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Electrical and Mechanical Devices
Medical Processes and Devices
Material Science
Software
Miscellaneous Technologies

The inventions listed here are products of Penn State research activities. All rights to these inventions are the property of the Penn State Research Foundation, which controls all patenting and licensing activities at the University. No express or implied rights of conveyance or representation are made in conjunction with this listing. To receive more detailed information may require a confidential disclosure agreement in order to protect inventions that are still in the patenting process. Where appropriate, a materials bailment agreement can be executed if you need sample materials for test and evaluation.

AGRICULTURE/PAPER/WOOD (Back to Top)

2007-3404 "High Lycopene Tomatoes"
2005-3098 "Identification of Selenoergothioneine as a Natural Organic Form of Selenium from Cultivated Mushrooms"
2000-2375 "Soil Amendment Injector"
93-1269 "Solid-Phase P Buffer for Sustained Low-Leaching P Fertilization of Container Plants"
95-1468 "A Unique Acyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene From Pelargonium"
94-1317 "Alteration of Plant Self-Compatibility Using Genetic Manipulation of the S-Genes"
97-1730 "Process for Separation of Protein Membrane and Shell Material from Waste Egg Shells"
97-1823 "WINFEED - A Stochastic Program for Feed Formulation"

BIOTECHNOLOGY (Back to Top)

2007-3367 " Recombinant Histone Acetyl Transferase (HAT) Complexes for Acetylating Histone Tails of Chromatin"
2007-3330 "Development of Novel ISC Drugs for Inhibition of Akt Pathway Signaling in Cancer"
2007-3335 "A Selenium Containing Derivative of PBIT to Therapeutically Target Cancer"
2007-3353 "Inhibition of Hepatitis B Virus Reverse Transcriptase by Porphyrin-Based Compounds"
2007-3315 "A Primer-Free Method for Aptamer Selection"
2000-2371 "Psychrotolerant Bacteria and Their Secreted Proteases for Low Temperature Degradation and Conversion of Poultry Feathers into a Usable Resource"
99-2184 "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment"
98-2010 "Enhanced Degradation of Cellulose by Use of Expansin in Combination with Cellulases"
93-1216 "Proteins to Disrupt Hydrogen-Bonding Between Natural and Synthetic Polymers"
95-1515 "A Monoclonal Antibody Against Gamma-Fibrinogen – A Novel Clinical Screening tool for Coronary Artery Disease
95-1518 & 95-1519 "Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Papillomavirus Types 16 (HPV-16), 18 (HPV-18), 31 (HPV-31), 33 (HPV-33) and 45 (HPV-45)"
94-1436 "Novel Cold-Active and Heat-Labile Phosphatase Activities from a Psychrophilic Isolate"
98-1887 "Process for Treating Perchlorate-Contaminated Drinking Water"
2002-2676 "Novel Treatment of Asthma and Allergies"
2003-2771 "Novel Biodegradable-Co-Bioresponsive Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering"
2003-2783 "Novel Multi-functional Dendrimers for Drug Delivery, Gene Terapy and Tissue Engineering"
2005-3065 "Identification of a Novel Class of Anti-Malarial Agents"
2005-3027 "The MODULE Expression System for Producing Affinity Tagged Proteins and Protein Complexes in E. coli"
2005-3119 "Novel, Non-Thermal Food Process for the Generation of Thermally Stable, Enzyme Resistant Starch"
2006-3279 "Universal Strategy for Virus Attenuation"
2004-2887 "AKT3 as a Diagnostic, Prognostic, Prophylatic and/or Therapeutic Target for Melanoma Cells"
2005-3059 "Coatings for Implantable Medical Devices"
2006-3228 - "Protein Kinase C Zeta Inhibition to Treat Vascular Permeability"

CHEMISTRY/POLYMER (Back to Top)

