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| Category | OTC ID | Title | Description | Status | Patent | One-Page Summary | Press Release |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0271 | Nematode-upregulated Peroxidase Gene Promoter from Nematode-resistant Maize Line Mp307 | Pest nematodes are pest organisms that, if uncontrolled, can attack and substantially damage plants. The primary objective of this invention is to provide a safe and effective way to limit the damage inflicted by plant-parasitic nematodes by promoting nematode resistance for the plant. | Patent Issued | 6703541 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0192 | Nucleotide Sequence of a cDNA Clone Encoding a Maize 33kd Cysteine Proteinase | A cDNA molecule encoding for a particular 33 kD cysteine proteinase derived from maize is provided. When expressed in a plant, particularly corn or cotton, the protein provides insect resistance to the plant, and when expressed in anther, the 33 kD cysteine proteinase provides sterility in the male of the plant species. The cDNA molecule can also be used as a probe to isolate suitable promoters for regulating expression of a 33 kD cysteine proteinase in callus or to provide a transformed baculovirus, which confers insect resistance upon a plant when the plant is infected with the transformed baculovirus. Additionally, a DNA sequence of 264 base pairs in length is provided that provides enhanced enzymatic/catalytic activity in proteins expressed when the 264 base pair sequence is operably linked to a DNA molecule encoding for a cysteine proteinase. | Patent Issued | 5977440 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0347 | Method and System for Increasing Safety in Chemical Application from an Aircraft | Based on measurements of wind speed and direction during a flight, this technology provides safer and more accurate application of agricultural chemicals from aircrafts. This invention also provides a means for pilot-unassisted automatic spray cutoff to limit accidental spray outside of the target area, a measure of the lift reserve for the airplane, and a determination of the atmospheric stability near the ground. | Patent Issued | 7640797 | S-0347 | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0358 | Method for Detecting and Managing Nematode Population | This invention provides a method for detecting plant-parasitic reniform nematodes. Precision agriculture companies, farm implement manufactures, agricultural consultants, and cotton producers can benefit from this technology. Since this method of nematode identification replaces the labor intense and costly means of detecting nematodes, anyone working with cotton production should find this method to be an attractive alternative. | Patent Issued | 7271386 | S-0358 | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0745 | Method and Detection System for Detection of Aflatoxin in Corn with Fluorescence Spectra | Researchers at Mississippi State University’s Geosystems Research Institute have developed a sensor system that can positively detect the presence of aflatoxin in grain samples. This method can differentiate between the presence of the secondary metabolite as compared to false positives that is currently employed. The researchers expect the widespread adoption of this new sensor could tremendously reduce the annual agricultural losses that currently impact the corn industry. Ideally, this sensor system could provide a mechanism for accepting loads of corn at the grain elevator while also providing a redundant quality assurance mechanism for the food and consumer products industry. | Patent Pending | S-0745 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0154 | Bermudagrass: MS-Choice | MS-Choice is a very dark blue-green, compact, leafy prostrate turf for use on sports fields, home lawns, and golf tees and fairways. MS-Choice provides a thick, leafy, and closed canopy of leaves that are packed near the soil surface. Also, this bermudagrass contains little-to-no seedheads, meaning that mowing to simply remove seedheads will never be required, and those with pollen-related allergies will be able to have a "pollen-free" yard. MS-Choice is also an excellent solution to the problem of scalped turf. While not recommended as a turf for heavy shade, MS-Choice has much better shade attributes than other bermudagrasses currently available. | Patent Issued | 10332 | Bermuda Grasses | PR-0154 |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0155 | Bermudagrass: MS-Express | MS-Express is a medium green, robust, leafy, compressed turf for use on golf and tennis greens. One of MS-Express' many desirable characteristics is its high rhizome density. After harsh winters, excessive competition from winter overseed turfs, or recuperation