Patents

Several outstanding advances and innovations have been achieved through rigorous university research. The University of Cyprus has recently obtained its first patents. This is a significant achievement since the commercialization of patents and import of the technology in the global market will bring important economic benefits to the University. What is more, the inventions patented by the academic researchers at the University constitute an integral part to the progress of the science and technology in Cyprus; such achievements strengthen the economy, create new jobs and enhance the welfare of the Cypriot population.
 
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
 
Prof. Panos Razis, from the Department of Physics, has acquired an international patent for a new biometric method for identifying characteristics (e.g. fingerprints), based on Fiberoptical CCDs technology. The patent is being developed by a newly established company, DactoLive ERMIS Research and Incubator Centre, which was created expressly for this reason.
 
  •  P. Razis, H. Rykaczewski, I. S. Vasiliev, V. S. Kaftanov, V. A. Minkin, A. I. Shtam,
    «Biometric Identification Method», International Application Number
    PCT/RU2005/000473
Prof. Angelos M. Efstathiou, in the Department of Chemistry, has registered 5 patents on catalytic anti-pollution technology. For the commercialization of this technology, the University of Cyprus has signed a 15 year trade agreement with the German company, Linde Engineering AG.
  •  A. M. Efstathiou, C. N. Costa, J.L.G. Fierro, «Catalyst for the Reduction of NO
    to N2 with Hydrogen under NOx Oxidation Conditions»
    1. Spanish Patent No. ES 2 192 985 B1 (2005)
    2. US Patent No. 7,105,137 B2 (2006)
  • A. M. Efstathiou, C. N. Costa, J.L.G. Fierro, «Novel Catalyst for the NO
    Reduction to N2 with the use of Hydrogen under Lean De-NOx Conditions»
    3. European Patent No. 1 475 149 B1 (2008)
  • A. M. Efstathiou, P. G. Savva, C. N. Costa, «Catalyst Containing Platinum and
    Palladium for the Selective Reduction of NOx with Hydrogen (H2-SCR)»
    4. European Patent Application No. EP 08018087
    (filed on October 15, 2008)
  • A. M. Efstathiou, G. Olympiou, «Catalyst Consisting of Platinum Supported
    on Chemically Promoted Magnesium Oxide and Cerium Dioxide Towards
    H2-SCR»
    5. European Patent Application No. EP 09007863.5
    (filed on June 16, 2009)
Members of the Department of Chemistry have been awarded three additional patents:
  •  A. D. Keramidas, A. Odysseos, A. ª. Papas.
    «Tocopherol Ester Compounds»
    US Patent No 6/716/873 B1 (April 6, 2004)
  • A. Hirsch, F. Beuerle, N. Chronakis, «Method of Synthesis of Water Soluble
    Fullerene Polyacids Using a Malonate Reactant»
    US Patent No. 2006/047167

The invention relates to methods for large-scale synthesis of substituted fullerene compounds, and in particular to methods for the synthesis of bis, tris
and higher adducts of C60. Several of these compounds have become potentially useful as pharmaceutical candidates for the protection of neurotoxic
injury. The water soluble fullerene hexaacids are effective antioxidants and have neuroprotective properties.
 
  • I. M., Warner, J. B., Schlenoff, C. P., Kapnissi, «Analytical Separations with
    Polyelectrolyte Layers, Molecular Micelles, or Zwitterionic Polymers»
    US Patent No. 7/314/550 (January 1, 2008)
This patent concerns, polymeric surfactants used in open-tubular capillary electrochromatography for chiral and achiral separations. In this approach,
fused-silica capillaries coated with thin films of physically adsorbed charged polymers are developed by use of a polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) coating procedure. The PEM coating is constructed in situ by alternating rinses with positively and negatively charged polymers, where the negatively charged polymer is a polymeric surfactant.

Faculty of Engineering
 
Prof. Michalis Averkiou, from the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, has filed two patent applications
in the area of tumor angiogenesis:
  • M. Averkiou, M. Lampaskis, K. Kyriakopoulou, «Respiratory-gated therapy
    assessment with ultrasonic contrast agents»
    European Patent Application (filed January 2009)
  •  M. Averkiou, M. Lampaskis, K. Kyriakopoulou, «Therapy assessment with
    ultrasonic contrast agents»
    European Patent Application (filed January 2009)
 
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