Recently Granted Patents

Sandia's most recent innovations recognized by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office are listed below in reverse chronological order by patent grant date. Visit the Tech Search to locate granted patents relevant to specific interests or search terms.
Patent Title Patent Number Granted Date
Detection and Tracking of Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Moving Targets in Remote Sensing Imagery US12685202B1 10/20/2026
Complementary Ferroelectric Logic US12701752B2 10/20/2026
Method and Apparatus for Sensing Humidity US12761155B2 10/13/2026
Irreversible, normally closed, solid-state thermal switch US12680831B2 10/6/2026
Depolymerization of polyolefins for biological conversion US12753290B1 10/6/2026
Modular anti-rotation drilling systems and methods actuated by fluid pressure US12760935B2 9/29/2026
Compositions and methods for decontamination US12708118B1 8/18/2026
Heliostat optical assessment US12705771B2 8/11/2026
Systems and methods for controlling subcritical fracturing via chemical complexation reactions at the crack tip US12698443B1 8/4/2026
Machine learning for real-time monitoring and control of additive manufacturing US12697781B1 8/4/2026
Optimal control theory approach for power grid EMP protection US12695303B1 7/28/2026
System and method for navigational determination using range-doppler radar altimetry US12674886B1 7/7/2026
Direct air capture of carbon dioxide with nanofluidic flows US12667806B1 6/30/2026
AI-enhanced codesign for circuit and system design US12651107B2 6/9/2026
Reconfigurable metasurfaces and x-band RF devices employing the acoustoelectric effect US12647102B1 6/2/2026
Multi-metal patterned anode for computed tomography X-ray systems US12646676B2 6/2/2026
Microcalorimeter radiation detector absorbers and methods of making the same US12638345B1 5/26/2026
High-pressure hydrogen test fixture US12638358B1 5/26/2026
Compact ion microwave atomic clock US12640745B1 5/26/2026
Bracket system for equipment rack cable architecture US12641742B1 5/26/2026
Integrated photonic encoding systems and methods for high speed and low power image processing US12631554B1 5/19/2026
Intertial sensor that includes fluids US12631664B1 5/19/2026
Method of producing a direct band gap in indirect band gap materials and light emitting or detecting devices fabricated therefrom US12635299B1 5/19/2026
Heterogeneous solid state transformers with hierarchical control US12627294B1 5/12/2026
Silicon photomultipliers embedded in scintillator US12625284B1 5/12/2026
Systems and methods for rapid force-based measurements of residual stress US12625021B1 5/12/2026
Ballistic superconducting circuit for asynchronous reversible logic element US12620993B1 5/5/2026
Ultrathin layer photocatalysts US12611661B2 4/28/2026
High speed RF switch method employing differential current cancellation US12615021B1 4/28/2026
Molecular detector for surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy US12607556B2 4/21/2026
Neural network robustness via binary activation US12602573B2 4/14/2026
System and method for electronic devices US12584151B1 3/31/2026
Device and method for random walk simulation US12572818B2 3/10/2026
Concentrated solar irradiation of targets in plasmas US12573587B2 3/10/2026
Pressure-induced crystallization and topochemical cross-linking of conjugated polymers US12570808B2 3/10/2026
Processing short video to obtain frequency information US12557996B1 2/24/2026
Real-time patch-clamp sensing of transport across a barrier tissue US12540938B1 2/3/2026
Water and heat hub micro-system and method US12540457B1 2/3/2026
Systems and methods for optimal phase shift between dynamic control actions for wind turbines US12535055B1 1/27/2026
Single light photon counting radiation detector and data transmission methods US12535604B2 1/27/2026
Electrocatalytic devices using MOx/ICP composite thin films and methods of making the same US12531169B1 1/20/2026
Plasma-based method for delayering of circuits US12532680B2 1/20/2026
Multiplanar planar electromagnetic array US12523654B1 1/13/2026
Area selective deposition templated by hydrogen and halogen resists US12518967B1 1/6/2026
Magneto-optical sensor for magnetic field measurement US12498432B2 12/16/2025
Solid-state transformer for mitigation of common mode insults US12500415B1 12/16/2025
Observer systems and methods US12487106B1 12/2/2025
Single clock delay step in multi-stage switched-capacitor delays US12489434B1 12/2/2025
Large programmable delay at high frequency through aliasing US12476624B1 11/18/2025
Calibration device for AC/DC systems US12474413B1 11/18/2025