Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in April 2024.
Featured patent: 11,944,426: “Axial Load Cell”
Conventional weight measurement tools pose a challenge to many wheelchair users and those with impaired lower extremity function. Wheelchair users currently require the use of such tools, such as sling scales or roll on scales, only found in select healthcare provider offices. Pitt researchers at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences have developed a system of axial load cells that can be integrated into a bed to measure weight in a home setting.
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Below is a listing of all patents issued to Pitt innovators in April 2024. You can also search all Pitt technologies available for licensing.
| Patent number | Title | Inventor(s) | Licensing manager | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,944,426 | Axial Load Cell | Samuel Bucior; Jonathan Duvall; Jonathan Pearlman | George Coulston | Available for licensing |
| 11,945,847 | Optogenetic Induction of Neurodegenerative Disease Pathologies | Christopher Donnelly; Jacob Mann | Andrew Remes | Licensed |
| 11,957,413 | Solitary Wave-Based Trans-Lid Tonometer | Samuel Dickerson; Ritesh Misra; Amir Nasrollahi; Piervincenzo Rizzo | Janice Panza | Optioned |
| 11,951,151 | Compositions Comprising Antimicrobial Peptides | Jonathan Mandell; Kenneth Urish Jr. | Andrew Remes | Licensed |
| 11,972,858 | System and Method for Characterizing Cellular Phenotypic Diversity From Multi-Parameter Cellular and Sub-Cellular Imaging Data | Srinivas Chennubhotla; Samantha Furman; Filippo Pullara | George Coulston | Licensed |
| 11,959,990 | Anisotropic Homogeneity Phantom Including Hollow Integrated Tubular Textile Bundles for Calibrated Anisotropic Imaging, MRI Compatible Temperature Measurement and Expansion Bladder | Leroy Basler; John Dzikiy; Sudhir Pathak; Benjamin Rodack; Walter Schneider; Anthony Zuccolotto | Robert Racunas | Not available |