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Patents

Our faculty are at the forefront of pioneering discoveries, inventing solutions to better the world. From 2012 to 2019 they have been awarded 129 patents across engineering disciplines.

Patents from the Current Year to 2016 are below.

For additional patents, visit our archive of patents.

2020

Additive manufacturing of discontinuous fiber composites using magnetic fields

07/07/2020 Randall Erb
Compressive coded antenna/meta-antenna

06/30/2020 Jose Angel Martinez-Lorenzo
Stop-start method in a microfluidic calorimeter

06/09/2020 Gregory Kowalski
Magnetic field alignment of emulsions to produce porous articles

06/09/2020 Randall Erb
Microelectromechanical resonant circulator

06/02/2020 Matteo Rinaldi & Cristian Cassella
Methods, systems, and devices for optical sectioning

05/26/2020 Charles A. Dimarzio
System for networking and analyzing geospatial data, human infrastructure, and natural elements

05/26/2020 Auroop R. Ganguly
Platform for liquid droplet formation and isolation

05/19/2020 Carlos Hidrovo Chaves
Fabrication of carbon nanoribbons from carbon nanotube arrays

05/12/2020 Yung Joon Jung
Zero power plasmonic microelectromechanical device

05/05/2020 Matteo Rinaldi & Zhenyun Qian
Nanofluidic device for isolating, growing, and characterizing microbial cells

04/21/2020 Edgar Goluch
Validating and computing stability limits of human-in-the-loop adaptive control systems

04/14/2020 Rifat Sipahi
Three dimensional mineralization printer

03/24/2020 Randall Erb
Biochemical sensing using microbubbles on a chip using whispering gallery mode resonance

03/03/2020 Srinivas Tadigadapa
Pore orientation using magnetic fields

02/25/2020 Randall Erb
Low-power frequency-shift keying (FSK) wireless transmitters

02/04/2020 Marvin Onabajo

2019

System and method for joint dynamic forwarding and caching in content distribution networks

12/31/19 Edmund Yeh
Method for AC arc fault detection using multidimensional energy points

12/17/19 Bradley Lehman
Nanostructured bacteria-resistant polymer materials

12/10/19 Thomas Webster
System for multivariate climate change forecasting with uncertainty quantification

11/26/19 Auroop Ganguly
Ultrasonic-based system for detection of metallic security threats containers on cargo

11/19/19 Jose Martinez-Lorenzo
Systems and methods for monitoring and classifying marine animals based on acoustic signals

10/15/19 Purnima Ratilal Makris
Piezoelectric MEMS resonator with integrated phase change material switches

10/15/19 Matteo Rinaldi
Characterization of dielectric slabs attached to the body using focused millimeter waves

9/17/19 Carey Rappaport & Jose Martinez-Lorenzo
Ultrasonic multiplexing network for implantable medical devices

8/27/19 Tommaso Melodia
Cationic polymers as co-drugs for chemotherapeutic agents

8/27/19 Debra Auguste
Gait training system and methods

8/20/19 Constantinos Mavroidis
System for networking and analyzing geospatial data, human infrastructure, and natural elements

7/23/19 Auroop Ganguly
Micromachined bulk acoustic wave resonator pressure sensor

7/16/19 Srinivas Tadigadapa
Zero power sensors

7/09/19 Matteo Rinaldi & Nicol McGruer
System for beauty, cosmetic, and fashion analysis

7/2/19 Yun 'Raymond' Fu
Rare earth-free permanent magnetic material

6/25/19 Laura Lewis
Interfacial convective assembly for high aspect ratio structures without surface treatment

6/25/19 Ahmed Busnaina
Device for controlled apical flow in cell culture inserts

6/18/19 Rebecca Carrier
Diagnostic system and process for rapid bacterial infection diagnosis

6/11/19 Edgar Goluch
On the move millimeter wave interrogation system with a hallway of multiple transmitters and receivers

5/21/19 Carey Rappaport & Jose Martinez
Ultrasonic network for wearable devices

4/30/19 Tommaso Melodia
Power conversion devices and control methods therefor

4/2/19 Mahshid Amirabadi
Gear stabilization techniques

4/2/19 Constantinos Mavroidis
Wireless SWNT sensor integrated with microfluidic system for various liquid sensing applications

3/19/19 Ming Wang
High rate electric field driven nanoelement assembly on an insulated surface

3/19/19 Ahmed Busnaina & Siva Somu
Mechanochemical collagen assembly

2/26/19 Jeffrey Ruberti
Damascene template for directed assembly and transfer of nanoelements

2/19/19 Ahmed Busnaina & Siva Somu
Nanotubes and compositions thereof

2/12/19 Thomas Webster & Hicham Fenniri
Compositions and methods for measurement of analytes

2/5/19 Heather Clark
Curved bearing contact system

1/8/19 Constantinos Mavroidis
Methods and apparatus for a single inductor multiple output (SIMO) DC-DC converter circuit

1/1/19 Aatmesh Shrivastava

2018

Method to use on-chip temperature sensors for detection of Trojan circuits

9/11/18 Marvin Onabajo & Yong-Bin Kim
Ultrasensitive ion detector using carbon nanotubes or graphene

7/31/18 Yung Joon Jung
Single-walled carbon nanotube biosensor for detection of glucose, lactate, and urea

7/24/18 Ahmed Busnaina & Siva Somu
Impedance calibration device for semiconductor device

