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Calibration method for a spectral computerized tomography system
Patent • #US11263792B1. A calibration method for an x-ray computerized tomography system and a method of tomographic reconstruction are provided. The calibration method includes steps of measuring at least one point spread function (PSF) at each of a plurality of points, compressing each PSF, and in one or more storing operations, storing...

Capacitive chemical sensor
Patent • #US8736000B1. A microfabricated capacitive chemical sensor can be used as an autonomous chemical sensor or as an analyte-sensitive chemical preconcentrator in a larger microanalytical system. The capacitive chemical sensor detects changes in sensing film dielectric properties, such as the dielectric constant, conductivity, or dimensionality. These changes result from the interaction...

Carbon nanotube composite materials
Patent • #US8986576B1. A material consisting essentially of a vinyl thermoplastic polymer, un-functionalized carbon nanotubes and hydroxylated carbon nanotubes dissolved in a solvent. Un-functionalized carbon nanotube concentrations up to 30 wt % and hydroxylated carbon nanotube concentrations up to 40 wt % can be used with even small concentrations of each (less...

Cascaded recompression closed Brayton cycle system
Patent • #US9624793B1. The present disclosure is directed to a cascaded recompression closed Brayton cycle (CRCBC) system and method of operation thereof, where the CRCBC system includes a compressor for compressing the system fluid, a separator for generating fluid feed streams for each of the system's turbines, and separate segments of a...

Cascaded recompression closed brayton cycle system
Patent • #US9856754B1. The present disclosure is directed to a cascaded recompression closed Brayton cycle (CRCBC) system and method of operation thereof, where the CRCBC system includes a compressor for compressing the system fluid, a separator for generating fluid feed streams for each of the system's turbines, and separate segments of a...

Cascading pressure reactor and method for solar-thermochemical reactions
Patent • #US9815042B1. Reactors and methods for solar thermochemical reactions are disclosed. The reactors and methods include a cascade of reduction chambers at successively lower pressures that leads to over an order of magnitude pressure decrease compared to a single-chambered design. The resulting efficiency gains are substantial, and represent an important step...

Cast Thermal Battery Components Using a Salt Binder
Featured Opportunity • A rapid, flexible, and low-cost method of producing thermal battery components using thick film advanced manufacturing techniques to achieve greater uniformity and consistency Thermal batteries, also known as molten salt batteries, are useful for powering applications that require high power density, a long shelf life, and little to no lifetime...

Cast thermal battery electrodes and separators using a salt binder
Patent • #US10727474B1. Cast components can improve the effectiveness of current state-of-the-art in thermal battery processing technology in terms of cost, labor, materials usage, and flexibility. Cast components can include cast cathodes, anodes, and separators.

Catalyzed, high energy density, metal-air battery
Patent • #US9911981B1. An air-cathode battery includes a porous cathode current collector with an air interface, an ionic liquid electrolyte disposed in pores of the porous cathode current collector; a metal anode, and a separator in contact with the ionic liquid electrolyte and coupled between the porous cathode current collector and the...

Catheterized plasma X-ray source
Patent • #US9681846B1. A radiation generator useful for medical applications, among others, is provided. The radiation generator includes a catheter; a plasma discharge chamber situated within a terminal portion of the catheter, a cathode and an anode positioned within the plasma discharge chamber and separated by a gap, and a high-voltage transmission...

Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
Patent • #US9970000B2. The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials,...

Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
Patent • #US10605705B2. The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials,...

Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
Patent • #US9273305B1. The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials,...

Cellular computational platform and neurally inspired elements thereof
Patent • #US9501738B1. A cellular computational platform is disclosed that includes a multiplicity of functionally identical, repeating computational hardware units that are interconnected electrically and optically. Each computational hardware unit includes a reprogrammable local memory and has interconnections to other such units that have reconfigurable weights. Each computational hardware unit is configured...

Central alarm station interface for situation awareness
Patent • #US10943467B1. A method for analyzing security alarms is provided. The method comprising receiving alarm data from a number of security sensors generating alarms, wherein the alarm data includes spatio-temporal data regarding where and when an alarm is triggered. The alarm data is displayed on a user interface. The alarm data...

Centrifuge with vector-seeking linkage
Patent • #US10421081B2. Technologies pertaining to a centrifuge that comprises a vector-seeking linkage are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, the centrifuge comprises a spindle that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The centrifuge also has an arm that is coupled to the spindle, and a vector-seeking linkage that is coupled...

Ceramic substrate including thin film multilayer surface conductor
Patent • #US9648740B2. A ceramic substrate comprises a plurality of ceramic sheets, a plurality of inner conductive layers, a plurality of vias, and an upper conductive layer. The ceramic sheets are stacked one on top of another and include a top ceramic sheet. The inner conductive layers include electrically conductive material that...

Charge-pump voltage converter
Patent • #US7612541B1. A charge-pump voltage converter for converting a low voltage provided by a low-voltage source to a higher voltage. Charge is inductively generated on a transfer rotor electrode during its transit past an inductor stator electrode and subsequently transferred by the rotating rotor to a collector stator electrode for storage...

Check valves for microfluidic systems and methods thereof
Patent • #US11130129B2. The present invention relates to microfluidic check valves, as well as fluidic cartridges including such check valves. In particular examples, the check valve includes a pre-stressed spring formed from a planar substrate. Various characteristics of the valves, such as size, profile, opening pressure, etc., can be tuned to provide...

Check valves for microfluidic systems and methods thereof
Patent • #US10478818B1. The present invention relates to microfluidic check valves, as well as fluidic cartridges including such check valves. In particular examples, the check valve includes a pre-stressed spring formed from a planar substrate. Various characteristics of the valves, such as size, profile, opening pressure, etc., can be tuned to provide...

Chemical wave perturbation detection systems and methods
Patent • #US12196729B1. Chemical wave systems that utilize chemical compounds with nonlinear chemical wave behavior can be used to detect or sense material changes such as a change in a radiation source. Such chemical systems include autocatalysis that produce self-sustaining spatial and/or temporal fluctuations in chemical attributes such as species concentrations, pH,...

Chemistry, Materials & Coatings
Technology Area • The Chemistry, Materials, & Coatings technology area contains fundamental and applied technologies from the materials science and chemistry fields. Chemistry technologies include monomers, polymers, electrodeposition and surface finishing, materials compatibility, characterization, nanomaterials, electronic materials, and materials chemistry. Materials science areas include automated manufacturing, design and synthesis of new materials, manufacturing...

Chip-scale phonon-based quantum device
Patent • #US9928827B1. A quantum device includes a phononic crystal defined on a semiconductor substrate. Phononic cavities are defined in the phononic crystal, wherein each phononic cavity contains an implanted acceptor atom. Phononic waveguides are defined in the phononic crystal, wherein each waveguide is coupled to at least one phononic cavity. At...
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