Inventions disclosed, patents issued, and licenses granted from July 2002 through December 2002 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 | |
| 1873 | Therapeutic Drug for Adrenal Cancer |
| 1879 | A Microfabricated Array Sensor for the Electrochemical Detection of Biological Molecules |
| 1883 | System for Detection and Identification of Biological or Chemical Threats in Automated Mail Applications |
| 1888 | A Colorimetric Sensor for Chemical Compounds Produced by Living Organisms Associated with Food Spoilage |
| 1895 | Non-Invasive Health Monitor |
| 1903 | A Method for Predicting/Diagnosing Sleep Apnea Without the Need for a Sleep Center Study |
 Communications and Distributed Systems |
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| 1884 | Direct, On-Demand Optical Satellite (OPTSAT) Media Distribution Network |
| 1899 | Integrated, All-Photonic Light, Heating, Cooling and Communications for Buildings |
| 1904 | Method for Adaptable, Distributed and Synchronized Signal Observation, Trading Time Resolution and Instantaneous Bandwidth |
| 1907 | Ultra-High Speed Communication System Based on the Utilization of Edge-Transition Permutation to Encode Digital Data |
Electronics Technologies |
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| 1874 | Low to High Δn Transitions Using Electro-Optic Polymers |
| 1876 | Method and Apparatus for Accurate Digital Monitoring of a Receiver Frequency via Telemetry without the Need for Calibration of Analog Components |
| 1878 | Environment Extreme Antifuse Concept Temperature Sensor |
| 1886 | Sub-band Encoding in the Presence of Pulse Stretching |
| 1889 | Pulse Position Modulated Optical Transceiver System |
| 1900 | Application-Specific Integrated Circuit for Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| 1909 | Oversized Wheelchair Accessible Elevator Call Buttons |
Information Processing and Management |
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| 1877 | Biological Agent Identification Information Analysis Framework |
| 1881 | Mission-Centric Network Defense System |
| 1882 | The Architecture for Distributed Information Access with Query Optimization and Imprecise Joins |
| 1887 | High-Fidelity Image Tool: Graphical User Interface Driven Application that Contains Image Processing Algorithms for Emphasizing Fine Detail and for Highlighting Regions of Interest |
| 1894 | Constrained Data-Adaptive Signal Rejecter |
| 1897 | Passive Acoustic Signal Level Tracker |
| 1902 | Graphical User Interface for APL WAVES |
| 1905 | Quantum Memory for Photonic Qubits |
| 1906 | Source of Single Photons on Pseudo-Demand from Stored Parametric Down-conversion |
| 1911 | High-fidelity Quantum Logic Operations Using Linear Optical Elements |
| 1912 | APL-SASEA—An Oceanographic Data Analysis |
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Materials and Structures |
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| 1870 | Freestanding Reactive Multilayer Foils |
| 1890 | Vacuum Bottle with Internal Heat Source |
| 1893 | Clandestine Yet Visible Taggant for Covert Operations |
| 1913 | Heated Snow Shovel |
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Sensors and Sensor Systems |
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| 1871 | Distributed Exciter for High-Stability Radar System |
| 1872 | Combined Chemical/Biological Agent Detection by Mass Spectrometry |
| 1880 | A Spectrograph Time-of-Flight System for Low-Energy Neutral Particles |
| 1892 | Tree Fork |
| 1896 | Gun Shot Digital Imaging System |
| 1898 | Chloride Ion Sensor |
| 1901 | Magnetometer Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| 1908 | Spatial Dithering Sensor Array |
Space and Environmental Physics |
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| 1875 | Small Width-Length Ratio Radiation Tolerant Field Effect Transistor |
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Vehicle Technology |
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| 1885 | Moving Belt Metal Detector |
| 1891 | Application of Emergency Parafoil System to Airline and Home Security |
| 1910 | Sample Retrieval Device for Environmental Aerosol Collection Used in Conjunction with a Field-Portable Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer |
PATENTS
"APL Patent Portfolio"
| 6,415,045 | Optical Feature Extraction Apparatus and Encoding Method for Detection
of DNA Sequences; Bradley G. Boone, William A. Christens-Barry, David
H. Terry (02 Jul 02) |
| 6,418,962 | Low Cost, Compressed Gas Fuel Storage System; Dale B. Tiller, Paul D. Wienhold, John J. Wozniak (16 Jul 02) |
| 6,422,741 | Method for Nondestructive/Noncontact Microwave Detection of Electrical and Magnetic Property Discontinuities in Materials; John C. Murphy, Robert Osiander, Jane M. Spicer (23 Jul 02) |
| 0,153,440 | Multi-Chip Module Testability Using Poled-Polymer Interlayer Dielectrics; Harry K. Charles Jr., Arthur S. Francomacaro, Deborah M. Mechtel (29 July 02 - Taiwan) |
| 0,669,819 | Method and Apparatus to Identify and Treat Neovascular Membranes in the Eye; Robert W. Flower (14 Aug 02 - Europe) |
| 748,605 | Compressed Gas Fuel Storage System; Dale B. Tiller, Paul D. Wienhold, John J. Wozniak, Richard Hildebrand (26 Sep 02 - Australia) |
| 6,466,630 | Symbol Synchronization in a Continuous Phase Modulation Communication Receiver; James R. Jensen (15 Oct 02) |
| 6,471,519 | Bone Substitute for Training and Testing and Method for Making; Jack C. Roberts, Paul J. Biermann, John A. Ecker (29 Oct 02) |
| 6,476,581 | Methods for Making Apparel and Sensor Covering with Energy Converting, Storing and Supplying Capabilities and Other Electrical Components Integrated Therein; Ark Lew (05 Nov 02) |
| 6,492,601 | Self-Monitoring Controller for Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors; Bliss G. Carkhuff, O. Manuel Uy (10 Dec 02) |
The Cardiac Auscultatory Recording Database (CARD): An Internet-based Software Program and Digital Heart Sound Recording Database for Teaching and Study of Cardiac Auscultation is exclusively licensed to Zargis Medical Corp., of Princeton, N.J.
Emergency Life Support System and Portable Ventilator with a Manifold Muffler System are exclusively optioned to Sekos, Inc., of Germantown, Md.
Method and Apparatus for Imaging and Spectroscopy of Tumors and Determination of the Efficacy of Anti-tumor Drug Therapies is exclusively optioned to Intra LLC, of Clarksville, Md.*
P.C. Simulation of Human Interactions (Mike Simmen)—with Voice Recognition is exclusively licensed to SIMmerson LLC, of Columbia, Md.*
Airborne Pathogen Neutralization is exclusively licensed to Biodefense Research Group of Mitchellville, Md.*
Passive Method to Objectively Quantify the Level and Density of a Neural Blockade and Non-invasive Fetal Heart Signature Monitor are exclusively optioned to Michael C. Fluharty of Glenelg, Md.*
Method and Apparatus to Identify and Treat Neovascular Membranes in the Eye and Methods and Apparatus for Improved Visualization of Choroidal Blood Flow and Aberrant Vascular Structures in the Eye are exclusively licensed to Novadaq Technologies Inc., of Ontario, Canada (International Rights).
Suite of Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer Technologies is exclusively licensed in fields of use to Matrix Instruments of Leonard, Md.
Software for Three-Dimensional Visualization of Large Models is nonexclusively licensed to NASA of Hampton, Va., NOAA of Silver Spring, Md., John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. of Lafayette, La., Space Warfare Center of Schriever AFB, Colo., and JPSD of Fort Belvoir, Va.
*APL start-up company.