The road from research to commercialization can be a long one — and obtaining a patent on intellectual property is a key milestone along the way.
Here’s our second hat tip to University of Minnesota faculty and their colleagues who were issued patents this quarter.
If you missed it, see our recent patents roundup: part 1.
Use of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells to Treat Ischemic Event
Inventors: Walter Low, Jing Xiao, Zhenhong Nan
Thermochemical Ablation of Bodily Tissue
Inventor: Erik Cressman
U of M startup offers novel treatment for painful vein condition
Volumetrically Illustrating a Structure
Inventors: Toby Markowitz, Brian Houston Craig, Chad Giese
Identifying a Structure for Cannulation
Inventors: Toby Markowitz, Brent Chelgren, Noelle Christine Hurtig, Marie Smith, Phillip Falkner, Lane Phillips
Pulse Width Modulated Fluidic Valve
Inventors: Perry Li, Thomas Chase
Licensing info
Carbon Dioxide-Based Geothermal Energy Generation Systems and Methods Related Thereto
Inventors: Martin Saar, Jimmy Bryan Randolph, Thomas Kuehn
Heat Mining Company to offer resources for renewable energy
System and Method that Dissipate Heat from an Electronic Device
Inventors: Yuandong Gu, Martin Kristoffersen, Francis Kulacki, Brian Krafthefer
Reactive Flash Volatilization of Fluid Fuels
Inventor: Lanny Schmidt
Licensing info
Traffic Flow Monitoring for Intersections with Signal Controls
Inventors: Xianghong Liu, Xinkai Wu
SMART Signal to improve traffic flow
For information on licensing technology from the U of M, contact the Office for Technology Commercialization at 612.624.0550 or umotc@umn.edu.
