Energy | Office of Technology Licensing

Available Technologies by Category
Hybrid Nanowire for Creating Mechanical Energy	Increased solar conversion efficiency Fibers increase the surface area of light exposure	4760
Optical Fiber-Based Solar Cells	Remote function Greater mobility Can be hidden and located off the surface where sunlight is unavailable	4520
Method For Converting Solar and Waste Heat into Usable Energy	Cost effective - Efficiently converts readily available solar/waste heat to energy without the need for optical concentrators or tall turbine towers. Scalable - Multiple turbines can be arranged to harvest power across a vast area. Sustainable - Capturing readily available solar and industrial waste heat is renewable and green.	4930
Oxyfuel Combustor Arrangements to Reduce Emissions	Reduce carbon dioxide emissions Reduce costs Improves power production and fuel efficiency	4897
Large-Scale Manufacturing and Directed Assembly for Nanowires	Greater than 106 improvement in the rate of nanowire synthesis compared with the current state-of-the-art Applicable to diverse classes of materials, dopant concentrations, and morphologies Superstructure assembly is programmable via tip geometry and is material independent	6891
A Machine Learning Algorithm for Material Property Predictions	Faster: this approach provides a speed up of several orders of magnitude relative to the current methods Accuracy: despite faster speed, accuracy is not compromised Efficient: solves electronic structure problems	7969
Methods of Recycling and Replacing Lithium Ion Batteries	Low cost – low energy use compared to other methods Environmentally friendly – low emissions High purity – accurate separation of high value metals from other components	7892, 7941
Rapid PSA	Versatility Large scale separation Central bore	3486
Enhanced Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries	Increases efficacy of Li-ion batteries – increases conductivity Product longevity – increased stability during charging and discharging Enables practical implementation – can be applied on a larger scale	7854
Reducing Vibration During Engine Start	Uses a linear combination of constant and time-varying components to tailor the torque profile provided by the EM Results suggest a promising and straightforward technique for reducing vibrations during ICE starting/restarting Improve drive-ability and the overall driving experience, resulting in increased consumer acceptance of HEVs	6783
GPCR-Based Biosensors for Medium-Chain Fatty Acids	Innovative – first medium-chain fatty acid biosensor Cost Saving – enables more rapid production Diverse applications – applications that require different dynamic and linear ranges	6767
Method of Increasing III-Nitride Semiconductor Growth Rate	Faster growth rates result in reduced epitaxy cost Ability to grow at lower temperatures reduces thermal budget, stress and wafer bowing Ability to grow pseudo-substrates of any III-nitride alloy composition	7009
Reversible Doping of Semiconductor Films for Electronics	Effective – Reduction in film’s electrical resistance Scalable – Can control doping of large or small-scale bulk materials Simplified – Allows for stacking of organic semiconductor layers without cross-linking the layers	7017
Syntactic Foam For Use As a Noise Suppressor	Reduces pressure pulses from “fluid-borne noise” which fatigue mechanical seals and cause system leaks Reduces “structure-borne vibrations” that create operator discomfort and make it difficult to control tasks that require precision Reduces “air-borne noise” that disrupts work-site communication and creates a hazardous work environment	6730
Electrical Contact Geometry for Switchgear Applications	Faster operation Enabling of fault current limitation Reduction in risk of damaging electrical equipment	7703
Thermoelectric Interconnects	Efficient – Increased power density for powering sensors, wearable devices, and personal power generators Cheaper – Fabrication utilizes classic, lower cost roll-to-roll processing techniques Market Specific – Better suited to these current markets than traditional inorganic TE materials	7677
Assistive Stairs Utilizing Energy-Recycling Technology	ERAS are the only energy-recycling device tailored for assistance during stair movement. The modular design of ERAS allow for quick and easy installation (and removal, if necessary) on top of an existing staircase without expensive remodeling. The low-cost and low-power design allow ERAS to be more affordable and practical to people with limited financial resources.	7596
Thermophotovoltaics With Storage	Lower Production Costs – Can provide fully dispatchable solar electricity at a cost competitive with conventional generation at a potentially reduces cost of 70%, making it highly competitive with fossil fuel plants Higher efficiency design – By packing the PV densely within the array, thermal losses are minimized an an improved in efficiency by almost a factor of two is possible with existing InGaAs PV Cells	6420
Crosslinked Membranes for Natural Gas Purification	Better separation - achieved better CO2/CH4 separation than commercial polyimide membranes Cheaper Versatile in production - crosslinking can be done in various chemical means depending on application demands and still result in plasticization resistance and improved gas separation performance	6419
Contact Resistance Stabilization for Lead Free Surfaces	Efficiency — fuel flexibilty Cost effective — single-step solution and less expensive materials Lower operating temperature — clean production of electricity	3281

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