GPS Independent Lane Level Vehicle Localization
TS-069654 — Technology bundle containing T2025-148 and T2024-150.
The Need
Reliable vehicle localization is critical for autonomous and human-driven vehicles, especially in GPS-denied environments such as dense urban areas, tunnels, and off-road farms and construction sites. Current localization methods relying solely on GPS are prone to signal loss and inaccurac…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Javed, Nur Uddin; Ahmed, Qadeer
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
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
Method of repurposing spacecraft dust as an agricultural material
TS-067535 — The Need
In future decades, more people than ever will be spending time in space. Current crop production systems onboard spacecraft are not self-sustainable, relying on fertilizer and substrate materials that must be launched from Earth. These resupply missions can cost thousands of dollars per po…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Nastasi, Nicholas; Dannemiller, Karen
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Novel Quantitative Method to Detect Mold Growth in Buildings
TS-066963 — The Need
Exposure to mold in homes costs billions of dollars every year. Exposure is particularly harmful to the 8% of the United States population that suffers from asthma; a leading cause of disability in children. Currently, odor, visible mold growth, and dampness are the best indicators of mold…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Balasubrahmaniam, Neeraja; Bope, Ashleigh
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Dust Analysis: A Novel Approach to Monitoring Viral Spread
TS-066962 — The Need
Viral disease surveillance (e.g. influenza, SARS-CoV-2) in high-risk settings faces several challenges, such as asymptomatic carriers, incomplete reporting, resource limitations, and delayed diagnosis of traditional swab test methods. These challenges could allow a virus to silently spread…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Faith, Seth; Hull, Natalie; Nastasi, Nick; Renninger, Nicole
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Smartphone Detection Kit for Airborne Formaldehyde and Allergens
TS-066960 — The Need
Indoor air can be polluted by various sources, including building materials, furniture, cleaning products, and even people. Exposure to these resulting contaminants and allergens can lead to a variety of health problems, such as respiratory irritation, allergies, and even cancer. It is cur…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Parquette, Jonathan; Qin, Rongjun
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Color Correction System for Accurate Colorimetric Smartphone Measurements
TS-066957 — The Need
Colorimetric tests and remote image analysis are used in a wide range of industrial and medical applications. Digital image-based measurements made with smartphones are a promising platform to quantify colors at low cost, but suffer from inconsistency and errors caused by lens quality, sen…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Panescu, Jenny; Qin, Rongjun; Song, Shuang; Zhang, Guixiang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
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