Inventions disclosed, patents issued, and licenses granted from July 2003 through December 2003 are listed below. Featured inventions are shown in blue and can be selected to display more information about that invention. For abstracts or licensing information on any of the listed technologies, call 443-778-7927 or e-mail: techtransfer@jhuapl.edu.
INVENTIONS |
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| Biomedical/Biochemical Technology | |
| 1996 |
Apparatus for Sensing Breast Cancer |
| 2001 |
Pressurized Drinking System |
| 2016 |
Apparatus and Method to Locate a Hole in a Tissue-Embedded Bone-Anchored Fastener |
| 2020 |
A Micromechanical Articulation Device Actuated by Electroactive Polymers for Ocular Surgery |
| 2025 |
X-Ray Cassette Alignment and Centering System |
| 2026 |
Intraoesteal Ultrasound Concept |
| 2036 |
Method of Detecting the 3rd Heart Sound |
| 2038 |
Variable Angle Linear Slot Scanning Digital X-Ray Device |
| 2040 |
TeleWatch Telemedicine System |
 Communications and Distributed Systems |
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| 1998 | Propagation Network |
| 2006 |
Method for Monitoring Spacecraft Telemetry Via Optical or RF Link Using Existing Upper Stage Communications System |
| 2007 |
Optical Wireless Multi-Level Security Zones |
| 2008 |
Dual-band (Optical/RF) Ultra-Lightweight Antenna |
| 2011 | Emergent Control for Resource Management in Autonomous Distributed Sensor and Communications Networks |
| 2014 |
A Doppler Corrected Radio for the 802.11a Wireless Ethernet Standard |
| 2015 |
Serial and Ethernet Over-the-Horizon Communication System |
| 2050 |
Synchronous Sleep Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor Networks |
Electronics Technologies |
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| 1989 | Independent Zone Gain Control for Multi-Channel Plate Image Intensifiers |
| 1993 | A Built-in Test Circuit for Internal Verification of Embedded Sensors |
| 1997 | Series Driven Resonators to Deliver Increased AC and DC Voltages |
| 2012 | Wireless Power for Wireless Devices |
| 2018 | Method for Quantum Information Processing Using Single Photons and the Zeno Effect |
| 2019 |
Cellular Telephone Remote Functionality Programming |
| 2032 |
Method for Obtaining Optical Transduction of Mechanical Structure Moving Parallel to Sapphire Substrate Surface |
Information Processing and Management |
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| 1991 |
Methods of Employing Permutations for Steganographic and Cryptographic Communication Systems for Enhanced Security |
| 1994 |
Sensor-to-Sensor Correlation Algorithms for Object Tracking |
| 2002 | Self-Updating Spreadsheet |
| 2005 |
APL-WAVES Basic Software Version 1.0 |
| 2031 |
Port of the Biometric Consortium’s BioAPI Reference Implementation Version 1.11 to the Hewlett Packard UNIX 10.20 Operating System |
| 2035 | Transition Package Assessment Model |
| 2039 | Passive Sonar Compression Algorithm |
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Materials and Structures |
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| 1990 | Authentication of Injection Molded Epoxy-Based Electronics Packages Using Molecularly Imprinted Taggants |
| 2023 |
Mechanism to Deploy Fragile Payloads from Aircraft Without a Parachute and Without Damage |
| 2027 | A Modular Design for a Cylindrically/Prismatically Configured and Individually Fed Methanol-Air Fuel Cell System |
| 2048 | Methods and Connectors for Attaching Optical Fibers to Volume-Filling Optical Sensing Elements |
| 2049 | Methods of Tiling Sensors for Improved Spatial Resolution |
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Modeling and Simulation |
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| 2009 | Software for Ballistic Missile Performance Assessment |
| 2010 | Air Speed Wind Tunnel Data Analysis Suite |
| 2033 |
Physics-Based Modeling of Acoustic Reverberation |
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Sensors and Sensor Systems |
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| 1916 | A Miniature AC Amperometry System for Detecting Trace Quantities of Chemicals |
| 1999 | Design of a System to Inexpensively Monitor the Integrity of a Superstructure Under Heat Loads |
| 2000 | Dense Object Detection System and Method |
| 2003 | Personnel Screening Device for the Detection of Non-Metallic Concealed Contraband Using Microwave Backscatter |
| 2004 | A Multi-Foil Sensor |
| 2013 | Laser Serration of Envelopes for Efficient Liberation of Enclosed Pathogens and Directed Release into Collectors |
| 2017 | Battery Health Monitor |
| 2022 | Threat Identification in Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry |
| 2024 | Ventilation Systems for Supercavitating Projectiles and Vessels |
| 2029 | Multimedia Air Sampler |
| 2030 | Autonomous Biologic and Chemical Agent Sampling System |
