Intermediate Steel Alloy for Joining Steel to Aluminum
TS-069805 — The Need
Welding or bonding steel to aluminum is challenging due to the formation of brittle Fe-Al intermetallic compounds, which weaken the joints. Current methods require alternative, costly joining processes. There is a critical need for a solution that allows the use of traditional welding tech…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhang, Wei; Walker, Luke
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Bulk Ferroelectric Thermal Switch
TS-069780 — The Need
Efficient thermal management is crucial in various industries, yet current solutions often fall short in terms of performance and adaptability. There is a significant need for a technology that can effectively control heat flow in bulk materials, enhancing the efficiency of systems ranging…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Heremans, Joseph; Wooten, Brandi
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Compact, High-Speed Data Acquisition System for Rotating Equipment
TS-069658 — The Need
In both laboratory and industrial settings, obtaining accurate measurements from rotating equipment is challenging due to the limitations and high costs associated with electrical slip rings and wireless telemetry. Industries such as power transmission, gearing, turbines, and shafts requir…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Hong, Isaac
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Advanced LEO Satellite-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing Solutions
TS-069653 — Technology Bundle: T2025-037, T2025-053, T2025-055
The Need
Current global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) face significant challenges, including signal vulnerability to interference, limited coverage in urban and remote areas, and insufficient accuracy for high-precision applications. There is a critical need for more robust, accurate, and rel…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kassas, Zak; Kozhaya, Sharbel
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
New Star Outphasing RF Power Amplifier with High Efficiency and Backoff
TS-069652 — The Need
Current radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers often struggle with efficiency at varying power levels, leading to increased energy consumption and operational costs. This new RF outphasing power amplifier (OPA) addresses the need for high efficiency at peak and backoff power levels, making …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Roblin, Patrick; Mikrut, Dominic
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Single-Input Mixer and LO Free Drivers for Outphasing RF Power Amplifiers
TS-069651 — The Need
Current outphasing radio-frequency (RF) power amplifiers require multiple RF inputs, making them complex and costly. The generation of multiple modulated RF signals increases power dissipation and cost, limiting their attractiveness for widespread use. There is a need for a simplified solu…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Roblin, Patrick
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
3-Stage Membrane Processes for CO2 Capture from Flue Gases
TS-069650 — The Need
The urgent need to mitigate climate change has driven the demand for efficient carbon capture technologies. Current methods often fall short in achieving high capture rates and purity levels, especially for industrial applications. This technology addresses the critical need for a scalable…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Han, Yang; Ho, W.S. Winston
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Elastocloric Dehumidifier for Atmospheric Water Harvesting
TS-069524 — The Need
Global water scarcity is a critical issue, with many regions lacking access to clean and reliable water sources. Traditional water harvesting methods are often energy-intensive and inefficient. There is a pressing need for innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient technologies to extra…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: LaRocco, John; Simonis, John; Tahmina, Qudsia
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Enhanced Butanol Production via Engineered Clostridium Strains
TS-069522 — The Need
The biofuel and biochemical industries face challenges in efficiently converting fermentation byproducts, such as butyrate, into higher-value products like butanol. Traditional methods often result in the accumulation of waste products, limiting overall process efficiency and economic viab…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Moore, Curtis; Yang, Shang-Tian "ST"
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Novel Efficient Butanol Production without CO2 Emission
TS-068795 —
The Need
Renewable energy resources have gained global interest due to environmental issues, climate change, oil price and supply volatility, and decreasing nonrenewable fossil fuel sources. Butanol is a biofuel alternative that can provide a higher heating value, lower volatility, polarity, cor…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Yang, Shang-Tian "ST"
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Sustainability-Aware Management of Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Fleets
TS-068477 — The Need
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are critical to modern, highly automated environments, operating 24/7 to optimize tasks, increase throughput, and meet demanding operational requirements. However, most task allocation and charging solutions focus solely on maximizing performance metrics like…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Brocanelli, Marco
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
A Method for Accurate Cross Band Channel Prediction
TS-068476 — The Need
Modern wireless networks, including 5G and future 6G systems, rely heavily on accurate channel prediction to ensure efficient and reliable communication. Frequency Domain Duplexing (FDD) systems face challenges in accurately predicting downlink channels from uplink channels, particularly in…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Banerjee, Avishek; Athreya, Kannan; Parthasarathy, Srinivasan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
A Scalable Method for Minimizing Beam-Training Overhead in mmWave Communications
TS-068475 — The Need
As mmWave technology becomes the backbone of 5G and other advanced communication systems, the demand for fast, reliable, and scalable beamforming solutions has surged. Traditional beam-training methods are computationally intensive and time-consuming, leading to delays in establishing high-…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Athreya, Kannan; Chen, Wei-Han; Liu, Xin; Parthasarathy, Srinivasan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Passive Optical-to-RF Conversion for Secure Eavesdropping on Optical Wireless Communication Systems
TS-068474 — The Need
As Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) systems become increasingly prevalent, there is a growing demand for innovative signal conversion techniques that enhance communication capabilities while addressing security vulnerabilities. Conventional methods of optical-to-RF signal conversion rel…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Liu, Xin; Song, Guanqun; Zhu, Ting
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Method for developing thick β-Ga2O3 films on (001) Ga2O3 substrates using (AlxGa1-x)2O3 buffer layer
TS-068473 — The Need
β-Ga2O3 has spurred substantial interest in semiconductors and transistors in high-power/high-frequency electronics and ultraviolet optoelectronics. However, there exists a critical challenge of growing high-quality, thick layers of gallium oxide (Ga2O3) on Ga2O3 substrates. Existing …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Hongping; Meng, Lingyu; Yu, Dong su
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Self-Calibration Technique for mmWave Antenna Arrays Based on Everyday Communication Behaviors
TS-068472 — The Need
The increasing adoption of mmWave technologies in 5G, IoT, and other advanced communication networks highlights a critical need for cost-effective, efficient, and scalable antenna calibration solutions. Traditional calibration methods rely on expensive laboratory setups and specialized equi…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Athreya, Kannan; Chen, Wei-Han; Liu, Xin
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Vision System Using MDP-Based Tracking for Automated Dimensional Analysis
TS-068440 —
Accurate measurement of physical attributes, such as dimensions, alignments, and surface features, is essential for ensuring quality and consistency across industries. Traditional measurement methods, often reliant on manual tools and human oversight, are time-intensive, prone to errors, and lac…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Allen, Theodore; Rodriguezbuno, Ramiro; Zhang, Yifei
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
RAFT Agents for Controlled Radical Polymerization of Biofunctionalized Polymeric Materials
TS-068081 — These RAFT agents enable synthesis of novel polymer materials with enhanced biocompatibility and tailored functionality, suited for a wide range of biomedical applications.
Background
The growing demand for biofunctionalized polymer materials in fields such as drug delivery and diagnostics requires precise control over polymer properties. However, current reagents for Reversible Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization struggle with achieving the ne…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Kulkarni, Anuja; Watkins, Davita
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Wearable Coils for Monitoring Human Body Kinematics
TS-067943 — Monitoring human physiological functions and performance during real-time activities is becoming increasingly popular in sporting and healthcare environments. Many studies now suggest that the quantitative evaluation of kinetic parameters, joint range of motion, heart rate, and breathing rate can be…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; Mishra, Vigyanshu
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Non-Contact Magnetocardiography for Measuring Cognitive Workload
TS-067810 — Work environments and other brain-intensive activities impose high demands on the cognitive and cerebral resources required to process vast amounts of information. This high demand can expose individuals to cognitive overload, which can be dangerous for their health and lead to errors and accidents.…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; Zhu, Keren
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
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