from traffic stress, MS-Express will have an advantage in terms of turf recovery. Additionally, three other characteristics give MS-Express the highest degree of quality: fine leaf texture, which allows for excellent putting green qualities; early spring green-ups, which provides for early season golf and quick transition from winter dormancy; and high shoot density, which provides for excellent surface uniformity and smoothness that improve ball roll. | Patent Issued | 10289 | Bermuda Grasses | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0153 | Bermudagrass: MS-Pride | MS-Pride is a dark green, dense, leafy, upright turf for use on home lawns and on golf tees and fairways. MS-Pride has numerous unique and desirable characteristics such as enhanced sod strength, dense upright canopy, prolonged fall color, and improved disease resistance to leafspot and dollarspot. Sod strength is important due to the fact that sod must be handled at least twice, and high shoot density makes weed encroachment more difficult. The improved disease resistance of MS-Pride will reduce the need for fungicides in the cultural management of this grass. | Patent Issued | 10290 | Bermuda Grasses | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0241 | Bermudagrass: MS-Supreme | Supreme is a beautiful, dark green Bermudagrass with a very fine, smooth leaf texture (finer than Tifeagle). Designed specifically for golf courses, Supreme has the following features and benefits: Recovers fast from vertical mowing, cultivation and injury resulting in faster turnaround for normal playability. Longer internode length and extensive rhizome system mean faster recovery and faster establishment. Top ranked in Murrieta, CA, test in Color, Leaf Texture, Percent Cover, Establishment, Stimpmeter ("Green Speed") Readings, and Overall Turf Quality Rating. According to a 2005 Crop Science article, a study at Auburn University showed that MS Supreme had lower thatch accumulation throughout the duration of the research study. | Patent Issued | 11781 | Bermuda Grasses | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0517 | MSA-2-3-98 St. Augustinegrass Cultivar | The Floratam and Raleight cultivars of the St. Augustinegrass are quite similar, but improvements are also possible. This grass will be able to sustain more environmental stresses, while maintaining the necessary high quality of the St. Augustinegrasses. Winter survival of MSA 2-3-98 showed great improvement over other turfgrasses. Though St. Augustinegrass has traditionally been considered coastal in its adaptation zone, this new cultivar has outperformed others at sites much further inland in the states of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Private turfgrass sod companies could use this technology to produce the high demand of St. Augustinegrass sod. | Patent Issued | 21240 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0746 | Low-fiber Non-ruminant Feeds | MSU has developed a process for low-fiber non-ruminant feeds. Ground corn flour, soybean meal (SBM) and DDGS comprise more than 70% of the diets for swine and poultry, which are non-ruminant animals. Non-ruminants do not digest fiber well and hence, removing fiber could increase energy content of feeds. We have developed a novel and simple process, using sieving and air classification, for separating fiber from ground corn flour, SBM and DDGS (distillers dried grains with solubles. The process increases value of animal feeds for non-ruminants and can be easily implemented in existing feed mills because it requires only conventional and inexpensive equipment such as sifters and aspirators. Fiber separation increases starch content of ground corn flour and increases protein contents of DDGS and SBM. | Patent Pending | S-0746 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0253 | Inhibition of Systemic Infections in Humans and Vertebrates by Dietary Fibers | The invention relates to the use of a dietary fiber, particularly a fructan, for the manufacture of a composition for preventing and/or inhibiting the systemic growth of pathogenic bacteria in humans and vertebrates. | Patent Issued | 7431939 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0202 | Soilless Sod | Researchers at Mississippi State University have developed a “soilless” sod application that maintains mechanical stability without the need for additional procedures by growing the sod directly onto a biodegradable mat. This breakthrough allows users to produce “soilless” sod with greater mechanical stability, lower shipping weights, and faster growth rates than other “soilless” applications. The “soilless” sod would be extremely useful in custom sod applications. The producer could easily cut custom pieces for the consumer to replace damaged turf on golf greens, tee