NUtech Ventures’ mission is to facilitate the commercialization and practical use of innovations generated through the research activities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. NUtech does this by identifying, evaluating, protecting, marketing and licensing the university’s intellectual property to promote economic development and improve the quality of life.
Patents Issued in 2023-2024
Recognition for faculty, other Nebraska-affiliated colleagues and collaborating
non-university personnel who received patents for their inventions, July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024.
Ali Tamayol, Carina Russell, Zack Bonick
Bahar Aliakbarian
Michigan State
Title: Medication Bottle with Anti-Tampering Features
Date: October 10, 2023
Number: 11779517
Country: United States
Andrzej Rajca
Jeremiah Johnson, Hung Van Thanh Nguyen
MIT
Title: Brush-Arm Star Polymer Imaging Agents and Uses Thereof
Date: September 12, 2023
Number: 11752221
Country: United States
Carrick Detweiler, Dirac Twidwell, Craig Allen, Christian Laney, James Higgins, Sebastian Elbaum, Evan Beachly
Title: Fire Suppression and Ignition with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Date: March 5, 2024
Number: 3002171
Country: Canada
Eric Psota, Lance Pérez, Ty Schmidt, Benny Mote
Title: Animal Detection Based on Detection and Association of Parts
Date: September 5, 2023
Number: 11748882
Country: United States
Fadi Alsaleem
Title: Neuromorphic Computing Using Electrostatic MEMS Devices
Date: July 11, 2023
Number: 11698608
Country: United States
Hamzeh Haghshenas Fatmehsari
Robert Rea
NDOT
Title: Use of Antioxidants and Recycling Agents for Improving Long-Term Performance of Asphaltic Materials
Date: October 24, 2023
Number: 11795109
Country: United States
Janos Zempleni
Title: Extracellular Vesicles and Methods of Using
Date: January 30, 2024
Number: 11883434
Country: United States
Jinsong Huang, Wuqiang Wu
Title: Molecular Doping Enabled Scalable Blading of Efficient Hole Transport Layer-Free Perovskite Solar Cells
Date: June 18, 2024
Number: 12014885
Country: United States
Jinsong Huang, Yehao Deng
Title: Surfactant Additive for Solution Coating Large Area High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells and Other Devices
Date: December 19, 2023
Number: 11848396
Country: United States
Joe Luck, Chandler Folkerts
Title: Sensing System and Method for Direct Injection Systems on Agricultural Sprayers
Date: February 13, 2024
Number: 11896004
Country: United States
Lim Nguyen
Title: Conductive Concrete Structure for Doorless Access to Electromagnetic Shielded Structures
Date: April 9, 2024
Number: 11956934
Country: United States
Luwen Zhang, Chi Zhang
Title: Method to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Date: February 27, 2024
Number: 11911437
Country: United States
Paul Black, James Allen, Timothy Nicodemus
Title: Integrated Unicellular/Filamentous Algal Production, Harvesting and Remediation System
Date: October 10, 2023
Number: 11780756
Country: United States
Peter Dowben
Andrew Marshall, Nishtha Sharma, Dmitri Nikonov
UT-Dallas, Intel
Title: Magnetoelectric Majority Gate Device
Date: September 19, 2023
Number: 11764786
Country: United States
Title: Magnetoelectric XNOR Logic Gate Device
Date: September 12, 2023
Number: 11757449
Country: United States
Robert Hutkins, Car Reen Kok, Maria Ximena Maldonado-Gomez
Title: Compositions Including Novel Microbes with Enhanced Persistence, Synergistic Combinations of Novel Microbes and Prebiotics, and Methods for the Isolation of Such Microbes
Date: September 12, 2023
Number: 11752178
Country: United States
Ruiguo Yang
Amir Monemian Esfahani, Nickolay Lavrik, Jordan Rosenbohm, Bahareh Tajvidi Safa, Grayson Minnick
Oakridge
Title: In Situ Mechanical Characterization of a Single Cell-Cell Adhesion Interface Under Large Strain
Date: December 19, 2023
Number: 11846611
Country: United States
Sally Mackenzie, Kamaldeep Virdi, Michael Fromm, Yashitola Wamboldt
Title: Methods and Compositions for Obtaining Useful Plant Traits
Date: September 13, 2023
Number: 602014088281.1
Country: Germany
Title: Methods and Compositions for Obtaining Useful Plant Traits
Date: September 13, 2023
Number: EP2853598
Country: France
Title: Methods and Compositions for Obtaining Useful Plant Traits
Date: June 11, 2024
Number: 12006506
Country: United States
