Assignee: Idaho Research Foundation, Inc.

Location: Moscow, ID
No. of patents: 102

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8080163	Water treatment method Exemplary systems and methods for treating contaminated water are described. In one instance a method supplies metal salt reagents to a moving media filter in the presence of contaminated water. The method also introduces a waste stream resulting from the moving med...	12/20/2011
7771512	Apparatus with high surface area nanostructures for hydrogen storage, and methods of storing hydrogen Method and apparatus for storing hydrogen. One embodiment of such a method comprises providing a storage apparatus having a substrate and a nanostructure mat on at least a portion of a side of the substrate. The nanostructure mat comprises a plurality of nanostructu...	08/10/2010
7744764	Reactive filtration In one embodiment, a method for treating waste water includes passing ozonized waste water through a bed of moving sand. ...	06/29/2010
7713423	Reactive filtration In one embodiment, a reactive filtration method includes continuously regenerating a reactive filter media while simultaneously filtering contaminants from fluid flowing through the filter media. In one embodiment, regenerating the reactive filter media comprises mi...	05/11/2010
7686865	Method and system for recovering metal from metal-containing materials Embodiments of a method and a system for recovering a metal, such as uranium, from a metal-containing material are disclosed. The metal-containing material is exposed to an extractant containing a liquid or supercritical-fluid solvent and an acid-base complex includ...	03/30/2010
7582561	Method of selectively depositing materials on a substrate using a supercritical fluid A method for depositing one or more materials on a substrate, such as for example, a semiconductor substrate that includes providing the substrate; applying a polymer film to at least a portion of a surface of the substrate; and exposing the semiconductor substrate ...	09/01/2009
7445721	Reactive filtration In one embodiment, a method for treating waste water includes passing ozonized waste water through a bed of moving sand. ...	11/04/2008
7399416	Reactive filtration In one embodiment, a reactive filtration method includes continuously regenerating a reactive filter media while simultaneously filtering contaminants from fluid flowing through the filter media. In one embodiment, regenerating the reactive filter media comprises mi...	07/15/2008
7323620	Activation of equine oocytes A method for activating an equine oocyte comprising exposing oocyte to a medium containing a concentration of calcium of at least about 4 mM. Preferably the oocyte is exposed to this concentration of calcium during activation. ...	01/29/2008
7228638	Measuring device In one embodiment, a measuring device includes a reference surface, a trough extending lengthwise away from the reference surface at substantially a right angle, and a scale affixed to the trough indicating a distance from the reference surface along the trough....	06/12/2007
7148065	Non-toxic immune stimulating enterotoxin compositions Pyrogenic toxins, such as staphylococcal enterotoxins, modified in the disulfide loop region are provided. The modified toxins retain useful biological properties but have substantially reduced toxicity compared to the corresponding unmodified native toxin. The nati...	12/12/2006
7135173	Antiviral activity of Shiga toxin The present invention provides methods and compositions for eliminating virally-infected cells by administering a Shiga-toxin composition, and the present invention provides methods and compositions for suppressing bovine leukemia-related cell proliferation. In the ...	11/14/2006
7128840	Ultrasound enhanced process for extracting metal species in supercritical fluids Improved methods for the extraction or dissolution of metals, metalloids or their oxides, especially lanthanides, actinides, uranium or their oxides, into supercritical solvents containing an extractant are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments specifically include e...	10/31/2006
7125728	Determination of pregnancy status in cattle and sheep A method and kit for determining whether an animal is not pregnant, or is pregnant following a breeding. The level of expression of a pregnancy induced protein is determined in an animal for which pregnancy status information is desired and the level is compared to ...	10/24/2006
7112995	Low voltage to high voltage level shifter and related methods A shifter circuit comprises a high and low voltage buffer stages and an output buffer stage. The high voltage buffer stage comprises multiple transistors arranged in a transistor stack having a plurality of intermediate nodes connecting individual transistors along ...	09/26/2006
7080054	Biomimic artificial neuron An artificial neuron is formed from an input subcircuit, a capacitor free leaky integrator subcircuit, and an output switching subcircuit. The input subcircuit is configured to supply a pulsed input signal. The capacitor free leaky integrator subcircuit is configure...	07/18/2006
7061298	High voltage to low voltage level shifter A shifter circuit comprises, in one embodiment, an input voltage divider stage comprising multiple transistors arranged in a transistor stack defining a plurality of intermediate nodes. The transistor stack is connected between an input signal and ground and has at ...	06/13/2006
7030654	Low voltage to extra high voltage level shifter and related methods Shifter circuits comprise a matched translation stack comprising at least first and second stacks each of which comprising multiple transistors. The matched translation stack is configured to provide a primary logic level shift between a voltage level away from whic...	04/18/2006
7020015	Magnetic elements having unique shapes Magnetic elements having unique shapes. In one example, the magnetic element defines an outer peripheral profile and a center point, wherein the outer peripheral profile includes a substantially curviform section and a notch section. The notch section may be configu...	03/28/2006
6903594	Capacitor-free leaky integrator A leaky integrator is formed from a capacitor-free, non-linear delay resistor having a parasitic capacitance and a capacitor-free amplifier. The amplifier utilizes utilize the parasitic capacitance of the delay resistor to provide differing time constants for the ri...	06/07/2005
