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Method of Optimal Data Repair in Distributed Storage
Published Wednesday, July 13, 2016Distributed storage systems are widely used for data storage, with applications ranging from social networks to file and video sharing. Currently deployed systems are formed of thousands of individual drives (nodes), and drive failures occur on a daily basis. For this reason, companies utilizing or providing distributed storage solutions have...
Categories: Engineering, Software + Algorithm
Keyword(s): data repair; distributed storage; data storage; file sharing; video sharing
Docket: IS-2016-020
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Collapsible Bicycle Helmet with Improved Crash Protection
Published Tuesday, June 21, 2016Background:Bike helmets are well known and widely used devices for protecting a bicycle rider’s head from injuries. Furthermore, riding bicycles without wearing a helmet increases the risk of senior injury by 50%. Many bicycle riders in today’s world don’t wear helmets because they are cumbersome to carry around and aren’t very visually...
Keyword(s): Bike, bicycle, Helmets, Polystyrene, Shock Absorber
Docket: PS-2015-174
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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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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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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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Biocompatible 3D Printing Resin at Physiologic Temperature
Published Sunday, June 19, 2016BackgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and congenital heart disease (CHD) is among the leading causes of death in newborns. In recent years, there have been complications with the use of synthetic materials such as artificial grafts or patches, two current treatments of CVD and CHD, which include...
Categories: Engineering, Biomaterials, Bioengineering, Biological
Keyword(s): Cardiovascular disease, 3D printing, vascular graft material, 3d printer resin, drug delivery system, cell growth scaffolds
Docket: PS-2016-028
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DART Therapeutic Platform Technology for Treating Fn14-Positive Cancers
Published Monday, June 13, 2016Therapeutic nanoparticles (NPs) approved for clinical use in cancer patients provide only modest improvements in patient survival, likely due to a number of delivery challenges. The discovery of unique cell surface proteins associated with certain tumors has facilitated new approaches for nanocarrier design and payload delivery; specifically,...
Investigator(s): Anthony Kim, Jeffrey Winkles, Graeme Woodworth
Categories: Therapeutics, Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): blood brain barrier, diagnostic, Therapeutic, brain cancer, nanoparticle
Docket: GW-2014-120; AK-2019-061
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Microtentacle Imaging in Patient Tumor Samples
Published Thursday, June 9, 2016Free floating microenvironments are relevant to many aspects of healthcare and research. However using currently available technologies, it is difficult to utilize non-adherent cells for research and diagnostic purposes due to harsh processing steps (e.g. centrifugation, washing) or artificial substrates (e.g. plastic,...
Investigator(s): Stuart Martin
Keyword(s): circulating tumor cells, diagnostic, cancer
Docket: SM-2013-121. SM-2015-011
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Device and Technique for Placement of Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis Using a Flexible Esophagoscope
Published Wednesday, May 11, 2016Following a laryngectomy, lung-powered voicing is achieved through placement of a one-way valve voice prosthesis using a rigid esophagoscope. This technique for prosthesis placement confers poor visualization. It can also be difficult or impossible to perform on patients with stenosis of the pharynx or esophagus, a...
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Wolf
Categories: Devices, Surgical devices
Keyword(s): Esophagoscope, device, voicebox, prosthesis
Docket: JW-2015-097
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High Efficiency Photovoltaics Through Engineering Spontaneous Emission
Published Wednesday, May 4, 2016BackgroundIn the field of thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells, GaAs and Si are the most common solar cell materials utilized. A solar cell must operate at a high current and voltage in order to obtain a high efficiency. The maximum achievable voltage depends upon minimizing radiative and non-radiative recombination within the cell. A high...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2012-070