2007-3348 "Fluorinated Polyphosphazenes via Near Supercritical CO2 Processing"
2006-3226 " Process for Removing H2S and CO2 Contaminants from Gas Streams"
2006-3216 "An Inducible Parvovirus B19 Non-Structural Protein Expression System in Baculovirus Platforms"
2006-3166 " New Polymers for Surface Coatings"
2006-3275 "Functional Cyclic Phosphazenes with Photonic Applications"
2006-3202 " Economical Method for the Production of Stable, Non-Aggregating Colloidal Particle Doublets"
2001-2571 "Phosphazenes Bearing Sulfonimide Side Groups"
2001-2464 "Maleic Anhydride Modified Polyolefins for Improving Polyolefin Blends and Composites"
2000-2364 " Living Free Radical Initiators Based on Alkylperoxydiarylborane"
2000-2371 "Psychrotolerant Bacteria and Their Secreted Proteases for Low Temperature Degradation and Conversion of Poultry Feathers into a Usable Resource"
2000-2311 "Gel Polymer Electrolytes"
2000-2282 "Semicrystalline Ferroelectric Fluoropolymers for Electromechanical Applications"
99-2127 "Polyphosphzenes as Proton Conducting Membranes"
99-2098 "Copolymers of Alpha-Olefins and Divinylbenzene"
99-2148 " Organic-Phosphazene Block Copolymers via Amine, Alcohol, and Phosphine Terminated Polystyrenes"
99-2116 "Polyolefin Diblock Copolymers"
99-2094 "Phosphinimine Modification of Organic Polymers"
98-1990 "Natural Compound Suppresses Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) - Mediated TNF-ALPHA"
98-1980 " Polynorbornenes with Pendant Cyclotriphosphazenes"
98-1947 "A Novel Method for Preparing High Surface Area Molybdenum Sulfide"
97-1779 "A Method of Depositing High Quality Silicon Dioxide Thin Films Using Tetramethylsilane"
97-1772 "Copolymerization of Acrylates with Norbornenes"
97-1709 "Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Novel Hyperbranched Hydrocarbon Polymers from Ethylene and a-Olefins"
96-1647 "Powerful Reductant for Decontamination of Groundwater and Surface Streams"
96-1638 "Plasma Torch Method for Generation of Supported Metal Catalysts"
96-1552 " Blends of Polyurethane and Polyphosphazene for Flame-Retardant Foamed Compositions
94-1431 “Functionalized Alpha-Olefin / Alkylstyrene Copolymers”
93-1234 "A New System for Photolithography and Other Application
93-1279 "Photocrosslinkable Polymers for use as Microencapsulation Materials"
93-1195 "Alkylsulfonation of Cyclic and High Polymeric Phosphazenes"
91-1089 "Metallization Compositions for BI and PB-Containing Ceramic Dielectrics"
90-1001 "Use of a New Polymer System (MEEP) in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries"
90-897 & 91-1073 "Selective Area, Low Temperature Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon Films by Metal Induced Rapid Thermal Annealing"

DAIRY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE (Back to Top)

96-1646 "Identification of a Lymphocyte-Derived Antimicrobial Protein"
97-1751 "Genetic Inhibition of Boar Odor in Meat"
96-1572 "Large Forage Bale Slicer"
2001-2544 "Sequence of a Bovine Lymphocyte-Derived Antibacterial Protein"
2002-2628 "Dot-Elisa For The Detection of Avian Influenze Virus""
"Novel Mosquito Trap"

ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (Back to Top)

2006-3203 "High Surface Area Carbon for Ultracapacitors and Other Applications"
2004-2969 "Poly (hydroxyl thioether) Vegetable Oil Derivatives Useful as Lubricant Additives"
2004-2962 "Computational Procedure for Iterative Protein Redesign and Optimization (IPRO)"
2004-2911 "Synthesis of Nano-sized Alpha-Alumina (alpha-A12k03)"
2004-2906 " Nafion/TiO2 Proton Conductive Composite Membranes for Operating PEMFCs at Elevated Temperature and Low Relative Humidity"
2003-2790 " Utilization of Serpentine Mineral for Co2/So2 Capture and Sequestration"
99-2069 "Controlled, Deposited Nano-Porous Silicon Films for Biomedical Application"
93-1228 "Plasma Enhanced Crystallization of a-Si Films"
92-1183 "Smart Skins, Tunable Substrates and Structure"
92-1095 "Enhanced Detection Using Photo Gating Phenomenon in Trap Ladden Semiconductor Materials"

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DEVICES (Back to Top)

