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Assignee: University of Kansas


Location: Lawrence, KS
No. of patents: 55

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8183184Polyelectrolyte complexes for oil and gas applications
A polyelectrolyte complex for the controlled release of an oil and gas field chemical selected from the group consisting of (a) a gel-forming or cross-linking agent, (b) a scale inhibitor, (c) a corrosion inhibitor, (d) an inhibitor of asphaltene or wax deposition, ...
05/22/2012
8115029Cobalt-catalyzed oxidations in volumetrically expanded liquids by compressed gases
Oxidations of hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes and alkenes, arylalkanes, and a variety of other organic substrates are accomplished by cobalt-N-hydroxysuccinimide co-catalyzed reactions with dioxygen under unusually mild, near ambient conditions of temperature and pressur...
02/14/2012
8110402Metal abstraction peptide (MAP) tag and associated methods
Compositions comprising a tripeptide having the sequence XC1C2; wherein X is any amino acid such that XC1C2 is capable of binding a metal in a square planar orientation or square pyramidal orientation or both; and wherein ...
02/07/2012
8105625Rapidly dissolving pharmaceutical compositions comprising pullulan
The present invention provides an orally dissolving capsule comprising pullulan, a plasticizer and a dissolution enhancing agent. ...
01/31/2012
8088412Intralymphatic chemotherapy drug carriers
A chemotherapeutic composition can be configured for subcutaneous administration for preferential intralymphatic accumulation while also providing a therapeutic systemic concentration that is not toxic. The composition can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carri...
01/03/2012
8080677Process for selective oxidation of olefins to epoxides
A process for the selective oxidation of olefins to epoxides comprising the step of contacting the olefin (propylene or ethylene) with an oxidant (hydrogen peroxide) in the presence of a Lewis acid oxidation catalyst (MTO), organic base (pyridine or its N-oxide), in...
12/20/2011
7993749Nanoparticles comprising a nanoparticle template and a polymer shell having an amide side chain, and method of making thereof
Acid-labile poly(N-vinyl formamide) (“PNVF”) nanocapsules were synthesized by free radical polymerization of N-vinyl formamide with optional active ingredients on the surface of silica nanoparticles. Polymerization in the presence of a novel cross-linker that co...
08/09/2011
7960353Novobiocin analogues as neuroprotective agents and in the treatment of autoimmune disorders
Novobiocin analogues and pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative disorders and autoimmune disorders. ...
06/14/2011
7856388Financial reporting and auditing agent with net knowledge for extensible business reporting language
A system and method utilizes intelligent agents for searching, analyzing, and reporting business, financial, or non-financial information available through communication networks, particularly the Internet, regardless of inconsistencies in formats and granularity of...
12/21/2010
7811998Novobiocin analogues as anticancer agents
Novel analogues and derivatives of novobiocin are provided, including compounds having modifications to the amide side chain, coumarin ring, and sugar moieties. The compounds of the present invention are useful as heat shock protein 90 inhibitors, and may be used as...
10/12/2010
7786257Signal-1/signal-2 bifunctional peptide inhibitors
A novel peptide sequence having the general formula AB wherein each of A and B represent a chain of amino acid residues and wherein said A chain is capable of binding with a major histocompatibility complex on an antigen presenting cell, and wherein said B chain is ...
08/31/2010
7785605Herpes simplex virus mutant ICP0 protein
A mutant virus of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can include a mutant protein involved in replication so as to impair or inhibit replication of HSV-1. The mutant HSV-1 can have a mutation in at least one phosphorylation site of a protein involved in replication...
08/31/2010
7750813Microstrip antenna for RFID device
Microstrip patch antenna (46), feed structure (48), and matching circuit (50) designs for an RFID tag (10). A balanced feed design using balanced feeds coupled by a shorting stub (56) to create a virtual short between the two feeds...
07/06/2010
7742152Coherent detection scheme for FM chirped laser radar
An optical homodyne detection scheme for FM chirped lidar is described. The system performs de-chirping within a photodetector, and it does not require high-speed photo-detection or RF mixing. Embodiments are also described for dealing with phase noise. ...
06/22/2010
7649101Process for selective oxidation of olefins to epoxides
A process for the selective oxidation of olefins to epoxides comprising the step of contacting the olefin (propylene) with an oxidant (hydrogen peroxide) in the presence of a Lewis acid oxidation catalyst (MTO), organic base (pyridine or its N-oxide), in a solvent s...
01/19/2010
7644764Polyelectrolyte complexes as delayed gelling agents for oil and gas applications
A gel-forming composition for reducing the permeability of a subterranean formation or zone comprising a water soluble polymer (e.g., Alcoflood® 935) and a polyelectrolyte gelling agent comprising a polycation (e.g., polyalkylene imine) and a polyanion (e.g., dextr...
01/12/2010
7626391High-throughput systems for magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance
A solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance probe for use in a magnetic field having a plurality of isolated magic angle spinning modules positioned within the housing is disclosed. The housing is configured so that the plurality of magic angle spinning modules are loc...
12/01/2009
7622451Novobiocin analogues as neuroprotective agents and in the treatment of autoimmune disorders
Novobiocin analogues and pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative disorders and autoimmune disorders. ...
11/24/2009
7608594Novobiocin analogues as anticancer agents
Novel analogues and derivatives of novobiocin are provided, including compounds having modifications to the amide side chain, coumarin ring, and sugar moieties. The compounds of the present invention are useful as heat shock protein 90 inhibitors, and may be used as...
10/27/2009
7605288Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors
Novel compounds useful for inhibiting the 90 kDa heat shock proteins containing a quinone-like moiety and a di-hydroxy phenol like moiety, similar to geldanamycin and radicicol. ...
