Sensors | Office of Technology Licensing

Available Technologies by Category
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
Electronic Barrier and Enforcement System and Method	Improve overall performance of the transportation system while reducing enforcement costs and need for law enforcement resources Reduces the need for a physical barrier between the HOV/HOT and general purpose lanes Addresses traffic management problems through the implementation of automated electronic enforcement of barrier to integrity	4613
Detecting Change of Dielectric Constant	Enables detection of materials based on changes to the effective dielectric constant of a circular resonator Measures the index of refraction to detect the change in optical wavelength that is occurring Able to detect the power of the electromagnetic wave in the circular resonator at resonance condition and/or during build-up stage	2839
Nanogenerator for Harvesting Energy	Compact – Easily used for small electronics Energy saving – Harnesses energy from human body and water wave motions	6668
New Methods of Fabrication for Biosensor Arrays	Low manufacturing and operating cost Compatible with multiple standard electrochemical techniques Can be used with CMOS detection chips with multiple chemical detection and/or actuation channels or sites	4231
Piezoelectric Nanowire Based Hearing Aids	Smaller size More power efficient	4222
Method for Imaging Mass Spectrometry	Precise – Method allows for automatic, precise control of molecule deposition Scalable – Deposition method can be done on large or multiple samples Solvent-Free – Improved imaging quality by eliminating solvent in deposition	4202
Piezo-On-Diamond Resonators and Resonator Systems	Easy to use Customizable Compatible	3870
Eliminating Phase Separation Issues	Phase separation is eliminated Growth process is faster Processing temperatures are lower and over a wider range	5459
Ultra-Thin Interposer Assemblies for Higher Integrated Circuit Bandwidth	Scalable, with connections above, below, and beside the interposer Lower cost, less complex manufacturing through interposer-package integration Testable, both before and after device integration	5453
Crane Control Using Real-Time Location Systems	Relatively simple technology Saves time that would be spent training operators Can be applied to existing cranes	5318
Alveolar Breath Separation and Collection Device	Simple: this device has fewer components than prior devices Inexpensive: this device is less expensive than previous devices due to its simpler design	4734
Periodic Arrays for Frequency-Based Beam Steering	Avoids individual control of array components Reduced cost, smaller design equipment	4716
Frequency-Output Gyroscope	Low-cost Constant resonant frequency of the drive mode Better sensitivity – minimal detectable frequency is only limited by short-term stability and counting period length	4682
REMS Sensors for Environmental Monitoring	Low cost – decreases expenses by being compatible with existing UHF or microwave passive RFID integrated circuits Precise – because an RFID readers filters out unmodulated scatter components, an RFID-based REMS sensor is more precise Allows passive interrogation of the sensor	4561
Method for Packaging Advanced Sensors and Electronics	High volume — device can be used for simultaneous sensing of thousands of proteins or nucleic acid sequences Cheaper — utilizes low cost wafer-scale semiconductor manufacturing technologies Versatile — can be used for many chemical and biochemical sensors	4514
Fluorescent Nanoprobes for Live-Cell RNA Imaging	Sensitive — can image single molecules with multiple emission wavelengths Fast — probe is multivalent and bind to RNA in less than 10 minutes Low cost — the alternative dual-label probes are more expensive	4513
Container Security Device	Versatile: can be used on various types of containers Facilitated communication: the door sensors are able to communicate with a controller Efficient: does not require reduction or intrusion of cargo space	4461
Carbon Nanotube Electrode Array for Neural Prosthetics	Densely packed CNT arrays allow for better bio-incorporation, prevention of glial scarring, chronic inflammation, and neuronal cell loss Readily functionalized to promote neuronal growth and tissue-electrode adhesion, enhancing electrode performance and quality of read-out signals Inherent mechanical stiffness enhances the rigidity of adjacent CNTs preventing buckling as in other high-aspect probe systems.	4434
Reduced Cyanine Dyes	Simple Synthesis - Easy one-step synthesis from commercially available cyanine dyes Dependable - Exceptional sensitivity Versatile - High stability and wide range wavelength tunability	4430

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