2007-3323 " Integrated Optical Fiber Alignment Package"
2007-3317 "A Centrifugal Force Actuated Variable Span Morphing Helicopter Rotor"
2007-3308 " Mist Fabrication of Nanocrystal Based Light Emitting Devices and Their Arrays with Shadow Masks"
99-0695 "High Output Tunnel Thruster"
96-0663 "Semiconductor Strain Gauge Using a Shear Beam Element Etched From a Silicon Chip"
94-1347 "Liquid Crystal Nonlinear Photorefractive Electro-Optical Storage Effect/Device"
94-1374 "Free Flow Electrophoresis Device for Biomolecule Purification and Separation in 0 and 1g. (USCEPS)"
95-1497 "A New Intelligent Constrained Layer Actuator with Boundary Elements for Active Action Enhancement"
96-1633 "Ultrasonic Motors"
93-1280 "High Power Oscillatory Drive"
95-1459 "Supersonic Abrasive Iceblasting Apparatus"
94-1395 "Novel Design for a Ceramic - Metal Composite Actuator"
97-1774 "Stack/Heat-Exchanger for a Thermoacoustic Heat Engine"
95-1502 "A Method to Enhance Transducer Coupling Coefficients"
96-1674 "Shear Cell for Direct Determination of Yield Locus of Particulate Materials"
97-1707 "Tester"
97-1789 "Medium Pressure (70 MPA) Flexible Boundary Cubical Triaxial Tester"
97-1862 "Innovative Flow Reactor/Heat Exchanger/Holding Tube"
90-957 "A Robotic Device for Mixing and Analysis of Solutions and Suspension Under Microgravity Conditions"
91-1076 "Laminated Ceramic Cutting Tool"
91-1090 "Environmental Testometer TM"
2000-2325 "The Double-Driver Cymbal Transducer"
2000-2324 "A Process for Fabricating Spherical Electroactive Devices"
2001-0724 "Concept for Laser Welding with Beam Oscillation"
2003-2845 "Ultrafast Etching of Silicon Carbide and Other Semiconductor Materials with Localized High Temperature Field for Micro-electronic and Micro/Nano-scale Devices"
2002-2706 "Sculptured Thin Film Based Lasers, Chemical Separators, and Sensors"
2001-2545 "Multi-Target Molecule Bio-Sensor Arrays Based on Nano-Mechanical Metal and Semiconductor Rods Integrated with On-Chip Sensing Circuitry"
2003-2749 "Method and Device to Manufacture Camber Free Multilayer Ceramics During Co-Sintering"
2004-2898 " High-Selectivity Electromagnetic Bandgap Device and Antenna System"
2004-0806 "Apparatus for Conducting Laser Stir Welding"
2004-2973 "A Rigidly Mounted Underwater Acoustic Inertial Vector Sensor"
2005-3023 " Vigilance Monitoring Technique for Highway Driving"
2005-3039 "Fine Position control of Nanostructures Using a Template Structure and a Conductive Sacrificial Pad Layer"
2004-2921 "Rapid-Response Sensor for Low-Level Carbon Monoxide"
2005-3133 " Direct Force Balance Method for AFM Lateral Force Calibration "
2006-3160 " Low Temperature Process to Create Bricks"
2006-3148 "Novel Mosquito Trap"

MEDICAL PROCESSES AND DEVICES (Back to Top)

