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Brief Automatic and accurate detection of potential drowning events Technology Overview Drowning can happen quickly and quietly anywhere there is water and even in the presence of lifeguards. In the United States about ten people die each day from drowning. The developed drowning detection system is comprised of sonar sensors arranged in a body of …

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Automatic and accurate detection of potential drowning events

Technology Overview

Drowning can happen quickly and quietly anywhere there is water and even in the presence of lifeguards. In the United States about ten people die each day from drowning. The developed drowning detection system is comprised of sonar sensors arranged in a body of water to form a three-dimensional grid, a movement tracing unit connected to the sonar sensors, and a drowning detection unit that analyzes the movement path of a person and issues an alarm when the movement path of the person is indicative of drowning.

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]]> Apparatus and Method for Energy Harvesting /patent/apparatus-and-method-for-energy-harvesting Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:10:18 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37614

Brief Converting vibrations into power for electronic devices Technology Overview An energy harvesting apparatus and method have been developed to convert environmental vibrations into electrical energy for the purpose of powering electronic devices. The design includes a piezoelectric component that can generate an AC voltage, an AC-DC converter configured to convert the generated AC voltage …

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Converting vibrations into power for electronic devices

Technology Overview

An energy harvesting apparatus and method have been developed to convert environmental vibrations into electrical energy for the purpose of powering electronic devices. The design includes a piezoelectric component that can generate an AC voltage, an AC-DC converter configured to convert the generated AC voltage to a DC voltage, an output for sending the generated current to an electronic device, and a feedback loop.

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]]> Hardware Architecture for Real-Time Extraction of Maximally Stable Extremal Regions /patent/hardware-architecture-for-real-time-extraction-of-maximally-stable-extremal-regions Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:08 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37667

Brief Achieving real-time video analysis Technology Overview Object detection, recognition, and tracking from a video stream is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Hardware architecture for real-time extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed to improve image extraction. The system is comprised of a …

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Achieving real-time video analysis

Technology Overview

Object detection, recognition, and tracking from a video stream is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Hardware architecture for real-time extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed to improve image extraction. The system is comprised of a communication interface and processing circuitry configured in hardware to receive data streams and extract MSERs in real-time.

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]]> Fabrication of a Super Nano Ion-Electron Source /patent/fabrication-of-a-super-nano-ion-electron-source Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:35:59 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37645

Brief Nanotips with desirable apex atomic structures Technology Overview The developed method of fabricating a super nano ion-electron source can lead to improved nanotips for applications in nanotechnology, particularly in scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy. The method involves placing an assembly of precursor tip with an apex and a shank and a heating metal …

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Nanotips with desirable apex atomic structures

Technology Overview

The developed method of fabricating a super nano ion-electron source can lead to improved nanotips for applications in nanotechnology, particularly in scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy. The method involves placing an assembly of precursor tip with an apex and a shank and a heating metal ring in a field ion microscope chamber, applying a direct current to heat the metal ring, applying an electrical field to the precursor tip, and monitoring the evolution of the tip apex聽until sharpened to a desirable structure.

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]]> Object Detection and Tracking Using Depth Data /patent/object-detection-and-tracking-using-depth-data Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:22 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37672

Brief Improving the vision of computers and robots Technology Overview Extracting affine-invariant regions and features from image data is used in numerous computer vision and robotic applications. The developed output detection and tracking method involves the receipt of depth image data corresponding to a depth image view point relative to objects detected. With the method, …

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Improving the vision of computers and robots

Technology Overview

Extracting affine-invariant regions and features from image data is used in numerous computer vision and robotic applications. The developed output detection and tracking method involves the receipt of depth image data corresponding to a depth image view point relative to objects detected. With the method, a series of binary threshold depth images are formed from the depth image data to detect and/or track the object.

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]]> MiSecrets: The Ultimate Data Encryption Platform /patent/misecrets-the-ultimate-data-encryption-platform Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:36:34 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37647

Brief Your secrets deserve to be protected Technology Overview It is a light-weight highly secured data encryption software, capable of securing all multimedia file formats as well as real-time communication encryption by using private key cryptography. The information owner has full control over the encryption without the intervention of a third party. The system can …

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Your secrets deserve to be protected

Technology Overview

It is a light-weight highly secured data encryption software, capable of securing all multimedia file formats as well as real-time communication encryption by using private key cryptography. The information owner has full control over the encryption without the intervention of a third party. The system can be used on various operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows, etc) and platforms (PCs, smartphones, etc).

