Stony Brook University Patents Issued - July 2025

The Office for Research and Innovation and Intellectual Property Partners (IPP) proudly celebrates all Stony Brook University inventors who dare to shape the future. Through dedication, ingenuity, and perseverance, they are transforming groundbreaking ideas into reality, embodying the spirit of innovation that defines our institution.

Today, we also recognize the following innovators for their recently issued patents:

Qingzhi Zhu, PhD, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Nitrogen Sensor Apparatus for Simultaneously Measuring Nitrate/Nitrite and Ammonium in Wastewater and Method of Operating Same

Gerald Smaldone, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine
Breath-Enhanced Nebulizer for Delivery of Aerosolized Drugs to Ventilated Patients

Jingfang Ju, PhD, Department of Pathology
Andrew Fesler, PhD, Department of Pathology
Young Hwa Song, PhD, Department of Pathology
Jun Chung, PhD, Department of Pathology
5-Halouracil-Modified microRNAs and Their Use in the Treatment of Cancer

Iwao Ojima, PhD, Department of Chemistry
Maurizio Del Poeta, MD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Cristina Lazzarini, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Krupanandan Haranahalli, PhD, Department of Chemistry
Yi Sun, PhD, Department of Chemistry
Anti-Fungals Compounds Targeting the Synthesis of Fungal Sphingolipids

Think you have an invention? Watch this video about how IPP works with Stony Brook University innovators to commercialize inventions.

Have any questions or concerns? Schedule an office hour appointment with a Stony Brook University technology transfer professional.

We wish you a successful and inventful July!