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The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 10 U.S. patents in April 2021. Muti-drug resistant bacteria are an urgent healthcare threat. Pitt innovator Nicolas Sluis-Cremer and colleagues …
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The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 12 U.S. patents in March 2021. Approximately 10 million people worldwide suffer from corneal blindness due to corneal scarring. The …
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The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued nine U.S. patents in February 2021. Zika flavivirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization due …
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The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 13 U.S. patents in January 2021. Kevin Peng Chen, professor of computer and electrical engineering, and colleagues have developed a …
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The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 16 U.S. patents in December 2020. Using herpes simplex virus (HSV) gene vectors, Pitt researchers from the lab of Joseph …
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November 11, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued seven U.S. patents in October 2020. Featured Patent: 10,815,457 “Active CXCR4+ Immune Cells and Methods for Their Production and Use” Pitt Innovators have developed a Trojan Horse-like method of following tumor pathways to kill cancer cells. Effectiveness of immunity depends on proper […]
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October 15, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 14 U.S. patents in September 2020. Featured Patent: 10,762,957 “Two-Dimensionally Accessible Non-Volatile Memory” Pitt innovators have developed a memory storage system that has potential application in video surveillance that can monitor complex scenes from multiple vantage points. Existing memory system architectures provide […]
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September 10, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 15 U.S. patents in August 2020. Featured Patent: 10,10,744,308 “Novel Low-Profile Ventriculoamniotic Shunt for Fetal Acqueductal Stenosis“ Fetal obstructive hydrocephalus is a condition that causes permanent brain damage resulting from intracerebral pressure from the obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. A […]
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July 16, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued 9 U.S. patents in June 2020. Featured Patent: 10,670,802 “Method to Enhance Rayleigh Scattering and High Temperature Stability in Optical Fiber for Distributed Temperature Measurements” Pitt researchers are pioneering the use of fiber optics for sensor applications in harsh environments where electronic […]
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June 12, 2020 The University of Pittsburgh once again ranked among the top recipients of U.S. utility patents among worldwide universities in 2019, according to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Published annually since 2013, the report ranks the top 100 universities named as the first assignee on […]
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October 12, 2018 The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt innovators were issued seven patents in September 2018. Featured Patent: U.S. 10,071,172 “Endogenous Neogenesis of Beta Cells” A Pitt innovation team led by George Gittes, director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research, have developed a gene therapy approach to transform pancreatic […]
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November 14, 2016 The University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute reported that Pitt Innovators were issued two patents in October 2016. US 9,469,677 “Biomimetic Coating of Magnesium Alloy for Enhanced Corrosion Resistance and Calcium Phosphate Deposition” Dr. Elia Beniash, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, with a joint appointment in the […]