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Natural antioxidants to inhibit lipid oxidation in low moisture foods
ID# 2021-5285
Penn State researchers have discovered that certain natural antioxidants sourced from a plant species exhibited increased antioxidant activity in low moisture content foods containing high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids.…
Penn State researchers have discovered that certain natural antioxidants sourced from a plant species exhibited…
Animal Health & Management, Food & Agriculture, Food & Nutrition, Other Ag Technology
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Stabilization of Carrageenan-free Chocolate Milk
ID# 2017-4619
The subject invention uses high-pressure jet processing (HJP) to increase casein-cocoa interactions which stabilizes cocoa particles in chocolate skim milk. The subject invention has the potential to be used as…
The subject invention uses high-pressure jet processing (HJP) to increase casein-cocoa interactions which stabilizes cocoa…
Food & Agriculture, Food & Nutrition
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Anti-microbial Molecule isolated from non-pathogenic E. coli
ID# 2019-4924
Using a proprietary assay, the researchers discovered extra-intestinal E. coli isolates (ExPEC) that carry multiple bacteriocins. Five (5) isolates were sequenced and amplified. Of which, the researchers discovered a non-pathogenic…
Using a proprietary assay, the researchers discovered extra-intestinal E. coli isolates (ExPEC) that carry multiple…
Engineering & Materials, Food & Agriculture, Food & Nutrition, Medical Sciences, Other Medical Technology, Research Tools & Devices
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Method for Producing Slow-Release Anti-microbial Food Packaging
ID# 2019-4978
Replacing plastic food packaging using stand-alone biodegradable films represents a difficult task to achieve, given their failure to maintain functional and structural integrity over time. This is due in part…
Replacing plastic food packaging using stand-alone biodegradable films represents a difficult task to achieve, given…
Chemistry & Materials, Engineering & Materials, Food & Agriculture, Food & Nutrition
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Biopolymer-based Tissue Scaffolds and Apparatus and Method for Producing Same
ID# 2022-5443
The invention represents a low temperature spinning process to produce fibrous scaffolds from edible ingredients that are generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS). The invention’s water resilient scaffolds of smooth, continuous, aligned fibers comprised…
The invention represents a low temperature spinning process to produce fibrous scaffolds from edible ingredients…
Food & Agriculture
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Reduction of Daily Operating Expenses for Animal Manure Treatment
ID# 2017-4662
This imporoved MAPHEX system recycles the spent diatomaceous earth as the filtration media in a mechanical separation process using a rotating drum. Most of the N remains in the dissolved…
This imporoved MAPHEX system recycles the spent diatomaceous earth as the filtration media in a…
Ag Equipment & Devices, Animal Health & Management, Crop Improvement & Management, Energy & Environment, Food & Agriculture, Other Energy & Environment
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InsectEye: Autonomous, Adaptive, Continuous Insect Monitoring System
ID# 2021-5274
This is a multi-camera monitoring system designed to capture video of insects, identify them with artificial intelligence, and selectively release them. Specifically consisting of: 1) an imaging chamber that is…
This is a multi-camera monitoring system designed to capture video of insects, identify them with…
Ag Equipment & Devices, Artificial Int. & Machine Learning, Crop Improvement & Management, Databases & Data Mining, Food & Agriculture, IT & EdTech
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Food Security Social Network
ID# 2016-T914
PlantVillage is a platform that automatically diagnoses plant diseases using computer vision tools and machine learning algorithms. It connects people growing food with the largest social network of crop health…
PlantVillage is a platform that automatically diagnoses plant diseases using computer vision tools and machine…
Ag Equipment & Devices, Crop Improvement & Management, Food & Agriculture, Food & Nutrition
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Genomic Word Frameworks of Methylation Motifs for Predictive Modeling
ID# 2022-5368
DNA methylation motifs identify potential epigenetic regulatory functionalities. The invention comprises a computational heuristic to identify the potential genomic-word-framework (GWF) regions. The inventors employed a programming language for methylation analyses…