boxes, sports fields, or other turf that is highly susceptible to significant wear. This allows consumers to only replace the damaged turf. The sod could also be useful for erosion control, particularly on steep grades since the product grows directly into the mat and is mechanically stable. | Patent Issued | 6357176 | S-0202 | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0222 | Method for Cotton Transformation and Organogenic Regeneration | This invention pertains to methods of regeneration of cotton, using organogenesis, coupled with methods of transformation which can be used to introduce exogenous DNA to provide more desirable species. The regeneration method utilizes seedling explants such a hypocotyls to achieve shorter regeneration times and with less likelihood of inducing unwanted mutations during the regeneration process. The organogenic regeneration protocol also has been demonstrated to work on commercially important cultivars and, therefore, would be more useful in transformation protocols. The process is achieved through surface disinfecting and germinating seeds of commercial cultivars. Seedling hypocotyls explants are placed on media containing plant growth regulators along with Silver nitrate. For transformation, explants are placed on shoot initiation media prior to bombardment and/or incubated in bacterial cultures depending on the type of transformation desired. Tissues are then analyzed for the presence and integration of foreign DNA through various methods. Transgenic plants are regenerated via this process on selective media. | Patent Issued | 6479287 | ||
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0792 | Salmonella Detection Kit - Novel, Inexpensive, Effective | A novel Salmonella detection kit has been developed to rapidly detect the presence of Salmonella in complex, mixed cell systems in food handling, industrial, or laboratory environments. The unique detection mechanism is capable of exhibiting the presence of Salmonella in the sample without the use of any additional equipment. The test kit can be stored for long periods at room temperature without losing its effectiveness. The technology has been demonstrated in numerous lab studies. This Salmonella test kit has been optimized to perform in industrial and laboratory settings. It has proven itself to be effective and efficient in detecting the presence of Salmonella in a wide range of food, water, and environmental samples. | Provisional Filed | S-0792 | ||
| Auto & Transportation | 0584 | Engine Speed Controller with Total System Integrations for On-Board Vehicle Power Applications | On-board vehicle power is becoming essential for many different types of vehicles including military vehicles, ambulances, and work trucks, to name a few. Mississippi State University researchers have developed a speed control system that automatically adjusts a vehicle's engine speed for a desired electrical output. The fully integrated system controls engine speed for optimal performance of the power system and is easily adaptable to many different kinds of vehicles. The speed controller is processor or microprocessor-based and selects the desired engine speed based upon the electrical load attached to the system using the generator's speed versus load characteristics. | Patent Issued | 8140240 | ||
| Auto & Transportation | 0466 | Power Conversion Components, Systems and Method | As the demand for on-board vehicle power increases, the size and weight of the power converters has become an increasing concern. Mississippi State University researchers have developed a power converter which will provide AC power with up to 50% reduction of the size and weight of the overall power conversion system. The components include a full-bridge (FB) parallel load resonant (PLR) converter which operates in discontinuous conduction mode. The PLR converter includes MOSFETs in an H-bridge configuration and employs a topology which minimizes inductance. The PLR converter can be coupled to a single or poly-phase bridge for use as an inverter. The inverter produces a sinusoidal waveform at a selectable frequency (50, 60, or 400 Hz) from a low voltage, high current DC power source such as the generator on a vehicle. | Patent Issued | 7499290 | ||
| Biotechnology | 0678 | Functional Enhancement of Antimicrobials | The function of the product is to provide methods for adding functional hydrophocic, charge, polar, and other structural groups on antimicrobial compounds for enhancing the physicochemical properties of the antimicrobial compounds, thereby creating unique antimicrobial analogs with enhanced functions. | Patent Pending | |||
