http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.comBe the first to know about the latest inventions and technologies available from Oregon State Universityen-USThu, 29 Jul 2010 13:15:30 GMTFri, 11 Jun 2010 20:52:05 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssmary.foley@oregonstate.eduCopyright 2010, Oregon State Universityhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/5308Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:52:05 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/5308http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4795Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:32:00 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4795http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4619Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:52:10 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4619http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4618Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:29:51 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4618http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4617Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:29:50 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4617http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4615The invention relates to the detection of Chlamydia and to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Chlamydia infections in animals. The invention includes the use of Chlamydia proteins that show enhanced expression in the reticulate body (RB) stage relative to the elementary body (EB) stage of the Chlamydia life cycle. These proteins are not present at detectable levels in the EB form using current immunological techniques and are thus said to be "infection-specific." Certain of these infection-specific proteins are found in the inclusion membrane of the infected cell, and so have b...Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:29:46 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4615http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4614Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:29:46 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4614http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4204Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:02:53 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4204http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4203 The evaluation of joint function is important in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and diseases that affect joint function. Typical methods of evaluation rely on a displacement of a limb by a clinician or physician who applies a force to produce the displacement. The usefulness of such methods of evaluation is limited because of the subjective nature of both the force and the displacement measurements, and meaningful comparisons of measurements by different clinicians/physicians or of measurements before and after therapy are not possible. As a result, such measureme...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:02:47 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/4203http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3485Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:11:00 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3485http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3484Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cells operate at temperatures exceeding approximately 500 C. Large Scale systems generate enough heat so that heat rejection to the environment is a major design challenge. However, small scale SOFC because of their high surface area-to –volume ratio needs thermal management techniques that restrict the loss of heat to the environment. High performance insulation material is one of several methods that must be used to manage heat loss from the small SOFC package size. The development of this invention is that it allows small business package sizes that inc...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:10:57 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3484http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3483Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:10:56 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3483http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3482Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:10:56 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3482http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3481 Multi-precision multiplication methods over GF(2.sup.m) include representing a first polynomial and a second polynomial as an array of n words. A recursive algorithm may be used to iteratively decompose the multiplication into a weighted sum of smaller subproducts. When the size of the smaller subproducts is less than or equal to a predetermined size, a nonrecursive algorithm may be used to complete the multiplication. The nonrecursive algorithm may be optimized to efficiently perform the bottom-end multiplication. For example, pairs of redundant subproducts can be identified and excl...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:10:55 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3481http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3480 The Multi-Scale Transport and Reaction Enhancement Device (MTRED) is an apparatus designed to maximize the efficiency of transport processes. These include mass, momentum and energy transport with specific possibilities for enhancing bio and catalytic reactions. This type of medium is depended upon the type of transport enhancement desired. The bifurcating channel pattern provides higher transport efficiency, compared to that of a parallel channel pattern with the same terminal channel dimensions, through (1) a decrease in pumping power and (2) a decreased transport resistance. This p...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:10:54 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3480http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3419Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:36 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3419http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3418Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:36 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3418http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3417 In modern integrated-circuit design, it is possible to integrate digital, analog, and RF circuitry onto a single chip. As a result of such integration, however, digital circuitry can inject noise through the common substrate that affects the sensitive analog and RF circuitry. This substrate noise coupling can severely degrade the performance of noise-sensitive circuits. In view of the issues and concerns described above, various substrate modeling methods and apparatus are disclosed. One of the disclosed methods comprises determining scalable Z parameters associated with at least two ...Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:35 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3417http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3416Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:32 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3416http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3415Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:30 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3415http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3414 In pears and apples losses due to postharvest disease has been estimated to be approximately 9-10 million dollars per year in the United States. Much of the pre- and postharvest loss is due to fungal diseases, such as molds and rots, therefore there is an urgent need for reducing these losses in the United States. The present invention provides compositions and methods for biological control of fungal diseases of agricultural commodities such as pome fruits. The invention provides yeast compositions for biological control of a fungal disease of an agricultural commodity comprising...Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:29 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3414http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3256 This invention describes an instrument for making both fluorometric and spectrophotometric images of plants. The instrument includes two sources of electromagnetic radiation, optical components to direct the radiation, excitation and emission filters, and an imaging device. Applications: The instrument can be used to produce high-resolution spectrophotometric images of living plants by correcting for water path length. Advantages: This instrument will allow for large number of plants be screened rapidly by fluorometry while use of the slower spectrophotometric analysis can be used o...Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:29:16 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3256http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3251Fire Blight is a destructive necrotic plant disease that affects a wide range of hosts in the rose family and is a significant problem in pear and apple orchards. The inventors have demonstrated that the growth of Erwina Amylovora, which causes fire blight disease, is inhibited by organic compounds known as vinylglycines. These compounds include the Germination-Arrest Factor (GAF), described in previous OSU invention 08-07, which has been identified by OSU inventors as a specific active compound, FVG. FVG and the bacteria that produce FVG can be used as agents for inhibiting of the gro...Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:23:35 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3251http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3250Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:23:34 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3250http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3249 In recent years there has been a steady increase in grassy weed seed contamination in Oregon. This invention is related to biocontrol of weeds, particularly grassy weeds in grass seed cropping systems. The invention utilizes specific Pseudomonas fluorescens strains, specific genes and a specific bioherbicide molecule (Germination-Arrest Factor, GAF) whose biosynthesis is controlled by those genes, to control weeds. GAF and GAF-producing bacteria have the potential of providing a new and specific method for the control of grassy weeds in grass-seed production fields, thereby reducing s...Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:23:29 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3249http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3240Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:49:59 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3240http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3237Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:10:51 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3237http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3236While preserving utility wood polls with chemical treatment significantly prolongs the service life of these and other treated products, these materials are increasingly becoming a subject of concern at the end of their life cycles. The Environmental Protection Agency currently regulates disposal of treated wood using a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Profile, TCLP, in which materials for disposal are subjected to a leaching procedure. Most wood is treated with pentachlorophenol and majority of wood that needs to be disposed will fail under TCLP requirement. This invention proposed a...Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:10:50 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3236http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3172Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:42:20 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3172http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3170Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:17 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3170http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3169 Weatherford is a soft white winter wheat released by Oregon State University. This variety is resistant to stripe rust and foot rot, susceptible to take-all, and moderately resistant to cephalosporium stripe. In addition, it has good milling quality and average baking characteristics. Wheatherford wheat is available as an open release. -98-06Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:11 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3169http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3168 Connie's yields are similar to those of soft white winter wheat. Connie is especially adapted to growing conditions in the Pendleton and Umatilla areas, which means Pendleton Flour Mills will be able to buy the wheat from local growers.Connie wheat is available as an open release. Additional Inforamtion (publications, web sites) http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/1998/Jul98/durum.htm http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/wheat/reports/owc0101.pdf -98-05 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:11 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3168http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3167Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:09 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3167http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3166Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:08 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3166http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3165Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:05 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3165http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3164Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:05 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3164http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3159Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:59:55 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3159http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3148This invention includes methods for treating surfaces and articles to confer antimicrobial activity. Such articles and surfaces are particularly adapted for food contact use, such as food preparation or packaging. Antimicrobial activity is conferred by applying molecules of a polypeptide bacteriocin, e.g., nisin, such as by contracting the surface or article with a liquid solution of a bacteriocin or bacteriocin mixture. The bacteriocin molecules are attached to the surface or article via any means enabling the molecules to subsequently detach and lethally interact with susceptible bac...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:28 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3148http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3135Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:43:24 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3135http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3133Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:26:47 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3133http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3131Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:34:45 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3131http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3128 About 70 percent of the bacteria that cause infections in hospitals are now resistant to at least one of the drugs most commonly used for treatment. For example, some organisms are resistant to all approved antibiotics and can only be treated with experimental and potentially toxic drugs. Therefore, to stay ahead of the development of antibacterial drug resistances, there is a pressing necessity to identify new antibiotics, especially those with novel mechanisms of action, and methods of producing such antibiotics. This disclosure describes the molecular cloning of the pactamycin bi...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:27:57 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3128http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3127Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:16:30 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3127http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3126This invention utilizes the filamentous fungus Graphium sp., which is one of the few organisms known to grow on gaseous n-alkanes including; ethane, propane and n-butane. The fungus, while growing on n-alkanes, can cometabolically oxidize and degrade the gasoline oxygenate, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). Methods for bioremediation of MTBE-contaminated media and bioremediation systems which incorporate these organisms are included. Applications: MTBE is used as a gasoline oxygenate to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide from automobile exhaust. Current consumption of this compound in ...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:16:29 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3126http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3125Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:16:29 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3125http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3124Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:16:28 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3124http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3123Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:23:43 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3123http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3121Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:57:27 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3121http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3120Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:48:27 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3120http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3105Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:21:27 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3105http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3104 OSU inventors, Dr.Chih-hung Chang, Doo Hyoung Lee and Yu-Jen Chang have developed simple and general routs to form high performance inorganic electronic materials( semiconductors, insulators, conductors and luminescent materials) that are suitable for digital fabrication. This newly invented routs could be implemented through a variety of processing techniques including digital fabrication techniques such as inkjet printing, gravure, micro-pen, nano fountain- pen or blanket coating techniques like screen printing, spray coating, slide coating, slot coating, curtain coating and spin ...