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y-AApeptide-based long-acting pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitor with dual targets in spike protein and oral bioavailability
­Advantages: S-20-1 demonstrates potent inhibitory action, this broad-spectrum activity suggests that S-20-1 could be effective against a wide range of coronaviruses, making it a valuable candidate for pandemic preparedness and management. The research provides insights into the mechanism of action of S-20-1, demonstrating its ability to bind...
Published: 9/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jianfeng Cai, Shibo JIANG, Lu LU, Songyi XUE, Xinling WANG, Lei WANG, Wei XU, Shuai XIA
Keywords(s): Drug Discovery, Immunology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Biotechnology
Mechanically-Reconfigurable Dual-Band Slot Dipole Antennas
­Competitive Advantages Good frequency tunability Persistent gain and radiation patterns Compact size Cost effective Summary USF researchers have developed a new method for the design of tunable dual-band slot antennas. The dual-band performance is achieved by inserting two slot pairs with different lengths. The tunability is accomplished...
Published: 8/26/2023   |   Inventor(s): Craig Lusk, Thomas Weller, Ibrahim Nassar
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics
Load-Adjustable Constant-Force Mechanisms
Competitive Advantages Precise force output control Dynamic adjustability Improved power efficiency Computerized control Large potential for feedback control Summary In order to fulfill the need for precise force output control in robotic systems, our inventors have designed a CFM that is easily adjustable in a way that directly affects the...
Published: 7/18/2023   |   Inventor(s): Steven Hasara, Craig Lusk
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Advance Materials
A Lamina-Emergent Frustum Using Bistable Collapsible Compliant Mechanism
Competitive Advantages Exhibits perfect bistable behavior Provides a shape-changing structure that morphs from a planar lamina to a cone Can be manufactured on microscale Summary Our inventors have designed a cone structure using bistable col-lapsible compliant mechanism technology. The transformation from a planar lamina shape to...
Published: 8/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Rami Alfattani, Craig Lusk
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Shape-Morphing Space Frame (SMSF) Using Unit-Cell Bistable Elements
USF inventors have created a novel space frame device and method of construction with shape-morphing, bistable capability. The apparatus includes a first structural framework formed of nodes and links, with at least one bistable link, allowing the structure to change shape while still maintaining rigidity. The space frame design may be customized to...
Published: 8/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Craig Lusk, Ahmad Alqasimi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Shape-Morphing Space Frame (SMSF) Using Linear Bistable Elements
USF inventors have invented an improved structure that provides a controllable space-frame change (e.g., used in shape shifting surfaces) that allows the morphing of one specific shape into a different shape. The frame’s initial shape is constructed from a single layer grid of flexures, rigid links. The grip is then bent into the space frames...
Published: 8/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Craig Lusk, Ahmad Alqasimi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Linear Bi-Stable Compliant Crank-Slider-Mechanism
Competitive Advantages • Mechanical stability at multiple positions • High reliability • Flexible mechanism footprint • Simple customization procedure Summary USF inventors have developed a substantially linear bi-stable compliant crank-slider-mechanism that requires no certain amount of rigid and flexible segments...
Published: 8/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Craig Lusk, Ahmad Alqasimi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Design and Kinematic Optimization of a Waterproof Shape-Shifting Surface
Summary USF inventors have combined the structural integrity of a Shape Shifting Surface (SSS) with the water-tight seal of a flexible plastic sheet to create a surface which would be strong, flexible, and waterproof. Solid mechanisms theory was used to analyze the behavior of the part using the virtual work method. Together, these theories formed...
Published: 8/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Craig Lusk, Andrew Katz
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Advance Materials
Shape Shifting Surfaces
Competitive Advantages Can bend and flex with every small region Can be used in a multitude of products Doesn’t require actuation Maintains relative integrity of a surface while changing size of the area Summary The surfaces innovated at USF can bend and flex with every small region capable of elastically changing its...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Craig Lusk
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Advance Materials
Minimally Invasive Surgery Platform Attachment Apparatus
Competitive Advantages This method requires only one videoscope for peritoneal cavity insertion. This invention makes minimally invasive surgery even less invasive for patient. Summary The current invention provides an apparatus and a method for attaching a camera system, or related video system, within the body cavity without needing another...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Adam Anderson, Alexander Rosemurgy, Craig Lusk, Sharona Ross, Shekhar Bhansali, Richard Gitlin
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Medical, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices
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