公开(公告)号：US20240331443A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18623120

申请日：2024-04-01

Applicant: University of South Carolina

Inventor： Qiang Zeng

IPC: G06V40/16 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/40 ,  G06V40/60

CPC classification number: G06V40/172 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/41 ,  G06V40/168 ,  G06V40/174 ,  G06V40/67

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for secure and usable authentication techniques for drone delivery that leverages biometric information of faces, unlike traditional biometrics-based approaches, it does not need users to enroll their biometric information and is impervious to common drone attacks.

公开(公告)号：US12082534B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18101168

申请日：2023-01-25

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Inventor： Sourav Banerjee ,  Corey Leydig

IPC: A01G17/16 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: A01G17/16 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: An autonomous all-terrain robot for agricultural industries is designed to install support stakes inground on plant beds while being able to self-navigate. Apparatus and method provide a robot having the ability to perform the actions of navigating between plant beds and to determine a precise location and depth to place each supporting stake. The purpose of the stakes is to support the plants with weak stems. Part of some planting processes require stakes to support a plant as it begins to grow. from a two- or three-week-old plant to a fully mature plant. The presently disclosed subject matter provides a machine that can aid in the planting process of both bell peppers and eggplants and similar crops, used to drive stakes into planting beds. The presently disclosed technology (such as specific robotic device or robot) can work 24/7, weather permitting, while providing an efficient and completely hands-free way to install stakes needed in the planting process.

公开(公告)号：US12018894B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US16824777

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: University of South Carolina

Inventor： Chen Li ,  Jamil Khan ,  Xinyu Huang ,  Tanvir Farouk ,  Raikan Dawas ,  Wei Chang ,  Pengtao Wang ,  Mohammad Alwazzan ,  Guanghan Huang

IPC: F28D15/00 ,  F28B1/06 ,  F28D15/02 ,  F28D15/04

CPC classification number: F28D15/046 ,  F28B1/06 ,  F28D15/0275 ,  F28D15/0283 ,  F28D15/043

Abstract: Sweating-boosted air cooled heat-pipe condensers employing a nanowick micro fin structure to form a sweating boosted heat dissipation system, wherein the nanowicks may be layered.

公开(公告)号：US12006550B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17400308

申请日：2021-08-12

Applicant: University of South Carolina

Inventor： Wenbin Tan ,  Elaine G. Taine ,  Hui Wang ,  Vi Nguyen ,  Xiaoling Cao

IPC: C12Q1/6883 ,  C07K16/28

CPC classification number: C12Q1/6883 ,  C07K16/2896 ,  C07K2317/76 ,  C12Q2600/158

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems using ADAM30 as a biomarker to help early diagnosis of congenital malformed vasculatures in children and which can also serve as a companion diagnostic biomarker for malformed vasculatures, as well as a subpopulation of cancer cells, wherein blockage of activity of ADAM30 by a neutralized antibody or inhibitor can be used as a treatment strategy for those ADAM30-positive vascular endothelial cells and cancer cells.

公开(公告)号：US11994436B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17051225

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Inventor： Dimitrios Rizos

IPC: G01L1/24 ,  B61L23/04 ,  G01M5/00

CPC classification number: G01L1/24 ,  B61L23/045 ,  G01M5/0025

Abstract: Methods of non-destructive rail analysis and evaluation for railroad tracks are provided. The methods can include capturing images of rails over time and at various temperatures. High-contrast patterns can be applied to or associated with a rail to facilitate image analysis. Rail neutral temperature (RNT), stress, strain, and curvature of the track can be determined using image correlation and regression analysis. A stereovision system may be used for rail neutral temperature measurements and for determining effects of a heating method. A non-contacting, nondestructive methodology for RNT and longitudinal rail stress measurements is based on stereo vision image acquisition and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) for acquiring the full field shape, deformation, and strain measurements taken during a thermal cycle. The thermal cycle can be natural or induced.

公开(公告)号：US11988672B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17102633

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: University of South Carolina

Inventor： Dev Karan ,  Seema Dubey

IPC: G01N33/68 ,  C07K16/24 ,  G01N33/50 ,  G01N33/574 ,  A61K39/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/6863 ,  C07K16/24 ,  G01N33/5044 ,  G01N33/5047 ,  A61K2039/505 ,  C07K2317/76 ,  G01N33/57415 ,  G01N2333/521

Abstract: Using expression of CC chemokine ligand (CCL24) to serve as an identification of a potential deriver of metastatic cancers and methods of detecting the presence of CCL24 to serve as a breast cancer diagnosis tool.

公开(公告)号：US11969293B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17702067

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: University of South Carolina ,  The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Inventor： William M. Torres ,  Francis G. Spinale ,  Tarek M. Shazly

IPC: A61B8/08 ,  G06T17/20

CPC classification number: A61B8/5223 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T2210/41

Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing myocardial strain imaging in an inverse framework to identify mechanical properties of the heart and to determine structural and functional milestones for the development and progression to heart failure.

公开(公告)号：US20240133767A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18304457

申请日：2023-04-20

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Inventor： PAUL ZIEHL ,  CASEY A. COLE

IPC: G01M7/02 ,  G06N3/0464

CPC classification number: G01M7/025 ,  G06N3/0464

Abstract: Method and apparatus detect structural damage of structures using Acoustic Emission (AE) sensors. Using our method, structures can be monitored in real-time to predict damage level. This damage level assessment can be used to plan repairs and restorations of structures. Application can be used with concrete, and also applied to other materials such as composites. Predictive AE models may be tuned for determining structural damage zones, with the method extendable into any number of zones. An algorithm may be used in conjunction with decision tree filtering to use AE to predict structural damage zones, with the system able to perform analysis in real-time.

公开(公告)号：US20240091169A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18455124

申请日：2023-08-24

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Inventor： ELIZABETH A. MURPHY ,  LORNE HOFSETH

IPC: A61K31/045 ,  A61P1/00 ,  A61P35/00 ,  G01N33/50

CPC classification number: A61K31/045 ,  A61P1/00 ,  A61P35/00 ,  G01N33/5008 ,  G01N2800/52

Abstract: In general, disclosed herein are methods of treating an inflammatory disease or disorder by administering to the subject in need thereof a polyacetylene compound. The polyacetylene compound may be administered at a dose of from about 1 mg/kg body weight to about 10 mg/kg body weight.

公开(公告)号：US20240076051A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18459622

申请日：2023-09-01

Applicant: University of South Carolina

Inventor： Ron Fulbright

IPC: B64D29/06 ,  B64U20/40 ,  B64U20/87

CPC classification number: B64D29/06 ,  B64U20/40 ,  B64U20/87

Abstract: Described herein are drone designs, and methods for making same, wherein drones are constructed from interlocking modular nacelles of different types allowing nacelles to be added as needed to increase payload capacity, flight time, and mission capability as the application requires. The modular nacelles can be attached together into an aggregate structure, called a collective, as desired to yield an infinitely expandable and extensible drone. Since each nacelle includes its own battery, nacelles can be added as needed to achieve whatever capability is needed for the application at hand without having to customize the design of the drone.