2020
December 29, 2020
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 10,877,136, entitled “Method for Improved Ultrasonic Detection”, on December 29, 2020, to Mehdi Moradi, Purang Abolmaesumi, Parvin Mousavi, Eric Sauerbrei, Robert Siemens, and Phillip Isotalo. According to the patent (attached) this invention relates to a method of analyzing an ultrasonic sound signal. In one embodiment the method may be used for detecting, diagnosing and/or assessing cancer and/or abnormalities in biological tissue.
December 29, 2020
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 10,874,991 "Functional Filters for Hydrophobic Liquid/Hydrophilic Liquid Separations", on December 29, 2020, to Guojun Liu, Yu Wang, Zijie Wang, and Shuaishuai Huang. According to the patent (attached) this invention relates to a composite material described to be an effective filter to separate oil from an oil and water emulsion or other mixtures of oil and water.
December 29, 2020
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 10,874,634 "Compounds and Methods for Inhibiting CYP26 Enzymes", on December 29, 2020, to Donald Andrew Cameron, Martin Petkovich, Toni Kristian Rantanen, Victor Snieckus, Johnathan Board, Suneel Singh, and Ashishkumar Jayantilal Maheta. According to the patent (attached) this invention relates to inhibitors of retinoic acid inductible P450 (CYP26) enzymes and are useful for treating diseases that are responsive to retinoids.
May 12, 2020
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 10,651,026, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Acoustic or Tactile Presentation of Chemical Spectrum Data”, on May 12, 2020, to Dr. Randy Ellis. According to the patent (attached) a chemical spectrum, such as that obtained by mass spectrometry, may be presented to a user as an audible signal or as a tactile (haptic) signal. Randy’s primary appointment is in the School of Computing, and he is also appointed as a Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Surgery.