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…
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- 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…
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- Inventors: Kassas, Zak; Kozhaya, Sharbel
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
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…
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- Inventors: Brocanelli, Marco
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
A Method for Accurate Cross Band Channel Prediction
TS-068476 — The Need
Modern wireless networks, including 5G and future 6G systems, rely heavily on accurate channel prediction to ensure efficient and reliable communication. Frequency Domain Duplexing (FDD) systems face challenges in accurately predicting downlink channels from uplink channels, particularly in…
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- Inventors: Banerjee, Avishek; Athreya, Kannan; Parthasarathy, Srinivasan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
A Scalable Method for Minimizing Beam-Training Overhead in mmWave Communications
TS-068475 — The Need
As mmWave technology becomes the backbone of 5G and other advanced communication systems, the demand for fast, reliable, and scalable beamforming solutions has surged. Traditional beam-training methods are computationally intensive and time-consuming, leading to delays in establishing high-…
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- Inventors: Athreya, Kannan; Chen, Wei-Han; Liu, Xin; Parthasarathy, Srinivasan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Passive Optical-to-RF Conversion for Secure Eavesdropping on Optical Wireless Communication Systems
TS-068474 — The Need
As Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) systems become increasingly prevalent, there is a growing demand for innovative signal conversion techniques that enhance communication capabilities while addressing security vulnerabilities. Conventional methods of optical-to-RF signal conversion rel…
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- Inventors: Liu, Xin; Song, Guanqun; Zhu, Ting
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Self-Calibration Technique for mmWave Antenna Arrays Based on Everyday Communication Behaviors
TS-068472 — The Need
The increasing adoption of mmWave technologies in 5G, IoT, and other advanced communication networks highlights a critical need for cost-effective, efficient, and scalable antenna calibration solutions. Traditional calibration methods rely on expensive laboratory setups and specialized equi…
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- Inventors: Athreya, Kannan; Chen, Wei-Han; Liu, Xin
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
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…
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- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Panescu, Jenny; Qin, Rongjun; Song, Shuang; Zhang, Guixiang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
A Cybersecurity Vulnerability Prioritization System Including Identifying "Super-Critical" Vulnerabilities, predicting "Dark Host" Vulnerabilities, and Addressing Economic Costs
TS-066063 — Our cybersecurity vulnerability maintenance system stands as a pillar
of modern security strategy, transforming reactive security measures into a preemptive defense mechanism. This integration
of technology and economics ensures that your most critical assets are protected efficiently and effectively, making it an invaluable tool for any organization serious about security.
In today’s hyper-connected world, the escalation in cyber threats poses significant risks to organizational data and systems. Vulnerabilities within network infrastructures can lead to massive security breaches, as demonstrated by incidents like the 2017 Equifax hack. Effective vulnerability…
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- Inventors: Allen, Theodore; Liu, Enhao
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Monolithically Integrated Tunnel Junction-Based GaN Light Emitting Transistors
TS-065398 — Emissive display technologies (e.g., OLEDs) are display technologies that emit light directly to produce images. Unlike reflective displays, which rely on external light sources, emissive displays generate light, resulting in vibrant and high-contrast visuals. These next-generation displays are used in several applications, including mobile devices, AV/VR headsets, and wearable devices.
Although emissive displays are integrated into many electronic devices, they face some challenges. One of the primary issues is the integration of LEDs and electronic drivers when scaling into mesa dimensions. The mesa is a crucial parameter in display manufacturing as it determines the size of th…
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- Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; Jamal-Eddine, Zane; Joishi, Chandan "Chandan"; Rahman, Sheikh Ifatur
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Bio-Matched Horn: A Novel 1-9 GHz On-Body Antenna for Low-Loss Biomedical Telemetry with Implants
TS-065135 — The use of wearable health devices has more than tripled in recent years due to the ability of these products to collect health data to detect potential health events (e.g., heart attacks), manage chronic diseases, and track physical activity. Wearable technologies have been shown to decrease the nu…
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- Inventors: Blauert, John; Kiourti, Asimina
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Stretchable Broad Impedance Bandwidth RFID Tag Antenna
TS-064336 — Introducing innovative stretchable RFID devices with a broad impedance bandwidth, addressing the critical limitations
of existing RFID systems in environments with variable characteristics.
