Wireless Sensor-Actuator-Coupled Gustatory Interface for Remote Tasting
TS-072321 — The Need
Current virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) platforms lack integration of gustatory (taste) sensations, limiting user immersion and sensory engagement. Existing human-machine interfaces focus primarily on visual, auditory, and haptic feedback, neglecting the chemical dimension of taste. T…
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- Inventors: Chen, Shulin; Jia, Yizhen; Li, Jinghua; Liu, Tzu-Li
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Novel Material with Enhanced Selectivity for Biofuel Cell Sensing Surfaces
TS-072320 — The Need
Current biofuel cell sensors suffer from poor selectivity and accuracy due to fluctuations in ionic strength and pH at the sensing interface. These environmental changes can significantly interfere with sensor readings, limiting reliability in medical diagnostics, energy generation, and env…
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- Inventors: Li, Jinghua; Jia, Yizhen; Liu, Tzu-Li
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Flexible Light-Addressable Sensor for High-Resolution Physiological Mapping
TS-072319 — The Need
Current methods for mapping electrical potential gradients in biological tissues, such as the brain, rely on high-density electrode arrays fabricated via costly microfabrication techniques. These rigid devices struggle to conform to complex tissue morphologies, limiting their effectiveness …
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- Inventors: Li, Jinghua; Chen, Shulin; Jia, Yizhen; Liu, Tzu Li; Wang, Qi
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Propagation-Based Fault Detection and Sensor Optimization for Complex Industrial Systems
TS-072175 — The Need
Modern industrial and energy systems are increasingly complex, making timely fault detection and discrimination critical for safety, reliability, and cost control. Existing fault diagnosis methods often struggle with transient states, require extensive historical data, or lack interpretabil…
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- Inventors: Smidts, Carol; Diao, Xiaoxu; Li, Boyuan
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Wearable Magnetoinductive Smart Textiles for Real-Time Muscle Health Monitoring
TS-072052 — The Need
Current wearable sensors for muscle health are limited in their ability to track real-time geometric changes in muscle size and shape, especially outside controlled laboratory environments. Existing solutions, such as force myography and ultrasound, either lack direct geometric insight or a…
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- Inventors: Coogle, Sam; Kiourti, Asimina
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Quantum Defect-Based Ultra-Sensitive Radiation Detection Platform
TS-071847 — The Need
Current fast neutron detection technologies suffer from inherently low sensitivity due to the limited interaction cross-section between neutrons and atomic nuclei. This restricts their effectiveness in critical applications such as nuclear security, radiation dosimetry, and advanced imaging…
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- Inventors: Cao, Lei Raymond; Johnston-Halperin, Ezekiel; Shoen, Luke
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
GRAFT-Stereo: Cost-Effective, High-Accuracy 3D Depth Perception
TS-071747 — The Need
High-accuracy 3D depth perception is critical for autonomous systems, but current stereo camera methods falter in complex outdoor environments. While LiDAR can improve accuracy, its effectiveness plummets when using sparse data from affordable, lower-beam sensors, making high performance …
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- Inventors: Chao, Wei-Lun "Harry"; Asare Boateng, Jeffery; Jeon, Sooyoung; Krishna, Sanjay; Musah, Tawfiq; Yoo, Jinsu
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
NeuroThread: Ultrathin Wire-Type Neurochemical Sensor for Real-Time CNS Monitoring
TS-071414 — The Need
Current neurochemical monitoring technologies are limited by bulky form factors, complex fabrication, and invasiveness, which restrict their clinical and research utility. Existing sensors often cause tissue damage, lack real-time resolution, and are costly to manufacture, impeding widespre…
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- Inventors: Li, Jinghua; Liu, Tzu Li
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Method to Determine Tremor Frequency from Deep Brain Stimulation Signals
TS-070304 — The Need
Current clinical methods for assessing tremor severity in patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders rely heavily on subjective, qualitative observations, such as evaluating hand-drawn spirals or observing motor tasks. These approaches lack precision, are difficult…
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- Inventors: Khan, Furrukh; Dalm, Brian; Novikov, David; Thomas, Evan; Zhao, Jessie
- 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
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