| 2043 |
Miniature High-Temperature Integrating Sphere for Optical Fibers |
| 2044 | Stratospheric Tethered Balloon Integrated Sensor System |
Space and Environmental Physics |
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| 2021 | Optical Tomography of Gaseous Blast Clouds |
| 2037 | An Ultraviolet, Infrared Laser Camera and Altimeter |
| 2046 |
Method and Apparatus for Precise Onboard Measurement of the Range Rate Between Spacecraft |
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Vehicle Technology |
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| 1992 | Planar Pulsed Plasma Thruster |
| 2028 | Advanced Liquid Propellant Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster |
| 2034 | Dielectric Motor Configurations and Variable Speed Transmission Element Using Electroactive Polymers |
| 2047 |
Linear Displacement Micro Thrust Measurement System |
PATENTS
"APL Patent Portfolio"
| 6,593,142 |
Polymeric Food Spoilage Sensor; Craig A. Kelly, George M. Murray, Manuel O. Uy (15 Jul 03) |
| 6,597,631 | Compact Expandable Platform Using Material Memory for Sensor Deployment; David A. Kitchin, Ronald W. Mitnick (22 Jul 03) |
| 6,600,320 | Apparatus with Movable Receiver Coil Array for Locating a Buried Metallic Object; Yanping Guo, Harvey W. Ko, Carl V. Nelson, David M. White (29 Jul 03) |
| 6,602,293 | Polymer Composite Orthopedic Implant; Paul J. Biermann, Jack C. Roberts, Amy A. Corvelli (05 Aug 03) |
| 6,607,414 | Method of Making an Ion Reflectron Comprising a Flexible Circuit Board; Timothy J. Cornish, Harry K. Charles, Jr., Paul D. Wienhold (19 Aug 03) |
| 6,608,464 | Integrated Power Source Layered with Thin Film Rechargeable Batteries, Charger and Charge Control; Ark L. Lew, Joseph J. Suter, Binh Q. Le (19 Aug 03) |
| 6,608,589 | Autonomous Satellite Navigation System; William S. Devereux, Robert J. Heins, Albert A. Chacos, Lloyd A. Linstrom, Mark S. Asher, Dennis J. Duven, Don M. Gruenbacher, Thomas L. Kusterer, Kim Strohbehn, Richard C. Morgan (19 Aug 03) |
| 6,614,020 | Gridless, Focusing Ion Extraction Device for a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer; Timothy J. Cornish (02 Sep 03) |
| 6,622,970 |
Method and Apparatus for Autonomous Solar Navigation; Yanping Guo (23 Sep 03) |
| 6,637,255 | Damped Paddle Wheel for Plasma Chamber Shock Tube; Leo R. Gauthier, Jr., Angela L. Wesner-Barrios, David M. VanWie (28 Oct 03) |
| 6,647,983 | Low-Pressure Valve; Dexter G. Smith, Michael P. Boyle, Protagoras N. Cutchis, William R. Allmon (18 Nov 03) |
| 6,650,279 | Method and Apparatus for Non-Coherent Navigation Using Low Frame Rate Telemetry; J. Robert Jensen, Matthew J. Reinhart, Karl B. Fielhauer, John E. Penn (18 Nov 03) |
| 6,661,345 | Alertness Monitoring System; Matthew G. Bevan, Henry A. Kues, Carl V. Nelson, Paul R. Schuster (9 Dec 03) |
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS
| 758778 | Apparatus and Method for Non-Invasive, Passive Fetal Heart and Maternal Heart and Uterine Monitoring; Robert S. Greenberg, John A. Cristion, Edward J. Moses, Wayne I. Sternberger (17 Jul 03 - Australia) |
| 0801534 | Methods and Apparatus for Improved Visualization of Choroidal Blood Flow and Aberrant Vascular Structures in the Eye Using Fluorescent Dye Angiography; Robert W. Flower (30 Oct 03 – Europe) |
| 2,298,828 | Passive Method to Quantify Objectively the Level and Density of a Neural Blockade; Wayne I. Sternberger, Robert S. Greenberg (18 Nov 03 – Canada) |
| 0929824 | Delay Compensated Doppler Radar Altimeter; Russell K. Raney (19 Nov 03 – Europe: France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom) |
Software for Three-Dimensional Visualization of Large Models is nonexclusively licensed to AFRL/MON/LMCA of Eglin A.F.B., Fla., Geo-Spatial Technologies, Inc. of Fort Belvoir, Va., NASA Langley Research Center of Hampton, Va., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of Silver Spring, Md., SAIC of San Diego, Calif., U.S. Geological Survey of St. Petersburg, Fla. and both Esteio and LACTEC-Institute of Technology for Development of Curitiba, Brazil.
Multi-line Towed Acoustic Array Shape Measurement Unit is co-exclusively optioned to The Axis Group of Springville, Utah.
Generic Aerodynamics Terminal Homing Six-Degree-of-Freedom Simulation is nonexclusively optioned to Barron Associates, Inc., of Charlottesville, Va.
The Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensor Suite of Technologies, including those for drug residues, anions, blood iron, phosphate, nitrate and cortisol, are exclusively optioned to The Axis Group of Springville, Utah.
Secure, Optical and Millimeter Wave Communication Technologies is exclusively licensed to OPTeMAX, LLC of Ellicott City, Md.
The Compressed Gas Fuel Storage Suite of Technologies is exclusively optioned to The Axis Group of Springville, Utah.
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