Technologies | Office of Technology Licensing

Available Technologies by Category
Multi-Layer Inkjet-Printed Capacitors	Quick — Rapid fabrication of extremely high frequency (EHF) components in minutes Low cost — Does not require a clean room and low chemical and material waste Convenient — Equipment is small enough to allow on-the-spot printing and modifications in remote locations	6332
Multi-Functional Sparse Phased Arrays for Guiding Focused Ultrasound Therapies	Robust: Provides sensitivity of detection down to a single microbubble for FUS-induced microbubble activity Precise: Offers broadband B-mode imaging capabilities to improve workflow and efficacy of FUS-based therapies Scalable: Enables the formation of large CMUT arrays and subarrays with appropriate element spacing	8493
Multi-Band Operating BAW Resonator	Extremely high resonator Q Simple fabrication process Robust design — not fragile	4927
Multi-Antenna Signaling for Low-Powered Communications	Low-power: can substantially reduce the power required by electronics to perform data exchange Greater range: techniques yield greater operational distances Low costs: RF tags can be manufactured cheaply	5147
Multi Femto-Relays	Reduced interference between femto cells that are located in close proximity Improved QoS for users in locations where traditional wireless coverage is limited or spotty Ability to deploy lower amount of infrastructure to achieve better coverage and load balancing between different devices	5400
Motor Function Recovery System for Stroke Patients	Unconventional: Passive stimulation unlike traditional therapy or rehabilitation Tactile: No electrostimulation, more comfortable to patients Convenient: Little to no effort/attention required	7689, 7692, 7693, 7694, 7695
More Efficient Method for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide	Efficient CO₂ recycling: Allows for robust recycling of unreacted CO₂ from an electrochemical cell Increased overall CO₂ conversion: Features efficient use of recycling, enabling 100% theoretical atom conversion for this reaction with an intrinsically low CO₂ conversion Customized deployment: Integrates with a wide variety of product streams	8875
Monitor Vehicle Location and Maintain Vehicle Health During Long-Term Storage	Vehicle health and location monitoring system automatically establishes a mesh network for vehicle fleet monitoring by a human, drone, or mobile robot. Checks battery and other vehicle health status as well as determines locations of all connected vehicles in storage. When a vehicle is found with low battery levels, a mobile robot can safely provide a charge to the battery to get the vehicle running.	8938
Molecularly Mixed Composite Membranes	Simplifies preparation- membrane casting solution and processes made easier using organic cages Reduce defect formation- interactions between filler and polymer matrices are dramatically improved compared to traditional filler materials (e.g., zeolites, metal-organic frameworks), contributing to less defects in membrane formation	7819
Molecular Flux Measurement Device and Method	Efficient: Enables a 3x increase in MBE speed compared with metal organic chemical vapor deposition Controlled: Provides flux stability and control by enabling in-situ measurement of a signal related to the flux, achieving 0.001% flux stability under optimal conditions Reliable: Enables signal measurement in real time, providing high accuracy and reproducibility	3556
Molded Microfluidic Fluid Cell for Atomic Force Microscopy	More precise — Three orders of magnitude decrease in volume of fluid containment when working with the microscope Cost-saving — Allows for the use of less analyte (important for drug companies)	4847
Mixed-Signal Doherty Power Amplifier	Achieves high peak efficiency, back-off efficiency, and linearity Supports complex modulations with large bandwidths (> GHz) Compatible with many process technologies, including CMOS, SiGe, GaAs, and GaN	7496
MINTED: Simultaneous Deformation and Temperature Imaging	Simultaneous recording of small-scale temperature and deformation fields at high spatial and time resolutions Studies deformation, failure, and heating in a range of materials Analyzes/monitors heating and failure of MEMS devices, microchips, and circuit board	8064
Minimizing Power Failure from Weather Disruptions	Efficient – Allows power grid resilience for a community to be determined in the best possible manner by the electric utility while minimizing the impact of weather-related events Analytical – Capable of analyzing and determining spots most or least resilient as well as time durations between failure and recovery Customizable – Ability to tailor the model’s overall framework to include global and local parameters in the analysis and determination of performance issues	6665
Miniaturized Modular-Array Fluorescence Microscopy	Powerful: Offers high fluorescence sensitivity, efficiency, and spatiotemporal resolution (~3 µm and up to 60 Hz) Configurable: Offers compatibility with conventional cell culture assays and physiological imaging, providing accessibility to upright physiological imaging and integration with biochemical sensors under the cell platform Efficient: Provides effective parallelization of multi-site data acquisition	8580
MIL-101/Amine Sorbents for CO2 Extraction from Air at Cold Temperatures	Increased temperature range: Use of these specific (or any supported) MOF/amine materials enables CO₂ capture from air or simulated air at lower temperatures (below 20 °C) Functional in humidity: CO₂ capture performance at low temperatures and varying humidity Tunable strength/temperature: By tuning the composition of the hybrid or the amine used, the strength of CO₂ adsorption and the corresponding CO₂ desorption temperature can be tuned	8784
Microscale High-Throughput Phenotypic Assay for Fibrosis	Powerful: Provides high-throughput image-based analysis of fibrotic processes as well as fibrinolysis Convenient: Combines label-free readouts for fibrin degradation, collagen synthesis, and cell contraction to evaluate fibrotic tissue remodeling Enabling: Opens new opportunities for understanding fibrosis pathogenesis and for evaluating anti-fibrotic therapeutics	8502
Microrobots for Neurosurgery Applications	Minimally invasive: Significantly reduces invasiveness of procedures in comparison to current macroscale, neurosurgical robots Precise control: Uses 3D position data of the microrobots on the brain surface in a closed-loop system to adjust the magnetic field parameters (i.e., magnitude, frequency, phase, and direct current [DC] offset of each coil) as well as the forces the robots exert to the biopsy tissue Facilitates movement: Employs microfabricated shapes that dictate the microrobot's movements, limits their contact with the brain surface to reduce adhesion, and may also provide a means for the robot to propel itself in fluid	8749
Microneedle Coating	Alternative method for hypodermic needles Coating uniformity Spatial control on coating length	3526
Microgeodes Enable Tunable Optical Response for Advanced Coatings/Paint	Microgeodes have a programmable structure of nanowires that allows their optical response to be engineered precisely over multiple spectral bands, from UV through mid-IR. Microgeodes combine the tunability and versatility of nanowires with the processability of microspheres to provide a photonic materials platform for a wide range of applications. Microgeode paints could reduce building surface temperatures by as much as 25°C, offering the potential for significant consumer savings while retaining aesthetically pleasing colors.	8866