Patents

Jian Shi (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Wenqi Li (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Jameson Hunter (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Yuxuan Zhang (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Qing Shao (chemical engineering) received a patent for "Detection and extraction of plastic contaminants within water using hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents." #11,932,557

Jian Shi (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Lalitendu Das (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Enshi Liu (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Joseph C. Stevens (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "Lignin valorization in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvent via catalysis and biocatalysis." #10,723,859

Sue Nokes (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Bert C. Lynn (chemistry), Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson (chemical & materials engineering), Michael Montross (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Michael Flythe (agriculture) received a patent for “On-farm integrated high-solids processing system for biomass.” #9,376,697

Manuel Castillo (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Colette C. Fagan (Glasnevin, Ireland), Colm P. O'Donnell (Clonskeagh, Ireland), Donal J. O'Callaghan (Whites Cross, Ireland) and Frederick Alan Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "Online, continuous sensor and method for curd moisture content control in cheese making." #7,892,584
Christopher Dwight Thompson (agriculture), Suraj M. Alexander (Anchorage, KY), William L. Crist (animal and food sciences), Brian D. Luck (biosystems and agricultural engineering), James Ryan Moore (Beaver Dam, KY), Jonathan C. Paschal (Alvaton, KY), Frederick Alan Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Timothy S. Stombaugh (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Nasrin Tabayehnejad (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Phillip C. Womble (White House, TN) received a patent for "Security monitoring system for a bulk foodstuff transport container." #7,886,959
Colm D. Everard (Thurles, Ireland), Donal J. O'Callaghan (White Cross, Ireland), Colm P. O'Donnell (Consicegh, Ireland), Colleen C. Fagan (Giasnevin, Ireland), Manuel Castillo (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Frederick Alan Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "Method of improving cheese quality." #7,880,881

Fred A. Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "System and method for sensing a characteristic of a fluid and related apparatus." #7,092,084