| Electronics | 0405 | MOS Charge Pump | Charge pumps are useful in a wide variety of applications, including serving as power supplies for passive RFID (radio frequency identification) circuits. They are also key components in Flash RAM devices, such as digital audio players, digital cameras, mobile phones, or USB flash storage drives. Numerous varieties of pumps have been created to meet the demands of a given application. However, the charge pumps in the prior art suffer from various drawbacks, including either a need for external clock circuitry or overly complex designs using a mix of capacitors, diodes, and MOSFETs. This invention eliminates the need to have separate and distinct capacitances or diodes, which are traditionally necessary in charge pump constructs. | Patent Issued | 7157961 | ||
| Electronics | 0500 | MOS Transcapacitance Charge Pump | The present invention is a charge pump that responds to lower frequency alternating polarity and RF signals and converts this energy to a standard DC output. Unlike most versions of the charge pump, this new technology allows the features of the MOS transistors to push out higher energy levels. Most versions of the charge pump would make use of the passive capacities; however, this technology relies entirely on the MOS transistors. | Provisional Filed | |||
| Energy & Environmental | 0266 | Surfactant Process for Promoting Gas Hydrate Formation and Application of the Same | This patented process uses a water-surfactant-gas system to promote the formation of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen sulfide gas hydrates. The water-surfactant-gas system allows hydrate particles to grow at a rate 700 times faster than a pure water-gas hydrate formation system. Commercial applications of this technology include but are not limited to (1) the separation, transport and storage of industrial, flue and landfill gases as well as (2) the capture, separation, transport and storage of carbon dioxide. | Patent Issued | 6389820 | ||
| Energy & Environmental | 0523 | System for Stabilizing Gas Hydrates at Low Pressure | This patent pending invention provides a means for stabilizing hydrocarbon gases, such as natural gas, in a hydrate form that can be stored and transported at pressures and temperatures considered safe by industry standard. Furthermore, the stabilized hydrate form is preserved for days rather than hours (conventional methodologies). Commercial applications of this technology could be quite expansive: (1) large-scale storage for electric utility peak load fuel, (2) small-scale storage for emergency fuel supply at hospitals, (3) the transport and storage of stranded arctic gas, (4) ship-to-shore production of seafloor gas hydrates and (5) platform-to-shore transport of ultra-deep natural gas. | Patent Issued | 8119078 | S-0523 | |
| Energy & Environmental | 0261 | Semi-permeable Barrier Reduces Produced Water from Natural Gas Production | Natural gas production produces water that results in added costs and wastewater management issues. To minimize these problems, researchers at Mississippi State University have isolated and characterized a specific bacterium that produces an extracellular polymer that essentially eliminates water production while increasing gas flow in core trials. | Provisional Filed | S-0261 | ||
| Energy & Environmental | 0754 | "Brewed" Biocrude | The increasing demand for energy has promoted an interest in alternative energy sources that can meet strict environmental regulations while not competing with the food supply. Many interested parties have turned to algae as a source for energy that would satisfy the cleanliness and competitive criteria noted above. However, algae related energy production has several inherent drawbacks which have reduced its viability; specifically the financial cost for creating energy from algae. Researchers at MSU discovered and engineered a novel microorganism capable of producing glycerides. The novel “bug” has been optimized to reduce the cost associated with freeing energy containing molecules from the organic material. The resulting energy product can then be refined into a drop in fuel equivalent to a biodiesel product or used for other purposes. | Provisional Filed | S-0754 | ||
| Energy & Environmental | 0743 | Method of Increasing Anhydrosugars, Pyroligneous Fractions and Esterfied Bio-oil | This invention relates to a method and device for upgrading bio-oils to less recalcitrant fuels comprising esterifying said bio-oils. The product may be utilized as biocrude for input to a refinery, either alone or in combination with petroleum crude oils. The reaction is catalyzed by addition of alcohol and acid catalyst or the addition of resin acid and other catalyst. The water content of this product is dramatically reduced by this process, and may be utilized as boiler fuel, a turbine fuel or as fuel to power a slow diesel or as any combustion fuel for which a mildly upgraded bio-oil is adequate. The reaction of olefins with bio-oil will have a large and beneficial impact on raising the heating value, reducing hydophilicity/polarity and increasing bio-oil compatibility with other hydrocarbon fuels. | Patent Pending | |||