Scott Rosenbaugh, Robert Bielenberg, Jim Holloway, John Reid, Karla Lechtenberg, Ronald Faller, Jennifer Rasmussen (Schmidt)
Title: Barrier System
Date: March 10, 2024
Number: 15294
Country: Saudi Arabia
Scott Rosenbaugh, Robert Bielenberg, Karla Lechtenberg, Ronald Faller, Jennifer Rasmussen (Schmidt), Cody Stolle
Brock David Schroder, Wyatt Gregory Fallet, Felipe Almanza, Geoffrey Baker Maus
Traffix
Title: Crash Impact Attenuator Systems and Methods
Date: June 25, 2024
Number: 12018444
Country: United States
Shane Farritor, Ryan McCormick, Tyler Wortman, Eric Markvicka, Amy Catherine Lehman, Kyle Strabala, Dmitry Oleynikov
Title: Robotic Surgical Devices, Systems and Related Methods
Date: February 20, 2024
Number: 11909576
Country: United States
Shane Farritor, Ryan McCormick, Tyler Wortman, Eric Markvicka, Dmitry Oleynikov
Title: Robotic Surgical Devices, Systems, and Related Methods
Date: July 25, 2023
Number: 3082073
Country: Canada
Shane Farritor, Joseph Palmowski
Title: Single-Arm Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods
Date: April 9, 2024
Number: 11950867
Country: United States
Title: Single-Arm Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods
Date: November 3, 2023
Number: ZL201980015437.3
Country: China
Shane Farritor, Mark Reichenbach
Title: Improved Gross Positioning Device and Related Systems and Methods
Date: November 14, 2023
Number: 11813124
Country: United States
Shane Farritor, Ryan McCormick
Title: Surgical End Effector
Date: November 8, 2023
Number: 3977951
Country: France
Title: Surgical End Effector
Date: November 8, 2023
Number: 3977951
Country: Germany
Title: Surgical End Effector
Date: November 8, 2023
Number: 3977951
Country: United Kingdom
Title: Surgical End Effector
Date: March 22, 2024
Number: 40071957
Country: Hong Kong
Shane Farritor, Thomas Frederick, Eric Markvicka, Jack Mondry, Dmitry Oleynikov, Jacob Greenburg
Title: Methods, Systems, and Devices for Surgical Access and Insertion
Date: January 30, 2024
Number: 11883065
Country: United States
Shane Farritor, Thomas Frederick, Lou Cubrich
Title: Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and an Additional Degree of Freedom and Related Systems and Methods
Date: January 26, 2024
Number: 7427716
Country: Japan
Shane Farritor, Thomas Frederick, Eric Markvicka, Dmitry Oleynikov
Title: Methods, Systems, and Devices for Surgical Access and Insertion
Date: October 31, 2023
Number: 3098065
Country: Canada
Shane Farritor, Thomas Frederick, Joe Bartels
Title: Methods, Systems, and Devices Relating to Surgical End Effectors
Date: December 5, 2023
Number: 11832871
Country: United States
Shane Farritor, Thomas Frederick, Joe Bartels, Jack Mondry, Eric Markvicka
Title: Methods, Systems, and Devices Relating to Robotic Surgical Devices, End Effectors, and Controllers
Date: November 7, 2023
Number: 11806097
Country: United States
Title: Single Site Robotic Device and Related Systems and Methods
Date: November 21, 2023
Number: 11819299
Country: United States
Title: Single Site Robotic Device and Related Systems and Methods
Date: July 12, 2023
Number: EP3845190A1
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, France
Srivatsan Kidambi, Stephen Hayward
Title: Substrate Delivery of Embedded Liposomes
Date: September 12, 2023
Number: 11752219
Country: United States
Thomas Frederick, Shane Farritor, Eric Markvicka
Title: Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods
Date: February 27, 2024
Number: 2967593
Country: Canada
Thomas Frederick, Shane Farritor, Eric Markvicka, Dmitry Oleynikov
Title: Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods
Date: January 3, 2024
Number: 3689257
Country: France
Title: Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods
Date: January 3, 2024
Number: 3689257
Country: United Kingdom
Title: Robotic Device with Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods
Date: January 3, 2024
Number: No number provided
Country: Germany
Yongfeng Lu, Leimin Deng, Chenfei Zhang, Shiding Sun, Lei Liu
Title: Remote Laser Desensitization Systems and Methods for Desensitizing Aluminum and Other Metal Alloys
Date: April 2, 2024
Number: 11946128
Country: United States
2023-2024 License Agreements
Recognition for faculty and other Nebraska-affiliated colleagues whose technologies formed the basis of licensing agreements with industry partners, July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024.
