Network-based Approach for Accurate Brain Modeling
TS-062628 — More than a billion people worldwide suffer from some neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, autism, addiction, and many others. These conditions result in more than 7 million deaths, with associated costs exceeding $1.5 trillion annua…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Cranmer, Skyler; Bhamidi, Shankar; Denny, Mathew; Desmarais, Bruce; Lu, Zhong-Lin; Stillman, Paul; Wilson, James
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Mass Casualty Incident Virtual Reality Training Simulation
TS-062343 — The Need:
In the face of mass casualty incidents, first responders play a critical role in saving lives and minimizing the impact of disasters. However, traditional training methods using mock patients or mannequin simulators for mass casualty triage are costly, challenging to replicate, and requir…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Price, Alan; Berezina-Blackburn, Vitalya; Oliszewski, Alex; Swearingen, Scott; Winegardner, Zachary
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Visual Function Mapping Technology: Enhancing Vision Care and Diagnostics
TS-062335 — The Need: In the field of ophthalmology and vision care, there is a critical need for accurate and comprehensive measurements of visual function over the entire visual field. Conditions such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetes, stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumors, and n…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Lu, Zhong-Lin; Lesmes, Luis; Xu, Pengjing "PJ"; Yu, Deyue
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Correcting Signal Inhomogeneity in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
TS-062309 — The Need: Signal intensity inhomogeneity in Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging presents a significant challenge, leading to degradation in image quality, obstructed diagnoses, reduced accuracy in quantitative analyses, and increased inter-scanner variability. The lack of effective inhomogeneity correct…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Wang, Jinghua; Constable, Robert; Lu, Zhong-Lin
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Accurate Characterization of Signal Coil Receive Sensitivity in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
TS-062307 — The Need: Accurate characterization of receiver sensitivity is crucial for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, particularly fast MRI using multi-channel coils. Different coils sample various parts of the k-space simultaneously during parallel MRI, and the final image's accuracy depends …
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Wang, Jinghua; Lu, Zhong-Lin
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Machine-Learning Algorithm for Improved Speech Intelligibility in Noise
TS-042266 — A monaural machine-learning algorithm for classifying time-frequency units in an unknown signal, which results in marked speech-intelligibly improvements in noisy signals.
A primary complaint of hearing-impaired (HI) listeners is poor speech recognition in background noise. This issue can be quite debilitating and persists despite considerable efforts to improve hearing technology. Despite considerable effort, monaural (single-microphone) algorithms capable of incre…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Healy, Eric; Vasko, Jordan
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Design and apparatus for quantification of the mapping of the sensory areas of the brain
TS-039164 — A new tool that can quantify the sensory maps of the human brain. The tool can be used to quantify plasticity and pathology in the sensory areas of the human brain that are associated with normal and abnormal development, aging, and diseases in sensory systems. The first application of the tool, on retinotopic maps of the visual cortex, has generated excellent results.
By analyzing the stimulus-referred fMRI responses in each voxel of an MR image, retinotopic mapping of human visual cortex can generate cortical maps of the visual space. These maps elucidate the spatial organization of the neuronal responses to visual images. Although numerous studies have b…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Wang, Yalin; Lu, Zhong-Lin
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Machine-Learning Algorithm for Improved Speech Intelligibility in Noise
TS-038074 — A monaural machine-learning algorithm for classifying time-frequency units in an unknown signal, which results in marked speech-intelligibly improvements in noisy signals.
Wireless carriers receive daily complaints about poor speech recognition in background noise during calls and are constantly looking for methods to improve especially in light of recent forays into VOIP. The ability to discriminate between speech and noise in an audio signal then is an extremely i…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Healy, Eric; Vasko, Jordan
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Remote Sensing Image Processing Algorithm for Assessing Plant Population at Emergence
TS-036544 — An algorithm that processes aerial images to provide farmers with data on crop emergence needed for improving crop management decisions.
The Need:
In today's agriculture industry, the ability to make timely and informed crop management decisions is crucial for maximizing crop yield and profitability. However, the traditional methods of manual scouting and assessment are time-consuming and may not cover large areas effectively. T…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Wolters, Dustin; Leonard, James; See, David; Shearer, Scott
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"
Multi-carrier processing in auditory prosthetic devices
TS-014871 — Encoding strategy for improvement of speech understanding in a noisy environment for audiotory prosthetic devices.
There are about 275 million adults globally with moderate to severe hearing loss and 360 million adults with mild hearing loss. The current solutions to allow these people to hear better include hearing aids, hearing loss counseling, cochlear implants, alerting devices, and other communication aid…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Apoux, Frederic; Healy, Eric
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason
"Jay"