Patent • #10,979,018. A focusing interdigital transducer (IDT) and corresponding single- and dual-port piezoelectric devices are disclosed. The focusing interdigital transducer, which generates Lame acoustic waves, permits operation at significantly higher frequencies than those possible with traditional IDTs. The focusing IDT employs multiple arced fingers formed both above and below the piezoelectric...
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Formation of bulk refractive index structures
Patent • #6,593,062. A method of making a stacked three-dimensional refractive index structure in photosensitive materials using photo-patterning where first determined is the wavelength at which a photosensitive material film exhibits a change in refractive index upon exposure to optical radiation, a portion of the surfaces of the photosensitive material film is...
Formation of interconnections to microfluidic devices
Patent • #6,599,436. A method is disclosed to form external interconnections to a microfluidic device for coupling of a fluid or light or both into a microchannel of the device. This method can be used to form optical or fluidic interconnections to microchannels previously formed on a substrate, or to form both...
FPGA-BASED COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA IN SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS
Patent • #11,314,508.
FPGA/ASIC framework and method for requirements-based trust assessment
Patent • #10,409,994. Described herein are various technologies for metrics-based assessment and trust verification of netlists for hardware logic devices (e.g., ASICs, FPGAs, etc.). A computing system translates a netlist of a hardware logic device into a Boolean network. The computing system generates and assigns metrics to edges of the Boolean network....
Fracture-resistant lanthanide scintillators
Patent • #7,863,572. Lanthanide halide alloys have recently enabled scintillating gamma ray spectrometers comparable to room temperature semiconductors (<3% FWHM energy resolutions at 662 keV). However brittle fracture of these materials upon cooling hinders the growth of large volume crystals. Efforts to improve the strength through non-lanthanide alloy substitution, while preserving scintillation,...
Fragment capture device
Patent • #7,685,923. A fragment capture device for use in explosive containment. The device comprises an assembly of at least two rows of bars positioned to eliminate line-of-sight trajectories between the generation point of fragments and a surrounding containment vessel or asset. The device comprises an array of at least two rows...
Framework and methodology for supply chain lifecycle analytics
Patent • #9,992,219. The various technologies presented herein relate to pertaining to identifying and mitigating risks and attacks on a supply chain. A computer-implemented representation of a supply chain is generated comprising nodes (locations) and edges (objects, information). Risk to attack and different attack vectors can be defined for the various nodes...
Frangible-soluble casting cores and methods of making the same
Patent • #12070793. The casting material may be formed around the casting core using a variety of conventional casting techniques including direct liquid metal infiltration, pressure assisted casting, and centrifugal casting among others.
Freeze-Safe Heat Pipe Valve Stem
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Frequency selective infrared sensors
Patent • #8,452,134. A frequency selective infrared (IR) photodetector having a predetermined frequency band. The exemplary frequency selective photodetector includes: a dielectric IR absorber having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; an electrode electrically coupled to the first surface of the dielectric IR absorber; and...
Frequency selective infrared sensors
Patent • #8,897,609. A frequency selective infrared (IR) photodetector having a predetermined frequency band. The exemplary frequency selective photodetector includes: a dielectric IR absorber having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; an electrode electrically coupled to the first surface of the dielectric IR absorber; and...
Frequency shifted, vacuum pressure sensor
Patent • #10,317,300. Described herein is an apparatus that includes a varactor and an inductor to form a resonant circuit that oscillates at a resonant frequency. The resonant frequency is a function of a pressure of a gas within an aperture of the varactor. In some embodiment, the varactor includes a first...
FRICTION TESTING AND TORQUE SENSING SYSTEMS
Patent • #11,199,485.
Friction testing and torque sensing systems
Patent • #11781958. The present invention relates, in part, to systems for characterizing force (e.g., friction, wear, and/or torque). In one embodiment, the system allows for wear testing of samples in a high throughput manner. In another embodiment, the system allows for torque sensing in a non-contact manner.
FSA Isotope ID
Featured Opportunity • Software for the identification of radionuclides within gamma-ray spectra in real-time or post-processing Identifying gamma-ray emitting radionuclides remains a critical step in characterizing and assessing the level of threat posed by known or detected gamma-ray radiation. Full Spectrum Analysis Isotope Identification (FSA Isotope ID) is a gamma-ray spectrum analysis software...
FUEL AND FUEL BLEND FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Patent • #11,261,391.
Fuel and fuel blend for internal combustion engine
Patent • #11674099. A fuel or fuel blending agent for an internal combustion engine includes a ketone compound that is a C4 to C10 branched acyclic ketone, cyclopentanone, or a derivative of cyclopentanone. The ketone compound may be blended with a majority portion of a fuel selected from the group consisting of:...
Fuel mixture stratification as a method for improving homogeneous charge compression ignition engine operation
Patent • #7,128,046. A method for slowing the heat-release rate in homogeneous charge compression ignition ("HCCI") engines that allows operation without excessive knock at higher engine loads than are possible with conventional HCCI. This method comprises injecting a fuel charge in a manner that creates a stratified fuel charge in the engine...
Full Stack Neuromorphic
Featured Opportunity • In order to bring brain-inspired hardware, algorithms, and AI closer to realization for diverse applications, Sandia National Laboratories’ neural computing group is building a set of neuromorphic capabilities relevant to all system levels. AI-enabled smart products and services are exceptionally useful for everyday purposes such as wearables, cell phones, and...

Full tape thickness feature conductors for EMI structures
Patent • #8,747,591. Generally annular full tape thickness conductors are formed in single or multiple tape layers, and then stacked to produce an annular solid conductive wall for enclosing an electromagnetic isolation cavity. The conductors may be formed using punch and fill operations, or by flowing conductor-containing material onto the tape edge...
Full-field surface roughness
Patent • #10,254,112. The various embodiments presented herein relate to utilizing light in conjunction with an optical Fourier transform to examine and quantify roughness of a surface. The surface includes a plurality of flaked particles. The surface is illuminated with a light beam, wherein light reflected from the surface passes through an...
Fully integrated and encapsulated micro-fabricated vacuum diode and method of manufacturing same
Patent • #9,202,657. Disclosed is an encapsulated micro-diode and a method for producing same. The method comprises forming a plurality columns in the substrate with a respective tip disposed at a first end of the column, the tip defining a cathode of the diode; disposing a sacrificial oxide layer on the substrate,...
Functionalization of Diels-Alder polyphenylene polymers
Patent • #10,053,534. The present invention relates to functionalized polymers including a poly(phenylene) structure. The structure can include any useful modifications, such as the inclusion of one or more reactive handles having an aryl group. Methods and uses of such structures and polymers are also described herein.
Functionalization of diels-alder polyphenylene polymers
Patent • #10,442,887. The present invention relates to functionalized polymers including a poly(phenylene) structure. The structure can include any useful modifications, such as the inclusion of one or more reactive handles having an aryl group. Methods and uses of such structures and polymers are also described herein.
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