Reed Held: Precision Practice Tool for Oboists
TS-067289 — The Need
Oboists often struggle with fundamental elements of their playing, such as pitch accuracy, phrasing, and response, due to the complexity of managing the instrument as a whole. Traditional practice methods may not allow for the isolated focus necessary to correct these specific issues. Ther…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Held, Abby
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
European Corn Borer mating Cage
TS-065465 — The Need: The agricultural sector faces persistent challenges in controlling pests like the European Corn Borer (ECB), which can devastate corn crops, leading to significant economic losses. Traditional methods often prove inadequate, necessitating innovative solutions to combat these destructive in…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Michel, Andrew; Basnagala, Suranga
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Adjustable Squatting Device for Constipation
TS-063959 — The Need
Millions of individuals suffer from constipation due to the inability to relax pelvic floor muscles during bowel movements, leading to discomfort and strained efforts. Current solutions, like the Squatty Potty, lack adjustability and portability, limiting their effectiveness for a diverse …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ruegsegger, Mark; Chakraborty, Subhankar; Gluzman, Isabella; Li, Yiqun; Piatkowski, Stephen; Puri, Raima
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
Method to Create Patterned Thin Films of Lithium Niobate for Hybrid Integrated Photonics
TS-062492 —
Photonic integration is driven by demand for smaller size, lower cost, lower power consumption, easier assembly, higher reliability, and greater data density in modern photonic devices and systems. Among the many platforms, silicon photonics is particularly promising for photonic integration due t…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Reano, Ronald; Chen, Li
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
3-D Printed Small Insect Aspirator
TS-062360 — The Need: In modern research, entomologists, biologists, and other scientific professionals often encounter the challenge of efficiently collecting small insects for study and analysis. Traditional methods are time-consuming, potentially damaging specimens, and can lead to inaccurate results. There …
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Haller, Angel; Basnagala, Suranga; Lewis, Maggie; Michel, Andrew
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Advance Washing Machine Performance: Improved Cleaning Efficiency with Superior Fabric Protection
TS-062352 — The Need
In today's fast-paced world, efficiency is essential in meeting the growing demands of modern living. Conventional washing machines struggle to meet these demands, with long load cycles that sometimes require additional washing cycles. These wash cycles also damage clothing fibers, wea…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Sastry, Sudhir; Mok, Jin Hong
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Semi-crystalline Polymer Nanocomposite and Foam Structure and Method for Making the Same
TS-038002 — A new way to create polymer nanocomposite foam structures with enhanced mechanical properties.
Nanotechnology is a constantly growing field, and has a vast potential to change the world for the better. One of the many things products that the nanotechnology field has given to us is the polymer nanocomposite and their foams. This foam has a greater value than traditional plastic foams, since…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Lee, L James; Chiu, Debbie Yven; Fu, Dajiong; Li, Dachao; Yen, Ying-Chieh
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Method to enhance light extraction efficiency in tunnel-injected III-Nitrate ultraviolet LEDs
TS-037365 — A novel method to enhance the transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic polarized light via relfective surfaces on top of a tunnel junction based LED structure.
III-Nitride ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) have a variety of promising applications, including sterilization and water purification. Currently, UV LEDs use an absorbing p-GaN top layer for hole injection, which reduces light extraction efficiency to lower than 20%. UV light emissions …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; Akyol, Faith; Jamal-Eddine, Zane; Zhang, Yuewei
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Child-Resistant Lock for Spray Bottles
TS-021847 — A child-resistant trigger lock for spray bottles that automatically reengages after use.
According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database, 267,269 children (≤ 5 years of age) were treated in US emergency rooms for household cleaning product-related injuries between 1990-2006.1 Spray bottles, which accounted for 40.1% of these cases, were the most likely prod…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Gill, Carolina; Lilly, Blaine; Lothrop, Thornton; Shim, Scott
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"