David Andrews
Agreement Number: 2025-0049A
Technology: Transgenic Millet
David Andrews, John Rajewski, Keenan Amundsen, Carol Caha
Agreement Number: 2024-0004A
Technology: Millet Varieties
David Andrews, John Rajewski, Linda Pavlish, Ismail Dweikat, Jerry Eastin
Agreement Number: 2025-0061A
Technology: Millet Lines
Israrul H. Ansari, Asit Pattnaik, Fernando A. Osorio
Agreement Number: 2024-0051A
Technology: PRRSV Vaccine
P. Stephen Baenziger
Agreement Number: 2024-0225A
Technology: Triticale Variety
P. Stephen Baenziger, Jerry Bohlman, Mitchell Montgomery, Greg Dorn, Richard Little, Chris Hoagland
Agreement Number: 1147A
Technology: Wheat Variety
Agreement Number: 2024-0209A
Technology: Wheat Varieties
P. Stephen Baenziger, Mitchell Montgomery, Greg Dorn, Katherine Frels
Agreement Number: 2024-0078A
Technology: Wheat Variety
Greg Bashford, Benjamin Hage
Agreement Number: 2024-0174A
Technology: Transcranial Doppler Tech
Yufeng Ge, Nipuna Chamara, Geng (Frank) Bai
Agreement Number: 2024-0213A
Technology: IoT Camera
George Graef
Agreement Number: 2023-0320A
Technology: Soybean Varieties
Agreement Number: 2025-0056A
Technology: Soybean Variety
Agreement Number: 2025-0098A
Technology: Soybean Variety
George Graef, Orlando Zapata, Rebecca Ott, Aaron Hoagland, Luis Posadas
Agreement Number: 2024-0283A
Technology: Soybean Varieties
Tomas Helikar, Jim Rogers
Agreement Number: 2024-0099A
Technology: Biological Modeling Software
Robert Hutkins, Jens Walter, Car Reen Kok, Elizabeth Drey
Agreement Number: 2023-0471A
Technology: Biological Materials
Forrest Kievit
Agreement Number: 2024-0165A
Technology: Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
Richard Little, Greg Dorn, Mitchell Montgomery, Jerry Bohlmann, P. Stephen Baenziger, Chris Hoagland, Katherine Frels
Agreement Number: 2023-0489A
Technology: Triticale and Barley Varieties
Sally Mackenzie, Robersy Rodriguez
Agreement Number: 2024-0242A
Technology: Plant Genetics Software
Marc Maguire
Agreement Number: 2024-0192A
Technology: Composite Material
Marc Maguire, Muhammad Mastali
Agreement Number: 2024-0007A
Technology: Hemp-based Geopolymer
Santosh Pitla, Ian Tempelmeyer, Paul Jasa, Roger Hoy
Agreement Number: 2024-0073A
Technology: Robotic Planter
John Rajewski, Ismail Dweikat
Agreement Number: 2024-0289A
Technology: Sorghum Lines
Agreement Number: 2025-0053A
Technology: Sorghum Lines
Carlos Urrea
Agreement Number: 2024-0166A
Technology: Bean Variety
Agreement Number: 2024-0254A
Technology: Bean Variety
Dong Wang, Kamaldeep Virdi, Michael Fromm, Mon-Ray Shao, Robersy Rodriguez, Sally Mackenzie, Yashitola Wamboldt, Ying-zhi Xu
Agreement Number: 2024-0286A
Technology: Hybrid Seed Production and Plant Improvement Patents
National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Teams
The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program is designed to spur translation of fundamental research to the marketplace, spark collaboration between academia and industry and train NSF-funded faculty, students and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills. NUtech Ventures, the university’s intellectual property and commercialization unit, supports Husker researchers in learning about and preparing to apply for the program. I-Corps awards are worth $50,000 and enable recipients to participate in real-world, hands-on learning focused on how to evaluate commercial opportunity around an innovation.
Shubhendu Bhardwaj
I-Corps: Smart Textile Charging Platform for Wearable and Portable Devices
Clemencia Rojas
I-Corps: Deployment of Antibacterials as Seed Treatments
Daniel Schachtman
I-Corps: Combinatorial Phage Display for the Development of Specific, Single Target Biopesticides against Invasive Plant Pathogens