Patents Assigned to University Research Foundation
  • Patent number: 12279545
    Abstract: A system for measuring real-time seed placement of seeds, such as corn seeds, during planting wherein the sensing and measurement (SAM) system comprises various elements selected from the group consisting of a high-speed camera, light-section sensor, potentiometer, GPS unit, data acquisition system, and a control computer. The SAM system measures seeding depth, seed spacing, and geo-location of the seed. It is mounted on a planter row unit located in between the closing wheels and the gauge wheels with the camera and light section sensor directly facing the furrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ajay Sharda, Sylvester Badua, Daniel Flippo
  • Patent number: 12274240
    Abstract: An apparatus, systems, and methods of providing enrichment to poultry during raising or maintaining of the poultry. One or more light sources project beams to generate laser spots at and around the poultry. A control regimen moves the light spots relative the poultry in generally random fashion during timed sessions for each given time period (e.g. each day). The spot movement is designed to promote benefits to poultry and producer in correlation to experimental data related to animal welfare, health, and commercial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Kraayenbrink, Anna Butters-Johnson, Derek Kraayenbrink
  • Patent number: 12270863
    Abstract: A non-intrusive, in-situ power method for measuring the loss associated with magnetic components (for example, an inductor) of a power converter is provided. The method involves first capturing a first set of voltage and current waveforms from the power converter. An additional capacitor is then connected to the power converter and a second set of voltage and current waveforms are captured. Based on the first set of waveforms and the second set of waveforms, a timing skew between the current and voltage waveforms captured from the power converter may be determined. This timing skew may then be used to determine the loss of the inductor. The loss may be used to design an optimized power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinyeong Moon, Lifang Yi
  • Patent number: 12272471
    Abstract: The present invention provides fine grain structures for rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) and their production in a manner to significantly enhance flexural strength and fracture toughness of the magnets with no or little sacrifice in the hard magnetic properties. The tough REPMs can have either homogeneous or heterogeneous refined grain microstructural architectures achieved by introducing a small amount of additive particle materials into the magnet matrix, such as fine-sized, insoluble, chemically stable, and non-reactive with the magnet matrix. These additive materials can act effectively as both heterogeneous nuclei sites and grain growth inhibitors during the heat treatment processes, which in turn resulting in refined grain structures of the REPMs. Alternatively, the fine grain structures were also achieved by using magnet alloy feedstock powders with finer particle sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Baozhi Cui, Jun Cui
  • Patent number: 12269785
    Abstract: Provided herein are microwave pyrolysis-derived biochar materials, biochar-hydrogel composites and methods of making and using. The biochar-hydrogel composites comprising: a hydrogel matrix and a biochar material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Gang Chen
  • Patent number: 12269961
    Abstract: Polymer composite photonic crystal materials are disclosed as coatings with topcoats having high reflection (>30%) in a specific range of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as ultraviolet (<400 nm), visible (Vis, 400 nm-700 nm), or near-infrared radiation range (NIR, 700-2000 nm), and optionally a relatively low reflection (<20% reflection) in a second, different range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Surprisingly, it was found that through a multi-layer coating approach, the optical properties of polymer composite photonic crystal films can be selectively modified from a variety of different coating methods, including spray deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Pearson, Matthew David Ryan, Garret Miyake
  • Publication number: 20250105998
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a phase shifted data generation circuit, a synchronization circuit, and a control signal generation circuit configured to generate a reference clock control signal that controls at least one of a phase and a frequency of the reference clock signal by performing a logical operation on a plurality of received synchronization data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Sogang University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jinwook Burm, Jongmin Park
  • Publication number: 20250106435
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method, device and recording medium of the present disclosure may include deriving an atlas boundary from a reference sample region of a current block, determining, in response to the existence of the atlas boundary, whether an index of a reference sample line having the atlas boundary is greater than a threshold value, and adaptively transmitting a multiple reference line (MRL) syntax of the current block encoded by a changed binarization method based on the atlas boundary according to whether an index of a reference sample line having the atlas boundary is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Dong-A University Research Foundation For Industry-Academy Cooperation
    Inventors: Won Sik CHEONG, Kug Jin YUN, Dong San JUN, Seon Jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20250107038
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a jet impingement cooling system configured to cool high heat flux devices via a cooling fluid. The jet impingement cooling system may include a heatsink and a first supply surface. The heatsink is coupled to the high heat flux device or capable of being coupled to the high heat flux device. The heatsink includes a first impingement surface having exit orifices and impingement regions. The exit orifices are spaced-apart from each other and defined in the first impingement surface. The impingement regions are located between adjacent exit orifices. The first supply surface is spaced-apart from the first impingement surface and includes injection ports spaced-apart from each other and defined in the supply surface. The injection ports are oriented such that impingement jets therefrom are directed to impinge against the impingement regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Todd M. Bandhauer, David R. Hobby, Zachary H. Gilvey
  • Patent number: 12257046
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a resonator system for detecting perspiration. The system includes a resonator. The resonator includes an electronically conductive segment. The resonator further includes a polymeric component coating at least a portion of the electronically conductive segment. The resonator further includes a fluidic channel component positioned adjacent to the polymeric component and comprising a microfluidic channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Russell Carr, Nigel Forest Reuel
