical sensor device is attached to the prosthesis or orthosis and measures the amount of relative motion between the prosthetic socket and the residual limb surface or between the orthosis and the affected body part. The sensor device is comprised of an optical sensor, a light source, a processing unit and a power source contained within a housing. A system for measuring multidirectional prosthetic or orthotic slip using the sensor device and automatically adjusting the fit of the prosthetic based on a determined threshold is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Wernke, Samuel Lon Phillips, Derek James Lura, Stephanie Lutton Carey, Rajiv V. Dubey
  • Patent number: 11158939
    Abstract: System and method for determining a position of an antenna array for optimal wireless communication. The system includes a spatially adaptive and beam-steering antenna array configured to control a wireless communications path between a first element and a second element based on a determination of wireless channel gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Mustafa Harun Yilmaz, Ertugrul Guvenkaya, Gokhan Mumcu, Huseyin Arslan
  • Patent number: 11156891
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electrochromic device includes a single unitary active layer including a dye having a nitrogen group and a conducting polymer having a nitrogen group, wherein the active layer has a first color in an oxidized state and a second color in a reduced state, and wherein the electrochromic device comprises no other active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventor: Manoj Kumar Ram
  • Patent number: 11156613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of cancer, such as early or late stage ovarian cancer, in a subject by detecting Bcl-2 in a biological sample from the subject, preferably a urine or blood sample. Bcl-2 may be measured using an agent that detects or binds to Bcl-2 protein or an agent that detects or binds to encoding nucleic acids, such as antibodies specifically reactive with Bcl-2 protein or a portion thereof. The invention further relates to kits for carrying out the methods of the invention. The invention further relates to a device for the rapid detection of Bcl-2 in a bodily fluid and methods for rapidly measuring Bcl-2 in a bodily fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventor: Patricia A. Kruk
  • Patent number: 11155880
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of measuring C19MC miRNA amount and/or expression in a post-natal cell and/or tissue. Provided herein are methods of measuring CpG methylation of the upstream C19MC miRNA promoter region in a post-natal cell and/or tissue. Also provided herein are methods of treating a cell, population thereof, and/or a subject in need thereof by administering a C19MC miRNA inhibitor or CRISPR to suppress the expression of specific miRNA within the C19MC or the entire C19MC cluster, population thereof, and/or the subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Hana Totary-Jain, Ezinne Francess Mong
  • Patent number: 11149065
    Abstract: A one-bead-two-compound combinatorial synthesis technique provides libraries of macrocyclic peptidomimetic compounds and compositions with use as ligands for the Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2). The one-bead-two-compound technique and libraries of macrocyclic compounds are useful as research tools in drug discovery and/or to treat or prevent a range of diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jianfeng Cai, Yan Shi
  • Patent number: 11138473
    Abstract: Systems and methods for expert-assisted classification are described herein. An example method for evaluating an expert-assisted classifier can include providing a cascade classifier including a plurality of classifier stages; and providing a simulated expert stage between at least two of the classifier stages. The simulated expert stage can be configured to validate or contradict an output of one of the at least two classifier stages. The method can also include classifying each of a plurality of records into one of a plurality of categories using the cascade classifier combined with the simulated expert stage; and determining whether the simulated expert stage improves performance of the cascade classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Balaji Padmanabhan, Utkarsh Shrivastava, Vivek Kumar Singh
  • Patent number: 11134997
    Abstract: A method and system for performing bone fusion and/or securing one or more bones, such as adjacent vertebra, are disclosed. The screws include a threaded tip connected to a main shaft and a threaded outer sleeve that rotates relative to the outer shaft until locked down. Independent rotation of the threaded outer sleeve relative to the threaded distal tip allows compression or distraction to modify the gap between the vertebral bodies. The screws are passed from the inferior to superior vertebra or superior to inferior, for example, through a transpedicular route to avoid neurological compromise. At the same time, the path of screw insertion is oriented to reach superior or inferior vertebra. An intervertebral cage of the system is configured for lateral expansion from a nearly straight configuration to form a large footprint in the disc space. The screws and cage may be combined for improved fixation with minimal invasiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Frank D. Vrionis, Kamran Aghayev, Sabrina A Gonzalez Blohm, James J. Doulgeris
  • Patent number: 11129808
