Indicator Microbial Marker(s) to Track Indoor Respiratory Emissions
TS-070635 — The Need
We urgently need to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental controls in buildings to reduce viral transmission and to prioritize resources. In 2021, $200 billion dollars was allocated in the US to improving ventilation in schools in response to COVID-19, but without reliable …
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- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Modular Unit for Liquid Fuel Production from Natural Gas
TS-070633 — The Need
Stranded natural gas (SNG), a by-product of crude oil extraction, is often flared due to the high cost and logistical challenges of pipeline transport. Approximately 15 tons/day of SNG is flared from one oil well. This results in significant greenhouse gas emissions and wasted energy. With …
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- Inventors: Fan, Liang-Shih; Gun, Sudeshna; Jawdekar, Tanay; Joshi, Anuj; Kumar, Sonu; Lu, Cong-Wen; Paulson, Joel
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Novel Operational Strategies for Fixed-Bed Redox Chemical Looping Systems
TS-070630 — The Need
Fixed bed chemical looping systems offer operational simplicity and minimal attrition compared to moving bed systems, but they suffer from transient behaviors like feed breakthrough, uneven solid conversion, and coking. These issues compromise efficiency, scalability, and product consistenc…
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- Inventors: Fan, Liang-Shih; Joshi, Rushikesh Kishor; Sunny, Ashin
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Fixed-Bed Redox Chemical Looping for Clean Energy Syngas and Hydrogen
TS-070629 — The Need
Current industrial processes for hydrogen and syngas production—such as steam methane reforming and autothermal reforming—are energy-intensive, prone to catalyst coking, and economically viable only at large scales. These methods also struggle with CO₂ emissions and integratio…
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- Inventors: Fan, Liang-Shih; Joshi, Anuj; Joshi, Rushikesh Kishor; Kumar, Sonu; Sunny, Ashin
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Novel Hydrothermal Cathode Nanoparticle Synthesis Method for Fast-Charging Batteries
TS-070308 — The Need
Current lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials suffer from poor electronic conductivity and limited lithium-ion diffusion, especially under high-rate charging conditions. These limitations hinder the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) in demanding applications such as elect…
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- Inventors: Kim, Jung Hyun; Sayre, Jay; Singavarapu, Lakshmi Surag; Yap, Jun Wei
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Self-Powered In-Pipe UV Water Treatment System
TS-070306 — The Need
In many under-resourced or remote regions, access to safe drinking water is compromised by the lack of reliable electricity needed to power standard point-of-use (POU) treatment systems, such as UV disinfection units. Where clean water infrastructure is absent or unreliable, communities fac…
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- Inventors: Hull, Natalie; Belloni, Clarissa; Ma, Daniel; Nassar, Georgio
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Next-Gen 3D Nanostructures for Solar-Powered Chemical Processes
TS-070030 — The Need
Current photocatalytic technologies often require UV light for activation, limiting their efficiency and applicability under natural sunlight. Additionally, the short lifespan of photogenerated electrons and holes in TiO₂ nanoparticles hinders effective utilization. There is a need for a…
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- Inventors: Gouma, Pelagia "Perena"
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
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…
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- Inventors: Han, Yang; Ho, W.S. Winston
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Elastocloric Dehumidifier for Atmospheric Water Harvesting
TS-069524 — The Need
Global water scarcity is a critical issue, with many regions lacking access to clean and reliable water sources. Traditional water harvesting methods are often energy-intensive and inefficient. There is a pressing need for innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient technologies to extra…
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- Inventors: LaRocco, John; Simonis, John; Tahmina, Qudsia
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Enhanced Butanol Production via Engineered Clostridium Strains
TS-069522 — The Need
The biofuel and biochemical industries face challenges in efficiently converting fermentation byproducts, such as butyrate, into higher-value products like butanol. Traditional methods often result in the accumulation of waste products, limiting overall process efficiency and economic viab…
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- Inventors: Moore, Curtis; Yang, Shang-Tian "ST"
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Methods to produce high purity tritium gas
TS-067793 — The technology is a device and method for producing high purity tritium gas by irradiating a lithium composition within a gas cell that selectively allows tritium to diffuse while blocking other byproducts, ensuring efficient and direct collection
of pure tritium without extensive purification. This system is designed to enhance the purity, efficiency, and scalability
of tritium production for various industrial and research applications.
The production of high purity tritium gas is critical for applications in nuclear fusion, radioluminescent devices, and scientific research. Current methods for tritium production often result in contaminants like helium and other gases, requiring additional purification processes that are costly …
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- Inventors: Cao, Lei Raymond; Van Zile, Matthew
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
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…
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- 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
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Engineering
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- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Balasubrahmaniam, Neeraja; Bope, Ashleigh
- 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…
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- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Panescu, Jenny; Qin, Rongjun; Song, Shuang; Zhang, Guixiang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Sacrificial Layer to Facilitate Welding of Thin Foils
TS-065430 — Cost-effective method to prevent damaged electrodes when welding thin foils.
Manufacturing of automotive lithium-ion batteries and battery packs is attracting growing attention with the driving demands of electric vehicles. During battery assembly, multi-layers of metal films, functioning as anodes, cathodes, or bus-bars are welded together. Achieving satisfying weld quali…
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- Inventors: Liu, Xun; Kwon, Ho; Shah, Umair
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Containment System for Heating and Off-Gassing
TS-065424 — Due to environmental concerns and the decreasing supply
of fossil fuels, there is
substantial demand for nuclear-based energy production. Nuclear energy now provides about 10%
of the world's electricity from about 440 power reactors and is the second largest source
of low-carbon power. In addition, over 50 smaller countries utilize nuclear energy in about 220 research-size reactors. These reactors are used to produce medical and industrial isotopes and several other purposes.
It is essential to meet the safeguard requirements in liquid-fueled molten salt reactors, fuel salt transportation, and fuel cycle processes and to develop effective methods for measuring and monitoring the mass of molten fuel salt or coolant salt. However, due to the complex and dynamic nature o…
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- Inventors: Van Zile, Matthew; Cao, Lei Raymond; Kauffman, Andrew
- 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
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Engineering
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- Inventors: Spens, Alexander; Bons, Jeffrey
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Highly Efficient Light Olefin Selectivity & Production Process
TS-065422 — Light olefins, such as ethylene and propylene, are essential building blocks in the petrochemical industry and have a wide range
of uses in various applications. The most common uses for olefins include polymers, chemical intermediates, solvents, rubber, and nanomaterials, among others.
Although Light olefins are used globally in many products, the catalytic processes to produce them are energy intensive with a large carbon footprint and the production of greenhouse gases and water pollution. As a result, substantial efforts are being made in the industry to develop more sustain…
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- Inventors: Ozkan, Umit; Gunduz, Seval; Kim, Jaesung
- 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 …
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- Inventors: Cantemir, Codrin; Canova, Marcello; Chiara, Fabio; Durand, James; Fly, Gerald; Triberti, Matteo; Underhill, Robert
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Integrated High Power On-board Charger for Electric Vehicles
TS-063283 —
As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) becomes more widespread, there is an increasing emphasis on improving charging technologies. There is substantial commercial need for technologies that sit on-board EVs, enhancing charging efficiency and reducing mechanical complexity.
The Ohio State U…
- College: College
of
Engineering
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- Inventors: Wang, Jin
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
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