September Edition: Newly Issued Patents

Congratulations to Purdue University researchers across all campuses and academic disciplines. They have recently received 22 patents on their intellectual property from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

Most of these innovations are available to license and bring to market. Visit the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization’s website to learn more about these and other available innovations.

Are you a researcher at a Purdue University campus who has made an innovation discovery? Disclose your innovation to the Office of Technology Commercialization online.

These are the primary investigators whose work was recently patented:

Brian Bentz, no longer at Purdue

• “System for Spatial and Temporal Mapping of Neurons in Brain Tissue”

Mukerrem Cakmak, College of Engineering

• “Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Machines and Methods for Producing Nanostructure-Containing Polymer Films”

Mingji Dai, College of Science

• “New Methods for 1,4-Diazo N-Heterocycle Synthesis”

Craig Goergen, College of Engineering

• “Four-Dimensional Imaging Analysis System for Organ Dynamics”

Sherry Harbin, College of Engineering and College of Veterinary Medicine

• “3-Dimensional (3D) Tissue-Engineering Muscle for Tissue Restoration”

Pedro Irazoqui, no longer at Purdue

• “Optical Pressure Treatment Through Electrical Stimulation”
• “Wirelessly Powered Implantable EMG Recording System”

Young Kim, College of Engineering

• “Fluorescent Protein Activated Silk Used in Photoelectric Conversion”

Alexander V. Kildishev, College of Engineering

• “Optical Device, Method of Using the Same, and Method of Making the Same”

Hyowon Lee, College of Engineering

• “Self-Cleaning Catheters and Methods of Use Thereof”

Jacqueline Linnes, College of Engineering

• “Methods for Detecting Heart Rate, Respiration, and Oxygen Saturation and Uses Thereof”

Saeed Mohammadi, College of Engineering

• “Silicon-Based Vacuum Transistors and Integrated Circuits”

Jae Hong Park, College of Health and Human Sciences

• “Personal Sampler for Bioaerosol”

Vilas Pol, College of Engineering

• “Methods for Producing Functionalized Carbon Nanosheets and Electrochemical Storage Cells with Electrodes Formed Thereof”

Fahad Salamh, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

• “Automated Digital Forensic Evidence Collection”

Kenneth Sandhage, College of Engineering

• “Methods for Fabricating Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys (RCCA) and RCCA-Ceramic Composites, and Components and Devices Containing the Same”

Shreyas Sen, College of Engineering

• “Communication Device and Method of Making the Same”

Herman Sintim, College of Science

• “Benzamide Antibacterial Agents”

Haiyan Wang, College of Engineering

• “Nanocomposite-Seeded Epitaxial Growth of Single-Domain Lithium Niobate Thin Films for Surface Acoustic Wave Devices”

Jeffrey Youngblood, College of Engineering

• “Continuous Roll-to-Roll Fabrication of Cellulose Nanocrystal (CNC) Coatings”

Jiansong Zhang, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

• “Autonomous Robotic System for Placing and Fastening Paneling Material for Building Construction Operations”

Xinghang Zhang, College of Engineering

• “Metallic Components with Enhanced Mechanical Strength Through Surface Mechanical Grinding”

During the 2022 calendar year, Purdue Research Foundation ranked #5 among international universities for patents received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. This was an improvement from the #6 international ranking the previous two years. The information was published in a report from the National Academy of Inventors.