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Ion Source
Andrew Seltzman | P170357US01
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Functional Surfaces For Liquid Crystal-Based Detection Of Chlorine Gas
Emmanouil Mavrikakis, Nicholas Abbott, Tibor Szilvasi, Nanqi Bao, Huaizhe Yu | P180037US02
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Device For Securing An Infrared Radiation Detector From Unwanted Infrared Radiation And Heat
Hongrui Jiang, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi | P180095US01
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High Efficiency Room Temperature Infrared Sensor
Hongrui Jiang, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi | P180031US01
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Method To Make Scalable Ultrathin Hexagonally Faceted Metal-Organic Framework (Mof) And Method Of Using Same For Detecting Explosives And Other Nitro-Aromatic Compounds
Sundaram Gunasekaran, Anu Prathap Mylamparambil Udayan | P180010US02
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Methods, Systems, And Media For Detecting The Presence Of An Analyte
Nicholas Abbott, Yankai Cao, Victor Zavala Tejeda, Huaizhe Yu | P170366US02
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Apparatus For High-Speed Surface Relief Measurement
Zongfu Yu, Soongyu Yi | P190233US01
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Wavefront Detector
Zongfu Yu, Soongyu Yi, Dianjing Liu | P180193US01
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Optical Phase Shift Solution: Compact and Easy to Install
Optical phase tuning is highly desired in many precision and imaging tools used by industry, in medicine and in biological research. Various optical phase shifters (OPS) and methods exist, each with c...
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Hongrui Jiang, Alireza Ousati Ashtiani | P170049US01
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Field Portable Smartphone Device for Water Quality Monitoring
Currently, water quality monitoring is done by scientists at universities or government agencies who either collect samples in the field and transport them to stationary laboratories for analysis or i...
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Michael Zorn | T150032US02
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Liquid Crystal-Based Assay for Rapid and Precise Detection of Endotoxin in the Presence of Masking Agents
Bacterial contamination is a major risk in biologics manufacturing and the presence of endotoxin, an outer membrane component of Gram-negative bacteria, is vigorously tested for in protein and DNA/RNA...
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Nicholas Abbott, Christopher Murphy, Jugal Gupta, I-Hsin Lin | P09241US02
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New Discoveries in Biological Safety: Liquid Crystal Detection of Hazardous Environmental Products
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are found in common household and industrial products. These toxic and/or carcinogenic compounds such as toluene, benzene and styrene are difficult to detect and pers...
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Nicholas Abbott, Marco Bedolla Pantoja, Xiaoguang Wang | P150037US02
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High Accuracy Angle Measuring Device for Industrial, Medical, Scientific or Recreational Use
The ability to measure movement of rotating components with high accuracy is crucial in many applications, including astronomical telescope mounts, field surveillance tools, industrial inspection and ...
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Dennis Mikkelson | T130018US02
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Micromachined Scanning Thermal Probe
Scanning thermal probes hold promise for many applications, including high-resolution temperature mapping (e.g., for ULSI circuit diagnostics), topographical mapping, photothermal absorption spectrosc...
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Yogesh Gianchandani, Mo-Huang Li, Julius Wu | P01026US
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Bioreversible Protein Esterification
Proteins contain carboxyl groups. These charged groups make it difficult for any protein to enter a human (or other eukaryotic) cell. Modifying proteins to enter cells could revolutionize medicine, e....
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Ronald Raines, Nicholas McGrath | P130148US02
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Strain-Tunable Light Emitting Diodes Using Germanium
Germanium (Ge), a group-IV semiconductor material, is crucial to many established and potential technologies. In optoelectronics, Ge has been used as a photodetector material for on-chip data distribu...
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Max Lagally, Jose Sanchez Perez | P140041US01
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An Enhanced Method of Embedding Thin Film Sensors
Surface mounted and exposed sensors are used in objects commonly found in a modern society that range from simple temperature monitors to complex airbag ejection systems. But sensors located on the su...
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Xiaochun Li, Xudong Cheng, Arindom Datta | P07193US
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Dielectric Sensor for Stress and Strain Detection
Load bearing structures experience stresses and/or strains that deform the material from which they are made. Regardless of a building component’s size, exposure to or tolerance for stress and s...
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Yuri Shkel, Ho Young Lee, Yiyan Peng | P08252US
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Electrodes with Low-Cost Replaceable Tips
Electrodes routinely are used in electrochemical sensing, fuel cells, batteries and numerous other applications. Critically, the surface of an electrode must be clean before sensing elements can be at...
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Sundaram Gunasekaran, Jiang Yang | P120016US02
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Ultra-Efficient Continuous Monitoring of Sensors
Tracking emissions, sensing earthquakes and monitoring patient brain waves are just a few of the applications that rely on changing, real-world information. In typical systems, sensors pass on raw dat...
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Mikko Lipasti, Atif Hashmi, Andrew Nere, Giulio Tononi | P130049US01
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Ultrasonic Welding with Real-Time Quality Control
In ultrasonic welding, work pieces are clamped between a horn and anvil and then joined using high-frequency vibration energy. Friction and heat between the surfaces causes them to soften and meld tog...
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Xiaochun Li, Hongseok Choi, Hang Li, Wayne Cai, Jeff Abell, Jingzhou Zhao | P120081US01
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Liquid Crystal Device for Identifying and Validating Cleaning Processes for Biofouling
Proteins, polysaccharides, biofilms and other contaminants may collect on surfaces over time in a process known as surface fouling. The identification of agents that prevent the adsorption of biofouli...
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Nicholas Abbott, Lie Na Tan | P120175US02
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Monolithic Fiber Optic Sensor Assembly for High-Temperature or Corrosive Environments
Remote spectrographic measurements can be made using a fiber optic guide attached to a “U-bench,” an optical component that supports a light emitter opposite from a light collector or a mirror acr...
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Scott Sanders | P120024US01
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Short-Pulsed Alkali Magnetometer for Precision in Ambient Fields
Detection of magnetic fluctuations is vital to endeavors from space navigation to oil exploration. UW–Madison researchers previously developed a method that utilizes sensitive alkali atoms—polariz...
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Thad Walker, Brian Lancor, Robert Wyllie | P110354US01
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Precision Magnetometer for More Accurate Magnetic Field Readings
A magnetometer is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of magnetic fields. It has applications in areas such as navigation systems, geophysics and drilling/mining expl...
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Thad Walker, Brian Lancor, Robert Wyllie | P110198US01