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UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE

UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE's patent strategy reveals a surprising breadth beyond traditional academic research, with a significant focus on industrial applications like Aircraft Equipment (19.6% of portfolio) and Electric Motors & Generators (17.6%). While Peptides & Proteins saw a remarkable 300.0% growth in 2025, its complete decline so far in 2026, alongside other categories like Catalysts & Reactors and Therapeutic Activity (Pharma) also experiencing 100.0% declines, suggests a potential shift in priorities or a highly cyclical research output in certain areas.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

51 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 14 themes

Novel Protein & Fermentation Technologies

Methods and compositions for developing new protein sources (e.g., microbial, plant-based blends) or utilizing controlled fermentation processes to create novel food products, improve nutritional profiles, or enhance specific characteristics like texture or flavor.

Foods & Beverages
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10since 2023
+200.0%YoY
Advanced Motor Topologies

Development of novel motor architectures beyond traditional radial flux designs, including linear, axial, or multi-armature configurations, often to optimize for specific performance characteristics like torque density or form factor.

Electric Motors & Generators
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9since 2023
-75.0%YoY
Bioprocess Development for Proteins

Methods and systems for the efficient and scalable production, purification, and formulation of proteins and peptides, including fermentation, chromatography, and cell-based expression systems.

Peptides & Proteins
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7since 2023
+300.0%YoY
Alloy Coatings & Surface Treatment

Methods and compositions for applying metallic or alloy layers to a substrate, or modifying the surface of an alloy, to impart specific functional properties such as corrosion resistance, wear resistance, electrical insulation, or improved adhesion, without altering the bulk properties significantly.

Alloys
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4since 2023
0.0%YoY
Electric Propulsion Systems

Integration of electric motors, power generation, and distribution systems for propelling aircraft, including components for coupling motors to propellers and managing electrical power.

Aircraft Equipment
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4since 2023
new
Advanced Food Processing Methods

Techniques and equipment for transforming raw food materials into finished products, focusing on efficiency, quality, texture modification, or specific physical alterations like extrusion, drying, or selective material removal.

Foods & Beverages
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2since 2023
new
Lightweight Aluminum Alloys

Aluminum-based alloys developed for applications requiring low density combined with high strength, ductility, and formability, often involving specific alloying elements (e.g., Li, Mg, Si, Mn) and controlled aging or thermomechanical treatments.

Alloys
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2since 2023
new
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

Focuses on the development and application of novel materials, coatings, and manufacturing processes to improve the performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness of turbine engine components.

Steam / Gas Turbines
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2since 2023
new
High-Density Magnetic Component Integration

Techniques for designing and manufacturing compact, multi-functional magnetic components, such as inductors, transformers, and coils, often involving embedded structures, multilayer designs, or shared magnetic circuits to achieve higher power density or smaller form factors.

Magnets & Inductors
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1since 2023
n/a
Advanced Magnetic Powder Materials

Development and processing of metal powders with specific magnetic properties, including soft magnetic alloys, permanent magnet materials, and insulated powders for electronic components, often involving precise control of particle size, morphology, and composition.

Alloys
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1since 2023
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Advanced Adsorbent & Separation Media

Development of materials with tailored porosity, surface chemistry, or structure, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, or superficially porous particles, for selective adsorption, ion exchange, or chromatographic separations.

Catalysts & Reactors
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1since 2023
n/a
Emerging Contaminant Removal

Specific techniques and materials developed to remove persistent or difficult-to-treat pollutants from water, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), micropollutants, or specific industrial chemicals.

Catalysts & Reactors
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1since 2023
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Water & Wastewater Membrane Treatment

Membrane-based separation for water purification, contaminant removal, desalination, and wastewater treatment, including reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and forward osmosis modules.

Separation Processes (Filtration, Distillation)
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1since 2023
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Nucleic Acid-Based Therapies

Therapeutic strategies employing nucleic acids (DNA, RNA, oligonucleotides) to modulate gene expression, deliver genetic material, or interfere with disease-causing pathways. Includes gene therapy using viral vectors.

Therapeutic Activity (Pharma)
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1since 2023
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US 12465062 B2GRANTED
A23J1/14

Protein isolate

Filed:2023-10-24Pub:2025-11-11
Applicant:AVRIL

A process for producing a protein isolate from an oilseed meal, and the isolate thus obtained, said isolate comprising proteins and an amount of 4 wt % or less of phytic acid, said amount of phytic acid being by weight of proteins in said isolate. The process may comprise the following steps: a) providing an oilseed meal; b) mixing the oilseed meal with a first aqueous solvent to form a slurry at a pH ranging from 6 to 7.8, said slurry having a solid phase; c) separating said solid phase from said slurry, d) mixing said separated solid phase with a second aqueous solvent at a pH ranging from 1 to 3.5, preferably from 2 to 3, to form a mixture said mixture having a liquid phase; e) separating said liquid phase from said mixture formed in step d); f) f1) mixing the separated liquid phase to a phytase at a temperature and a pH suitable for phytase activity to obtain a mixture having a liquid phase and a solid phase; and/or f2) mixing the separated liquid to a salt, to obtain a resulting liquid composition having a molar concentration of said salt ranging from 0.05 M to 0.5 M, at a temperature ranging from 40° C. to 70° C., to obtain a mixture having a liquid phase and a solid phase; g) precipitating a solid phase from the liquid of step f) for example by a cooling down step of the mixture to a temperature of 30° C. or less; h) separating said solid precipitate from the liquid of step g) said liquid comprising a water-rich liquid phase and an oil-rich liquid phase; i) separating said water-rich liquid phase from said oil-rich liquid phase, j) subjecting said water-rich liquid phase obtained in step i) to one or several membrane filtration(s) to obtain a protein isolate; and k) optionally, drying said protein isolate to obtain a dry protein isolate.