10/20/2009
7602331Computationally efficient adaptive radar pulse compression system
One aspect of this disclosure relates to a method for processing a received, modulated radar pulse to resolve a radar target from noise or other targets. According to an embodiment of the method, a radar return signal is received and samples of the radar return sign...
10/13/2009
7598282Neuroprotective agents
Novel stereoisomers of GS-164 are provided. The compounds, such as (3R,5S,7as)-(3,5-bis(4-fluorophenyl)tetrahydro-1H-oxazolo[3,4-c]oxazol-7a-yl)methanol (TH-237A) and (3R,5S,7as)-(3,5-bis(4-fluorophenyl)tetrahydro-1H-oxazolo[3,4-c]oxazol-7a-yl)methanol (TH-242A) exh...
10/06/2009
7596545Automated data entry system
The present invention is a novel system and method for providing automated data entry of information. The system may include a processing subsystem capable of processing extensible markup language documents, a predicting subsystem capable of reviewing entered data o...
09/29/2009
7514463Lonidamine analogues and their use in male contraception and cancer treatment
Novel compounds useful for inhibiting spermatogenesis and cancer treatment, and in particular as inhibitors of heat shock proteins and/or elongation factor 1 alpha. ...
04/07/2009
7459163Infectious DNA as a vaccine against west nile and other flaviviruses
A vaccine for West Nile virus that protects a subject against West Nile infection comprising an a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective dose of an infectious agent selected from the group consisting of: a live attenuated infectious (+) ...
12/02/2008
7455842Chimeric West Nile viruses and uses thereof
A chimeric West Nile live virus comprised of the NY99 and WN1415 strains and an infectious DNA recombinant construct encoding for the chimeric virus are provided, as well as immunogenic compositions and their method of use. ...
11/25/2008
7365234Tuning product selectivity in catalytic hydroformylation reactions with carbon dioxide expanded liquids
An improved hydroformylation process is provided, which comprises reacting an olefin with CO and H2 in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst in a liquid that has been volumetrically expanded with a compressed gas, such as supercritical carbon dioxid...
04/29/2008
7345812Method and apparatus for use of III-nitride wide bandgap semiconductors in optical communications
The present disclosure relates to the use of III-nitride wide bandgap semiconductor materials for optical communications. In one embodiment, an optical device includes an optical waveguide device fabricated using a III-nitride semiconductor material. The III-nitride...
03/18/2008
7244718Water soluble prodrugs of hindered alcohols
The present invention is directed to novel water-soluble prodrugs of aliphatic or aromatic hindered hydroxyl group containing pharmaceuticals. ...
07/17/2007
7208630Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors
Novel compounds useful for inhibiting the 90 kDa heat shock proteins containing a quinone-like moiety and a di-hydroxy phenol like moiety, similar to geldanamycin and radicicol. ...
04/24/2007
6872838Water soluble prodrugs of hindered alcohols
The present invention is directed to novel water-soluble prodrugs of aliphatic or aromatic hindered hydroxyl group containing pharmaceuticals. ...
03/29/2005
6819297Wideband planar antenna
An energy feed structure includes a first tube having an open end and a closed end, a second tube to pierce the closed end, and a solid dielectric material to cover the open end. An apparatus comprises a resonant element located in a first plane, a ground plane loca...
11/16/2004
6814845Method for depositing an enzyme on an electrically conductive substrate
Improved biosensors are provided having excellent selectivity and stability properties, together with methods of preparing the biosensors. A preferred biosensor includes an electrode (12) having enzyme (16) deposited thereon together with a layer of el...
11/09/2004
6603015Synthesis of epothilones
Commercially feasible methods for synthesizing various epothilones precursors needed for the preparation of final epothilones are provided, including techniques for the synthesis of epothilone segment A and C precursors. Segment C precursors are prepared ...
08/05/2003
6549804System for the prediction, rapid detection, warning, prevention or control of changes in activity states in the brain of a subject
A system (10) analyzes signals representative of a subject's brain activity in a signal processor (12) for information indicating the subject's current activity state and for predicting a change in the activity state. One preferred embodiment uses a combi...
04/15/2003
6451776Water soluble prodrugs of hindered alcohols
The present invention is directed to novel water-soluble prodrugs of aliphatic or aromatic hindered hydroxyl group containing pharmaceuticals....
09/17/2002
6420592Amino acid-derived phosponamidic anhydrides and methods of preparing the same
Phosphonamide compounds and methods of forming those compounds are provided. The inventive methods comprise forming a template opened-ring phosphonamide compound and optionally subjecting the template to a ring-closing metathesis reaction in the presence ...
07/16/2002
6420586Amino acid-derived cyclic phosphonamides and methods of synthesizing the same
New phosphonamide compounds and methods of forming those compounds are provided. In one embodiment, the inventive methods comprise subjecting an opened-ring phosphonamide template to a ring-closing metathesis reaction in the presence of a ring-closing cat...
07/16/2002
6359129Amino acid-derived, 7-membered cyclic sulfamides and methods of synthesizing the same
New sulfamide compounds and methods of forming those compounds are provided. The inventive methods comprise subjecting a template opened-ring sulfamide compound to a ring-closing metathesis reaction in the presence of a Grubbs catalyst to yield a heterocy...
03/19/2002
6344492Metal complexes immobilized organic in porous organic hosts
Polymer-metal ion composites and methods are provided for reversibly binding target compounds using such composites. Broadly, the composites comprise an amorphous polymer matrix having a plurality of channels with metal ion-ligand complexes immobilized th...
02/05/2002
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