Technologies | Office of Technology Licensing

Available Technologies by Category
Airborne Acoustic Sensing System for “Ear in the Sky” Capabilities on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)	Optimizes speech clarity: Uses acquired empirical data and iteratively refines the processing capability until the optimal signal to noise ratio (SNR) is achieved Improves covert detection: Enables acquisition of a live voice signal from a person of interest without detection by using UAS platforms to remotely acquire acoustic signals and using digital signal processing algorithms to filter, enhance, and localize the speech signal of interest Enhances warfare tools: Provides increased situational awareness, enhanced ISR capabilities, and helps identify potential security threats to deployed assets	6985, 7223
Reprocessing, Recycling, and Repairing Covalent Adaptable Network Polymers	Environmentally friendly: Recycles fibers and polymers without the use of supercritical chemicals (e.g., acids) Effective: Allows for pressure-free surface repair and welding Efficient: Reclaims fibers and polymer with the same mechanical properties as fresh material for use in new products	7348
TabAccess: A Wireless Controller for Tablet Accessibility	Enabling: Provides an alternative interface to touchscreen-based devices for people with limited fine motor control, potentially enabling them to interact with applications that could improve their quality of life or even create employment opportunities Reconfigurable: Sensor modules can be interconnected as well as separated and mounted anywhere (e.g., on the human body or on a table, floor, wheelchair, etc.), enabling adaptation of the device based on the capability, range of access, and the individual’s range of motion. Adjustable: Uses an adjustable Velcro strap so one size fits the majority of forearms	5946
Cell-free Biosensors to Detect Creatinine, Creatine, and Sarcosine	Portable: This technology demonstrates the potential to develop point-of-care screening and monitoring, which is essential to expanding access to care worldwide, including to low- and middle-income countries. Inexpensive: CFE-based biosensors can cost as little as a few cents per test and could provide a low-cost alternative to current renal function monitoring and diagnosis, which currently involves laboratory visits, trained phlebotomists, skilled technicians, and expensive, specialized equipment. Cell-free: The use of a cell-free expression system could enable easier-to-read quantitative output that is less susceptible to matrix effects.	8776
Chip-Scale Atomic Beam System	Precision timekeeping (e.g., chip-scale atomic clocks primarily used in cell phone base stations) Navigation (e.g., interferometers used in underwater oil and gas exploration) Robotics	8896
New Methods for Skin Tissue Engineering: Textile-Based Sandwich Scaffold and CNT-based Electrospun Polymer Composite Yarns	Biocompatible: Exhibits good biocompatibility of the yarns fabricated using a wet electrospinning technique (results shown within a limited range of CNT concentration in the bath) Purposeful: Mimics the strain-stiffening behavior of human tissue, unlike other scaffolds that exhibit strain-softening of their synthetic materials Demonstrated: Exhibits the ability to guide cell anisotropic arrangement as well as support cell proliferation and infiltration in in vitro biological tests	8751, 8752
Versatile Retroreflective Metastructures for Enhanced Electromagnetic Response	Improved steep angle performance: Increases the angular range of reflectivity to greatly reduce the precision needed to produce a retroreflective response Increased bandwidth: Combines multiple periodic metasurfaces into a hybrid metastructure for greater bandwidth Versatile design: Can be designed for either single- or dual-polarized retroreflection, with metasurfaces of different periodicities combined for varying angles	8764
Small Beamformer for Simultaneous Spatial and Channel Diversity Communications	Scalable: Improves capacity by increasing the number of arrays and increasing the gain of each interpenetrating array Small formfactor: Contains nine interpenetrating arrays in the same area as a single legacy array capable of carrying only one bandwidth Efficient: Demonstrates that each antenna array can spatially scan at least nine independent interpenetrating arrays simultaneously, each carrying its assigned information channel within the assigned bandwidth	8635
Small Molecule Glycosylated Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors (HDACi)	Targeted: The compounds were particularly cytotoxic to liver or hepatocellular cancer cells (HCC) during in vivo murine model laboratory studies. Enhanced potency: The compounds’ hepatocellular carcinoma selectivity observed in laboratory studies potentially increases their efficacy on liver cancer and possibly other cancers. Many formulations: A number of formulation methods are potentially available, including tablets, beads, granules, microparticle, or nanoparticles that provide a variety of drug release profiles.	8373
Wearable Device for Evaluating Post-Injury Ankle Health During Ambulation	Better decisions: Helps clinicians more easily determine the best course for ankle rehabilitation and improves compliance with physical therapy Faster recovery: Enables improved rehabilitation guidance based on collected telehealth data that may speed the time to recovery Fewer re-injuries: Supports clinicians in making better decisions regarding appropriate activity levels and readiness to return to activities to avoid re-injury	8513
