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| Biomedical Technologies | |||
| Case # | Title | Abstract | Patent |
| KSU.179 | Subversion of Bacterial Resistance by Low Solubility Antibiotic |  |
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| KSU.186 | A Biosensor for the Rapid Detection and Amplification of Microorganisms (multiple technologies available for various applications) |
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| KSU.186B | Detection and Amplification of Ligands | |
N/A |
| KSU.192 | Sperm-Specific AKAP Protein Genes and Uses | |
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| KSU.225A | Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals (BIOL, LYCH, ALNM) | |
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| KSU.225A2 | Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals (LYCH, BIOL, ALNM) | |
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| KSU.251 | Method of Synthesis of B-Thiolato Cobalamin Compounds | |
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| KSU.282 | Thermoelectric Liquid Crystal Flow in Microfluidic Devices: Componentless Switching and Preconcentration (jointly owned technology) | |
N/A |
| KSU.287 | Interactive Viewing of Large Image Data Sets | |
N/A |
| HRL.215-KSU.215 | Polar Diphenyldiacetylene Liquid Crystals | |
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| KSU.322 | Fluorogenic Compounds Converted to Fluorophores by Photochemical or Chemical Means and Their Use in Biological Systems | |
N/A |
| KSU.343 | Nanoparticles as New Generation MRI Contrast Agents | |
N/A |
| KSU.349 | Gadolinium Containing Prussian Blue Nanoparticles as Nontoxic MRI Contrast Agents Having High Relaxivity |
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N/A |
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| Informational Technologies | |||
| KSU.222 | Process for the Document Management and Computer-Assisted Translation of Documents Utilizing Document Corpora Constructed by Intelligent Agents | |
N/A |
| KSU.287 | Interactive Viewing of Large Image Data Sets | |
N/A |
| KSU.303 | Kent State University Electronic Academic Advising System (Software-Copyright) |
N/A | N/A |
| KSU.335 | Apparatus and Methods for Multimedia Network Traffic Management and Control | |
N/A |
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| Fluorinated Crystal Technologies | |||
| Case # | Title | Abstract | Patent |
| DUP.207 | Fluorine-Containing Diamines, Polyamides, and Polyimides | |
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| DUP.207A | Fluorine-Containing Diamines, Polyamides, and Polyimides | |
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| DUP.207B | Fluorine-Containing Diamines, Polyamides, and Polyimides | |
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| DUP.208 | Liquid Crystal Displays of High Tilt Bias Angles | |
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| DUP.209 | Perfluorinated Amines, and Polymers Made Therefrom | |
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| DUP.209A | Perfluoroalkylated Amines, and Polymers Made Therefrom | |
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| DUP.210 | Perfluoroalkylated Diaminomestitylene and Polyimides Therefrom | |
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| DUP.211 | Method of Preparing 2-bromo-4, 6-Dinitromesitylene | |
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| DUP.304 | Multi-Domain STN LCD Comprising Fluorinated Polyimide Alignment Layers | |
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| DUP.305 | Polyimide Film From Pyromellitic Dianhydride and a bis (4-aminophenoxy) Aromatic Compound as an Alignment Layer for Liquid Crystal Displays |
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| DUP.306 | Polyimide Film From Pyromellitic Dianhydride and a bis(4-aminophenoxy) Aromatic Compound as an Alignment Layer for Liquid Crystal Displays | |
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| DUP.307 | Polyimide Films From Pyromellitic Dianhydride and 2-2'bis(perfluoroalkoxy)benzidines as Alignment Layers for Liquid Crystal Displays | |
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| Liquid Crystal Technologies | |||
| Kent State U. Case # | Title | Abstract | Patent |
Liquid Crystal Technologies/ |
ALNM=Alignment; |
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HRL.215 -KSU.215
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Polar Diphenyldiacetylene Liquid Crystals (BIOL, OTHR) | |
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| KSU.071A | Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal, a Method of Making it, and its Use (FERR, LMOD, DISP, FILM) | |
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| KSU.071B | A Method of Making a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Cell Including a Cooling Step (FERR, LMOD, DISP, FILM) | |
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| KSU.098 | Polymer Dispersed Ferroelectric Smectic Liquid Crystal (FERR, DISP, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.098A | Polymer Dispersed Ferroelectric Smectic Liquid Crystal Formed by Inducing a Force During Phase Separation (FERR, DISP, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.114 | Method of Producing a Homogenously Aligned Chiral Smectic C Liquid Crystal Having Homeotropic Alignment Layers (ALNM, DISP, FERR) | |
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| KSU.141 | Optically Active Diffractive Device (DIFF, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.143 | Four Domain Pixel for Liquid Crystalline Light Modulating Device (LMOD, 4DOM, DISP) | |
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| KSU.150 KSU.168 |
Reflectively Optically Active Diffractive Device (DIFF, LMOD) |
