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Compositions comprising macrocycle derivatives incorporating bridged macrocycles and methods of producing and using same
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2021-02-23)Compositions are disclosed herein that include macrocycle derivatives incorporating bridged macrocycles. Also disclosed are methods of producing and using the compositions. -
Swing plane tee apparatus and method
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-12-29)There is provided herein an apparatus and method for teaching a baseball participant how best to swing a bat in order to urge a struck ball to fly in a particular direction. More particularly, various embodiments provide ... -
Polyethylene terephthalate-graphene nanocomposites
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-10-20)A nanocomposite material comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a base polymer and a nanoparticle that increases the strength of the base polymer. -
Engineered respiratory syncytial viruses with control of cell-to-cell virus transmission for enhanced safety of live virus vaccines
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-11-24)Highly antigenic yet safe vaccines against diseases caused by Paramyxoviridae viruses such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are provided. The vaccines comprise attenuated Paramyxoviridae viruses with high antigenicity ... -
RSV vaccines and methods of production and use thereof
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-10-13)Recombinant, live, attenuated viruses of the Pneumoviridae family are disclosed that include a baculovirus GP64 envelope glycoprotein or variant or fragment thereof and a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F protein variant ... -
Systems and methods for production of artificial eumelanin
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-09-15)"Black" photoactive materials that comprise synthetic eumelanin polymers are provided, as are methods of making and using the polymers. The synthetic eumelanin polymers are made from the plant oil vanillin, and exhibit ... -
System and method for speed estimation, detection and ranging using visible light in vehicles
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-09-08)There is provided herein a visible light-based speed estimation method ViLDAR. By using the received light intensity of a vehicle's LED headlight, the vehicle speed can be accurately estimated for a wide range of incidence ... -
Structure and synthesis of highly fluorinated amino acid derivatives
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-06-09)Methods of synthesizing polyfluorinated amino acid derivatives are disclosed, along with polyfluorinated amino acid derivatives produced from said methods, as well as compositions containing same. The synthesis methods ... -
Modular autopilot design and development featuring Bayesian non-parametric adaptive control
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-03-31)According to an embodiment, there is provided an onboard integrated computational system for an unmanned aircraft system ("Stabilis" autopilot). This is an integrated suite of hardware, software, and data-to-decisions ... -
Fermentation control for optimization of syngas utilization
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-05-05)Controlling the gas inlet flow rate and energy input to a fermentation reactor to maximize conversion of syngas by maximizing uptake of hydrogen into a medium relative to carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide based on determined ... -
Use of the Salmonella spp type III secretion proteins as a protective vaccination
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-02-04)Antigenic molecules and compositions described herein protect against infection by typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars. Methods of immunization comprise the use of the antigenic molecules. -
Plasma thread
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-03-17)There is provided herein, according to an embodiment, a plasma thread application of dielectric barrier discharge, which incorporates the effectiveness of plasma in sterilization and the flexibility of thread like structure ... -
Textile repurposing and sustainable garment design
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-03-17)This disclosure addresses a problem in relation to the environmental destruction that excessive apparel production can produce. In various embodiments, existing textile products are deconstructed into pieces of fabric and ... -
Method for Fabrication of High Dispersion Polymer Nanocomposites
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-12-03)The present invention includes the efficient dispersion and high loading of fillers in a thermoplastic polymer matrix. In a first general embodiment, the present invention includes a method wherein fillers are first ... -
Methods of Generation of Fracture Density Maps from Seismic Data
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-09-24)A method is herein presented to statistically combine multiple seismic attributes for generating a map of the spatial density of fractures. According to an embodiment a first step involves interpreting the formation of ... -
System and Method for Inducing Motion in a Rolling Robot Using a Dual Telescoping Linear Actuator
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-11-12)An embodiment is developed for a cylindrically shaped, elliptical rolling robot that has the ability to morph its outer surface as it rolls. The morphing actuation alters lengths of the major and minor axes, resulting in ... -
Facile and Selective Perfluoro- and Polyfluoroarylation of Meldrums Acid
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-06-11)This disclosure relates generally to the facile and selective mono-perfluoro and -polyfluoroarylation of Meldrum's acid to generate a versatile synthon for highly fluorinated alpha-phenyl acetic acid derivatives which ... -
Enhancement of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat and Other Plants
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-05-02)Genes associated with nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) in plants are provided. The gene VRN1.sup.N was identified as TaNUE1 in chromosome 5A of the wheat cultivar Jagger and is encompassed by quantitative trait locus ... -
Systems and Methods for Production and Use of Fungal Glycosyl Hydrolases
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-04-23)Compositions comprising glycosyl hydrolase enzymes are provided, as are methods for their use to depolymerize hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin and pectin in biomass in order to produce products such as simple sugars. The ... -
System and method for synthesis of POSS-starch derivatives as effective fillers for developing high performance composites
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2018-12-18)According to an embodiment, natural polymers will be used to enhance the biodegradability of nanocomposites, increase potential use of sustainable polymer matrices, improve the interlaminar fracture toughness of graphite/epoxy ...