Patents and Patent Applications from West Virginia University


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8173007 High temperature electrochemical characterization of molten metal corrosion  
A system and method for the high temperature in-situ determination of corrosion characteristics of a molten metal on an alloy under study is provided which takes place within an insulated furnace....
US20120101518 DePond clamp  
A first embodiment can be a clamp for gripping viscera comprising a pair of arms, each arm including a proximal handle and a distal tissue engaging member, pivot means interconnecting said arms,...
US20120087553 MULTI-RESOLUTIONAL TEXTURE ANALYSIS FINGERPRINT LIVENESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS  
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for fingerprint liveness detection. In one embodiment, a method for determining fingerprint liveness is...
US20120079612 Dry eye animal model  
A first embodiment is a dry eyed animal model method by peri or post-menopausal estrogen-treated rats have decreased tear production wherein the menopausal rat may be produced by ovariectomy...
US20120045329 METHOD FOR CIRCULATION CONTROLLED VERTICAL AXIS AND TURBINES  
A method of controlling a vertical axis wind turbines using circulation control is presented. The comprising monitoring environmental conditions and the vertical axis wind turbine to determine a...
US20120014792 CIRCULATION CONTROLLED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE  
A circulation controlled vertical axis wind turbine is presented. The circulation controlled vertical axis wind turbine comprise one or more airfoils in communication with the turbine via a...
8098906 Regional fingerprint liveness detection systems and methods  
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for fingerprint liveness detection. In one embodiment, a method for determining fingerprint liveness is...
US20120003090 AIRFOIL FOR CIRCULATION CONTROLLED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES  
A airfoil blade for vertical axis wind turbines is presented. The airfoil blade comprises an internal cavity, an upper blowing slot disposed on the airfoil blade, and a lower blowing slot on the...
8090163 Multi-resolutional texture analysis fingerprint liveness systems and methods  
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for fingerprint liveness detection. In one embodiment, a method for determining fingerprint liveness is...
US20110318650 Inorganic Solid Electrolyte Glass Phase Composite and a Battery Containing an Inorganic Solid Electrolyte Glass Phase Composite  
An inorganic solid electrolyte glass phase composite is provided comprising a substance of the general formula La2/3-xLi3xTiO3 wherein x ranges from about 0.04 to about 0.17, and a glass material....
US20110266450 Method to improve three-dimensional spatial resolution of gamma scintillation events in plate scintillators by means involving fiberoptic light guides  
A first embodiment can comprise increasing three-dimensional spatial resolution of gamma scintillation events in scintillator plates wherein the increase is by inserting a fiberoptic plate light...
8030060 Gene signature for diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer and ovarian cancer  
A first embodiment is a breast cancer prognosticator comprising a detection mechanism consisting a 15-gene signature. In addition there are embodiments comprised of 23-gene signatures and 28-gene...
8026373 1,2,3-triazole bound borane compounds, synthesis of, and use in reduction reactions  
A 1,2,3-triazole coordinated borane such as where the B and the R3 groups can be on any of the three N positions and R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 can be one or more of H, any alkyl, aryl, or substituted...
US20110220041 Accelerated compression ignition engine for HCCI  
An internal combustion engine has cylinder wall cavities located near the top dead center stroke end to allow optimizing the compression ratio in first stage compression, as function of fuel octane...
US20110175691 Compact Electromagnetic Plasma Ignition Device  
A quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator for producing corona discharge plasma from is presented. The quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator has a folded cavity made of opposing concentric cavity...
US20110146607 Quarter Wave Coaxial Cavity Igniter for Combustion Engines  
An apparatus and method for igniting combustible materials in a combustion chamber of a combustion engine using corona discharge plasma from a quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator. A tapered...
7806368 Aerial sensor pod deployment system  
A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter...
US20100210943 Systems and Methods for Echoperiodontal Imaging  
Disclosed are various embodiments for echoperiodontal imaging. In one embodiment, a system includes a transducer configured to transmit a series of ultrasonic signals at a plurality of...
7763717 Continuous protein and lipid recovery from food animal processing byproducts  
A process and system for recovering protein and lipid from food animal byproducts, and the products thereof, involves homogenizing animal byproducts with water to form a homogenate, solubilizing...
7753969 Method of converting animal waste into a multi-phase fuel  
A method of creating a multi-phase fuel wherein said fuel comprises a gas, a solid, a liquid solvent phase and an aqueous phase from animal waste comprising the combination of the animal waste, a...
US20100144556 Motor proteins propelling nano-scale devices and systems  
An embodiment can be the use of motor proteins for cargo loading and transport in nano-devices and systems. One embodiment of the use of motor proteins can be adding biotin-binding proteins to a...
7726605 Aerial sensor pod deployment system  
A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter...
7726604 Aerial sensor pod deployment system  
A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter...
7721697 Plasma generating ignition system and associated method  
An apparatus and method for igniting combustible materials in a combustion chamber of a combustion engine using corona discharge plasma from a coaxial cavity resonator. This system and method uses...
7708229 Circulation controlled airfoil  
A system and method provides for the manipulation of the aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils and other aerostructures using blowing and/or suction. This system and method uses one or more...
