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Ion Source
Andrew Seltzman | P170357US01
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Micromachined Shock Sensor
Shock sensors are accelerometers that respond to specific levels of acceleration. The design usually consists of a proof mass and a flexible suspension. At a preselected level of acceleration, th...
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Yogesh Gianchandani, Shamus McNamara | P01336US
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Night Vision System, Device and Method for Enhanced Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Night vision systems utilize cameras that are sensitive to wavelengths such as infrared (IR) to produce image frames. The IR image frames may be displayed alone in sequence to provide a moving picture...
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Charles Mistretta, Justin Mertes-Mistretta, Erick Oberstar, Ethan Brodsky | P09027US
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Temperature Estimation Based on a Signal Oscillation
Power converters change energy from one form to another form more suitable to a specific application. Parallel power converter modules for power sources, such as those used for computer servers, have ...
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Robert Lorenz, Anusheel Nahar | P05333US
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Low-Power Liquid Crystal Switching Mechanism
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are found in a wide range of consumer products, including laptop computers, digital clocks, microwave ovens and CD players. But LCDs are currently unsuitable for certain...
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Nicholas Abbott, Yan-Yeung Luk | P02034US
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Microelectronics Grade Metal Substrate and Related Metal-Embedded Devices
Embedding sensors into a mass of material allows them to assess the material in a way that is not often possible with surface-mounted sensors. In addition, it is frequently necessary to embed sensors ...
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Xiaochun Li, Arindom Datta, Hongseok Choi | P05140US
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PIN Diodes for Fast Photodetection, and High-Speed, High-Resolution Imaging and Sensing
PIN diodes are semiconductor devices that include an undoped intrinsic semiconductor region between the p-type and n-type regions. These diodes are commonly integrated as photodetectors on silicon CMO...
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Max Lagally, Zhenqiang Ma | P04389US
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Simple Biological Method and Device for Detecting a Toxin or Other Chemical
Most schemes for detecting toxins or other chemicals are based on complex electronic, photonic and/or electrochemical methods, or on more elegant biomolecular methods, such as ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Imm...
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David Beebe, Dongshin Kim | P06373US
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Smart Leaf Technology - Floating Semiconductor Membranes for Wireless Sensing
Sensors currently used for detecting the presence of a given analyte, such as a toxin, in solution or in air require direct contact with a power supply. Distributed sensing systems or “sensor ne...
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Robert Blick, Robert Nowak | P05404US