TAMPA, Florida, February 11, 2022. Inventors from around Florida gathered to honor the 2020 and 2021 inductees to the Florida Inventors’ Hall of Fame. A nomination process open to all inventors in the state of Florida selects the inductees each year. A Selection Committee of distinguished experts in the relevant fields of innovation reviews the nominees. An annual ceremony inducts the Nominees into the Hall of Fame, honoring their achievements and influence on society. Ceremony inducted both the 2020 and 2021 group of inventors. USF President Rhea Law gave acknowledgement to Anna Hendrix and her prolific patent activity for her medical startup company, Guardianmedtech, LLC.
Israel Morejon
The Hall of Fame inducted our good friend and longtime patent-collaborator Israel Morejon. Israel’s diverse work range from missile guidance, medical technologies, telecommunications and LED lighting. Patents granted for Israel include:
- 8,508,126 High efficiency solid state directional lighting including luminescent nanocrystal particles
- 8,362,677 High efficiency thermal management system for solid state lighting device
- 8,226,264 Series multi-group modular solid state lighting devices
- 8,115,375 Chromaticity tuned solid state lighting apparatus
- 8,079,718 Embeddable 2-D projection nano engine for personal projector
- 7,969,531 Integrated multi-function light guide for LCD backlighting
- 7,960,872 Side illumination light emitting diode lighting device
- 7,923,741 Semiconductor lighting device with reflective remote wavelength conversion
- 7,922,355 Solid state lighting device having effective light mixing and control
- 7,804,103 White lighting device having trichromatic wavelength conversion layers
- 7,236,534 Method and apparatus for noise reduction by spectral and subcarrier averaging
- 6,996,189 Symmetric spherical QAM constellation
- 6,925,112 Discrete multitone modem initialization system and method
Dr. Norma Alcantar
Another inductee, USF Professor Norma Alcantar innovates in the field of water and chemical treatment technologies. Through our university work, Smith & Hopen prosecuted the following patent grants:
- 10,946,056 Inhibition of formation of amyloid b-protein fibrils using cactus mucilage extracts
- 10,934,453 Cutin-like materials with advanced functionalities and methods of manufacture
- 10,766,790 Ammonia removal in freshwater and saltwater systems
- 10,660,315 Scaling-up off-flavor compound degradation using aquaculture reacting canister technology
- 10,391,135 Inhibition of formation of amyloid .beta.-protein fibrils using cactus mucilage extracts
- 10,253,208 Cutin-like materials with advanced functionalities and methods of manufacture
- 10,166,528 Ammonia removal in freshwater and saltwater systems
- 10,138,143 System for removing ammonia from a freshwater environment
- 10,125,037 Composition and method to reduce sediment and bacterial contamination from water
- 9,776,895 Cactus mucilage and ferric ions for the removal of arsenate (As(V)) from water
- 9,522,114 Enhanced targeted drug delivery system via chitosan hydrogel and chlorotoxin
- 9,163,374 Use of cactus mucilage as a dispersant and absorbant for oil in oil-water mixtures
- 8,501,338 Method of controlled delivery for use in electrochemical power sources
- 8,163,418 Method of controlled delivery for use in electrochemical power sources
- 8,034,302 Transparent conducting composites (TTCs) for creating chemically active surfaces
- 7,943,259 Method of controlled delivery for use of electrochemical power source
- 7,943,049 Water purification method using plant molecules
It is a privilege to both support and celebrate these amazing achievements. Congratulations Israel and Norma on your induction to the Florida Inventors’ Hall of Fame.
