MuAMO: an Intelligent Maintenance Optimization Framework for Safety-Critical Systems
TS-073254 —
Industries operating safety‑critical and asset‑intensive systems struggle to leverage the full value of disparate maintenance data sources. Current maintenance management and optimization tools operate in silos, limiting real‑time decision‑making, automation, and scalability. No existing s…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Smidts, Carol; Diao, Xiaoxu; Khafizov, Marat; Pietrykowski, Michael; Vaddi, Pavan Kumar; Zhao, Yunfei
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Cooperative Navigation Strategy for Safer, Smarter Urban Intersections
TS-073111 —
Urban intersections are among the highest‑risk environments for automated and human‑driven vehicles due to occlusions, complex right‑of‑way, mixed traffic, and inconsistent connectivity. On‑board perception alone often misses beyond‑line‑of‑sight actors, while centralized or game 
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Khan, Rahan; Ahmed, Qadeer; Hanif, Athar
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Image-Guided Incremental Bending of Orthopedic Fixation Plates for Personalized Fit
TS-073051 —
Surgeons routinely hand‑bend standard titanium or stainless‑steel fixation plates to conform to patient anatomy, a manual process that is time‑consuming, inconsistent, and prone to gaps, reversed bends, and unfavorable residual stress. Each of these factors can compromise fixation and outcom…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Daehn, Glenn
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Strain‑Activated Programmable Surfaces for Controlled Drug Delivery in Mechanically Regulated Diseases
TS-072945 —
Many mechanically mediated conditions such as vascular hypertension, glaucoma, and abdominal distension, present intermittent, unpredictable episodes that demand drug release only when symptoms emerge. Conventional platforms often leak at baseline, require external triggers, or cannot synchronize …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Yi
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Novel Bayonet Seatbelt Connector for Enhanced Vehicle Safety Systems
TS-071941 — The Need
Current automotive seatbelt systems, especially standard 3-point belts, often fall short in protecting occupants during complex side impacts and in emerging autonomous vehicle seating configurations. Existing solutions like inflatable belts and safety vests can be uncomfortable and are not …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dapino, Marcelo; Headings, Leon; Srinivas, Vivek
- Licensing Officer: Sharick, Joe
Quantum Defect-Based Ultra-Sensitive Radiation Detection Platform
TS-071847 — The Need
Current fast neutron detection technologies suffer from inherently low sensitivity due to the limited interaction cross-section between neutrons and atomic nuclei. This restricts their effectiveness in critical applications such as nuclear security, radiation dosimetry, and advanced imaging…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Cao, Lei Raymond; Johnston-Halperin, Ezekiel; Shoen, Luke
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
VerDiff: Automated Vulnerability Version Detection for Open Source Security
TS-071385 — The Need
Open source software is foundational to modern development, yet it introduces significant security risks due to outdated dependencies and inaccurate vulnerability advisories. Public databases often fail to identify all affected versions of software, leaving organizations exposed. With vulne…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Anwar, Md Sakib; Lin, Zhiqiang; Yagemann, Carter
- Licensing Officer: Mess, David
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
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 "Ted"; Rodriguezbuno, Ramiro; Zhang, Yifei
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Computational Design of Experiment Framework for Processing of Metal Alloys
TS-067792 — A software tool for optimizing the manufacturing process for metal alloys.
Metallic alloys are composed of a homogeneous mixture of two or more metals or of metals and nonmetal or metalloid elements to provide specific characteristics or structural properties. Alloys are used in many applications, such as aircraft, offshore drilling, automobiles, and others.
Obtaining t…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Alexandrov, Boian; Forquer, Matthew; Jang, Eun; Luo, Yuxiang; Stewart, Jeffrey
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
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