6/12/18 Yong-Bin Kim
Low power clock source

6/12/18 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Low voltage crystal oscillator (XTAL) driver with feedback controlled duty cycling for ultra low power

5/22/18 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Systems and methods for sensing, enumerating and imaging rare cells with diffuse light

5/15/18 Mark Niedre
Low input voltage boost converter with peak inductor current control and offset compensated zero detection

5/15/18 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Ultra-high speed anisotropic reactive ion etching

5/08/18 Srinivas Tadigadapa
Apparatus and method for extracting feature of image including object

5/01/18 Yun Fu
Nano- and micro-electromechanical resonators

4/24/18 Matteo Rinaldi
Nano- and microelectromechanical resonators

4/03/18 Matteo Rinaldi
Device and method for deep transcranial magnetic stimulation

3/27/18 Vincent Harris
Methods, compositions and devices employing alginic acid hydrogels for highly specific capture and release of biological materials

3/27/18 Shashi Murthy
Sensor system utilizing piezoelectric microcantilever coupled with resonating circuit

3/20/18 Nader Jalili
Method for sharing of unlicensed radio frequency bands by cellular LTE and WiFi networks

3/20/18 Tommaso Melodia
Real-time pavement profile sensing system using air-coupled surface wave

3/20/18 Ming Wang
Conformal and configurable millimeter-wave integrated array radar in a compact package

2/13/18 Ming Wang
Flexible and transparent supercapacitors and fabrication using thin film carbon electrodes with controlled morphologies

1/30/18 Yung Joon Jung
Methods and apparatus for low input voltage bandgap reference architecture and circuits

1/02/18 Aatmesh Shrivastava

2017

Instrumentation amplifier with digitally programmable input capacitance cancellation

12/26/17 Marvin Onabajo
Methods of preparing high density aligned silicon nanowire

12/12/17 Yung Joon Jung
Low input voltage boost converter with peak inductor current control and offset compensated zero detection

11/07/17 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Zero power radio frequency receiver

10/10/17 Matteo Rinaldi & Nicol McGruer
Single inductor multiple output discontinuous mode DC-DC converter and process

8/29/17 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Carbon nanostructures from pyrolysis of organic materials

8/22/17 Yiannis Levendis
Zipper guide for facilitating closure of open-ended zipper

7/18/17 Andrew Gouldstone
Nano- and micro-electromechanical resonators

7/18/17 Matteo Rinaldi
Nano- and micro-electromechanical resonators

7/11/17 Matteo Rinaldi
Methods and apparatus for a single inductor multiple output (SIMO) DC-DC converter circuit

7/4/17 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Method and device for fuel and power generation by clean combustion of organic waste material

5/30/17 Yiannis Levendis
Low power clock source

3/7/17 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Signal processing methods & systems for explosive detection & identification using electromagnetic radiation

2/21/17 Carey Rappaport & Jose Martinez-Lorenzo
Apparatus and method of measuring permeability of a sample across which a DC voltage is being applied

2/14/17 Carmine Vittoria
Sealable microvalve that can be repeatedly opened and sealed

1/17/17 Carol Livermore-Clifford
Nanoscale interconnects fabricated by electrical field directed assembly of nanoelements

1/17/17 Ahmed Busnaina & Siva Somu
Sparse and Ultra-Sparse Partial Resonant Converters

1/10/17 Mahshid Amirabadi

2016

Collagen fibrillar construction

12/13/16 Jeffrey Ruberti
Chemical sensor based on highly organized single walled carbon nanotube networks

12/13/16 Ahmed Busnaina, Yung Joon Jung, & Siva Somu
System and method for attaching soft tissue to an implant comprising a nanotextured surface

11/22/16 Thomas Webster
High rate electric field driven nanoelement assembly on an insulated surface

11/15/16 Ahmed Busnaina, Siva Somu, & Cihan Yilmaz
Low input voltage boost converter with peak inductor current control and offset compensated zero detection

11/08/16 Aatmesh Shrivastava
Equi-biaxial membrane stretcher

11/01/16 Kai-tak Wan
Non-rotating wind energy generator

9/20/16 Mohammad Taslim
Nano- and micro-electromechanical resonators

8/23/16 Matteo Rinaldi
Nano- and micro-electromechanical resonators

8/16/16 Matteo Rinaldi
Multiple degree of freedom rehabilitation system having a smart fluid-based, multi-mode actuator

8/02/16 Mark Sivak & Constantinos Mavroidis
Directed assembly of carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles using nanotemplates

7/12/16 Ahmed Busnaina & Nicol McGruer
System and method for a microfluidic calorimeter

6/28/16 Gregory Kowalski
Roaming mobile sensor platform for collecting geo-referenced data and creating thematic maps

6/28/16 Ming Wang, Sara Wadia-Fascetti, & Carey Rappaport
Damascene template for directed assembly and transfer of nanoelements

6/14/16 Ahmed Busnaina & Siva Somu
Systems, methods, and devices for frozen sample distribution

6/14/16 Jeffrey Ruberti
Real-time wireless dynamic tire pressure sensor and energy harvesting system

4/19/16 Ming Wang & Nian Sun
Deep tissue focal fluorescence imaging with digitally time-reversed ultrasound-encoded light

4/12/16 Charles DiMarzio
Saliva glucose monitoring system

1/26/16 Ming Wang
Customizable embedded sensors

1/05/16 Richard Ranky & Constantinos Mavroidis