| Energy & Environmental | 0660 | Techniques for Upgrading Syngas to High Value Hydrocarbons | Due to the growth of chemical production and the increasing demand for energy around the world; there is a tremendous opportunity to take advantage of the gas and coal-to-liquid fuel production market. MSU has invested resources in a variety of syngas upgrading processes intended to provide cost effective measures for achieving valuable materials from existing syngas producing systems to specific system designs. These technologies include a portfolio of catalysts for optimizing and selectively promoting the production of particular hydrocarbons. Additionally, these catalysts are optimized for converting syngas flows from waste-conversion to syngas from chemical production into value added products across a wide range of process environments. | Patent Pending | S-0660, 0791, 0862 | ||
| Energy & Environmental | 0457 | ClnWater(c) Software to Model Water Management Practices | ClnWater is a series of software components designed to help devise Best Management Practices for site development in the Southeastern section of the United States. It is a GIS-based program designed for input queries and output displays. Benefits of the software include: 1) predicting water runoff as a function of rainfall and site characteristics 2) calculating associated costs and 3) analyze multiple scenarios for effectiveness and cost. | Copyright | |||
| Fisheries | 0372 | Bio-economics of Recirculating Shrimp Farming | This software assesses the economic feasibility of culturing marine shrimp in indoor recirculating water systems. Using spreadsheet software, the program incorporates biological and financial profitability indicators to provide investors with accurate financial data. The technology predicts harvest and income on a monthly basis, and incorporates ten annual cash flows which can assist commercial-scale operations in making knowledgeable investment decisions. | Copyright | |||
| Fisheries | 0247 | Channel Catfish Virus Vaccine | A recombinant vaccine has been created that provides protection against the channel catfish virus. This invention is based upon replacing or deleting a specific gene, which allows the infected catfish to generate antibodies that protect it against the disease. | Patent Issued | 6322793 | ||
| Fisheries | 0295 | Method to Control Off-flavor in Catfish | Catfish and other aquaculture products develop an undesirable "off-flavor" when grown in ponds containing even moderate levels of blue-green algae. The algae have been shown to produce terpenoids which accumulate in the tissues of fish, resulting in an undesirable earthy, musty, or muddy flavor. The undesirable terpenoid compounds can be absorbed from the water by contact with a hydrophobic liquid or solid absorbent. The contaminated absorbent can then be removed using normal separation techniques. This technology utilizes a hydrophobic absorbent which can be safer and more environmentally friendly than the use of copper sulfate or algaecides to remove the algae, and is a simpler remedy than removal of fish from the contaminated water. | Patent Issued | 6902675 | S-0295 | |
| Forest Products | 0324 | Wood Preservative/Metal Corrosion Inhibition Treatment | This delivery system involves applying a wood preservative or metal corrosion inhibitor to a porous pad to prevent deterioration. The pad is "reusable" for future treatments so the pad remains secure in between joints composed or wood and/or metal. Ideally the system would help extend the life of joints by slowing, if not completely stopping, deterioration. This deterioration can be caused by insects, mold, fungus, or other factors that accelerate degradation. | Patent Issued | 7195823 | S-0324 | |
| Forest Products | 0314 | Modified Wood with Surface Coatings | A method and process for treating wood. The steps include preparing isocyanate-based reactive prepolymer resins for impregnation, impregnating wood with these impregnation resins, curing the impregnated wood at elevated temperatures, preparing isocyanate resin-based coating materials and applying these coating materials on the cured impregnated wood and curing the coatings at room or elevated temperatures. The resulting treated wood has substantially improved de-contaminability of the chemical warfare agent VX both initially and after long exposure to degradation effects from sunlight. | Patent Issued | 6602605 | ||
