Technologies | Office of Technology Licensing

Available Technologies by Category
Instrumented Ankle-foot Orthosis	User friendly – fully wearable and portable Objective data – enhances patient outcomes	7547
Scalable Vapor Condenser for Power Generation	Reduced cost – reduction of sub-cooling in the condenser allows increased thermodynamic efficiency gains for cycles Reduced complexity – simpler components, unlike conventional condenser technologies Scalable – applicable to utility scales ranging from small electronic devices to large power plants	7101
A Process to Chemically Modify Polymeric Materials	Cost reduction – cost is reduced due to technique simplification Efficiency – technique has no requirement for repeated cycling Flexibility – VPI can be applied at any stage in production processes	7445
Quasicoherent Receiver Solution for Improved Signal	Low cost – short reach optics are the lowest priced optical interconnects available Simple – quasicoherent receivers are significantly less complex than digital coherent receivers Efficient – use of a full-wave rectifier increases output and efficiency because of AC supply	8051
Alternative Plastic Solution Using Chitin Nanofibers	Environmentally friendly – made from renewable materials and biodegradable Competitive – permeability comparable or better than industry standard Cheap – made from a low cost and renewable resources	8145
Resonators for Temperature-Stable Oscillators	Reduced motional resistance – by using the distributed arrangement for the mode shape Performance scaling –added design freedom of the resonator Compatibility –no dimensional constraints	7780
Clash Detection and Resolution Optimization for Building Designs	Simpler- minimizes component changes and saves time for design changes Efficient- improves the efficiency of design coordination Increased precision- reduces 17% of irrelevant clashes and automatically groups relevant clashes, thereby decreasing more than 50% of the clashes initially reported	8199
WiMove: Ceiling-Based Access Point for Wireless Communications	Ceiling-based access point: allows for optimal line of sight and reduces noise by physical barriers Faster communication: utilizes machine-learning algorithms to re-position line of sight	8154
Wireless Neurovascular Monitoring System	Minimally invasive: minimal impact on hemodynamics (dynamics of blood flow) Flexible and stretchable: able to conform to complex vessel geometry Longer range: improved wireless detection range	7908
Integrated Cascaded Atomic Beam	Reduced cost – due to fabrication techniques that enable mass manufacture and spread of technology Increased generation of collimated atomic beams – due to the miniaturizing of clocks Maximized accuracy of the clock – by improving signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)	7917
Water-Soluble Mold for Sample Analysis	Inexpensive: difference in materials used from existing practices, lowers manufacturing costs Universal adoption: no requirement of expensive cleanrooms facilities and associated personnel Environmentally: conscious- non-toxic process eliminates need for organic solvent and waste treatment	8138
MANTIS: Wireless YouTube Load-Shifting	Shorter download times- videos are downloaded during non-peak hours Decreases data usage- due to less online traffic during download Less cost- due to less bandwidth required	8155
Alternative Methods for Producing Fixed Nitrogen	Increased efficiency - directly oxidizes nitrogen to create nitric acid Sustainable practice - less energy-intensive process than existing practices Cost saving – elimination of heat and pressure during production	7924
Variable Center of Gravity for Coaxial Aircraft	Efficient- improved payload capacity and increased efficiency Cheaper- reduction in maintenance cost per flight hour due to decreased complexity of rotating components Simpler- reduction in the mechanical complexity	7654
Soft-Switching, Solid-State Transformers and Converters	Cost savings- larger transformers are expensive to build and costly to maintain Space savings- simple, symmetrical architecture with minimal device and component count Higher reliability- less power losses	7292
A Technique for Integrating Photographs for Medical Imaging Examinations	Prevents the application of incorrect patient identification at the time of medical image generation Allows the correlation of serial imaging studies by ensuring that all studies are from the same patient Avoids the generation of incorrect reports	6402
Online Semantic Analysis by Text Embedding	Better performance compared to the conventional natural language processing methods	7869
Digital-to-Analog Converter Model for Optical Link Simulations	Efficient- can simulate frequency dependent effects in a computationally efficient manner	7593
Constellation Diagrams to Model Biomolecules’ Electrostatic Properties	Low computational cost – reduces algorithm run-time via reduction in complexity of computing molecular electrostatic properties Digitally encoded molecular electrostatic properties – utilizes orthogonal basis functions Visual toolsets- to analyze molecular electrostatic properties and generates 4D plots of molecular electrostatic properties	8245
Stackable Isolated Voltage Optimization Module	Provides the ability to boost or buck the voltage of in one phase of a three phase circuit without affecting the corresponding phase angle Enables autonomous operation and control	7294