Tag: patent
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Energy Dept. Cuts Fees, Procedures on Nat’l. Lab Patents
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has cut licensing fees to $1,000 and reduced paperwork for start up companies on 15,000 patents held by national laboratories. The initiative aims to double the number of start up companies coming out of the department’s 17 national labs. Any of the 15,000 unlicensed patents and patent applications held…
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Prof. Develops Open-Space Laser Transmission Technology
An emerging technology for transmitting data with lasers through open space is being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. The technology that aims to exceed the communications capabilities of fiber-optic transmission without the fiber is being studied by physics and engineering professor Rainer Martini (pictured left), who has also started a…
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European Patent Office to Translate Patents with Google Tech
The European Patent Office (EPO), headquarted in Munich, Germany and Google signed an agreement to collaborate on machine translation of patents into 32 European and Asian languages. The signing follows a November agreement between EPO and Google to pursue the deal. EPO will use Google’s technology to offer translation of patents on its Web site…
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Patent Awarded for Protein Biomarker Cancer Screening
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), a biomedical research institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Gentel Biosciences, a biotechnology company in Madison, Wisconsin received a patent for their process to profile changes in proteins binding to antibodies in test arrays. This process can screen for biomarkers indicating early stages of cancer, including liver and pancreatic cancers…
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University Patents Peptide-Based Adhesive
The technology transfer arm of Kansas State University in Manhattan has received an international patent for an adhesive that increases in strength as moisture is removed. The patent covers an adhesive made from peptides — a compound containing two or more amino acids that link together. The adhesive was created by biochemistry professor John Tomich…
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Ultrasound System Developed for Submarine Data, Power
An engineering doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York has developed a new system using ultrasound to transmit large quantities of data and power wirelessly through thick metal walls, like the hulls of ships and submarines. The system built and demonstrated by Tristan Lawry (pictured right) is one of three finalists for…
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Profs Develop, Patent Device to Encourage Senior Exercise
Nursing and engineering faculty at University of Rhode Island in Kingston developed a device to send friendly reminders to older people that they need to get more exercise. In November, the university patented this system that analyzes activity levels of senior citizens and generates audio reminder messages in familiar voices. The original idea for the…
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Tufts University Gets Patent for Kidney Disease Treatment
Researchers at Tufts University’s veterinary school in Grafton, Massachusetts have received a U.S. patent for an antibody-based treatment for hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially fatal outcome of E. coli poisoning and a leading cause of kidney failure in children. The Tufts technology covered by the patent, developed by microbiology professor Saul Tzipori, uses human…
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Georgetown Univ., FDA to Partner on Regulatory Science
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Rockville, Maryland signed a new agreement to encourage research and education in the fields of regulation and public health. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed today covers regulatory science, ethics, education, and training. The five-year agreement is expected…
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U.S. Patent Issued for Gastrointestinal Therapy
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. in New York says today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to the company for its drug candidate SP-333 to treat various gastrointestinal disorders. U.S. Patent No. 7,879,802 was issued on 1 February, according to the company. The patent claims the composition of SP-333 and use in the treatment…