    Abstract: Provided herein are formulations that can contain an effective amount of a PKC? inhibitor. Also provided herein are methods of inhibiting a PKC? in a subject in need thereof, that can include the step of administering an effective amount of a compound that is capable of inhibiting a PKC?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERRANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
    Inventors: Niketa A. Patel, Rekha S. Patel, Robert Pleasants Sparks, Wayne Charles Guida
  • Patent number: 11129545
    Abstract: A breath collection device can detect changes associated with pathogenesis of a disease, such as COVID-19, including biomarkers of immune response for respiratory symptoms, central nervous system injury, and/or peripheral nervous system injury in user breath and/or odor. The breath collection device can detect concentrations of alcohol, acetone, and carbon monoxide in user breath samples. A breath sample can be received in an internal bladder of the device for sensor analysis. Concentrations of alcohol, acetone, and carbon monoxide can be determined by calibrated calculation. A detection method for alcohol, acetone, and carbon monoxide can provide a non-invasive, rapid, and selective detection of gases in a variety of applications in virus detection as well as agricultural and homeland security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Tiffany Crystal Miller, Salvatore Domenic Morgera, Stephen Edward Saddow, Arash Takshi
  • Patent number: 11128391
    Abstract: A system and method for applying supervised learning to model a second wireless channel environment based upon data collected for a first wireless channel environment. In various embodiments, regression techniques are used to overcome known channel modeling issues. Using the data of one particular communication environment, it is possible to predict a path loss model of a different communication environment. As such, the required number of measurements and the complexity of the model prediction is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Saud Mobark Aldossari, Kwang-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11123554
    Abstract: A method and system for delivering a molecule to a specific area of a tissue by controlling temperature and impedance is presented. The method is generally comprised of applying heat to a biological structure, such as cells or tissues, to heat the biological structure to a preset temperature after which at least one electroporation pulse is administered to the biological structure. Impedance is measured as a feedback control mechanism after each pulse and pulse parameters are adjusted accordingly until desired impedance is reached. The system generally comprises an electroporation system capable of generating at least one pulse, measuring impedance and measuring temperature. The method may be used to deliver a molecule such as a vaccine or therapeutic to a biological structure, such as for prevention or treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: University of South Florida, Old Dominion University
    Inventors: Richard Heller, Loree C. Heller, Mark Jeffery Jaroszeski
  • Patent number: 11123435
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for targeted treatment of cancers, such as TLR9-expressing cancers. In particular, molecules containing a TLR9 targeting ligand, such as a CpG oligodeoxynucleotide, that target lytic peptides to TLR9-expressing malignant cells are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc., University of South Florida
    Inventors: Alan List, Sheng Wei, Mark L. McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11129236
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multiagent system having multiple agents in communication with each other via a communication network. The agents can be tasked with performing a global objective. At least a subset of the agents can also be tasked with performing a local objective in addition to the global objective. Performance of the local objective can occur without deteriorating performance of the global objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Selahattin Burak Sarsilmaz, Tansel Yucelen
  • Patent number: 11127539
    Abstract: A novel electrode and associated method of manufacturing said novel electrode comprising a porous structure having absorbed polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), a self-assembled polypyrole (PPy) layer adjacent to the PSS absorbed porous structure, a self-assembled polyaniline (PANI) layer adjacent to the PPy layer, an electrochemically deposited PANI layer adjacent to the PPy layer and an electrochemically deposited PANI-molybdenum disulfide (PANI-MoS2) layer adjacent to the electrochemically deposited PANI layer. A supercapacitor and associated method of manufacturing a supercapacitor comprising a first novel electrode and a second novel electrode separated by a polyvinyl gel and a porous separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Turki Sulaiman A. Alamro, Manoj Kumar Ram
  • Patent number: 11117856
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are efflux pump inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The efflux pump inhibitors may be used in methods of preventing antibiotic resistance in a subject, and in methods of treating a bacterial infection in a subject. The efflux pump inhibitor may be co-administered with an antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Renee Fleeman, Radleigh G. Santos, Marcello Angelo Giulianotti, Lindsey Shaw