FedEx Institute of Technology

Issued Patents


The Office of Technology Transfer advances innovation by helping transform research into real-world impact. Issued patents represent a critical milestone in that process—protecting discoveries and enabling their transition from the lab to the marketplace.

This page highlights patented technologies developed by our faculty and researchers across a wide range of disciplines. Each patent reflects a commitment to solving complex challenges, driving economic growth, and creating meaningful change through innovation.

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Patent No. 9,662,400

Methods for Producing a Biodegradable Chitosan Composition and Uses Thereof

James Keaton Smith, Ashley Parker, Jessica Jennings, Benjamin Reves, Warren Haggard


Patent No. 9,642,948

Compositions and Methods for Delivering an Agent to a Wound

Warren Haggard, Scott Noel, Joel Bumgardner


Patent No. 9,603,522

Detecting Neurochemical or Electrical Signals Within Brain Tissue

Kendall Lee, Kevin Bennet, Charles Blaha


Patent No. 9,599,092

Wind Generator System With Multiple Turbines

Md Maruf Hossain, Mohd Hasan Ali


Patent No. 9,566,576

Metal Complex Catalysts and Uses Thereof

Xuan Zhao, Charles E. Webster


Patent No. 9,557,413

Surveillance and Tracking System and Method

Robert Kozma, Orges Furxhi, Khan Iftekharuddin, Lan Wang, Ross Deming, Sergi Consul-Pacareu


Patent No. 9,552,526

Image Processing Using Cellular Simultaneous Recurrent Network

John K. Anderson, Khan M. Iftekharuddin


Patent No. 9,491,087

Devices and Methods for Forwarding Information Base Aggregation

Xin Zhao, Yaoqing Liu, Beichuan Zhang, Lan Wang


Patent No. 9,297,693

Spatially-Selective Reflector Structures, Reflector Disks, and Systems and Methods for Use Thereof

Orges Furxhi, Jacobs, Layton


Patent No. 9,248,441

Polymer Nanocapsules Entrapping Metal Nanoparticles

Pinkhassik, Shamakov


Patent No. 9,183,927

Memory Devices, Methods of Storing and Reading Data, SMM Junctions, and Methods of Preparing Alumina Substrates

Yu


Patent No. 9,158,841

Methods of Evaluating Semantic Differences, Methods of Identifying Related Sets of Items in Semantic Spaces, and Systems and Computer Program Products for Implementing the Same

Hu, Cai, Graesser, Craig


Patent No. 8,993,540

Compositions and Methods for Delivering an Agent to a Wound

Warren Haggard, Scott Noel, Joel Bumgardner


Patent No. 8,969,590

Novel Autotaxin Inhibitors

Parrill, Baker


Patent No. 8,969,093

Novel Calibration Method and Device for Remote Location Testing Instruments

Emmert, Simone


Patent No. 8,780,345

Spatially-Selective Disks, Submillimeter Imaging Devices, Methods of Submillimeter Imaging, Profiling Scanners, Spectrometry Devices, and Methods of Spectrometry

Orges Furxhi, Jacobs

Patent No. 8,632,186

Systems, Methods, and Computer-Readable Media for Detecting and Predicting a Progression of Retinal Pathologies

Khan Iftekharuddin, Kim, Gunvant-Davey 


Patent No. 8,519,015

Nanothin Polymer Films With Selective Pores and Method of Use Thereof

Pinkhassik, Danila, Banner


Patent No. 8,508,592

Spatially-Selective Reflector Structures, Reflective Disks, and Systems and Methods for Use Thereof

Orges Furxhi, Jacobs, Layton


Patent No. 8,497,371

Pipemidic Acid Derivative Autotaxin Inhibitors

Parrill, Baker, Hoeglund


Patent No. 8,404,256

Biomaterial Composition and Method of Use

Warren Haggard, McCanless


Patent No. 8,343,934

Novel Diverse Lead Compound Autotaxin Inhibitors

Baker, Parrill, North


Patent No. 8,336,371

Real-Time, On-Line Analysis for the Quantification of Trihalomethane Species Within Drinking Water Supplies

Emmert, Brown


Patent No. 8,268,891

Autotaxin Inhibitors

Parrill, Baker


Patent No. 8,195,580

Method of Identification of Propagating Phase Gradients Using Model Field Theory of Non-Gaussian Mixtures

Robert Kozma, Perlovsky (Air Force Research Labs)


Patent No. 8,076,652

Real-Time, On-Line Analysis of Haloacetic Acid Species and Amounts Thereof in Drinking Water Supplies

Emmert, Simone


Patent No. 8,022,239

Mechanism-Based Inactivators of Autotaxin

Montedonico, Parrill, Baker


Patent No. 7,987,701

Real-Time, On-Line Analysis for the Quantification of Total Haloacetic Acid and Trihalomethane Species in Drinking Water Supplies

Emmert, Brown, Geme, Simone


 

Patent No. 7,923,618

Eclipse Ligature for Single Reed Musical Instruments

Gholson


Patent No. 7,923,021

Local Delivery Method and Composition

Warren Haggard, Richelsoph


Patent No. 7,829,155

Nanothin Polymer Coatings Containing Thiol and Method of Use Thereof

Pinkhassik, Banner, Clayton


Patent No. 7,678,838

Nanothin Polymer Films With Selective Pores and Method of Use Thereof

Pinkhassik, Banner, Clayton, Danila