Zero Trade-Off Carbon Capture
TS-076602 — The Bio-inspired MOF Advantage
Industrial CO2 capture is widely deployed at point-source emissions—such as power plants and cement factories—as well as in emerging Direct Air Capture installations. The dominant commercial technology, liquid amine scrubbing, relies on strong chemical bonds to deliver high capture cap…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Wade, Casey; Bien, Caitlin
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Alkane Dehydrogenation with Value adding Product
TS-076593 —
Light olefins are essential feedstocks for polymers and other high-value chemicals, but conventional alkane dehydrogenation is energy-intensive and constrained by reaction equilibrium. High operating temperatures can reduce selectivity, accelerate catalyst degradation, and promote unwanted byprodu…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Fan, Liang-Shih; Cheng, Zhuo; Hu, Jason; Jiang, Xiaofeng
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Frame-Resolved Ultrasonic Imaging for Weld and Defect Inspection
TS-076522 —
Manufacturers across aerospace, energy, transportation, and advanced manufacturing sectors require reliable methods to inspect critical components without destructive testing. Conventional ultrasonic inspections often provide only bulk through-thickness information, making it difficult to isolate …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Bourgeois, Desmond; McGinnis, Sean
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
High-Performance Lightweight Polypropylene Foams via Pressure-Induced Structuring
TS-076188 —
Polypropylene (PP) is an attractive engineering polymer due to its low cost, recyclability, chemical resistance, and favorable processing characteristics. However, conventional PP is notoriously difficult to foam because of its low melt strength and highly crystalline structure, often resulting in…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Lee, L James; Chiu, Debbie Yven; Fu, Dajiong; Li, Dachao; Yen, Ying-Chieh
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Non-Metallic Composite Coupling System for Reinforced Concrete Bars
TS-076011 —
Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement is increasingly being adopted in infrastructure and construction applications due to its corrosion resistance and durability. However, joining or terminating these reinforcement elements remains a significant challenge. Many established coupling and anc…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kalush, Patrick; Sezen, Halil
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Passive Vortex Flow-Control Device for Vehicle Drag Reduction
TS-075721 —
Transportation manufacturers continue to face increasing pressure to improve vehicle energy efficiency, extend electric vehicle range, and reduce emissions without adding significant cost, weight, or system complexity. While passive aerodynamic features such as strakes and deflectors are commonly …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Disotell, Kevin
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
In-Server Advanced Cooling Architecture for AI Data Centers
TS-075686 —
The rapid growth of AI training and high-performance computing workloads is driving chip power densities beyond the capabilities of many conventional cooling approaches. Data center operators face a difficult tradeoff between supporting next-generation high-power processors and controlling the sub…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Wang, Jin; Fan, Junchong; Yao, Yuzhou
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Autonomous Path Planning for Robotic Incremental Forging Operations
TS-075600 —
Incremental forging offers manufacturers a flexible route to produce near-net-shape components without dedicated dies, but process planning remains highly dependent on operator expertise, trial-and-error development, and time-consuming programming. As part geometries become more complex, determini…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Wright, Colton; Daehn, Glenn; Groeber, Michael; Thurston, Brian
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Saccharide Based RAFT Agents: Enabling the Next Generation of Biocompatible Smart Polymers
TS-075519 — A galactose-based RAFT chain transfer agent (Gal-RAFT) that incorporates a sugar moiety at the polymer terminus
, enabling the synthesis of well-defined polymers with an integrated carbohydrate handle for subsequent biological applications.
Overview
Most commercial RAFT agents are designed for polymerization control, including but not limited to chain length, architecture, and dispersity, and lack biologically relevant functionality for advanced drug delivery and targeting. Hence, incorporating a targeting molecule requires separate …
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Kulkarni, Anuja; Watkins, Davita
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Ontology-Based Fault Propagation Analysis for Safety-Critical Systems
TS-075450 —
Safety-critical systems in industries such as energy, aerospace, industrial automation, and advanced manufacturing are becoming increasingly complex, integrating hardware, software, controls, sensors, and communication networks. Existing fault analysis methods are often domain-specific and require…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Diao, Xiaoxu; Smidts, Carol
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
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