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LET's Innovate: A Breakthrough in Flexible Design
Technology Based on the Lamina Emergent Torsional (LET) Joint
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Cooperative Relative Navigation of Multiple Aircraft in GPS-Denied/Degraded Environment
ID: 2020-021
This invention improves unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation by enabling small, fixed-wing aircraft to communicate with each other about their movements.
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Developable / Fully Collapsible Mechanisms
ID: 2018-045 A cylindrical shaft that conceals curved-links (developable) four-bar mechanisms that performs different tasks
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Developable Mechanisms On Developable Surfaces
ID: 2018-032
Developable mechanisms are devices that emerge from or conform to developable (curved) surfaces.
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Self-Deployable Self-Stiffening And Retractable Space Structure (SDSR) Mechanism
ID: 2018-031
The SDSR is origami-based, fabricated using planar materials, folds up to stow into small volumes, self-deploys, maintains stiffness, and is retractable.
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Exoskeleton For Pectus Excavatum Repair
ID: 2018-023 An exoskeleton is proposed as an alternative to the repair of pectus excavatum.
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The Use Of A Leucine Ester To Improve Exercise Performance And Muscle Anabolism
ID: 2018-008
Using beta hydroxybutyrate (bHB) and an ester of the amino acid leucine to provide a ready source of energy during exercise and promote muscle protein synthesis.
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Prosthetic Venous Valve
ID: 2018-002
A prosthetic venous valve that can be implanted in the veins of the legs to replace lost valve function due to varicose veins or related medical issues.
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Mobile Solar Tracking System
ID: 2017-087
Ruggedized mobile solar tracker designed to withstand harsh climate conditions.
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High-Resolution Imaging Using Lasers
ID: 2017-048
The invention uses patterns of light to illuminate an object. By measuring the amount of light scattered from the different patterns, an image of the object can be calculated.
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MRSA And Oral Cancer Screening Using Electrochemical Sensing
ID: 2017-024 A 3D interdigitated electrode (IDE) sensor using carbon nanotube templated manufacturing (CNT-M) for highly sensitivity, rapid, and point-of-care sensing.
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Flexible Probes For Measuring Electrical Properties
ID: 2017-002 A device which makes it possible to map the conductivity of a wide variety of materials (coatings that could include other emulsions or colloids) on highly conductive substrates.
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Inexpensive Fluorescent Scanning Thermal Microscope
ID: 2016-046 A method of scanning across the surface of a sample, at a fraction of the cost of current solutions, to create a spatial map of the thermal property of a material.
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Controlling The Structure Of Crystalline Materials
ID: 2016-038 Our technology provides a scalable way to control the arrangement of grains in crystalline materials which allows for production of significantly improved materials.
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Method For Producing Bendable / Flexible Circuit Boards
ID: 2016-035 This invention covers the design and manufacture of flexible circuit boards; it enables the construction of circuit boards that are alternating parts flexible and rigid, so that they can move, bend, and wrap without compromising the stability of the circuit board itself.
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Folding Rigid-Panel Using Computed-Surface Rolling-Contact Joints
ID: 2016-003 This invention allows for a folding mechanism with rigid panels to unfold to a planar flat position and then fold into a configuration where the panels are stacked parallel to one another and offset perpendicular to one another.
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Characterizing Chemical Changes From Impacts On Spacecraft
ID: 2015-017 A method and apparatus to characterize the chemical changes caused by hypervelocity impacts of molecules on spacecraft instruments.
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Compliant Vertebral Attachment
ID: 2015-004 A compliant mechanism clamp latches onto a spinal vertebra.
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