Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation

Location: Manhattan, KS
No. of patents: 195

Number	Title	Issue Date
8163870	Channel forming peptides The present invention provides a family of peptides based upon the M2GlyR sequence. These peptides are derivatives of the M2GlyR sequence and can be modified at their ends to include a plurality of polar amino acid residues to enhance their solubility. Particularly ...	04/24/2012
8118545	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, ...	02/21/2012
8073026	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 fe...	12/06/2011
8017019	Fluidized bed precipitator with optimized solids settling and solids handling features for use in recovering phosphorus from wastewater Improved fluidized bed precipitators (20, 46, 62, 74, 108, 112, 134, 168) especially useful for the treatment of waste waters containing soluble phosphorus are provided, having upright, primary fluidized bed sections (22, 48, 64, 76, 110, 114, 136) and...	09/13/2011
7985832	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 polypepti...	07/26/2011
7935726	Tricyclic pyrones Provided are compounds of formula IA or IB: wherein R1 and R8 are independently optionally substituted hydrocarbyl groups; wherein (a) R1 contains a carbonyl group and a phenyl group,...	05/03/2011
7855372	Non-streaming high-efficiency perforated semiconductor neutron detectors, methods of making same and measuring wand and detector modules utilizing 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...	12/21/2010
7838267	Increasing rate of enzyme catalyzed equilibrium reactions A method of increasing the rate of conversion of reactants to reaction product of enzyme catalyzed, reversible, i.e., equilibrium, reactions having water or methanol as byproduct includes removing water and/or methanol from the reaction mass during reaction by perme...	11/23/2010
7829661	Channel forming peptides The present invention provides a family of peptides based upon the M2GlyR sequence. These peptides are derivatives of the M2GlyR sequence and can be modified at their ends to include a plurality of polar amino acid residues to enhance their solubility. Particularly ...	11/09/2010
7803984	Compositions and methods for controlling plant parasitic nematodes The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling nematode infestation of plants. In particular, the present invention provides vectors comprising sequences designed to control nematodes by RNA interference (RNAi) and transgenic plants transf...	09/28/2010
7792622	Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data to facilitate distinguishing crop image data (e.g., crop rows) from background data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to ...	09/07/2010
7762212	Self-cleaning animal watering device A self-cleaning, low-maintenance, water-saving automated animal watering device (10) is provided which includes a watering tank (12) moveable between a lower, water-full condition and an upper, water-low condition. Preferably, one end of the tank (1...	07/27/2010
7745570	PH dependent adhesive peptides A novel peptide adhesive motif is described that requires no receptor or cross-links to achieve maximal adhesive strength. Several peptides with different degrees of adhesive strength have been designed and synthesized using solid phase chemistries. All peptides con...	06/29/2010
7736892	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 o...	06/15/2010
7700312	Preparation containing nanoscale particles with electrostatically adhered enzyme Improved catalytic enzyme preparations are provided which effectively catalyze reactions carried out in organic solvents. The preparations comprise nanoscale solid support particles (e.g., fumed silica or alumina) having enzyme molecules electrostatically adhered to...	04/20/2010
7691909	Aerosol gels An improved process for the production of ultralow density, high specific surface area gel products is provided which comprises providing, in an enclosed chamber, a mixture made up of small particles of material suspended in gas; the particles are then caused to agg...	04/06/2010
7684916	Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image An imaging device collects color image data to facilitate distinguishing crop image data from background data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of the imaging device. An intensity evaluat...	03/23/2010
7592341	Peptide-enhanced corneal drug delivery Improved methods and preparations are provided for ocular administration of therapeutic drugs. The preparations include respective quantities of a drug and a peptide which enhances transport of the drug across ocular tissues. The drug and peptide components may be s...	09/22/2009
7587660	Multiple-access code generation Multiple-access codes are generated using an asymptotically optimal decoding algorithm, such as the Viterbi algorithm. A trellis may be constructed using a number of desired users, at least one code length, and a number of code-chip parameters. A fitness function is...	09/08/2009
7580549	Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of the imaging device. An image parameter evalua...	08/25/2009
7570783	Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data to facilitate distinguishing crop image data (e.g., crop rows) from background data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to ...	08/04/2009
7449310	Recombinant leukotoxin vaccine and preparation thereof The F. necrophorum gene expressing leukotoxin was sequenced and cloned. The leukotoxin open reading frame (lktA) is part of a multi-gene operon containing 9,726 bp, and encoding a protein containing 3,241 amino acids with an overall molecular weight of 335,95...	11/11/2008
7416598	Adhesives from modified soy protein The, present invention provides useful adhesive compositions having similar adhesive properties to conventional UF and PPF resins. The compositions generally include a protein portion and modifying ingredient portion selected from the group consisting of carboxyl-co...	08/26/2008