2008-3417 "Induction of Endogenous Apoptotic Agent as a Treatment for Acne"
2007-3386 "Innovative Technique for Enhancement of Signal to Noise Ratio, Improvement of Field Homogeneity and Increase of RF Field Focus"
2007-3298 "Plasmid DNA Purification Using Membrane Ultrafiltration"
2006-3255 "New Strategy to Control Viral Infection"
2006-3212 "Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motor"
96-1566 "Targeted Knockout of Gerosthesis"
99-2084 "Port-Less Laparoscopy Systems"
2005-3073 "Liquid Core Mechanical Heart Valve"
2000-2332 "Human Patient Simulator Software Trauma Training"
2001-2409 "A Rich Angeled Combination Radio Frequency Cautery and Shears"
Fibrinogen-A Novel Clinical Screening Tool for Coronary Artery Disease"
2000-2395 "A Prototype Haptic Lumbar Puncture Simulator"
2000-2397 "A Virtual Reality Surgical Trainer for Navigation in Laparoscopic Surgery (Software)"
2000-2396 "A Prototype Haptic Suturing Simulator"
2000-2392 "A virtual Realtiy Input Device to Simulate"Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Camera and Lens Navigation"
99-2085 "A Simple Novel in Vivo Yeast Screen for Alterations in Flux Through the Sterol Biosyntesis Pathyway"
98-1910 "Methods and Research Tools for Detecting Titering, and Determining Susceptibility to Papillomaviruses"
96-1694 "Artificial Tissue System for Propagating Infectious Human Papillomavrius"
2001-2402 "80-Trap Two-Hybrid Assay a Novel System for Detecting Protein Protein Interaction in Vivo"
2000-2285 "A Modular Polycistronic Expression System for Overexpressing Protein Complexes in E.coli"
2000-2231 & 2000-2232 "Novel Compounds, Compositions and Methods for Enhancing Chemotherapy"
99-2152 "A Rat Microglial Cell Line"
2001-2418 "Robotic Surgical Instrument"
2001-2408 "Suture-Lock: A Novel Method for Securing Suture for Tissue Approximation and Ligation"
2001-2407 "Field Exclusion Software for Surgical Robotic Systems"
98-2046 "Distribution of Transferrin and Ferritin Binding in Normal and Multiple Sclerotic Human Brains"
2000-2361 "A Variable-Angled Dissector for Minimally Invasive Surgery"
98-1881 "A Regulatable High Copy Plasmid for Sustained Protein Expression"
98-1878 "Use of Baculovirus Constructs Containing Hepatitis Virus DNA in Cells of Hepatic Origin"
96-1604 "Portable Antiproton Radioisotope Trap (P.A.R.G.)"
98-1929 "Hollow Sphere Transducers"
96-1690 "Production of Articular Chondrocytes for Tissue Repair"
93-1242 "Inexpensive Medical Device to Support Neonatal Respiration"
96-1571 "Monoclonal (Mouse) Antibody to the Invitrogen Xpress System Expression Plasmids"
92-1177 "In-Vitro Test for Anti-Papillomavirus Drugs"
96-1621 "Cancer-Specific Receptor for Interleukin 13"
96-1622 "The Use of Amantadine-HC1 for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C"
97-1786 "Urine Collection Device"
97-1818 "Dietary Fatty Acid Having Anti-Diabetic Effects and Other Health-Related Benefits"
2004-2902 "Anti-Adhesive Surface Treatment"
2004-2887 "AKT3 as a Diagnostic, Prognostic, Prophylatic and/or Therapeutic Target for Melanoma Cells"
98-1940 "In situ Delivery of Ceramide Analogues as a Novel Preventive Therapy for Restenosis"
2005-3095 "System and Method for Selection and Maintenance of Homogeneous and Pluripotent Human Embryonic Cells"
2006-3224 "PoxProtector: A Device to Prevent Spread of Vaccine Virus from Smallpox Vaccination Sites"
2006-3283 "Novel Guidance Mechanism for Supraglottic Airway Devices"
2006-3216 "An Inducible Parvovirus B19 Non-Structural Protein Expression System in Baculovirus Platforms"
2004-2894 "Fertility Augmentation of Sperm or Ova or In Vitro Embryos Through the Addition of Naturally Occuring Proteins"
2002-2686 "Radial Access Support System"
2006-3159 "A Nerve Stimulation Device and Method to Lower Blood Pressure"
2007-3295 "Tumor Cell Growth Inhibitor"
2007-3307 "Microfabricated Fiduciary Posts on Microscope Coverslips"
2006-3260 " Weight loss mediated by modulation of essential amino acids"
2006-3245 "Intervention for Glutaric Aciduria Type I"
2007-3352 "A Device for Real-Time Processing of Doppler Ultrasound Audio Signals into Time-Varying Fluid Flow Velocity Signals"
94-1418 - "Polyorganophsophazene Matrices for Bone Replacement"

MATERIAL SCIENCE (Back to Top)