| Forest Products | 0210 | Enhanced Wood Preservative Composition | Research at MSU led to the discovery of a novel treatment method to prevent white-rot in hardwoods and brown-rot in softwoods. This inexpensive treatment is easy to apply and is environmentally friendly. Researchers discovered that the combination of a biocide and an antioxidant provides greater protection against wood-destroying fungi than other treatment methods. In application, a wood preservative,comprised of a biocide such as a quaternary ammonium compound in combination with an antioxidant is applied to wood to prevent the onset of fungi. | Patent Issued | 5730907 | ||
| Forest Products | 0210 | Enhanced Wood Preservative Composition | See description above. | Patent Issued | 5944880 | ||
| Forest Products | 0210 | Enhanced Wood Preservative Composition | See description above. | Patent Issued | 6231651 | ||
| Industrial Equipment | 0362 | Improved Design for Compressible Gaskets | A novel economical method has been developed for marking metallic gaskets which will provide a means to measure deformation during installation/service. By analyzing the amount of deformation of the gasket, it is possible to determine if there was even torquing of the joint and if the correct torque was applied during installation. Service life of the gasket is closely related to the installation procedures as well as application conditions. A failure can be catastrophic, resulting in potential loss of life as well as downtime and loss of material. | Patent Issued | 6934642 | S-49 | |
| Industrial Equipment | 003 | Ventilating Dehumidifying System Using a Wheel for both Heat Recovery and Dehumidification | See "Ventilating Dehumidifying System" description. | Patent Issued | 6355091 | ||
| Industrial Equipment | 004 | Dehumidifier Using Non-rotating Desiccant Material | See "Ventilating Dehumidifying System" description. | Patent Issued | 6364942 | ||
| Industrial Equipment | 002 | Ventilating Dehumidifying System | This air ventilation dehumidification system is smaller, less complex and less expensive than dehumidifiers which currently depend on compression elements or refrigerated cooling to dehumidify. The system uses desiccant materials to remove and expel moisture so dehumidification can be done with less expense, since cooling coils are not used. Bacteria, mold and mildew thrive on the dampness that is present in air conditioning ducts. Reducing humidity would help reduce these health concerns and improve overall comfort. Improving air quality would benefit businesses and homeowners alike, providing a healthier environment in which to live. | Patent Issued | 6575228 | ||
| Instruments | 0403 | Fiber Bragg Grating-loop Ringdown Method | This device provides a method and apparatus for temperature sensing using fiber Bragg grating loop ringdown. The unique feature of this temperature sensor is that it converts temperature measurements into a time domain--measuring time constants (ringdown times) to determine temperatures. The advantages of such sensors over current optical fiber temperature sensors are the high sensitivity, large measuring dynamic range, high pressure tolerance, and low costs. | Patent Issued | 7323677 | ||
| Instruments | 0374 | Fiber Optic Pressure and Force Sensor | A new fiber pressure sensor has been developed by applying the principles of cavity ring-down spectroscopy to optical fiber sensing. Although cavity ring-down spectroscopy has rapidly gained popularity in the scientific community, most techniques have been limited to spectral measurements of trace liquids and gases. This pressure sensor has many potential applications including rocket propulsion testing, medical instrumentation, in-cylinder engine testing, and pipeline monitoring. Other possible uses for the sensor are load history monitoring, structural weakness detection, down-hole pressure monitoring in the oil/natural gas recovery industry, vehicle condition monitoring, and advanced instrumentation for aeropropulsion flight tests. | Patent Issued | 7241986 | ||
| Instruments | 0382 | Compact Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer | The invention provides a method of design for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer that is compact and has high mass resolution over a broad range of ion masses. The spectrometers have a better mass resolution than current full-size versions, and are a great potential for medical, biotech and homeland security applications. | Patent Issued | 7157701 | ||
| Instruments | 0351 | Method & Apparatus for Elemental & Isotope Measurements & Diagnostics-Microwave Induced Plasma-Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy | Provided is a novel system for conducting elemental measurements using cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS). The present invention provides sensitivity thousands of times improved over conventional devices and does so with the advantage of low power, low plasma flow rate, and the ability sustained with various gases. | Patent Issued | 7054008 | ||
