Patent • #US10147510B1. A method for electroplating a nonmetallic grating including providing a nonmetallic grating; performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reaction to form a seed layer on the nonmetallic grating; and electroplating a metallic layer on the seed layer such that the metallic layer uniformly and conformally coats the nonmetallic grating....
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Electroplated Au for conformal coating of high aspect ratio silicon structures
Patent • #US11053601B2. A method for electroplating a nonmetallic grating including providing a nonmetallic grating; performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reaction to form a seed layer on the nonmetallic grating; and electroplating a metallic layer on the seed layer such that the metallic layer uniformly and conformally coats the nonmetallic grating....
Elemental analysis using temporal gating of a pulsed neutron generator
Patent • #US9897556B2. Technologies related to determining elemental composition of a sample that comprises fissile material are described herein. In a general embodiment, a pulsed neutron generator periodically emits bursts of neutrons, and is synchronized with an analyzer circuit. The bursts of neutrons are used to interrogate the sample, and the sample...
Embedded instrumentation architecture
Patent • #US9148481B1. The various technologies presented herein relate to generating copies of an incoming signal, wherein each copy of the signal can undergo different processing to facilitate control of bandwidth demands during communication of one or more signals relating to the incoming signal. A signal sharing component can be utilized to...
Emission Reduction and Carbon Capture
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Emulation automation and model checking
Patent • #US11720391B2. A method of automating emulations is provided. The method comprising collecting publicly available network data over a predefined time interval, wherein the collected network data might comprise structured and unstructured data. Any unstructured data is converted into structured data. The original and converted structured data is stored in a...
Emulator apparatus for microgrid testing and design
Patent • #US10270251B1. An emulator apparatus that emulates entities included in a microgrid is described herein. The emulator apparatus emulates a load with time-varying inductance/resistance or an energy storage device or combination of energy storage devices. The emulator apparatus is electrically coupled to a system or device that is desirably tested/maintained/designed. The...
Emulator for rotary energy sources
Patent • #US10228665B1. An emulator is described herein, wherein the emulator is configured to emulate a rotary energy generator. The rotary energy generator can be one of a wind turbine, a diesel engine, or a hydrokinetic generator. The emulator includes an electromechanical motor that is mechanically linked to a generator. A motor...
Endpoint detection of amplified nucleic acids
Patent • #US11473141B2. The present invention relates to probes and primers beneficial for conducting amplification assays, such as those including loop-mediated isothermal amplification reactions. Also described herein are methods for detecting targets using such probes and/or primers.
Endpoint detection of amplified nucleic acids
Patent • #US10724091B1. The present invention relates to probes and primers beneficial for conducting amplification assays, such as those including loop-mediated isothermal amplification reactions. Also described herein are methods for detecting targets using such probes and/or primers.
Energy
Technology Area • The Energy technology area contains advancements that address some of the most significant national challenges across the energy, climate, and infrastructure sectors. Sandia’s energy research addresses generation, storage, transmission, and distribution. Work is aimed at promoting energy resilience, stability, and security. This technology area also contains specialized portfolios related to: Energy...
Energy Conversion
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Energy efficiency management system and method
Patent • #US8340832B1. Exemplary embodiments of the computerized management system for controlling energy consumption for energy consumers using a smart meter may include a database that contains contract provisions for energy consumers. Furthermore, exemplary embodiments of the system include a database interface adapted to allow the system to access the contract provisions...
Energy efficient robot
Patent • #US10144464B1. A locomotion subassembly for a biped robot is disclosed. The locomotion subassembly includes several unique energy transfer mechanisms and arrangements for efficiently powering the motion of the robot.
Energy Harvesting
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Energy Storage
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Energy storage systems for electrical microgrids with pulsed power loads
Patent • #US11316363B2. Pulsed power loads (PPLs) are highly non-linear and can cause significant stability and power quality issues in an electrical microgrid. According to the present invention, many of these issues can be mitigated by an Energy Storage System (ESS) that offsets the PPL. The ESS can maintain a constant bus...
Energy storage-based packetized delivery of electricity
Patent • #US11936185B1. Systems and methods for Energy Storage-based Packetized Delivery of Electricity (ES-PDE) are disclosed that are radically different from the operation of today's grid. Using ES-PDE, the loads are powered by the energy storage systems (ESS) the majority of the time and only receive packets of electricity periodically to charge...
Engineered high expansion glass-ceramics having near linear thermal strain and methods thereof
Patent • #US10059625B2. The present invention relates to glass-ceramic compositions, as well as methods for forming such composition. In particular, the compositions include various polymorphs of silica that provide beneficial thermal expansion characteristics (e.g., a near linear thermal strain). Also described are methods of forming such compositions, as well as connectors including...
Engineered high expansion glass-ceramics having near linear thermal strain and methods thereof
Patent • #US9878944B1. The present invention relates to glass-ceramic compositions, as well as methods for forming such composition. In particular, the compositions include various polymorphs of silica that provide beneficial thermal expansion characteristics (e.g., a near linear thermal strain). Also described are methods of forming such compositions, as well as connectors including...
Engineered hosts with exogenous ligninase and uses thereof
Patent • #US11453895B1. The present invention relates to methods and engineered microbial hosts useful for treating lignin or a derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the host has one or more exogenous nucleic acid sequences that encode a ligninase (e.g., a laccase and/or a peroxidase).
Engineering RuBisCo for food safety
Patent • #US11518989B1. A method of improving a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCo) to have a higher protein score is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: making a modified RbcL of the RuBisCo, by, on an RbcL unit of the RuBisCo, either substituting Met for Leu, Phe, Val, or Ile or combinations thereof;...
Enhanced composites via selective interfacial modification
Patent • #US11148392B1. A laminate comprising a first ply, a second ply, and a third ply which sandwiching the second ply between the first ply and the third ply. The laminate further includes a first plurality of interfacial modifiers arranged between opposing faces of the first ply and the second ply. The...
Enhanced distributed energy resource system
Patent • #US7239044B1. A power transmission system including a direct current power source electrically connected to a conversion device for converting direct current into alternating current, a conversion device connected to a power distribution system through a junction, an energy storage device capable of producing direct current connected to a converter, where...
Enhanced Functional Alloys with High Strength and Ductility
Featured Opportunity • A technique for tailoring the mechanical properties of traditionally low-strength and low ductility alloys using laser beam powder bed fusion (LB-PBF) additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented design freedom that can lead to novel materials development. Intermetallic alloys have useful magnetic properties such as high permeability, low coercivity, and...
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