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:20:07 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3104http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3079Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:55:07 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3079http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3078Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:55:02 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3078http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3056Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43:19 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3056http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3055Current techniques for detecting lipid- generated aldehydes have the important disadvantage that they are not quantitative. This invention however provides a new analytical method that is capable of identifying, characterizing, and quantifying oxylipids-conjugated proteins in complex peptide mixtures. The invention provides a new group of reagents, Hydrazide-Functionalized Isotope-Coded Affinity Tag (HICAT), which include a biotin affinity moiety, a linker with either carbon-12 or carbon-13 and aldehyde-reactive moiety (either hydrazide or hydroxylamine). These two groups react with al...Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:48:48 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3055http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3054Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:20:30 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3054http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3053 The invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition for site specific delivery of drugs to the stomach or to small intestine. This pharmaceutical composition consists of enteric material composition that delivers drug into gastric fluid and into intestinal fluid. The specific enteric material composition allows gastric fluid to penetrate into the composition of the drug and drug to be released from the composition while still being in the stomach. This unique composition will allow the drug to be released in the stomach and part of the drug remaining in the composition is rapidl...Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:23:52 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3053http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3051Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:59:19 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/3051http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2769 The control of public health pests is critical for numerous vector-borne diseases over much of the world. Pest control is often difficult to achieve and there is a need for an effective pesticide capable of controlling a variety of pests, therefore, the development of safe and effective repellents and toxicants that contain natural products perceived by the public as environmentally friendly and safe are of significant public health importance in the fight against vector-borne diseases. This new compound, which represents an unidentified class of naturally-derived pesticides, will ...Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:23:22 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2769http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2766Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:23:41 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2766http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2764Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:11:18 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2764http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2763Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:37:56 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2763http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2759Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:09:27 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2759http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2757Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:49:34 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2757http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2752Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:30 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2752http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2751Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:29 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2751http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2750Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:29 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2750http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2749Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:27 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2749http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2748Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:26 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2748http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2747Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:26 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2747http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2746Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:25 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2746http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2745Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:25 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2745http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2744Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:24 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2744http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2743Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:24 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2743http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2742Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:23 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2742http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2741Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:49:23 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2741http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2739Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:30:44 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2739http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2737Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:44:24 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2737http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2726Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:14:13 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2726http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2725Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:45:47 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2725http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2712Researchers at OSU, Drs. Richard Peterson, Kevin Drost and Thomas Herron have developed a microtechnology-based heat actuated heat pumps for man portable cooling, vehicle cooling and distributed space conditioning. The key to portable applications of cooling is the development of a compact heat actuated heat pump that does not require electric power or shaft work. This eliminates the need for a portable power source needed by a vapor-compression cycle. Power sources (either batteries or power generators) tend to be heavy relative to the simple combustion equipment using in a heat actu...Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:50:04 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2712http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2704Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:03:51 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2704http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2703Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:02:06 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2703http://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2702Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:46:16 GMTmary.foley@oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.technologypublisher.com/technology/2702