Patents
Supported by the university's Technology Commercialization Office, work by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering faculty, researchers and students results in a number of patents each year.
The following are patents issued and pending. Patents pending are listed under the month filed, while patents issued are listed under the month issued. Patents may be searched online at https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/search-patents.
December 2018
Patent pending
Method for Automated Calibration and Online Adaptation of Automatic Transmission Controllers
Mishra, Kirti; Srinivasan, Krishnaswamy
November 2018
Patent pending
Variable Characteristics Fluidic Oscillator with Three Dimensional Output Jet and Associated Methods
Tomac, Mehment; Gregory, James
October 2018
Patent pending
Frequency-Synchronized Fluidic Oscillator Array
Tomac, Mehmet; Gregory, James
Patent pending
Apparatus and Method for Interactive Analysis of Aviation Date
Young, Seth; Meyer, Nicholas; Nandi, Arnab; Omidvar-Tehrani, Behrooz
Patent pending
Inductive Electric Fields Directionally Hinder EGF-Gradient Promoted Breast Cancer Motility in Biomimetic Mircrotracks
Garg, Ayush; Bushman, Sarah; Ferree, Jessica; Jones, Travis; Song, Jonathan; Subramaniam, Vishwanath
Patent pending
Nernst Generators and Ettingshausen Coolers in the Absence of Magnetic Field Using Time-Reversal Symmetry-Breaking Weyl Semimetals
Heremans, Joseph; Felser, Claudia; Manna, Kaustuv; McCormick, Timothy; Trivedi, Nandini; Watzman, Sarah
Patent pending
Multi-Functional Cancer Drug Delivery Nanodevice for Precision Medicine
Castro, Carlos; Byrd, John; Halley, Patrick; Lucas, Christopher
September 2018
Patent pending
Programmable Chemical Actuators
Northcutt, Robert; Sundaresan, Vishnu
Patent pending
Method for Reducing Aerodynamic Drag on Tractor-Trailers
Prakash, Shaurya; Rangharajan, Kaushik; West, Joseph; Zezinka, Zachary
Patent pending
Method for Reducing Aerodynamic Drag on Tractor-Trailers
Prakash, Shaurya; Conlisk, Terrence; Rangharajan, Kaushik; West, Joseph; Zezinka, Zachary
August 2018
Patent pending
Design Features of Dissimilar Material-Reinforced Blanks and Extrusions for Forming
Dapino, Marcelo; Detwiler, Duane; Gingerich, Mark; Hahnlen, Ryan; Headings, Leon; Scheidt, Matthew; Sheldon, Allen
June 2018
Patent pending: 16/012,186
Charge Generating Devices and Methods of Making Use Thereof
Cao, Lei
May 2018
Patent pending: 15/774,657
Non-Invasive Method for Detecting a Deadly Form of Malaria
Subramaniam, Vishwanath; Drew, Mark; Jones, Travis; Smith, Brad; West, Joseph
Continuous Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing System
Dapino, Marcelo; Gingerich, Mark; Hahnlen, Ryan; Headings, Leon
April 2018
Multi-Functional Cancer Drug Delivery Nanodevice for Precision Medicine
Castro, Carlos; Byrd, John; Halley, Patrick; Lucas, Christopher
Electrically Triggered Rapid Exothermic Reaction in 3D Printed Ionomer Composites
Sundaresan, Vishnu Baba
March 2018
Patent pending: 15/760,095
Active Membrane with Controlled Ion Transport
Sundaresan, Vishnu Baba; Hery, Travis; Northcutt, Robert; Venugopal, Vinithra
Patent pending: 15/928,411
Creation of an Internal Cladding in Sapphire Optical Fiber by Reactor Irradiation
Blue, Thomas; Wilson, Brandon
Microfluidic Model of Bifurcating Blood Vessels for Assessing Angiogenesis and Vascular Function
Akbari, Ehsan; Prakash, Shaurya; Rangharajan, Kaushik Krishna; Song, Jonathan; Spychalski, Griffin
February 2018
Patent issued: 9,885,031
A Galvanotaxis Assay for Quantitative Assessment of the Metastatic Potential of Cancer Cells
Subramaniam, Vishwanath; Ahirwar, Dinesh; Ganju, Ramesh; Nasser, Mohd; Sequin, Emily; West, Joseph
Patent pending: 15/896,199
New Cantilever Design for Measurement of Multi- Physical Properties using Atomic Force Microscopy
Cho, Han Na; Bergman, Lawrence A; Dharmasena, Sajith; Kim, Seok; Vakakis, Alexander F.
January 2018
Patent pending: 15/867,930
Morphing Fender Skirt for a Steered Wheel
Chillara, Venkata Siva Chaithanya; Dapino, Marcelo; Gandhi, Umesh; Headings, Leon
Patent pending: PCT/US1 8/14478
A System and Method for Simultaneous Load Transfer and Speed Synchronization in Gear Shifts Involving Multiple Actively Controlled Clutches in Automatic Transmissions
Srinivasan, Krishnaswamy; Mishra, Kirti
A Novel Approach for Effective Suppression of Surge Instabilities in Turbomachine Compressors by Inlet Flow Restriction
Dehner, Richard; Miazgowicz, Keith; Selamet, Ahmet