| Kansas State University Research Foundation Patent applications |
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| 20120057611 | Temperature Feedback Control for Long-Term Carrier-Envelope Phase Locking - A feedback control module for stabilizing a carrier-envelope phase of an output of a laser oscillator system comprises a first photodetector, a second photodetector, a phase stabilizer, an optical modulator, and a thermal control element. The first photodetector may generate a first feedback signal corresponding to a first portion of a laser beam from an oscillator. The second photodetector may generate a second feedback signal corresponding to a second portion of the laser beam filtered by a low-pass filter. The phase stabilizer may divide the frequency of the first feedback signal by a factor and generate an error signal corresponding to the difference between the frequency-divided first feedback signal and the second feedback signal. The optical modulator may modulate the laser beam within the oscillator corresponding to the error signal. The thermal control unit may change the temperature of the oscillator corresponding to a signal operable to control the optical modulator. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120037811 | REMOTE SUBSTANCE DETECTION - A detection system and methods are described for determining whether a target contains a selected substance or device such as an explosive device, illegal drugs, dangerous chemicals, or the like. According to some embodiments, a detection system is comprising a radiation source and one or more detectors. The detection system in this directs radiation from a distance and towards a target suspected to contain a dangerous device or substance. A response is detected from the target. The response is compared to one or more templates that represent known explosives, drugs, dangerous chemicals, or the like. A score may be generated that corresponds to a similarity between the targeted and known substances. When the score indicates that the target substance is likely to be dangerous or contraband, then an alarm or other indication may be generated in some embodiments. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120021020 | BRANCHED AMPHIPATHIC OLIGO-PEPTIDES THAT SELF-ASSEMBLE INTO VESICLES - The present invention provides branched amphipathic peptides and vesicles formed thereof. The peptides comprise a polar/positively charged C-terminal segment, a branch point, and two hydrophobic N -terminal segments extending from the branch point. The vesicles are formed using a plurality of first and second peptides, wherein the first peptide has a different chain length from the second peptide. When a plurality of the first and second peptides are mixed together, they self-assemble to form small spheres defined by a membrane consisting of an interlocking peptide network bilayer and having a liquid-receiving interior space (i.e., hollow core). In the bi-layer, the respective hydrophobic segments of the peptides form beta-sheet structures having a hydrogen bond-stabilized, anti-parallel orientation in which the opposed sequences interlock to form a zipper-like structure in three dimensions. Thus, the peptide assembly (i.e., vesicle) can be held together at reduced concentrations where lipid vesicles would breakdown. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110287165 | STARCH ESTERS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - A lipophilic starch is provided along with methods of making the same. The starch is prepared by modifying the starch with an organic acid anhydride reagent, such as octenyl succinic anhydride, drying the modified starch to a moisture content of less than 15% by weight, and then heat treating the dried starch at a temperature of at least 100° C. for at least one minute. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110104337 | FEED COMPOSITION FOR CATTLE - A feed composition is for cattle or the like, in particular a fattening feed. The feed composition contains, in addition to conventional components, sorghum and straw, in particular wheat straw, as replacement for maize, alfalfa and hay. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110081414 | Method for Encapsulation of Orally Ingested Materials to Alter the Site of Digestion, Site of Action, or Stability - Comestible materials encapsulated by a film-forming composition including a plant protein source and methods of forming the same are provided. The film-forming composition affects the site of digestion of the comestible material within the digestive tract of an animal or a human thereby allowing the material to be most effectively utilized by the body. Also, the film-forming compositions may be used to enhance the stability of the encapsulated material and prevent undesired interaction with other components of a mixture. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110023161 | ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE HERBICIDE RESISTANT SORGHUM - The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing sorghum crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for sorghum plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetolactate synthase (ALS) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ALS protein. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110014125 | PROTEASE ASSAY - The present invention provides a diagnostic reagent or assay for assessing the activity of a protease in vivo or in vitro and methods of detecting the presence of a cancerous or precancerous cell. The assays are comprised of two particles linked via an oligopeptide linkage that comprises a consensus sequence specific for the target protease. Cleavage of the sequence by the target protease can be detected visually or using various sensors, and the diagnostic results can be correlated with cancer prognosis. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110008304 | USE OF CELLS TO FACILITATE TARGETED DELIVERY OF NANOPARTICLE THERAPIES - The present invention is related to the use of cells, such as stem cells or immune system cells, to deliver nanogels comprising an active agent to a desired site in the body. The present invention utilizes cells as a delivery system for active agents that are difficult to deliver, such as active agents with poor solubility, that degrade easily, or that are toxic to the body. The nanogels are preferably non-toxic and can optionally include a lytic agent to program apoptosis of the cell to deliver the nanogel and active agent to a desired sire within the body. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100293628 | ACETYL-CoA CARBOXYLASE HERBICIDE RESISTANT SORGHUM - The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for sorghum plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ACC protein. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100284978 | CULTURES, PRODUCTS AND METHODS USING UMBILICAL CORD MATRIX CELLS - Stem cells from human sources can have a variety of useful applications in disease treatment and biotechnology. More particularly the umbilical cord matrix cell cultures of the invention have a variety of totipotent, pluripotent, or multipotent cells for a variety of end uses from a non-controversial, universally available, species-specific source. The technology can have application to any amniotic animal, including agricultural and laboratory animals and humans. The invention relates to isolating the stem cells, culturing the stem cells, maintaining the stem cells, transforming the stem cells into useful cell types using genetic or other transformation technologies, stem cell and tissue banking and using untransformed or transformed cells in disease treatment. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100080694 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharged engine includes an internal combustion engine and a variable geometry turbocharger. The turbocharger is adjustable to operate efficiently under various engine operating and environmental conditions. The turbocharger includes a turbine and compressor, with the compressor including a compressor housing, an impeller rotatably mounted in the housing, and an adjustable diffuser vane assembly. The diffuser vane assembly includes a plurality of pivotal diffuser vanes spaced about the impeller and a vane rotation drive that interconnects the vanes and permits simultaneous adjustment of the diffuser vanes to improve the efficiency and operating range of the turbocharger. The diffuser vane assembly also includes a vane locking drive operable to engage the pivotal vanes and prevent vane movement during turbocharger operation. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100077998 | TURBOCHARGER BOOSTER SYSTEM - A turbocharged engine includes an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger powered by engine exhaust flow from the internal combustion engine to supply the engine with compressed intake air. The turbocharged engine further includes a turbocharger booster system with a dry low emissions burner. The burner fluidly communicates with an exhaust manifold of the engine and is operable to inject a combustion gas flow into the engine exhaust flow. The hot combustion gas flow is operable to increase the exhaust energy available to the turbocharger and thereby increase the output of compressed intake air. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100077982 | ACTIVE AIR CONTROL - An air-balanced engine assembly is configured to operate efficiently while producing a reduced level of harmful emissions. The engine assembly includes a two-stroke internal combustion engine with multiple power cylinders and intake and exhaust manifolds that fluidly communicate with the cylinders. The engine assembly also includes an air balancing assembly with valves that control intake air flow from the intake manifold to the cylinders. The valves cooperate to balance intake air flow among the cylinders and are configured to substantially equalize trapped equivalence ratios among the cylinders. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100061411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CARRIER ENVELOPE PHASE - A chirped pulse amplification laser system. The system generally comprises a laser source, a pulse modification apparatus including first and second pulse modification elements separated by a separation distance, a positioning element, a measurement device, and a feedback controller. The laser source is operable to generate a laser pulse and the pulse modification apparatus operable to modify at least a portion of the laser pulse. The positioning element is operable to reposition at least a portion of the pulse modification apparatus to vary the separation distance. The measurement device is operable to measure the carrier envelope phase of the generated laser pulse and the feedback controller is operable to control the positioning element based on the measured carrier envelope phase to vary the separation distance of the pulse modification elements and control the carrier envelope phase of laser pulses generated by the laser source. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100055230 | PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR ELEVATING LIPID BLOOD LEVELS IN LIVESTOCK - The present invention provides feed or food products for consumption by animals or humans which include respective quantities of flax oil and non-flax carbohydrate. The flax oil and carbohydrate are mixed together and simultaneously subjected to an elevated temperature of at least about 120° F. and subsequently cooled; the flax oil is used at a level so that the final product contains at least about 5% by weight flax oil. It has been found that the products of the invention, when fed at effective levels, induce increased in vivo synthesis of desirable eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090302231 | NON-STREAMING HIGH-EFFICIENCY PERFORATED SEMICONDUCTOR NEUTRON DETECTORS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME AND MEASURING WAND AND DETECTOR MODULES UTILZING SAME - Non-streaming high-efficiency perforated semiconductor neutron detectors, method of making same and measuring wands and detector modules utilizing same are disclosed. The detectors have improved mechanical structure, flattened angular detector responses, and reduced leakage current. A plurality of such detectors can be assembled into imaging arrays, and can be used for neutron radiography, remote neutron sensing, cold neutron imaging, SNM monitoring, and various other applications. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090221483 | Antimicrobial Cathelicidin Peptides - The invention relates to antimicrobial cathelicidin polypeptides related to a 38 amino acid peptide having SEQ ID NO:4. The invention provides for polypeptides having broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding such polypeptides, as well as host cells and methods of reducing survival of a microbe. In addition, the invention also provides compositions, as well as articles of manufacture, that comprise a broad spectrum antimicrobial polypeptide. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090143425 | COMPOUNDS AFFECTING GAP JUNCTION ACTIVITY - This invention relates to novel quinoline compounds which affect gap junction activity. Also provided are methods of using such compounds and compositions containing the compounds to treat gap junction disorders. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090117142 | RECOMBINANT FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM LEUKOTOXIN VACCINE AND PREPARATION THEREOF | 05-07-2009 |
| 20080299090 | Use Of Umbilical Cord Matrix Cells - The invention relates to the isolation and use of stem cells from amniote species (potentially any animal with an umbilical cord, including humans). More particularly the invention relates to obtaining stem cells that are at least multipotent and may be totipotent or nearly totipotent and are envisaged to have a variety of end uses. The cells of the present invention are immunosuppressive and may be used to inhibit the immune response in a subject. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080257274 | SELF-CLEANING ANIMAL WATERING DEVICE - A self-cleaning, low-maintenance, water-saving automated animal watering device ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080216187 | Acetolactate Synthase Herbicide Resistant Sorghum - The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing sorghum crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for | 09-04-2008 |
