Standardized Testing Systems for Validating Commercial Dishwashing Performance
TS-074203 — Objective, repeatable evaluation of dishwashing tools and processes to strengthen sanitation outcomes and product performance.
Overview
Commercial food service operations struggle to consistently validate dishwashing performance for hydrophobic residues such as lipstick, which routinely evade conventional cleaning methods. Current assessment approaches rely on subjective visual inspection and lack standardized metrics, …
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Pascall, Melvin; Salian, Anusha; Simpson, Elliott
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Anatomy for Engineers Puzzle Box
TS-072035 — The Need
Traditional anatomy education often relies on passive learning methods that can limit student engagement, retention, and collaboration. Engineering students, in particular, may struggle to connect anatomical concepts to practical applications. There is a growing demand for innovative, activ…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Childers, Rachel
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Organizational Innovation Accelerator Program
TS-068445 —
In today’s fast-paced global economy, organizations must continually adapt to remain competitive. Yet, systemic barriers—both social and technical—frequently hinder innovation. High production pressure, limited opportunities for professional development, and reliance on third-par…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Maguire, Laura; Rayo, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Joint Activity Testing (JAT): A Testing & Evaluation Methodology for Human-Machine Teams
TS-068443 —
In high-stakes industries, the integration of humans and advanced automation systems demands evaluation methods that reliably predict performance under varying challenges. Current testing methods often focus on individual components, failing to assess how human-machine teams operate as a unit, par…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Morey, Dane; Rayo, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Buckeye Paws: Transforming Mental Health with Innovative Therapy Dog Intervention
TS-064833 — The Need: In today's high-stress environments, maintaining mental and emotional well-being is paramount for employees and students alike. Buckeye Paws addresses this crucial need by offering a unique therapy dog intervention designed to promote comfort, happiness, and resilience within The Ohio …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Steinberg, Beth; Justice, Mary; Mitchell, Aimee
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Remembrance & Renewal- Empowering Healthcare Teams with Relationship-Based Care
TS-064830 — The Need: In today's healthcare landscape, the management of oncology patients has evolved to resemble that of chronic illness, necessitating a shift towards holistic care models like Relationship-Based Care (RBC). As patients with chronic diseases, including cancer, live longer, healthcare prof…
- College: OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Inventors: Rettig, Amy "Amy"; Arpin, Rachel; Bohley, Kathy; Lambrecht-Stock, Emily
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Decision Support Tool for Prevention of Failure to Rescue Events
TS-064718 — A clinical decision support tool for minimizing failure to rescue events at hospitals.
Failure to rescue (FTR) is a serious issue in patient safety and healthcare quality for hospitalized patients. The term implies that rescue is possible, and death is, therefore, a failure. On any given day across the country, two-thirds of deaths in hospitals could be judged as preventable. In 2005,…
- College: OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Inventors: Garvey, Paula; Justice, Stephanie
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
Automatic Mechanical Assembly Loops/Stacks Detection
TS-064578 — This software solution revolutionizes the process of tolerance stack analysis in mechanical assemblies. It automatically detects and extracts tolerance stacks as the foundational step for precise tolerance analysis and schema generation.
This software solution revolutionizes the process of tolerance stack analysis in mechanical assemblies. It automatically detects and extracts tolerance stacks as the foundational step for precise tolerance analysis and schema generation.
The Need
Analyzing tolerance stacks in mechanical assembl…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Haghighi, Payam; Shah, Jami
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
The Persistence of Engineers in the Academy Survey (PEAS)
TS-064245 — The Need
In the landscape of academia, understanding and addressing the challenges faced by women tenure-track faculty in engineering disciplines is crucial for fostering diversity and inclusivity. The need to explore the factors influencing the persistence of these faculty members in the face of g…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Cox, Monica; Aldridge, Julie
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Evidence Based Guideline: Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Evaluation and Management
TS-064242 — The Need: In the fast-evolving landscape of healthcare, the need for evidence-based guidelines in the evaluation and management of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is paramount. With patients presenting diverse clinical profiles, there is a critical commercial demand for a comprehensive and reliable solution…
- College: OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Inventors: Blais, Danielle; Crestanello, Juan; Kaide, Colin; Lilly, Scott; Magorien, Raymond; Sood, Namita
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Permeable Concrete Vessel for Creating Floating Aquatic Habitats
TS-063987 — Wetlands are areas where water is constantly or near the surface constantly or periodically during the year. They are necessary for flood protection, freshwater quality improvement and supplies, shoreline erosion control, food production, and biodiversity. They act as oxygen generators and carbon si…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Boswell, Jacob "Jake"; Burris, Lisa; Koelsch, Martin "Marty"
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
SimPi: A Remote Power Platform for Simulation
TS-059056 — A platform for improving simulations across many industries.
