Endoscopic additive manufacturing of conductors and wireless implants
TS-067045 — The Need
Wireless implants with integrated antennas are highly desirable for diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring applications due to their ability to communicate directly with external devices. However, the need for major surgical incisions to implant these devices poses significant risks, incl…
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- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; Dontha, Balaji; Hoelzle, David; Li, Jinghua; Moulod, Mohammad
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
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…
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- 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…
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- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Faith, Seth; Hull, Natalie; Nastasi, Nick; Renninger, Nicole
- 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
Revolutionary Modular Nuclear Reactor Core for Space Exploration
TS-066252 — Rotating Fuel Core with Fuel Strip(s) ("R
OFFUS") is an innovative modular nuclear reactor core designed to provide reliable and scalable power for advanced space missions.
Future space missions require dependable, high-output energy sources to support operations such as material processing, transportation, and thermal conditioning, particularly in challenging environments like the lunar poles where sunlight is scarce.
This advanced nuclear reactor core features a…
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- Inventors: Smidts, Carol; Aldemir, Tunc; Cao, Lei Raymond; Horack, John; Khafizov, Marat
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Innovative Solutions for Cell Viability and Targeted Delivery
TS-066100 — Research tool to transfect cells ex vivo using electroporation through electrospun core-shell fibers for research applications
The Need:
Conventional electroporation methods often result in low cell viability due to heat generation, especially when working with primary cells. These methods also face challenges with non-specific transport of molecules, high vector integration rates leading to mutagenesis, and inefficacy in …
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- Inventors: Gallego Perez, Daniel; Das, Devleena; Duarte Sanmiguel, Silvia; Higuita Castro, Natalia
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
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
System for automated high-speed imaging and genetic manipulation of C. elegans on agar media
TS-065892 — The Need
The microscopic worm C. elegans is a model animal studied in more than 1500 biological and medical research laboratories worldwide due to its genetic manipulability and optical transparency. In C. elegans research, the manual process of picking worms between plates presents a significant …
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- Inventors: Fang-Yen, Christopher "Chris"; Alhalbi, Serge; Li, Zihao
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
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
Use of Cerium in Neutralizing Iron Impurity in Aluminum Alloys
TS-065429 — Iron is the main and most detrimental impurity in most industrial casting aluminum alloys. Iron content in aluminum alloys is limited, up to 0.1 weight% in some alloys.
Iron is a major impurity element in primary and secondary (scrap) aluminum alloys. It is difficult to remove during melting and casting. Controlling the formation of Al-Fe-based intermetallics via alloying is key to leveraging the mechanical properties of aluminum alloy products. The current struc…
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- Inventors: Luo, Alan; Cinkilic, Emre; Moodispaw, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Streamlined Die Design Approach for Friction Stir Extrusion
TS-065428 — The Ohio State University researchers led by Dr. Rajiv Shivpuri have developed a die design approach for friction stir extrusion that optimizes metal flow to improve production efficiencies.
Friction stir extrusion (FSE) is a variation of friction stir processing that enables the hot extrusion of metal profiles from billet or other precursor material without preheating. This process saves significant thermal energy over conventional metal extrusion processes and can impart favorable …
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- Inventors: Shivpuri, Rajiv
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Open Circuit Voltage Photodetector
TS-065426 — Photodetectors are devices that detect light and convert it into an electrical signal. They operate based on the photoelectric effect, in which photons (light particles) strike the semiconductor material, creating electron-hole pairs that lead to the flow
of electrical current that can be measured.
Existing photodetectors are susceptible to various noise sources, such as thermal and electronic. The noise can degrade the signal-to-noise ratio and affect the accuracy of measurements, particularly in low-light conditions.
This technology is an open-circuit voltage photodetector (OCVP) that…
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- Inventors: Krishna, Sanjay; Fuller, Earl; Kazemi, Alireza; Khalil, Waleed; Ronningen, TJ; Smith, Dale "Shane"; Specht, Teressa; Tantawy, Ramy "Ramy"
- 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 …
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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
Halbach Cladding Magnets for Friction Reduction in Magnetic Gears
TS-065418 — Traditional mechanical gears rely on physical teeth engagement to transfer motion and torque while magnetic gears use the repulsive or attractive forces between magnets to achieve the same goal. Magnetic gears have several advantages: low noise and vibration, reduced maintenance, and inherent overload protection. Magnetic gears are used in applications that require variable speed control and precise torque transmission, such as robotics, aircraft, and automation.
Although magnetic gears provide several advantages to their traditional mechanical counterparts, they suffer from torque transmission inefficiency due to end-effect loss, which occurs when the magnetic flux leaks axially into the surrounding air and fails to couple between the rotors. As industri…
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- Inventors: Dapino, Marcelo; Losey, Bradley "Brad"; Nas, Ismail
- 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
Wearable Sensors for Touch-Based Collaboration and Digital Gaming
TS-064825 — he Need
In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, seamless collaboration among individuals is crucial for driving productivity and innovation. Traditional methods of interaction often fall short in capturing the nuances of human collaboration, leading to inefficiencies and misunderstandin…
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- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; King, Cameron; Swearingen, EunKyoung "Kyoung"; Swearingen, Scott; Thrane, Susan; Williamson, Ian
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
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