New Class of Tissue-Targeting Agents Inhibits Fibrosis, Inflammation, and Cancer Growth	Potent: Candidates among these agents are 1,000 times more potent than pirfenidone, the standard treatment of IPF. Specific: The compounds may potentially exhibit tissue-targeting properties for sustained levels at disease sites. Minimal toxicity: Enhanced tissue specificity inhibits inflammation and growth of targeted cancer cells while minimizing off-target effects and toxicity.	8374
Raised Cosine (RC) Pulse Shaping for Next Generation Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF) Links	Small design: Uses direct modulation and detection with VCSEL-based MMF links for small form factor High speeds with low cost and power: Achieves speeds of 100 Gbps and higher while maintaining low cost and low power consumption with VCSEL MMF-based links and other direct-modulated lasers Low bandwidth requirements: Minimizes intersymbol interference and reduces the required electrical bandwidth to enable use with commercially packaged VCSELs that have bandwidth in the low 20 GHz range	7398
Passive Learning via Wearable Haptic Stimuli System	Fast: This technology significantly reduces the time needed to learn Braille. In only four hours, eight test subjects were taught to type the entire Braille alphabet as well as read Braille (with >90% accuracy), while simultaneously focusing on another task. Simplifies learning: A lack of certified Braille teachers, few learning centers, and a steep learning curve make teaching Braille difficult. This technology greatly simplifies the learning process. Passive: Because it doesn’t require the user’s attention on the stimuli, this technology allows them to focus on other tasks while still learning.	6678
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
Recombinant Antibodies for Exclusive Detection of Glaucoma-Associated Myocilin	Exclusive detection: Unlike current myocilin-directed antibodies that do not differentiate among numerous disease-associated states of the protein (e.g., folded, cleaved, and misfolded myocilin), these reagents only detect folded myocilin Authentic and reproducible: Antibodies are produced using recombinant DNA technology, which enables robust precision sequencing of the reagent and maintains fidelity over time High affinity: Antibodies detect both mouse and human myocilin with well-characterized epitopes and high affinity	8055
Air-Breathing Plasma Jet Engine	Sustainable: This invention has the potential to replace costly hydrocarbon fuel with a sustainable and cost-effective alternative. Adaptable: Depending on the application, the plasma can be created and coupled by various means, including direct current electric arcs, radio frequency plasma, and microwave plasma. Cost-saving: This invention has the potential to replace costly hydrocarbon fuel with a sustainable and cost-effective alternative.	8788
Transcatheter Heart Valve with Multi-Arm Mechanism	Reduced flow stasis: This mechanism displaces the native valve leaflets away from the THV stent frame, essentially removing its “cover” and allowing blood to move freely through the open stent cells. This can help to significantly reduce flow stasis in the neo-sinus region, thereby reducing thrombus initiation/progression. Prevention of coronary artery obstruction: Coronary artery obstruction following TAVR is a rare but often fatal complication. In rare cases in patients with unusually large native leaflets or small aortic roots, the large leaflets block the flow of blood to the coronary arteries as the new valve’s scaffolding opens. Georgia Tech’s design displaces the native valve leaflets away from the THV stent frame, which can help to reduce this risk. Optimized THV deployment: The innovation offers dual feedback to aid clinicians in determining optimal THV deployment height—a key factor in optimizing patient outcomes. As the device’s “arms” extend against the native vessel wall, they create both tactile feedback during THV positioning as well as visual feedback via fluoroscopy. In addition to deployment height, the multi-arm design supports axial alignment of the THV with respect to the native vessel wall—a factor shown to impact valve performance.	8140
Reinvented Toilet Technologies	Self-contained: Requires no plumbing or sewerage Ecological: Reduces the use of clean drinking water in sewerage processes, as well as the energy and infrastructure required for modern wastewater treatment and disposal Forward-looking: Could provide non-sewered locations with a much-needed sanitation solution, while potentially addressing ecological threats (water use, air and waterborne pathogens, etc.)	8592, 8593, 8594, 8595, 8596, 8597, 8917, 8996
Low-Power Real-Time Ionizing Radiation Detector	Sensitive: Detects the charge generated from the interactions of ionizing radiation within matter with a high level of precision and discerns X-ray pulses of varying dose Scalable: Covers a significantly larger detection area than other methods, ranging from 60,000 square micrometers to one square millimeter Responsive: Responds within microseconds and proportionately with the overall radiation dose when exposed to X-rays of varying tube voltage (energy) and tube current (number of particles)	8780
Self-Powered Highly Stretchable Sensing Interface for Gesture Recognition	Self-contained: Includes a signal processing pipeline, providing gesture recognition for an extensive range of input modalities without the need for external power or sensing equipment Assistive: Enables eyes-free, unobtrusive, and ergonomic interaction with computing devices embedded in wearables Versatile: Demonstrates far-reaching potential for applications beyond gesture recognition including in actuation and data acquisition	7987