Pitt innovators were issued six U.S. patents in October 2025.
Featured patent: 12,451,495: Highly Active, Robust, and Versatile Multifunctional, Fully Non-Noble Metals-Based Electro-Catalyst Compositions and Methods of Making for Energy Conversion and Storage
Current electro-catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells contain precious metals like platinum and iridium which are both expensive and rare. University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a highly active, low-cost, robust, and versatile non-noble metals based electro-catalyst for ORR in PEM fuel cells. Additionally, these catalysts can be easily scalable and have a comparable or superior performance to traditional approaches, and can contribute to a sustainable and more environmental approach to energy supply.
For more information on this technology, including licensing details, contact us at partner@pitt.edu.
Below is a listing of all patents issued in October 2025.
| Patent Number |
Title | Inventor(s) | Licensing Manager | Status | |||
| 12,433,566 | Method and Apparatus to Detect Lipid Contents in Tissues Using Ultrasound | Ahmed Ehab; Debaditya Dutta; Kang Kim | Kate Gadacz | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,451,495 | Highly Active, Robust, and Versatile Multifunctional, Fully Non-Noble Metals-Based Electro-Catalyst Compositions and Methods of Making for Energy Conversion and Storage | Moni Datta; Oleg Velikokhatnyi; Prasad Patel; Prashant Kumta; Prashanth Hanumantha; Ramalinga Kuruba; Shrinath Ghadge | Janice Panza | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,453,707 | Vaginal Films | Lisa Rohan | Andrew Remes | Optioned | |||
| 12,440,104 | Solitary Wave-Based Trans-Lid Tonometer | Amir Nasrollahi; Piervincenzo Rizzo; Ritesh Misra; Samuel Dickerson | Janice Panza | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,440,444 | Matrix Bound Vesicles (MBVS) Containing IL-33 and Their Use | George Hussey; Heth Turnquist; Jenna Dziki; Auan Liu; Stephen Badylak; Zhongquiang Zhang | Alex Ducruet | Licensed | |||
| 12,449,494 | Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (EEXT) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using an ASEF or Arose System | Julius Chung; Tao Jin | Robert Racunas | Available for Licensing |