Current passive UHF RFID systems falter in environments with fluctuating pressure, stress, and temperature due to their sensitivity to antenna deformation caused by changes in dielectric constant. A pressing need exists for stretchable RFID devices capable of operating seamlessly in diverse condit…
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- Inventors: Burkholder, Robert; Kiourti, Asimina; Shao, Shuai; Volakis, John
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
High-K Dielectric barriers to suppress internal photoemission photocurrents
TS-063471 —
In an increasingly digital world, the demand for efficient and reliable photodetectors is paramount. These devices are critical for a variety of applications, from medical imaging to defense systems. However, traditional photodetectors often struggle with low UV-visible rejection, limiting their e…
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- Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; McGlone, Joseph "Joe"; Wriedt, Nathan
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Monolayer Etching of Wurtzite GaN/AlGaN/AlN Using Cyclic O2 Plasma and Atomic Ga/Al Flux Exposure
TS-063466 —
In the rapidly evolving world of semiconductor technology, there is a growing demand for efficient and precise methods of etching Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based semiconductors. Traditional wet and dry etching processes often damage the GaN, compromising the quality and performance of the final produc…
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- Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; Dheenan, Ashok; Rahman, Sheikh Ifatur; Wriedt, Nathan
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
System and Method of Securing Vehicle-Pavement Interaction (Tago)
TS-063169 —
Road safety is a paramount concern. Unpredictable road conditions, such as bumps and uneven surfaces, can pose significant risks to drivers. There is a pressing need for a technology that can sense and alert drivers about these road surface conditions in real-time, enhancing safety and improving t…
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- Inventors: Athreya, Kannan; Sun, Wei
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Broadband Sliding-Mode Outphasing Power Amplifier with High Efficiency
TS-063155 —
With the rapid growth in modern communication, transmitter systems must use a wider fraction of the spectrum, to support the continuously increasing data rate. In addition, signals with large peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) are used in communication systems to increase the spectral efficiency. …
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- Inventors: Roblin, Patrick; Mikrut, Dominic
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
3D subwavelength photonic detector coupled with dielectric resonator antenna
TS-063055 — New LWIR detector combining a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a semiconductor absorber for improved signal, noise, and speed performance
Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) detectors are crucial in various fields, but traditional detectors face significant drawbacks in terms of size, thermal noise, and coupling efficiencies. Current detectors use cryogenic cooling in the form of mercury cadmium telluride (MCT), a significant drawback d…
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- Inventors: Krishna, Sanjay; Ball, Christopher; Kazemi, Alireza; Ronningen, TJ; Shu, Qingyuan
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Counterattacking Smart Contract Exploits: An Active Defense Approach
TS-063027 — The Need
Smart contracts have revolutionized the way transactions are conducted, but their unique nature makes them susceptible to exploitation. Despite extensive efforts in vulnerability identification, exploitable vulnerabilities persist, resulting in substantial financial losses. To mitigate thi…
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- Inventors: Lin, Zhiqiang; Morales, Marcelo
- Licensing Officer: Mess, David
Antimonide based Separate Absorption Charge and Multiplication Avalanche Photodiode
TS-062892 — A room temperature, ultra-high gain (M=278, λ=1550 nm, V=69.5 V, T=296 K) linear mode avalanche photodiode (APD) on an InP substrate using a GaAs0.5Sb0.5/Al0.85Ga0.15As0.56Sb0.44 separate absorption charge and multiplication (SACM) heterostructure.
An APD is a semiconductor-based analog of the photomultiplier. APDs exploit the impact ionization phenomenon and transform infrared (IR) light (l > 850 nm) into photocurrent. APDs have wide applicability; however, existing APDs have insufficient sensitivity and relatively high excess noise an…
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- Inventors: Krishna, Sanjay; Jung, Hyemin; Lee, Seunghyun
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
A Novel MIMO Architecture for Multi-user Power line communication
TS-062843 — This MIMO-PLC architecture is the first scalable MIMO architecture on a single power line. It improves the throughput for power line communication (PLC) by utilizing the existing power delivery infrastructure and allows for high data rates in rural areas.
Home networking and the Internet of Things (IoT), especially voice and video communications, require high throughput, reliable coverage, and sustainable connectivity. However, the performance is dramatically decreased when the wireless signals go through the walls and ceilings. The densely deploye…
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- Inventors: Athreya, Kannan; Chen, Bo; Guruvenkata, Vivek; Sun, Wei
- Licensing Officer: Mess, David
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