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Threat emulation framework
Patent • #US11336690B1. A method for emulating threats in virtual network computing environment is provided. The method comprises creating a number of virtual machines in the virtual network computing environment. A number of threat actors are emulated, wherein each threat actor comprises a number of threat artifacts that form a sequence of...
Three-dimensional metamaterials
Patent • #US8197887B1. A fabrication method is capable of creating canonical metamaterial structures arrayed in a three-dimensional geometry. The method uses a membrane suspended over a cavity with predefined pattern as a directional evaporation mask. Metallic and/or dielectric material can be evaporated at high vacuum through the patterned membrane to deposit resonator...
Three-dimensional radiograph security system
Patent • #US10365396B2. A method and apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional radiograph in a security scanner. A first X-ray image of an object is generated by the security scanner from a first viewpoint. A second X-ray image of the object is generated by the security scanner from a second viewpoint. The first...
Three-dimensional stacked structured ASIC devices and methods of fabrication thereof
Patent • #US9190392B1. A 3D stacked sASIC is provided that includes a plurality of 2D reconfigurable structured structured ASIC (sASIC) levels interconnected through hard-wired arrays of 3D vias. The 2D sASIC levels may contain logic, memory, analog functions, and device input/output pad circuitry. During fabrication, these 2D sASIC levels are stacked on...
Thrust-optimized blade design for wind turbines
Patent • #US11746742B1. A wind rotor is disclosed that produces energy optimally for a given thrust overturning moment. By designing rotors with suboptimal aerodynamic efficiency, they can have optimal thrust performance, which will reduce the substructure cost and/or enable greater energy capture for a given substructure.
THz Detection and Imaging
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Time encoded radiation imaging
Patent • #US8866100B1. The various technologies presented herein relate to detecting nuclear material at a large stand-off distance. An imaging system is presented which can detect nuclear material by utilizing time encoded imaging relating to maximum and minimum radiation particle counts rates. The imaging system is integrated with a data acquisition system...
Time reversal acoustics method and apparatus for detecting changes in environments
Patent • #US12039226B1. A method for detecting a change in an environment is disclosed. The method includes forming a test acoustic signal based on time-reversal of a baseline acoustic signal after the baseline acoustic signal has traversed the environment while the environment is in a baseline condition. The method also includes detecting...
Time-dependent phase error correction using digital waveform synthesis
Patent • #US9784818B1. The various technologies presented herein relate to correcting a time-dependent phase error generated as part of the formation of a radar waveform. A waveform can be pre-distorted to facilitate correction of an error induced into the waveform by a downstream operation/component in a radar system. For example, amplifier power...
Time-Encoded Imaging
Featured Opportunity • Time encoded imaging (TEI) is a new approach for standoff detection of special nuclear materials (SNM) which relies on encoding directional information in the time dependent modulation of fast neutron detection rates. Other imaging methods require either multiple interactions (e.g. neutron scatter camera or Compton imagers), leading to intrinsically low...
Tinker Tailoring Lignin
Featured Opportunity • A method to generate oxidized lignin with specified carboxylic acid content and molecular weight that can be used in various types of polymer products. The valorization of lignin has faced many limitations due its intricate molecular structure, hydrophobicity, and low molecular weight. Several oxidation methods of lignin tend to increase...
Titanium alkoxide compound
Patent • #US7256290B1. A titanium alkoxide composition is provided, as represented by the chemical formula (OC<SUB>6</SUB>H<SUB>5</SUB>N)<SUB>2</SUB>Ti(OC<SUB>6</SUB>H<SUB>5</SUB>NH<SUB>2</SUB>)<SUB>2</SUB>. As prepared, the compound is a crystalline substance with a hexavalent titanium atom bonded to two OC<SUB>6</SUB>H<SUB>5</SUB>NH<SUB>2 </SUB>groups and two OC<SUB>6</SUB>H<SUB>5</SUB>N groups with a theoretical molecular weight of 480.38, comprising 60.01% C, 5.04% H and 11.66%...