6872394	Non-toxic immune stimulating enterotoxin compositions Pyrogenic toxins, such as staphylococcal enterotoxins, modified in the disulfide loop region are provided. The modified toxins retain useful biological properties but have substantially reduced toxicity compared to the corresponding unmodified native toxin. T...	03/29/2005
PP15613	Poplar tree named ‘Gnarly Poplar’ A new and distinctive variety of a poplar tree, named ‘Gnarly Poplar,’ characterized by an attractive zigzag growth habit. ...	03/01/2005
6733976	Detection of bacterial kidney disease A real-time PCR method for detecting and quantifying the presence or absence of Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative organism of Bacterial Kidney Disease, in a sample. The method includes the steps of combining with a sample a pair of PCR primers that bi...	05/11/2004
6599608	Media employing substantially spherical magneto-plumbite ferrite particles Substantially spherical magneto-plumbite ferrite (barium or strontium ferrite) particles are formed from well-dispersed ultra-fine substantially spherical iron-based oxide and/or hydroxide particles as precursor particles. The precursor particles are mixe...	07/29/2003
6585951	Methods for manufacturing dielectric powders Methods for manufacturing a powder of a dielectric compound include mixing particle components that are combinable to form the dielectric compound with matrix components. The mixture is melted, and the molten mixture is quenched to produce a solid materia...	07/01/2003
6541013	Methods and compositions for suppressing bovine leukemia virus with a Shiga toxin polypeptide The present invention provides methods and compositions for suppressing bovine leukemia-related cell proliferation. In the methods, a Shiga-toxin composition is administered in an amount effective to suppress bovine leukemia-related cell proliferation. Th...	04/01/2003
6524628	Pressurized water extraction Pressurized Water Extraction (PWE) is a method for extracting materials from plants by exposing a plant sample to a pressurized liquid aqueous composition. The exposure may be performed statically, dynamically, or both. For example, the sample may be expo...	02/25/2003
6451279	Process for making carbides through mechanochemical processing Forming metal and metalloid carbides by mechanically inducing a reduction reaction between a metal chloride (or a metalloid chloride) and a metal carbide. The reduction reactions are induced mechanically by milling the reactants. Alloy carbides may also b...	09/17/2002
6383798	Method for selecting desiccation tolerant strains of bacteria The present invention pertains to a method of identifying and selecting desiccation tolerant strains of bacteria and a method of producing a desiccated formulation of the identified strains....	05/07/2002
6348639	Biological system for degrading nitroaromatics in water and soils Methods for biodegrading nitroaromatic compounds present as contaminants in soil or water using microorganisms are disclosed. Water is treatable directly; dry soil is first converted into a fluid medium by addition of water. The preferred method comprises...	02/19/2002
6334954	Biological system for degrading nitroaromatics in water and soils Novel methods for biodegrading nitroaromatic compounds present as contaminants in soil or water using microorganisms are disclosed. Water is treatable directly; dry soil is first converted into a fluid medium by addition of water. The preferred method com...	01/01/2002
6251474	Method of producing substantially spherical magneto-plumbite ferrite particles Substantially spherical magneto-plumbite ferrite (barium or strontium ferrite) particles are formed from well-dispersed ultra-fine substantially spherical iron-based oxide and/or hydroxide particles as precursor particles. The precursor particles are mixe...	06/26/2001
6235675	Methods of forming materials containing carbon and boron, methods of forming catalysts, filaments comprising boron and carbon, and catalysts In one aspect, the invention includes a method of forming a material containing carbon and boron, comprising: a) providing a substrate within a chemical vapor deposition chamber; b) flowing a carbon and boron precursor into the chamber, the precursor bein...	05/22/2001
6231636	Mechanochemical processing for metals and metal alloys A set of processes for preparing metal powders, including metal alloy powders, by ambient temperature reduction of a reducible metal compound by a reactive metal or metal hydride through mechanochemical processing. The reduction process includes milling r...	05/15/2001
6215021	Trifluoromethylating reagents and synthesizing processes A family of electrophilic trifluoromethylating reagents which can be synthesized by comparatively simple, inexpensive routes, and for which the reactivity can be varied according to need. A composition of matter according to the first embodiment of the in...	04/10/2001
6207055	Method and apparatus for forming a slurry A slurry-forming apparatus and method of using the slurry-forming apparatus. In one aspect, the apparatus (122) comprising: a) a vessel, comprising: i) a cylindrical vessel wall (60, 160), the cylindrical vessel wall having an interior surface; ii) a down...	03/27/2001
6187911	Method for separating metal chelates from other materials based on solubilities in supercritical fluids A method for separating a desired metal or metalloi from impurities using a supercritical extraction process based on solubility differences between the components, as well as the ability to vary the solvent power of the supercritical fluid, is described....	02/13/2001
6156560	Use of pseudomonas corrugata as a biological control agent The present invention pertains to novel strains of Pseuedomonas corrugata and the use of the strains in biological control against soil-borne pathogens of plants. A number of these strains are shown to be effective in reducing or controlling soil-borne pa...	12/05/2000
6152982	Reduction of metal oxides through mechanochemical processing The low temperature reduction of a metal oxide using mechanochemical processing techniques. The reduction reactions are induced mechanically by milling the reactants. In one embodiment of the invention, titanium oxide TiO2 is milled with CaH	11/28/2000
6136706	Process for making titanium A process for producing titanium that includes forming gaseous titanium and then transforming the gaseous titanium into solid titanium through condensation. The titanium gas is formed by vaporizing titania with an electron beam in the presence of carbon. ...	10/24/2000

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Assignee: Idaho Research Foundation, Inc.