| Materials | 0734 | Natural Fiber derived Magnetic, Activated Carbon | Collaborative efforts between Mississippi State University’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center and the Department of Chemistry have led to a unique method useful for fabricating magnetic functional, activated carbon from natural materials. Activated carbon plays an important role in water and sewage treatment, industrial pigmentation, and provides unique properties for medicinal use. The unique production method provides a mechanism to convert natural materials into activated charcoal that enables the materials to enter the market at a lower price point than comparable products. | Provisional Filed | activatedcharcoal.pdf | ||
| Medical Devices | 0370 | Device for Determining Cancerous Tissue | This device is based on the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technology that offers great potential for the non-invasive diagnosis and staging of cancer in tissues. For example, the device could be located in the operating room so tissue masses could be analyzed in real-time, and following diagnosis, the abnormal tissues could be removed with just one invasive procedure. | Patent Issued | 7092087 | ||
| Other | 0783 | “Across the Aisle, The Seven-Year Journey of the Historic Montgomery GI Bill” | A detailed account of the legislative process leading to passage of the historic Montgomery G.I. Bill is the topic of a book by the late congressman and Mississippi State alumnus who was its namesake. Rep. G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery began “Across the Aisle” in 2005 with the assistance of Darryl Kehrer and Mike McGrevey. Released by University Press of Mississippi, the 244-page chronicle covers a seven-year journey to passage of extended benefits—especially in education—of the original 1947 G.I. Bill. Using more than 450 visuals and excerpts from the congressional debate, “Across the Aisle” brings the legislative process to life in a unique first-person perspective. All sale proceeds will be shared by MSU’s Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans and Mitchell Memorial Library, which houses the Montgomery Collection. Copies may be ordered via the publisher's website www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1406. A book order form also is available at http://www.veterans.msstate.edu/pdf/Montgomery%20Book%20Form.pdf. | Copyright | PR-0783 | ||
| Pharma | 0226 | Regenerable Biosensor Using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence with Electrochemical Control | This technology is an improved method for disassociating a biological binding partner from a corresponding second biological binding partner associated with a waveguide surface. In the preferable application, the waveguide surface is comprised of indium tin oxide. The biological binding partners are selected from the group consisting antigen-antibody, avidin-biotin, enzyme-substrate, cell receptor-substrate/analog, antibody/anti-antibody, DNA, RNA, and fragments thereof. | Patent Issued | 6511854 | ||
| Semiconductors | 0384 | Fully Scalable Computer Architecture for Parallel Discrete Event | A method to construct a fully scalable computer interconnect leading to a high performance implementation of parallel computing algorithms on massively parallel computers. This interconnect topology, and only this type, will lead to computers that are both affordable and capable, allowing perfectly scalable computing for a wide range of clientele. | Patent Issued | 6996504 | ||
| Semiconductors | 0354 | Method for Early Evaluation in Micropipeline Processors | A system and method for early evaluation in micropipeline processors to improve performance is provided. The present invention presents a design methodology where a micropipeline processor block (e.g., a binary full adder) is capable of computing a result based on the arrival of only a subset of inputs. In general, early evaluation allows micropipeline processor blocks to operate in parallel, where they might otherwise operate sequentially because of data arrival dependencies; thereby improving performance of the micropipeline processors. | Patent Issued | 7043710 | ||
| Software | 0329 | Enterprise Computational Systems (MS Grid Portal) | The Enterprise Computational System (ECS) is a grid portal. It extends the user's desktop by providing a seamless access to remote resources through a user friendly interface, and providing a user-centric view on the Grid, while handling from the user its inherent complexity. It builds on the notion that the grid is an interoperable services defined by the Open Grid Service Architecture (OGSA). The ECS extends e-commerce infrastructure to include support for High Computing Performance. | Copyright | |||
