Patents Assigned to West Virginia University Research Corporation, WVU Office of Technology Transfer
  • Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Gingival Tissue Diagnosis
    Publication number: 20130029293
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for echoperiodontal imaging. In one embodiment, a system includes a transducer configured to transmit a series of ultrasonic signals at a plurality of corresponding locations along soft tissue of a jaw and receive a plurality of echo signals; and an imaging system controller configured to obtain a plurality of echo signal data of the soft tissue and a plurality of transducer positions, where each echo signal data corresponds to one of the plurality of transducer position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: West Virginia University Research Corporation WVU Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Osama M. Mukdadi, Ahmed M. Mahmoud, Eros S. Chaves, Richard Crout
  • Stimulus responsive nanoparticles
    Patent number: 8362760
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: West Virginia University Research Corporation, WVU Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Darren Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran
  • MULTI-RESOLUTIONAL TEXTURE ANALYSIS FINGERPRINT LIVENESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120087553
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for fingerprint liveness detection. In one embodiment, a method for determining fingerprint liveness is provided that comprises receiving a plurality of image analysis data of a fingerprint image; condensing the plurality of image analysis data; and determining liveness of the fingerprint image based upon the condensed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: West Virginia University Research Corporation, WVU Office of Technology Transfer & WYU Business
    Inventors: Stephanie Schuckers, Aditya Abhyankar, Lawrence Hornak