Developing real-life simulations of disasters is vital for safety and reducing their financial impact; however, current simulation tools are bulky, expensive to implement, and require advanced technical skills to operate.
Simulations are essential for evaluating the potential impacts of disasters and for creating effective preparedness and response plans to facilitate organized and coordinated actions. Since response plans are not theoretical exercises, they must frequently be tested to be evaluated, adapted, and u…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Winfield, Scott; Beck, James; Finnegan, Geoff
- Licensing Officer: Hampton, Andrew
3D Clinical Image-based Pre-surgical planning Tool
TS-053757 —
Modernity has brought with it increased complexity in many areas of our lives, an important one being the healthcare industry. Surgical procedures require increased precision while employing intricate methods. With approximately 20 million surgeries performed each year in the United States alone, …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Powell, Kimerly; Adunka, Oliver; Hittle, Bradley; Keith, Jason; Kerwin, Thomas "Thomas"; Stredney, Donald; Wiet, Gregory
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
“Facing Takeoff”
TS-043241 — We have copyrighted material for a day-long workshop designed to help participants ease their fear of flying on a commercial passenger aircraft.
If you are an individual that is intersted in attending an upcoming workshop administered by The Ohio State University and its partners, please contact Dr. Brian Strzempkowski, Assistant Director - Center for Aviation Studies at strzempkowski.1@osu.edu or Dr. Shawn Pruchnicki, Assistant Professor of Practice - Center for Aviation Studies at pruchnicki.4@osu.edu.
Many people suffer from anxiety and fear when it comes to riding in commercial airplanes. The idea of being locked in a plane without the ability to choose when to get off is a major contributor to this problem. Additionally, those who are afraid of heights may also struggle with flying in airplan…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Young, Seth; Bloomster, Brent; Mulchaey, Mark; Pruchnicki, Shawn; Varga, Barbara
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Mobile Application to Reduce the Risk of Narcotics Abuse Through Patient and Provider Empowerment
TS-041604 — This mobile application for pain management provides simple tools for patients, providers and researchers to use during clinical trials. The app not only tracks the efficacy of each patient's treatment, it can provide additional information to supplement and support the needs of the clinical trial.
The recent opioid epidemic has devastated American cities and kills 91 Americans per day. 80% of these addicts start with prescription pain killers. Preventative strategies to lower opioid use must be developed as most state adopted regulatory measures have failed. The development of such preventa…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Chandawarkar, Rajiv; Capek, Allison
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Identifying the level of lupus patients’ comprehension of their medication regimens and disease outcomes
TS-040132 — A questionnaire used to understand a patient’s comprehension of their personalized medication plan and the disease fluctuation of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE).
Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue in its own body. The disease has a prevalance of twenty to 150 cases per 100,000 individuals, and is more common in females than in men. This chronic disease has no cure, and s…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Meara, Alexa; Ardoin, Stacy; Peters, Ellen
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Interactive Safety Training Tool
TS-040091 — The Interactive Safety Training Tool provides an immersive method of safety training for professionals and practitioners alike in the construction industry.
OSHA ranks falls as being one of constructions’ “Focus Four”, as falls are the number one cause of fatalities in the construction industry, accounting for around one-third of construction fatalities each year. The Center for Construction Research and Training calculated 6,858 dea…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Hrivnak, Melissa; Marston, Sheena
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Document and Results Management System
TS-040024 — Software for importing and organizing data into a patient's electronic medical record.
Electronic health records (EHR) are digital versions of a patient’s paper chart and provide real-time, patient-centered records that provide information instantly and securely to medical providers. In addition, data can be shared nationally with other providers with different specialties and d…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Sneddon, Jeffrey; Poeppelman, Nathan; Wong, Desmond
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Simple Suppers: An Educational Cooking and Nutrition Curriculum for Limited-Resource Families
TS-015226 — An extensive collection of inexpensive, well-balanced meals with an accompanying series of lessons packed with fun activities to advance nutritional knowledge and family engagement.
Food insecurity within a household is directly associated with a family’s lack of available resources. Low-income families can often find it difficult to provide enough food, which can cause a reduction in food consumption, disruptive eating patterns, or other unhealthy eating habits. When f…
- College: College of Education & Human Ecology
- Inventors: Gunther, Carolyn; Kennel, Julie; Rogers, Catherine "Katy"
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya