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Automated Rising Concrete Tracking Device
Competitive Advantages Conducts continuous monitoring during the process rather than only measuring after concrete placement is complete. Provides more accurate measurements, higher sensing frequency, and better detection of anomalies in the concrete. Automates a process that is currently completely manually. Summary Inventors at USF have created...
Published: 2/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): Tristen Mee, Austin Mullins
Keywords(s): Construction, Industrial Applications, Sensor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Advance Materials, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials > Infrastructure, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Civil Engineering
Cost-Effective Bulk Glass Reinforced Composite Columns
Competitive Advantages Lower cost alternative with greater buckling resistance as steel or timber columns. In numbers,11% less expensive than timber construction and 50% less than structural steel. Immune to natural degradations as in the case with the corrosion of steel or timber. A Securing cap on both ends of the composite holds the encased...
Published: 10/3/2022   |   Inventor(s): John Cotter, Rasim Guldiken
Keywords(s): Industrial Applications, Mechanical and Structural Engineering , Mechanical Engineering, Sustainability
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Industrial Engineering, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials > A/M Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Civil Engineering, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials > Infrastructure, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Chemistry > Polymers
Solar Tiles and Arrays
Competitive Advantages Adaptable to solar conditions Programmable and automated to optimize thermal characteristics Aesthetic and functional architectural design Tiles may be manufactured from various types of materials incorporated into the design Summary A heat exchange tile designed by USF inventors allows infrared energy...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Mark Weston
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Advance Materials, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials > Infrastructure, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Industrial Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Mobile Contactless Device for Fast Corrosion Assessment of Reinforced Concrete
Competitive Advantages Small portable design High accuracy Instant measurements Drastic cost reduction Nondestructive testing Summary USF inventors have created a novel contactless portable device for fast and accurate corrosion assessment. It operates by measuring concrete surface potentials without contact using vibrating...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Michael Walsh, Alberto Sagues
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computer Science > C/S Sensors, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials > Infrastructure, Technology Classifications > Computer Science