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]]> Auto-Polarity in an Inductor Based Converter /patent/auto-polarity-in-an-inductor-based-converter Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:36 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37674

Brief Harvesting thermal energy to provide perpetual energy to electronics Technology Overview Energy harvesting from ambient sources is an attractive means of powering electronic devices. A thermoelectric energy harvesting system has been developed that charges an energy store from ambient thermal energy. The system is comprised of a thermoelectric energy generator (TEG), an automatic polarity …

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Harvesting thermal energy to provide perpetual energy to electronics

Technology Overview

Energy harvesting from ambient sources is an attractive means of powering electronic devices. A thermoelectric energy harvesting system has been developed that charges an energy store from ambient thermal energy. The system is comprised of a thermoelectric energy generator (TEG), an automatic polarity monitor, and switching matrix.聽The TEG functions to generate a voltage when thermally connected between two temperature reservoirs at different temperatures.

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]]> Chaotic Cryptography for OFDM Based Communication Systems /patent/chaotic-cryptography-for-ofdm-based-communication-systems Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:36:54 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37649

Brief Ensuring secure communication using chaotic signals Technology Overview The developed communication security system uses a chaotic cryptographic technique for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) implemented with an OFDM symbol structure based on symmetric key cryptography. The system security is proportional to (L脳N)! where N is the number of subcarriers in the OFDM system and …

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Ensuring secure communication using chaotic signals

Technology Overview

The developed communication security system uses a chaotic cryptographic technique for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) implemented with an OFDM symbol structure based on symmetric key cryptography. The system security is proportional to (L脳N)! where N is the number of subcarriers in the OFDM system and L is the number of OFDM symbols involved in the encryption process. The system encrypts/decrypts data at a physical layer of an OFDM data transmission system.

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]]> Hardware Architecture for Linear-time Extraction of Maximally Stable Extremal Regions /patent/hardware-architecture-for-linear-time-extraction-of-maximally-stable-extremal-regions Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:52 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37676

Brief Improving object detection and tracking from video streams Technology Overview Visual surveillance of dynamic scenes is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Architecture for linear-time extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed. The system is comprised of image memory, heap memory, a pointer …

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Improving object detection and tracking from video streams

Technology Overview

Visual surveillance of dynamic scenes is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Architecture for linear-time extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed. The system is comprised of image memory, heap memory, a pointer array and processing hardware. The system can determine MSER ellipses based on the range of components and MSER criteria.

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]]> Nano Tunneling Field Effect Transistor /patent/nano-tunneling-field-effect-transistor Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:37:13 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37651

Brief Enabling miniaturization of electronic devices Technology Overview There is an increasing market need for down-scaling basic electronic devices to the nano-range for meeting practical demands, such as saving power consumption, obtaining optimum high speed, and meeting consumer preferences. The developed nano-tunneling field effect transistor based on nano-metal particles聽could potentially address power concerns in nano-electronics …

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Enabling miniaturization of electronic devices

Technology Overview

There is an increasing market need for down-scaling basic electronic devices to the nano-range for meeting practical demands, such as saving power consumption, obtaining optimum high speed, and meeting consumer preferences. The developed nano-tunneling field effect transistor based on nano-metal particles聽could potentially address power concerns in nano-electronics and accelerate down-scaling. The transistor includes a source and a drain in which each is comprised of a nano-cluster of metal atoms.

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]]> Improved Tamper Device /patent/improved-tamper-device Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:42:07 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37678

Brief Protecting consumers from tampering Technology Overview Evidence that a food product or consumer product has not been tampered with prior to purchase is of high importance to consumers. The developed tamper-proof device can be attached to a object to aid consumers in detecting if the object has been tampered with. The tamper-proof device is …

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Protecting consumers from tampering

Technology Overview

Evidence that a food product or consumer product has not been tampered with prior to purchase is of high importance to consumers. The developed tamper-proof device can be attached to a object to aid consumers in detecting if the object has been tampered with. The tamper-proof device is comprised of a body that can be attached to an object, a transducer to detect a change in the body, and an indicator or controller.

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]]> Hybrid Non-Volatile Memory Cell Systems /patent/hybrid-non-volatile-memory-cell-systems Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:37:28 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37653

Brief Enabling more memory with less power consumption Technology Overview An efficient hybrid non-volatile memory cell and a hybrid memory array architecture have been developed to improve existing memory technology. The system is comprised of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor access transistor connected to a memristor which stores a data based on a resistance. The control …

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Enabling more memory with less power consumption

Technology Overview

An efficient hybrid non-volatile memory cell and a hybrid memory array architecture have been developed to improve existing memory technology. The system is comprised of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor access transistor connected to a memristor which stores a data based on a resistance. The control logic of the system is designed for handling all peripheral circuits and input and output of data.

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