| Software | 0426 | Evaluate the Long-term Benefit for Periodic Cancer Screening | The present method is designed to evaluate the long term benefits provided by periodic cancer screenings through the use of predetermined risk factors such as age, family history, and screening intervals. This method provides an estimate of the long term benefits for women who plan to take periodic breast screening exams. According to each individual's age, screening time interval, and family history, the risk factor for the individual is decided. The returned value is the possibility for this woman to be detected early and the average lead time provided by the exam (the time diagnosis is advanced by the screening). When cancer is detected early, the patients usually have a better prognosis and chance for recovery. Therefore analysis for lead time is an integral part in screening exams. This application has multiple uses. It can be used in clinics, hospitals, and by insurance companies to provide information of the probability of the occurrence of breast cancer at a certain age. | Copyright | |||
| Software | 0789 | TextTutor | Mississippi State University is currently seeking companies interested in commercializing a computer-base system and software that tutors students as they read. Tutoring is currently done in person or via expensive intelligent tutoring systems. Advantages of this new method include: 1) improved reader and/or student learning, 2) students also improve their reading skills, 3) fast and easy implementation in new textbooks, 4) greater transparency on student performance for teachers and professors. | Provisional Filed | S-0789 | ||
| Software | 0365 | Hosting Environment for Fire and Smoke Propagation Models | This software simulates fire and smoke propagation within a structural model. It presents the information digitally and in 3-dimensions along with GUI (Graphical User Interface). It also allows for controlling the state of junctions (doors, hatches, fans and dampers) from an external location. Selected parts of the environment can be zoomed in, rotated at various angles and viewed with parameters set by the user. Temperature variations can be depicted in color which makes it easier to identify hot spots or junctions that could cause danger or need immediate attention. | Copyright | |||
| Veterinary Medicine | 0340 | Methods of Preparation of Live Attenuated Bacterial Vaccines by Alteration of DNA Adenine Methylase (DAM) Activity in those Bacteria | This technology provides a unique method of producing avirulent live bacterial vaccines of the Pasteurellaceae family for avians and mammals. By altering the expression of DNA adenine methylase (DAM) in veterinary pathogens, the pathogens will become attenuated in their natural hosts and effective as live, attenuated vaccines. By this technique, animals can be immunized against pathogens, such as Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Haemophilus somnus, Actinobacillus suis, and Haemophilus parasuis. | Patent Issued | 8183026 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 0355 | Use of Novel Virulence-specific Genes as Targets for Diagnosis and Potential Control of Virulent Strains of Listeria Monocytogenes | This invention involves the use of virulence-specific genes of Listeria monocytogenes as targets for specific diagnosis and potential control of virulent strains of L. monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes is an important cause of human foodborne diseases worldwide. A notable feature of L. monocytogenes is that it shows considerable variation in its ability to produce listeriosis. On the one extreme, some L. monocytogenes strains are virulent and can result in severe disease and mortality. On the other, some have limited capability to establish in the host and are relatively avirulent and harmless. Because manufactured food products detected with L. monocytogenes are recalled or downgraded (i.e., used for pet food), contamination with this species may render significant economic losses. With outbreaks of listeriosis due to contaminated foods on the increase in recent years, L. monocytogenes has become a major concern to the food industry and health regulation authority. Apart from adapting stringent quality control measures during food processing procedures, frequent monitoring with specific laboratory tests for virulent strains of L. monocytogenes is vital in reducing unnecessary food product recalls and allaying consumer concerns. The current diagnostic methods are incapable of distinguishing virulent from avirulent strains of L. monocytogenes. This invention overcomes the shortcomings of the existing detection methods. | Patent Issued | 7368547 |