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DURAL REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE
Published Wednesday, June 28, 2023DURAL REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE Summary The technology described in patent WO 2019/055551 is a tissue sealing device designed for dural repair during surgeries involving the central nervous system. Dural repair involves the...
Investigator(s): Charles Sansur, Steven Ludwig
Categories: Devices, Medical implants, Surgical devices
Keyword(s): Dural Repair, Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Surgical Device, Tissue Sealing
Docket: CS-2016-122
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MakerWear
Published Wednesday, February 28, 2018Wearable construction kits have shown promise in attracting underrepresented groups to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). They empower users to create self-expressive and personally meaningful designs while fostering an interest in computing. However, these kits require skills that young children (K-6) do not possess:...
Categories: Software + Algorithm, Engineering, Devices, Sensors/Monitors
Keyword(s): wearable, construction kit, modular,
Docket: IS-2017-018
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Ultrasonic Guided Wave-based Structural Health Monitoring Method and Apparatus for Spinal Growing Rods
Published Monday, June 20, 2016Background:Scoliosis is the deformation or abnormal curvature of the spine and affect 2-3% of the population worldwide. In the severe cases of scoliosis, the standard of practice is to implant growing rod construct devices that straighten the patient’s spine to improve correct spinal alignment and prevent further deformation. These rods...
Categories: Bioengineering, Devices, Engineering
Keyword(s): structural health monitoring, spinal growing rod, Scoliosis
Docket: PS-2016-022
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Methods and Apparatus for Cuffless Blood Pressure Measurement
Published Monday, June 20, 2016Background:Hypertension affects ¼ of the world’s population and is a major risk factor for stroke and heart attack – two world leading causes of death. Current hypertension diagnostic resides in-clinic and is performed by the patient’s physician. With roughly 20% of hypertension patients not knowing they have it, and due to high...
Categories: Devices, Diagnostics, Bioengineering, Software + Algorithm
Keyword(s): blood pressure, hypertension, Smartphone
Docket: PS-2016-001
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Self-Powered, Switchable Solar Windows
Published Monday, June 20, 2016Background:Many optoelectronic devices, such as smart windows, have the ability to electrically control transparency of the window and the scattering of the transmitted light. The main drawbacks to current smart windows are that they are not able to generate power and often allow unwanted optical absorption. Alternatively, building...
Categories: Engineering, Materials, Power Electronics, Devices
Keyword(s): Solar Windows, Photovoltaic, Privacy window, Window, Solar cooling, Solar heating, Green energy
Docket: PS-2016-029
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Compliant Passive Grasping Technology for Arbitrary Shaped and Sized Objects
Published Monday, December 7, 2015BackgroundSuction grippers (also referred to as "vacuum grippers") can grasp objects for handling and manipulation. They enable active control of grasp, enhance grasp stability, and handle some objects such as large flat plates more easily than standard graspers. However, the application of suction cups to object manipulation has been...
Categories: Robotics, Industrial Processing, Robotics, Devices, Engineering
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2009-107
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Safe, Low-Cost, High-Energy-Density, Solid-State Li-ion Batteries
Published Tuesday, October 20, 2015BackgroundThe adoption of the lithium-ion batteries in the consumer electronics, electric vehicle, and aerospace industries has grown exponentially over the years. Despite this growth, a call for a safer and more efficient rechargeable battery solution is at hand since lithium-ion batteries’ dangerous pressurized flammable liquid...
Categories: Devices, Engineering, Microelectronics, Power Electronics
Keyword(s): Soild-state, Lithium-ion, battery, 525
Docket: PS-2013-033
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Fly-Ear Inspired Miniature Acoustic Sensor System
Published Monday, October 12, 2015Conventional directional microphones have various constraints when attempting to deliver high performance along with a small footprint. There is performance degradation when size decreases relative to the target sound wavelength. Thus, there is a need for a miniature microphone that is able to provide excellent sound source localization....
Categories: Sensors/Monitors, Microelectronics, Engineering, Devices
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2010-023
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One-sided Binary Tree-Based Crossbar Switch Fabrics
Published Wednesday, September 16, 2015Background: One-sided crossbar fabric is well-suited to interconnecting active ports such as line cards in network routers and peripheral devices in computer systems where ports serve both as inputs and outputs. Its simple topology and straightforward routing makes it more attractive for network-on-chip and system-on-chip designs compared to...
Categories: Engineering, Power Electronics, Microelectronics, Devices
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2014-057
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Distributed Row-Column Decoding For A Mesh Switch
Published Wednesday, September 16, 2015Background: Crossbar switches are employed in network routers, multiprocessor interconnections and programmable logic chips. While their highly regular structure makes them attractive for VLSI and optical implementations, the existing routing models for crossbar switches make them impractical for such applications. Switch using (n x r) cross-...
Categories: Power Electronics, Devices, Microelectronics
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2014-100