Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University showcased its top inventors and researchers at an event sponsored by the Division of Research Office of Technology Transfer and Export Control.

The event exhibited the innovative work of Charles Magee and S. Satayanryan Dev, both of whom have patents licensed to various companies.

One of their patents is a device called a non-linear slotted waveguide for diverse applications, which can be used for in-shell egg pasteurization and other food products. Both inventors were named to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2022 Class of Senior Members.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University recently hosted an event to exhibit the innovative work of its top inventors and researchers.

The event, titled “IShow: FAMU Innovation Showcase – Inventing for the Future of our FAMULY,” was sponsored by the Division of Research Office of Technology Transfer and Export Control and held on September 8 at the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health.

Charles Magee, a professor of biological system engineering at the FAMU College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, has 10 U.S. patents, one co-patent, and six pending patents. Four of Magee’s patents are licensed to UVC CDE Technology LLC.

S. Satayanryan Dev, the Biological Systems Engineering Program chair, and his collaborators have a patent licensed to Microsystems First, Inc. Both Dev and Magee have been named to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2022 Class of Senior Members.

One of the patents created is an in-shell egg pasteurization device called a non-linear slotted waveguide for diverse applications.

This device can be used on live oysters, tomatoes, or blueberries as well, and shaped waveguide applicators may be oval, lens, or plum-shaped non-linear slots to improve the efficiency and efficacy of pasteurization.

With this invention, the egg industry could be transformed while maintaining the quality and functional attributes of the raw products.