  • Patent number: 12257256
    Abstract: This discloses that compounds of Formula 1 may be used as antifibrotics because they inhibit type 1 collagen production. In particular, this discloses a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more compounds of Formula 1 and methods of using compounds of Formula 1 in fibrosis treatment and inhibiting type 1 collagen synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Branko Stefanovic
  • Patent number: 12252664
    Abstract: An improved material, preferably a biomaterial, is provided which is the reaction product of S8 and a free fatty acid or free fatty acid-containing material, preferably in the presence of metal. The improved material can be made by a method comprising reacting S8 with a free fatty acid to obtain a FFA/S8 composite and shaping the FFA/S8 composite into a solid form. The solid form of said FFA/S8 is melted to form melted FFA/S8 and the melted FFA/S8 is optionally applied as a coating on a surface, used as an adjacent material to a surface or the FFA/S8 composite itself is shaped thereby forming a device and preferably a medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Clemson University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Tennyson, Rhett C. Smith
  • Patent number: 12252697
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding an herbicide tolerant IAA2 polypeptide having a deleted or disrupted degron tail region, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to synthetic auxin herbicides, such as 2,4-D. The present invention relates to methods and plants and that have a deleted or disrupted degron tail region of the IAA2 protein obtained by gene editing, transformation, mutagenesis, breeding, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Todd Gaines, Marcelo Rodrigues Alves De Figueiredo, Anita Küpper, Christopher Preston
  • Patent number: 12247112
    Abstract: Composite materials that include a polymer matrix and a metal halide perovskite. The metal halide perovskite may be a lead-free metal halide double perovskite. Devices that include a layer of a composite material, a first electrode, and a second electrode. Methods of forming composite materials and devices, including methods that include printing one or more layers with a 3D printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhibin Yu, Haoran Li, Xin Shan
  • Patent number: 12247272
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an Al—Ce—Cu alloy for use in additive manufacturing. The disclosed alloy embodiments provide fabricated objects, such as bulk components, comprising a heterogeneous microstructure and having good mechanical properties even when exposed to conditions used during the additive manufacturing process. Methods for making and using alloy embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sumit Bahl, Ryan R. Dehoff, Hunter B. Henderson, Scott McCall, Ryan Ott, Alexander J. Plotkowski, Orlando Rios, Amit Shyam, Zachary C. Sims, Kevin D. Sisco, David Weiss, Ying Yang
  • Publication number: 20250075359
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a method for producing a rare earth metal from a metallothermic reaction of a reductant metal and a double salt of the rare earth metal. The double salt of rare earth metal can be prepared from an alkali halide and a salt of the rare earth metal at room temperature over a time period of 2 hours of less without the requirement to use hydrofluoric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ikenna Cajetan Nlebedim, Denis Prodius, Anirudha Karati, Harshida Parmar, Trevor Riedemann, Matthew Besser
  • Publication number: 20250072155
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a thin-film photovoltaic technology including a single-junction crystalline silicon solar cell with a photonic-plasmonic back-reflector structure for lightweight, flexible energy conversion applications. The back-reflector enables high absorption for long-wavelength and near-infrared photons via diffraction and light-concentration, implemented by periodic texturing of the bottom-contact layer by nanoimprint lithography. The thin-film crystalline silicon solar cell is implemented in a heterojunction design with amorphous silicon, where plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is used for all device layers, including a low-temperature crystalline silicon deposition step. Excimer laser crystallization is used to integrate crystalline and amorphous silicon within a monolithic process, where a thin layer of amorphous silicon is converted to a crystalline silicon seed layer prior to deposition of a crystalline silicon absorber layer via PECVD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: Pacific Integrated Energy, Inc., Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Dalal, David Keogh
  • Patent number: 12232935
    Abstract: An orthopedic cast splitter apparatus for splitting an orthopedic cast may include a frame, a handle pivotally coupled to the frame, a drive rod configured to translate relative to the frame, and a jaws. The jaws may include a first plate coupled to the frame, and a second plate coupled to the drive rod and extending parallel to the first plate, with the second plate being configured to translate relative to the first plate. The jaws also may include a first tooth removably coupled to the first plate and extending beyond an end of the first plate, and a second tooth removably coupled to the second plate and extending beyond an end of the second plate, with the first tooth and the second tooth being configured to be inserted within a fissure formed in the orthopedic cast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventor: Kevin Brewer
  • Patent number: 12226831
    Abstract: A method of direct printing or writing of a metallic material involves depositing, with a printing device or writing device, an ink comprising of at least undercooled liquid metallic particles dispersed in a carrier fluid. The ink is deposited on any substrate surface to deposit the undercooled liquid metal particles thereon as one or more layers that can form a desired pattern or layered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., The Indium Corporation of America
    Inventors: Martin Thuo, Christophe Frankiewicz, Ian Tevis
  • Patent number: 12220864
    Abstract: Various implementations include a self-heating device. The device includes an electrically insulative layer, an electrically conductive layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The electrically insulative layer has a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface. The electrically conductive layer has a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface. The second surface of the conductive layer is coupled to the first surface of the insulative layer. The conductive layer includes a polymer. Conductive nanoparticles are embedded in the polymer. The first electrode and a second electrode are coupled to the conductive layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other and in electrical communication with each other through the conductive layer. The conductive layer produces heat through Joule heating when electrical current is passed through the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventor: Mostafa Yourdkhani