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Autonomous Drone for railroad track inspection

Reference #: 01564 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Autonomous Drone for railroad track inspection Background: The current practices suffer from three main drawbacks: 1) Human pilot cost is significant. The schedule of the drone-based track inspection is contingent on the pilot’s availability rather than...

Published: 3/15/2023 | Inventor(s): Yu Qian, Yi Wang, Chen Chen

Keywords(s): autonomous drone, flight control, image processing, railroad track inspection, self-navigation

Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences

Anion-paired Cationic Metallocene-containing Compounds and Polymers as Antimicrobial Agents

Reference #: 01016 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for new types of cationic organometallic compounds and metal-containing polymers, or "metallopolymers," for drug-resistant, antimicrobial applications. Invention Description: The subject invention demonstrates the utilization of cationic metallocene moeities that...

Published: 11/17/2017 | Inventor(s): Chuanbing Tang, Jiuyang Zhang, Yung-Pin Chen, Alan Decho

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Category(s): Chemistry and Biochemistry

High-throughput Cell-free Assay for Detection of Quorum Sensing Signals, Acyl-Homoserine Lactones (AHLs)

Reference #: 00653The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for high-throughput cell-free assay for detection of QS chemical signals.Background/Challenges:Quorum sensing (QS) is an emerging research field in health and environmental sciences during the past decade. QS is the ability of bacteria to communicate and coordinate...

Published: 4/4/2017 | Inventor(s): Alan Decho, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Yung-Pin Chen

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Category(s): Biomedical and Life Sciences

A Method for Decomposing Toxic Organic Pollutants

Reference #: 00167 Invention Description: The subject invention is the use of an enzyme produced by Spartina alterniflora to degrade halogenated organics. Potential Applications: · Remediation of soils contaminated with halogenated organics such as TCE · Removal of toxic organic pollutants from municipal, industrial, agricultural or military...

Published: 9/2/2022 | Inventor(s): Yung-Pin Chen, Laszlo Marton, Mihaly Czako

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Category(s): Environmental and Sustainability

Rosin-derived Cationic Compounds and Polymers and their Methods of Preparation

Reference #: 00891 Invention Description: Dr. Tang’s invention describes methods for preparing rosin-containing cationic compounds and cationic polymers. The major components from resin acids (or rosin acids), including levopimaric acid, abietic acid, hydroabietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, and maleopimaric acid, are used as substrates to prepare...

Published: 9/2/2022 | Inventor(s): Chuanbing Tang, Jifu Wang, Alan Decho, Yung-Pin Chen

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Category(s): Chemistry and Biochemistry