TOPHAT™ for the Alignment & Focus of Heliostat Mirror Facets
Featured Opportunity • The Theoretical Overlay Photographic Heliostat Alignment Technique (TOPHAT) is a unique method which helps to accurately and effectively concentrate solar energy onto a receiver. By utilizing a camera/target fixture placed in front of the heliostat TOPHAT aligns and focuses the mirrors on a heliostat. It uses the photographs taken by...
Topological damping materials and methods thereof
Patent • #US10808794B1. The present invention features a metamaterial including a plurality of unit cells, in which each unit cell includes two interacting members to dissipate energy. Also provided herein are assemblies including such metamaterials and methods of manufacture.
Topological insulator infrared pseudo-bolometer with polarization sensitivity
Patent • #US9799828B1. Topological insulators can be utilized in a new type of infrared photodetector that is intrinsically sensitive to the polarization of incident light and static magnetic fields. The detector isolates single topological insulator surfaces and allows light collection and exposure to static magnetic fields. The wavelength range of interest is...
Total-internal reflection elastic metasurfaces: design and application
Patent • #US11339845B1. An acoustic shield for protecting a vibrational sensitive device includes a first unit cell and a second unit cell. The first unit cell includes a first locally resonant unit. The first locally resonant unit controls a first phase gradient and the first unit cell includes a first surface. The...
Towerless vertical-axis wind turbine
Patent • #US11421650B2. The present disclosure is directed to towerless vertical-axis wind turbines with pre-tensioned rotors. The present disclosure is further directed to a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) with supported blade ends (e.g., Darrieus type) which replaces the center tower with tensioned supports, such as tensioned guy wires, and blade pre-load.
Toxin activity assays, devices, methods and systems therefor
Patent • #US9304128B1. Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward devices, system and method for conducting toxin activity assay using sedimentation. The toxin activity assay may include generating complexes which bind to a plurality of beads in a fluid sample. The complexes may include a target toxin and a labeling agent,...
Trace detection of analytes using portable raman systems
Patent • #US9194805B2. Apparatuses and methods for in situ detection of a trace amount of an analyte are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) insert including a passageway therethrough, where the passageway has a SERS surface positioned therein. The SERS surface is configured...
Tracking heat flux sensors for concentrating solar applications
Patent • #US8459865B1. Innovative tracking heat flux sensors located at or near the solar collector's focus for centering the concentrated image on a receiver assembly. With flux sensors mounted near a receiver's aperture, the flux gradient near the focus of a dish or trough collector can be used to precisely position the...
Tracking moving radar targets with parallel, velocity-tuned filters
Patent • #US8427359B1. Radar data associated with radar illumination of a movable target is processed to monitor motion of the target. A plurality of filter operations are performed in parallel on the radar data so that each filter operation produces target image information. The filter operations are defined to have respectively corresponding...
Trajectory analysis with geometric features
Patent • #US10345106B1. Described herein are various technologies pertaining to extracting one or more features from trajectory data recorded during motion of a body, and further, generating a n-dimensional feature vector based upon the one or more extracted features. The n-dimensional feature vector enables expedited analysis of the trajectory data from which...
Trajectory prediction via a feature vector approach
Patent • #US10801841B1. Described herein are various technologies pertaining to extracting one or more features from trajectory data recorded during motion of a body, and further, generating a n-dimensional feature vector based upon the one or more extracted features. The n-dimensional feature vector enables expedited analysis of the trajectory data from which...
Trajectory-based triggering system for hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer
Patent • #US10180398B2. A hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer can acquire high-resolution hyperspectral images of particles, such as biological cells, flowing through a microfluidic system. A trajectory-based triggering system can be used that will only trigger the acquisition of a hyperspectral image when an appropriate particle or cell is crossing an imaging line,...
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