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Revolutionary Modular Nuclear Reactor Core for Space Exploration
TS-066252 — Rotating Fuel Core with Fuel Strip(s) ("ROFFUS") is an innovative modular nuclear reactor core designed to provide reliable and scalable power for advanced space missions.
Future space missions require dependable, high-output energy sources to support operations such as material processing, transportation, and thermal conditioning, particularly in challenging environments like the lunar poles where sunlight is scarce.
This advanced nuclear reactor core features a…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Smidts, Carol; Aldemir, Tunc; Cao, Lei Raymond; Horack, John; Khafizov, Marat
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Fluid Active Flow Control Enabled Variable Turbine Vane
TS-065423 — Turbine aircraft engines (jet engines) are a type of propulsion system commonly used in aviation. These engines operate on jet propulsion, where air is drawn into the engine, mixed with fuel, ignited, and then expelled at high speed to generate thrust. Jet engines are used in commercial and military aircraft, as well as helicopters.
While turbine aircraft engines offer higher efficiency and performance than their counterparts, there is still a need to improve efficiency and reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases. It’s estimated that jet engines account for over 2.5% of all CO2 emissions, and there are substantial …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Spens, Alexander; Bons, Jeffrey
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Wind speed and direction measurement system
TS-063362 — Introducing our Low-Drag Smart Tether System—the future of fluid speed and direction measurement. Experience unmatched accuracy, energy efficiency, and reliability, revolutionizing how we perceive and utilize wind data in the modern age.
In the realm of aerial technology, the demand for accurate, low-cost wind monitors that are both scalable and efficient has never been higher. Traditional methods, such as pitot tubes and cup-and-vane anemometers, are marred by issues like icing vulnerability, high energy consumption, and unsuitab…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dapino, Marcelo; Headings, Leon
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
SimpleFill Gas Pressurization Device
TS-063346 — A reliable compact device for efficiently compressing natural gas fuel for automobiles
Compressed gas is useful in a number of different applications such as propulsion in vehicles. The global Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) market was valued at $14.8 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $36 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 14.1%. Furthermore, the Natural Gas Vehicle market …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Cantemir, Codrin; Canova, Marcello; Chiara, Fabio; Durand, James; Fly, Gerald; Triberti, Matteo; Underhill, Robert
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Ported shroud centrifugal compressor modification for reduced noise and improved efficiency
TS-063345 — An improvement to the design of ported shrouds for centrifugal compressor resulting in reduced noise and improved efficiency
Implementing a ported shroud casing treatment is often used to extend the operating range of a centrifugal compressor. A centrifugal compressor is used in an engine to increase the pressure of the air entering the engine. This allows the engine to burn more fuel and air, producing more power. Cent…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dehner, Richard
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Grass Surrogate
TS-062844 —
Road departure is a serious threat to vehicle safety and can result in fatal accidents. To prevent road departure, some vehicles are equipped with a road departure mitigation system that can detect when a vehicle is about to leave the road and take corrective actions. However, there is a need for …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Chen, Chi-Chih
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Surrogates for Concrete Dividers
TS-062834 —
Road departure can be extremely dangerous for vehicles. Some vehicles are equipped with road departure mitigation systems to prevent this from happening. However, testing these systems can be difficult and costly, as it involves crashing vehicles into roadside objects.
The concrete divider surr…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Chen, Chi-Chih; Chen, Yaobin; Chien, Stanley; Lin, Jun; Sherony, Rini; Yi, Qiang
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Surrogates for Metal Guardrails
TS-062797 —
Road departures remain a significant source of traffic accidents. Tools for limiting road departures are needed to reduce accidents and improve safe driving conditions.
The Ohio State University researcher Dr. Chi-Chih Chen, along with a team of researchers, has developed a novel metal guardrai…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Chen, Chi-Chih; Chen, Yaobin; Chien, Stanley; Lin, Jun; Sherony, Rini
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Phasing of Turbine Engine Gearbox
TS-057725 — The angle at which the gears of a turbine engine are staggered can be manipulated to neutralize harmonic excitations produced by the engine.
The aviation industry is responsible for transporting over 4.5 billion people through 16 million flights in one year. Turbine engines contain a turbofan which has internal gears that are responsible for the internal vibrations an engine can experience. This harmonic excitation is responsible for t…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kahraman, Ahmet; McCune, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
SimpleFill Gas Pressurization Device
TS-054465 — A reliable compact device for efficiently compressing natural gas fuel for automobiles
Compressed gas is useful in a number of different applications such as propulsion in vehicles. The global Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) market was valued at $14.8 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $36 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 14.1%. Furthermore, the Natural Gas Vehicle market …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Chiara, Fabio; Canova, Marcello; Cantemir, Codrin; Durand, James; Fly, Gerald; Triberti, Matteo; Underhill, Robert
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