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| KSU.152.1 | Method for Forming Uniformly-Spaced Plastic Substrate Liquid Crystal Display (DISP) | |
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| KSU.152.2 | Method for Forming Liquid Crystal Display Cell Walls Using a Patterned Electric Field (DISP) | |
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| KSU.160A | Polymer Stabilized Four Domain Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display (4DOM, DISP, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.163 | Dual Frequency Switchable Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Light Shutter and Driving Waveform (DISP, LMOD) |
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| KSU.164A | Bistable Liquid Crystal Display Device Using Polymer Stabilization (DISP) | |
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| KSU.164A2 | Bistable Liquid Crystal Display Device Using Polymer Stabilization (DISP) | |
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| KSU.173 KSU.173A |
Production of Filaments Via Phase Separation and Polymerization (OTHR, MATL) | |
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| KSU.174 | Phase Separated Composite Organic Film (PSCOF) and Methods for the Manufacture Thereof (FILM) |
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| KSU.177 | Method of Preparing Alignment Layer for Use in Liquid Crystal Devices Using In-Situ Ultraviolet Exposure (ALNM, DISP) | |
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| KSU.178 | Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Cell with a Monochevron Structure of Smectic Layers (FERR, LMOD, DISP) | |
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| KSU.181 | Diffraction Grating with Electrically Controlled Periodicity (DIFF, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.188 | Method for Alignment of Liquid Crystals Using Irradiated Liquid Crystal Films (ALNM, FILM) | |
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| KSU.189 | Optical Compensation Film for Liquid Crystal Display (FILM, DISP) | |
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| KSU.193 | Electrically Controllable Liquid Cyrstal Microstructures (MICR, DISP) | |
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| KSU.194 | Detection and Amplification of Ligands (BIOL) | |
N/A |
| KSU.201 | Fabrication of Aligned Liquid Crystal Cell/Film by Simultaneous Alignment and Phase Separation (ALNM, DISP, FILM) | |
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| KSU.202A | Non-Lithographic Photo-Induced Patterning of Polymers from Liquid Crystal Solvent with Spatially Modulated Director Fields (ALNM, LMOD)) | |
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| KSU.202B | Non-Lithographic Photo-Induced Patterning of Polymers from Liquid Crystal Solvent with Spatially Modulated Director Fields (ALNM, LMOD)) | |
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| KSU.204 | Alignment of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals at Surfaces as Monolayers and Multilayered Stacks (ALNM, LMOD, LYCH) | |
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| KSU.206 | Random Number Generator Based on Turbulent Convection (OTHR) | |
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| KSU.213 | Birefringent Filter-Based Color Generation Scheme for a Passive Matrix Display Device (DISP) | |
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| KSU.216 | Electro-Optical Devices from Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystals (BENT, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.220 | Liquid Crystal Cassette (BIOL, OTHR, ANLY) | |
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| KSU.224 | A Method of Achieving Homeotropic Alignment for Liquid Crystal Display Devices (ALNM, DISP) | |
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| KSU.225A | Bulk Alignment of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals (ALNM, LYCH, BIOL) | |
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| KSU.225A2 | Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals (LYCH, BIOL, ALNM) | |
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| KSU.226 | A Material for Liquid Crystal Cell (LMOD, FERR, DISP, MICR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.229 | Fast Switching Dual-Frequency Liquid Crystal Cells with High Pretilt Angle, Driven by an Amplitude and Frequency Modulated Voltage (DISP) | |
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| KSU.231 | Electro-Convective Diffractive Device (DIFF, LMOD) | |
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| KSU.236 | Liquid Crystal on Silicon Diffractive Light Valve (LMOD, DIFF) | |
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| KSU.239 | Motion of Liquid Crystaline Elastomers and Method of Use Thereof - Light Avoiding Motion of Floating Liquid Crystaline Elastomers (MICR, FAST) | |
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| KSU.241 | Polymer Enhanced LC Devices for Flexible Plastic Displays (FLEX, DISP) | |
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| KSU.243 | Ultra-fast light modulating material consisting of unidirectionally oriented micro-domains of liquid crystal separated with polymer chains (LMOD, FILM, FAST) | |
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| KSU.245 | Method of Plasma Treatment of the Aligning Films for Liquid Crystals (ALNM) | |
N/A |
| KSU.246 | Gradient Beam Steering Devices Based on Nematic Cell with Continuous Ramp of the Phase Retardation (DIFF, LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.248 | Optical Compensators by Polymer Stabilization Technique (DISP, FILM) | |
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| KSU.250 | Liquid Crystal Alignment Using Electron Beam Exposure (ALNM, FILM) | |