2007-3343 "3-D Printing Rapid Manufacture of Near Net Shape Ceramic Materials"
2007-3338 " Novel Low-Cost, Glazing System to Improve Glass Panel Resistance to Earthquakes and Other Dramatic Displacements"
2007-3319 "Novel High Surface Area and Porosity Graphite"
2007-3314 "Enhanced Forgeability of Metals Using DC Current"
2006-3280 "Effects of DC Current on the Stress-Strain Curve and Hardness of 6061 T6511 Aluminum"
2001-2464 " Process of Preparing Maleic Anhydride Modified Polyolefins by the Oxidation Adducts of Borane and Maleic Anhydride"
2000-2343 "Polyolefin Containing Terminal Functional Group"
99-2122 "Using Waste Tires in Wastewater Treatment"
98-1927 "A novel Method for Fabricating Textured Ceramics"
90-959 "Novel Acoustics Transducers"
91-1050 "Ceramic-Metal Composite Actuator"
91-1060 "Use of Copper Salts as High Temperature Oxidation"
91-1089 "New Metallization for PB-Containing Dielectrics"
92-1162 "A Highly Efficient Inhibitor of Copper Corrosion in Aqueous Media"
94-1322 "New Hydrophilic Polypropylene Membranes"
96-1638 " Plasma Torch Method for Generation of Supported Metal Catalysts
95-648 "Nanoparticle and Nanotube Production by a Novel Laser-Liquid-Solid Interaction Technique"
98-1908 "Quaternary Metal Alloys for Use in Fuel Cells"
97-1731 "Crack Arrest in Brittle Materials Using Residual Stresses"
2002-2613 "Tailoring The Temperature-Sensitivity of Polymers in Water"
2004-2928 "Method of Growing PMN-PT Piezoelectric Material on Silicom"
2003-2869 "Doping of Magnesium Diboride Thin Films During the Hybrid Physical-Chemical Vapor Deposition Process"
2004-2877 " Methods of Patterning a Surface Using Single and Multilayer Molecular Films"
2002-2672 "Simultaneious Patterning of Features with Gaps Using a Combination of Lithographies"
2004-2969 "Poly(hydroxy thioether) Vegetable Oil Derivatives Useful as Lubricant Additives"
2005-3065 " Identification of a Novel Class of Anti-Malarial Agents"
2006-3153 "Methods for Preparing Organic Peroxides and Their Use in Producing Telechelic Fluoropolymers with Well-defined Reactive Endgroups"
2006-3163 "Ferroelectric Fluoropolymers with Chemically Tunable Dielectric Constants and Processes Thereof"
2006-3173 "Fluoropolymer/Clay Nanocomposites with Exfoliated Structure
2000-2282 "Semicrystalline Ferroelectric Fluoropolymers for Electromechanical Applications"
2000-2364 " Living Free Radical Initiators Based on Alkylperoxydiarylborane"
94-1314 "Multi-Functional Liquid Crystalline Fibers and Fiber Arrays"

SOFTWARE (Back to Top)

2007-3368 "Rotation Symmetry Group Detection via Frequency Analysis of Frieze-Expansions"
2007-3342 " A Method of Correcting Bursts of Errors (and Random Errors) that Extends the Amount of Error Correction and Does it More Simply"
2007-S114 "Interactive Safety and Health Program"
2006-3290 "Long Term Archival of Binary Data"
2006-3254 "A Fingerprinting Technique for Major Weather Events"
2006-S107 "Software of Simulation, Planning and Control of Physical Vapor Deposition Processes"
2006-S104 "Adaptive Optimal Control of Glucose Level in Type I Diabetes Patients"
99-S037 "PSU-FEM V1.0 - A-3-D Finite Element Analysis of Powder Compaction"
2006-3242 "Real-time Computerized Annotation of Pictures"
2006-3210 " Studying Aesthetics in Photographic Images Using a Computational Approach"
2006-3196 "Method for Inferring Genetic Interaction Networks from Gene Expression Patterns"
2006-3195 "Automatic Categorization of Figures in Scientific Documents"
2005-3125 "Robust Image-based CAPTCHA Generation and the IMAGINATION System"
2001-2444 "Single Pass Low-Storage Arbitrary Quantile Estimation For Massive Datasets"