7409916	Method and equipment for interseeding an area of ground to convert the existing vegetation or to improve the quality of the existing vegetation Methods and apparatus for interseeding an area of ground having existing vegetation growing thereon are provided. The interseeder apparatus tills a plurality of spaced-apart rows in the ground, deposits seed in the exposed soil of the rows, compacts the seed into th...	08/12/2008
7244799	Siloxanes and methods of synthesis thereof using metallic nanoparticle catalysts Novel siloxanes are provided in the form of nanoscale bodies having discrete, observable structures, such as elongated wires, tubes, filaments and coils, having a length of at least about 100 nm and a diameter of from about 2-200 nm. The siloxanes are synthesized by...	07/17/2007
7208628	Compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection This invention relates to methods and compositions directed towards the diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C virus infection and the screening of potential therapeutic compounds using novel small molecules based on imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acids scaffolds. ...	04/24/2007
7193784	Nitride microlens Microlenses and microlens arrays made from Group III-nitride material. ...	03/20/2007
7169770	Method of enhancing reproductive performance in sows The present invention relates to supplementing the diets to sows during the periods of gestation, lactation, and breeding by feeding L-carnitine and chromium. The supplementation enhances pork productivity by increasing the number of pigs born alive in the subsequen...	01/30/2007
7138569	Nucleic acids encoding pseudomonas hop proteins and use thereof The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a type III—secreted bacterial protein capable of modifying a cell death pathway in a plant cell. One aspect of the present invention involves an isolated nucleic acid molecule having a nucle...	11/21/2006
RE39098	Porous pellet adsorbents fabricated from nanocrystals Pelletized adsorbent compositions and methods of adsorbing toxic target compounds are provided for the destructive adsorption or chemisorption of toxic or undesired compounds. The pelletized adsorbents are formed by pressing together powder nanocrystalline particles...	05/23/2006
7049396	Synthetic peptides that inhibit leukocyte superoxide anion production and/or attract leukocytes Methods of inhibiting leukocyte O2− production and attracting leuckocytes using specific peptides are disclosed. These peptides include the proline-arginine (PR)-rich antimicrobial peptide known as PR-39 and truncated analogs thereof. These p...	05/23/2006
7050474	High peak-power kilohertz laser system employing single-stage multi-pass amplification The present invention describes a technique for achieving high peak power output in a laser employing single-stage, multi-pass amplification. High gain is achieved by employing a very small “seed” beam diameter in gain medium, and maintaining the small beam diam...	05/23/2006
6916824	Methods of treating cataracts and diabetic retinopathy with tricyclic pyrones Water-soluble, cell permeable aldose reductase inhibitors are presented. These compounds prevent the effects of galactosemia in patients. The compounds prevent both the accumulation of polyols and the change in levels of protein kinase C gamma observed during diabet...	07/12/2005
6843919	Carbon-coated metal oxide nanoparticles Composites for destroying chemical and biological agents such as toxins and bacteria, and methods of preparing and using those composites are provided. According to the invention, the substance to be destroyed is contacted with the inventive composites which compris...	01/18/2005
6830895	Method and kit for typing feline blood The present invention relates to a kit for determining feline blood type, wherein the kit includes a mixture comprised of a first monoclonal antibody and a second monoclonal antibody, wherein both antibodies recognize feline blood group specific A antigens. The pres...	12/14/2004
6828450	Triptycene analogs This invention provides analogs of triptycene which are useful as anticancer drugs, as well as for other uses. The potency of these compounds is in a similar magnitude as daunomycin, a currently used anticancer drug. Each compound of the invention produces one or mo...	12/07/2004
6756526	Drought tolerant plants and methods of increasing drought tolerance in plants Methods of growing plants having modified transpiration rates are provided. Such methods permit more efficient water conservation through regulation of stomatal closure responses. Accordingly, modified plants can be grown in areas which were previously unsuitable fo...	06/29/2004
6750200	M2GlyR derived channel forming peptides The present invention provides a family of peptides based upon the M2GlyR sequence. These peptides are derivatives of the M2GlyR sequence and can be modified at their ends to include a plurality of polar amino acid residues to enhance their solubility. Particularly ...	06/15/2004
6740490	Identification and applications of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus host susceptibility factor(s) for improved swine breeding Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes serious economic losses in swine. The present invention determined that CD 151 is a susceptibility factor for PRRSV infection by transfecting a cell line which is not susceptible to PRRSV infection (...	05/25/2004
6727277	Compounds affecting cholesterol absorption A class of novel compounds is described for use in affecting lymphatic absorption of cholesterol. Compounds of particular interest are defined by Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. ...	04/27/2004

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Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation