Patent • #8,877,388. The present invention is directed to a higher power, thin film lithium-ion electrolyte on a metallic substrate, enabling mass-produced solid-state lithium batteries. High-temperature thermodynamic equilibrium processing enables co-firing of oxides and base metals, providing a means to integrate the crystalline, lithium-stable, fast lithium-ion conductor lanthanum lithium tantalate (La.sub.1/3-xLi.sub.3xTaO.sub.3) directly...
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Solid-state resistor for pulsed power machines
Patent • #9,514,864. A flexible solid-state resistor comprises a string of ceramic resistors that can be used to charge the capacitors of a linear transformer driver (LTD) used in a pulsed power machine. The solid-state resistor is able to absorb the energy of a switch prefire, thereby limiting LTD cavity damage, yet...
SOLID-STATE TUNING BEHAVIOR IN ACOUSTIC RESONATORS
Patent • #11,405,014.
Solution synthesis of germanium nanocrystals
Patent • #7,591,871. A method for providing a route for the synthesis of a Ge(0) nanometer-sized material from. A Ge(II) precursor is dissolved in a ligand heated to a temperature, generally between approximately 100.degree. C. and 400.degree. C., sufficient to thermally reduce the Ge(II) to Ge(0), where the ligand is a compound...
Sorohalide scintillators, phosphors, and uses thereof
Patent • #9,334,444. The present invention relates to sorohalide compounds having formula A.sub.3B.sub.2X.sub.9, where A is an alkali metal, B is a rare earth metal, and X is a halogen. Optionally, the sorohalide includes a dopant D. Such undoped and doped sorohalides are useful as scintillation materials or phosphors for any number...
SORPTION AGENT, METHOD OF MAKING A SORPTION AGENT AND BARRIER SYSTEM
Patent • #11,207,658.
Sparse sampling and reconstruction for electron and scanning probe microscope imaging
Patent • #9,093,249. Systems and methods for conducting electron or scanning probe microscopy are provided herein. In a general embodiment, the systems and methods for conducting electron or scanning probe microscopy with an undersampled data set include: driving an electron beam or probe to scan across a sample and visit a subset...
Spatial light modulator array with heat minimization and image enhancement features
Patent • #7,170,669. An enhanced spatial light modulator (ESLM) array, a microelectronics patterning system and a projection display system using such an ESLM for heat-minimization and resolution enhancement during imaging, and the method for fabricating such an ESLM array. The ESLM array includes, in each individual pixel element, a small pixel mirror...
Spatial light modulator features
Patent • #7420730. An enhanced spatial light modulator (ESLM) array, a microelectronics patterning system and a projection display system using such an ESLM for heat-minimization and resolution enhancement during imaging, and the method for fabricating such an ESLM array. The ESLM array includes, in each individual pixel element, a small pixel mirror...
Spectral compression algorithms for the analysis of very large multivariate images
Patent • #7,283,684. A method for spectrally compressing data sets enables the efficient analysis of very large multivariate images. The spectral compression algorithm uses a factored representation of the data that can be obtained from Principal Components Analysis or other factorization technique. Furthermore, a block algorithm can be used for performing common...
Spectral notch interference mitigation for stretch processing synthetic aperture radar
Patent • #10,330,786. Various technologies for mitigating interference in stretch-processed SAR imagery are described herein. Stretch-processed SAR data is received at a computing device. The stretch-processed (or deramped) SAR data is then reramped, thereby removing frequency-variant components of narrowband interference signals in the deramped data. A frequency-domain transform is executed over the...
Spectral replacement to mitigate interference for multi-pass synthetic aperture radar
Patent • #10,495,750. Various technologies for mitigating interference artifacts in multi-pass synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery are described herein. First and second phase histories corresponding to first and second SAR passes over a scene are processed in image and phase-history domains to correct for spatially-variant and constant phase offsets between the phase...
Spiking retina microscope
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SPIKING RETINA MICROSCOPE
Patent • #11,501,432. Westervelt,Robert Thomas - (237317)
Spin-orbit qubit using quantum dots
Patent • #10,482,388. Methods and apparatus of quantum information processing using quantum dots are provided. Electrons from a 2DEG are confined to the quantum dots and subjected to a magnetic field having a component directed parallel to the interface. Due to interfacial asymmetries, there is created an effective magnetic field that perturbs...
Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation without vertical axis of rotation
Patent • #7,545,065. The symmetry properties of a magnetic levitation arrangement are exploited to produce spin-stabilized magnetic levitation without aligning the rotational axis of the rotor with the direction of the force of gravity. The rotation of the rotor stabilizes perturbations directed parallel to the rotational axis.
Spin-stabilized orbital rocket guidance
Patent • #11,292,617. Technologies for guidance of a spin-stabilized orbital rocket are described herein. The spin-stabilized rocket includes a guidance controller. The guidance controller computes parameters of a burn of a second-stage engine of the rocket to reach a desired nominal orbit subsequent to burnout of the first stage of the rocket....
SpinDx™: Point-of-Care Diagnostics Using Centrifugal Microfluidics
Featured Opportunity • Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed an innovative technique for conducting simultaneous multiplexed immunoassays and white blood cell counts from a single finger prick of whole blood with less than 15 minutes total sample-to-answer time. The technique is based on centrifugal microfluidics, or “lab-on-a-disk’ technology, which uses centrifugal forces...
Spreading devices into a 2-D module layout
Patent • #9,972,736. An apparatus, method, and system, the apparatus including a receiving member dimensioned to receive an array of microelectronic devices; and a linkage member coupled to the receiving member, the linkage member configured to move the receiving member in at least two dimensions so as to modify a spacing between...
Spring Drive Fitting
Featured Opportunity • Design and manufacturing companies specializing in valves, tubes, and other gas and fluid system components continue to battle the age-old problem of fitting pipes and tubing together quickly and reliably. The Spring Drive Fitting addresses this challenge, bridging the gap between solutions for small diameter tube fittings commonly seen in...
Spring performance tester for miniature extension springs
Patent • #9,651,464. A spring performance tester and method of testing a spring are disclosed that has improved accuracy and precision over prior art spring testers. The tester can perform static and cyclic testing. The spring tester can provide validation for product acceptance as well as test for cyclic degradation of springs,...
Stabilized scintillator
Patent • #10,479,934. A stabilized scintillator includes a compound corresponding to formula (2) or (3), or activated derivatives thereof: A.sub.2BB'.sub.xB''.sub.yX.sub.6 (2) A.sub.2BB'X.sub.xX'.sub.y (3) wherein A and B are monovalent cations, B' is a trivalent cation, X is a halogen, x and y are molar percentages, x+y=1; B'' is an aliovalent exchange cation...
Stable nanocrystalline metal alloy coatings with ultra-low wear
Patent • #10,763,000. The present invention relates to metal coatings and methods thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to ultra-low wear noble metal alloys, such as for use in electrical contact coatings.
Staring 2-D Hadamard transform spectral imager
Patent • #6,996,292. A staring imaging system inputs a 2D spatial image containing multi-frequency spectral information. This image is encoded in one dimension of the image with a cyclic Hadamarid S-matrix. The resulting image is detecting with a spatial 2D detector; and a computer applies a Hadamard transform to recover the encoded...
Startup Design Features for Supercritical Power Conversion Systems
Featured Opportunity • Sandia National Laboratories has created solutions to startup flow issues in supercritical conversion systems. The Supercritical Brayton Cycle is a power conversion system that is undergoing extensive testing and advancements at Sandia Labs. The brayton cycle system has the ability to achieve higher efficiency and more cost effect power conversion...
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