DNA methylation motifs identify potential epigenetic regulatory functionalities. The invention comprises a computational heuristic to…
Artificial Int. & Machine Learning, Crop Improvement & Management, Databases & Data Mining, Medical Diagnostics
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Characterization of Mechanical Biomass Particle-Particle and Particle-Wall Interactions
ID# 2023-5609
The inventors have developed an interparticle mechanics tester (IPMT) capable of accommodating biomass particles and a test protocol to determine friction and adhesion properties. This allows one to be able…
The inventors have developed an interparticle mechanics tester (IPMT) capable of accommodating biomass particles and…
Alternative Energy (e.g. solar & biofuels), Food & Agriculture
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PennHFD, a Specialty Corn Feed for Control of Enteritis in Poultry
ID# 2021-5258
Avian necrotic enteritis (NE) is among the major diseases that affect the gastrointestinal health of broiler chickens. Clinical and subclinical forms of NE negatively impact weight gain, feed conversion ratio,…
Avian necrotic enteritis (NE) is among the major diseases that affect the gastrointestinal health of…
Animal Health & Management, Food & Agriculture
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Cost-Effective Strategy for Vitamin K Production in Biofilm Reactors
ID# 2018-4834
This technology allows for the cost-effective production of the most potent form of vitamin K, menaquinone-7 (MK-7), under agitated liquid fermentation in a biofilm reactor. Currently, industrial production of MK-7…
This technology allows for the cost-effective production of the most potent form of vitamin K,…
Food & Agriculture, Food & Nutrition
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Animal Manure Treatment System
ID# 2014-4193
The invention comprises a three-step process for treating high-P fluid involving 1) providing a high P containing stream; 2) chemically treating the high P stream such that a majority of…
The invention comprises a three-step process for treating high-P fluid involving 1) providing a high…
Ag Equipment & Devices, Animal Health & Management, Crop Improvement & Management, Energy & Environment, Food & Agriculture, Other Energy & Environment
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Two-stage System for Cellulosic Biomethane Production
ID# 2021-5265 and 2021-5266
The invention utilizes two sequential digestion reactions. The first reaction digests lignocellulosic feed at an alkaline pH and thermophilic temperature to produce a high purity biogas as well as digestate…
The invention utilizes two sequential digestion reactions. The first reaction digests lignocellulosic feed at an…
Energy & Environment
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Many-gRNA CRISPR system for simultaneous binding to many targets
ID# 2016-4540
This novel method enables the design of compact, stable DNA sequence cassettes, called Extra Long sgRNA Arrays (ELSAs), that produce up to 20 CRISPR guide RNAs. By combining sequence design,…
This novel method enables the design of compact, stable DNA sequence cassettes, called Extra Long…
Crop Improvement & Management, Engineering & Materials, Food & Agriculture, IT & EdTech, Medical Sciences, Misc. Software & Apps, Research Tools & Devices, Therapeutics
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RNA-Guided Multiplex Genome Editing via the tRNA Processing System
ID# 2014-4242
The technology provides a method for ef?cient production of numerous gRNAs in vivo from a synthetic polycistronic gene via an endogenous RNA processing system. The technology represents an improved method…
The technology provides a method for ef?cient production of numerous gRNAs in vivo from a…
Crop Improvement & Management, Engineering & Materials, Food & Agriculture, Medical Sciences, Other Medical Technology, Research Tools & Devices
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No-till Row Crop Interseeder and Applicator
ID# 2010-3730
The invention is an apparatus that has a no till soil preparation element, a cover crop seed applicator, a fertilizer applicator, and a post seeding element. Cover crops are just…
The invention is an apparatus that has a no till soil preparation element, a cover…
Food & Agriculture
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Use of Androgen Receptor-Mediated Mechanisms in the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
ID# 2022-5403
Androgen receptor (AR) signaling is increased in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) either through increased expression of AR or increased production of its ligand dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Inhibition of AR signaling with…
Androgen receptor (AR) signaling is increased in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) either through increased expression…
Medical Sciences