Patents Assigned to West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
  • Methods and compositions for production of hydrogen and carbon nanomaterials by catalytic methane pyrolysis using microwave-thermal hybrid heating
    Patent number: 11939218
    Abstract: In one aspect, disclosed herein are devices comprising a disclosed hybrid microwave-thermal chemical reactor device. Also disclosed herein are methods of preparing hydrogen and a crystalline carbon material, such as a carbon nanotube, from methane using a hybrid heating comprising heating with both a thermal fluid and microwave irradiation of a catalyst. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
    Inventors: Jianli Hu, Brandon Robinson
  • Methods and systems of improving and monitoring addiction using cue reactivity
    Patent number: 11850427
    Abstract: Methods of improving addiction in a patient in need thereof are provided. Methods include exposing the patient to drug related cues and measuring the patient's craving levels or physiological levels during or after cue exposure to determine the patient's status or condition. Such a determination can indicate whether the patient is at risk of engaging in the addictive activity and can guide therapeutic intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ali Rezai, Victor Finomore, James Mahoney
  • Treatment process for produced water and blowdown water
    Patent number: 11795070
    Abstract: This invention provides processes for treating a mixture of produced water and blowdown water comprising introducing produced water (PW) into blowdown water (BD) for forming a PW-BD water mixture, softening the PW-BD water mixture, subjecting the PW-BD water mixture to activated carbon filtration and reverse osmosis membrane desalination. The process generates a product water and a brine by-product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
    Inventor: Lian-Shin Lin
  • Surgical devices and methods for bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery
    Patent number: 11389266
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for improved surgical devices and methods of using the same in connection with bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery. The present disclosure includes a lighted bougie device that can include an elongate member and a light source. The light source can be configured to emit near-infrared light. The light source can also be positioned about the bougie such that light emitted from the light source illuminates along a portion of the bougie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
    Inventor: Nova Szoka