7690330 Aquaculture raceway with waste removal section  
Waste removal from raceways for raising aquatic animals is improved by providing a waste removal section at the downstream end of the raceways whereby the waste removal section is separated from...
US20090261815 Stimulus Responsive Nanoparticles  
Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a...
US20090205962 Electrophoresis device and method  
A continuous periodic electric wave electrophoresis device and method generates a continuous periodic electric wave that electrophoretically separates charged particles within a sample. The device...
7571600 Method and apparatus for reducing pollutants in engine exhaust  
A transmural catalysis device allows for conversion of NOx into N2 in internal combustion engine exhaust. A reducing gas is delivered into exhaust tubes through a plurality of pores or channels in...
7563322 Method and apparatus for online flow control over the span of a high aspect ratio slot jet  
A method and apparatus for controlling local flow along a slot jet with applications to airknives is disclosed. The airknife provides improved options for on-line control over coating thickness and...
7553470 Method of controlling swelling and shrinkage during synthesis of coke  
Methods of treating a carbon foam precursor to facilitate subsequent foaming of the material at low pressures, which may be on the order of about 0.5 to 1.5 atmospheres, are disclosed. In one...
7547760 Peptides and chemical compound for inhibition of SHP2 function  
The present invention relates to the inhibition of the function of SHP2 by both anti-SHP2 peptides and the chemical compound 4-(2-sulfaminoethyl)benzoic acid, SEBA, and SEBA derivatives binding to...
7523117 Method for data clustering and classification by a graph theory model—network partition into high density subgraphs  
A computer based method is provided for clustering related data representing objects of interest and information about levels of relatedness between objects. A weighted graph G is established on a...
7493854 Jam detection and safety device for jamming machinery  
The present disclosure concerns a jam detection and safety system for machines prone to jamming, such as a baler. In particular embodiments, the system is implemented in a horizontal baler having a...
US20090048451 Synthesis of triazole derivatives from Lewis base mediated nitroalkene-aldehyde coupling  
In the present invention a method to synthesize a triazole derivative from a Lewis base mediated nitroalkene-aldehyde coupling is revealed. In this synthesis a nitroalkene is reacted with an...
US20090029447 Process for removing mercury from air or water  
The present invention provides for the removal of mercury utilizing Mer proteins. After the Mer proteins have been expressed and isolated, or alternatively using the native Mer protein complex,...
7473285 Method of converting agricultural waste to liquid fuel cell and associated apparatus  
A method of making a liquid fuel from agricultural waste which may be animal manure, includes admixing agricultural waste with at least one material selected from the group consisting of hydrogen...
7464504 Thermal protection apparatus and method for ISO containers  
A thermal protection system for an ISO container includes roof panels attached to factory installed corner fittings on the container roof. The roof panels may be level or inclined and may include...
US20080271363 Method of converting animal waste into a multi-phase fuel  
A method of creating a multi-phase fuel wherein said fuel comprises a gas, a solid, a liquid solvent phase and an aqueous phase from animal waste comprising the combination of the animal waste, a...
US20080245903 Method and apparatus for online flow control over the span of a high aspect ratio slot jet  
A method and apparatus for controlling local flow along a slot jet with applications to airknives is disclosed. The airknife provides improved options for on-line control over coating thickness and...
US20080184632 Thermal protection apparatus and method for ISO containers  
A thermal protection system for an ISO container includes roof panels attached to factory installed corner fittings on the container roof. The roof panels may be level or inclined and may include...
US20080173249 Aquaculture Raceway with Waste Removal Section  
Waste removal from raceways for raising aquatic animals is improved by providing a waste removal section at the downstream end of the raceways whereby the waste removal section is separated from...
7387276 Aerial sensor pod deployment system  
A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter...
US20080112633 Global Quantitative Characterization of Patterns Using Fractal Analysis  
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for the global quantitative characterization of patterns. In one representative embodiment, a method is...
US20080112624 Pattern Detection Based on Fractal Analysis  
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for the detection of patterns. In one embodiment, a pattern detection method is provided that comprises the...
US20080112623 Pattern Matching Based on Global Quantitative Characterization of Patterns  
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for detecting a match in patterns. In one embodiment, a method is provided that comprises performing a...
7327860 Conjunctival scans for personal identification  
Conjunctival vascular images are obtained from individual's eye for purposes of creating a multi-dimension, non-iris based biometric. The biometric can be used for identification or authentication...
US20080004215 Peptides and chemical compound for inhibition of SHP2 function  
The present invention relates to the inhibition of the function of SHP2 by both anti-SHP2 peptides and the chemical compound 4-(2-sulfaminoethyl)benzoic acid, SEBA, and SEBA derivatives binding to...
US20070281349 Industrial bioreactor and method of use in continuous protein and lipid recovery system  
The present invention provides for an industrial scale bioreactor and for a use of the industrial scale bioreactor in a continuous protein and lipid recovery system. The industrial scale bioreactor...
US20070227062 Method of converting animal waste into a multi-phase fuel  
A method of creating a multi-phase fuel wherein said fuel comprises a gas, a solid, a liquid solvent phase and an aqueous phase from animal waste comprising the combination of the animal waste, a...
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