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| KSU.254A | Electro-Optical Devices from Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Molecule Method of Fabrication of Electro-Optical Devices from Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Molecule (LMOD, DISP, FAST) |
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KSU.254B |
Method of Fabricating Electro-Optical Devices with Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Molecules (LMOD, DISP, FAST) | |
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| KSU.256 | Polymer Stabilized Electrically Controlled Birefringence Transreflective Liquid Crystal Display (DISP) | |
N/A |
| KSU.258 | Aligned Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Films (ALNM, LYCH, FILM) | |
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| KSU.260 | Electric Power Generation (ENRG, BENT) | |
N/A |
| KSU.262 | Stressed Liquid Crystals Materials for Light Modulation (DISP, LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.264 | Liquid Crystal Sensor System (BIOL, OTHR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.265 | Ligand Concentrating, Liquid Crystal Biosensor System (BIOL, OTHR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.266 | Polarization Independent Phase Modulator (LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.267 | Biaxial Liquid Crystal Electro-Optic Devices (BENT, FAST, DISP, FILM) | |
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| KSU.272 | Materials for Promoting Alignment of Liquid Crystals on SiOx and Other Substrates (ALNM, DISP) - joint technology | |
N/A |
| KSU.277 | Nanoscale Discotic Liquid Crystalline Porphyrins (PHOT) | |
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KSU.279
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Non-Synthetic Method to Modify Properties of Liquid Crystals (MICR, DISP, LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.282 | Non-Mechanical Liquid Crystal-Based Fluid Control - (MICR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.283 | Polymer Enhanced Cholesteric Electro-Optical Devices (DISP, LMOD, FAST) | |
N/A |
| KSU.285 | Light-Harvesting Discotic Liquid Crystalline Porphyrins and Metal Complexes (PHOT) | |
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| KSU.293 | Bent Core Liquid Crystals for Fast Switching Field-Induced-Biaxial (FIB) Displays (BENT, DISP, LMOD, FAST) | |
N/A |
| KSU.298 | Materials Responsive to Radiation Pressures (FILM, MATL, OTHR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.299 | High Dielectric Composites as Capacitive Materials (CAPA) | |
N/A |
| KSU.302 | Bistable Switchable Liquid Crystal Window (SWIT, LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.314 | Liquid Crystal Alignment Using Inkjet Printed Polymers (ALNM) | |
N/A |
| KSU.315 | Layer Alignment of Smectic Liquid Crystals (ALNM) | |
N/A |
| KSU.316 | Devices and Methods for Energy Conversion Based on the Giant Flexoelectric Effect in Non-Calamitic Liquid Crystals (ENRG, BENT) | |
N/A |
| KSU.324 | A Liquid Crystal Device and Method Thereof (DISP, FAST) | |
N/A |
| KSU.326 | Liquid Crystal Devices and Methods Providing Fast Switching Mode (FAST, MICRO, SWIT) | |
N/A |
| KSU.333 | Device for Conductivity Measurement in a Controlled Environment and Method Thereof (ANAL) | |
N/A |
| KSU.334 | Liquid Crystal Device and Methods Thereof (DISP, FILM, BIOL) | |
N/A |
| KSU.336 | Anisotropic Nanoparticles: preparation process and their use as quantumdots in liquid crystals (MICR, PHOT) | |
N/A |
| KSU.337 | Controllable side-by-side and end-to-end assembly of metal nanorods by lyotropic chromonic materials (LYCH, MICR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.339 | A Liquid Crystalline Blend, Device Thereof and Method Thereof (PHOT) | |
N/A |
| KSU.340 | Methods and Apparatus to Produce Aligned Film of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals (LCLC) - (FILM, LYCH) | |
N/A |
| KSU.341 | Smart Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture Window (related to KSU.302) (SWIT, LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.342 | Liquid Crystal Composition, Device and Method Thereof (DISP, LMOD) | |
N/A |
| KSU.344 | Electrically Controlled Dispersions of Nanoparticles for Reconfigurable Optical Lensing and Optical Cloaking Applications (LYCH, MICR, OPTI) | |
N/A |
| KSU.345 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring and Controlling Surfactant Concentration in Liquid Crystal Colloidal Dispersions (MICR) | |
N/A |
| KSU.346 | The Substrate-Free Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composite Film Preparation Method on the Liquid Surface (DISP, FILM, FLEX, SWIT) | |
N/A |
| KSU.350 | Polymer and Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Composites for Field-Induced Color (FIC) (DISP, FAST, MATL) | |
N/A |
| KSU.351 | A Blue Phase Liquid Crystal and Device Thereof (DISP, FLEX, LMOD) | |
N/A |
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| Other Nanotechnologies and Other Technologies | |||
| Case # | Title | Abstract | Patent |
| KSU.227 | Synthesis of Colloid-Imprinted Mesoporous Carbons | |
N/A |
| KSU.230 | Radiation Thickened Sheet Molding Compounds | |
N/A |
| KSU.276 | Nanostructured core-shell electrocatalysts for fuel cells | |
N/A |
| KSU.278 | A Device and Method for Improving Communication Through Dichotic Input of a Speech Signal | |
N/A |
| KSU.312 | Optical Measurement System |
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N/A |
| KSU.313 | Curcumin-Hyaluronan Conjugates
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| KSU.325 | Broad Range Nano-liter Viscometer | |
N/A |
| KSU.338 | Method of Making Diethyl Acetal and Aldehyde Functional Alkoxysilanes | |
N/A |
| KSU.348 | Core Measurement Stand for use with a Portable XRF Scanner | |
N/A |
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