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Computer Vision Method for Safety Hazards Detection, Referencing, and Tracking

This invention is a method for automatic identification and real-time mapping of safety hazards and individuals within underground spaces, such as mines. Using a combination of visual, Near-Infrared (NIR), and LiDAR imaging technologies with a robust, low-cost, machine learning-based algorithm, this innovation captures data and geo-references and categorizes...

Published: 8/1/2024 | Inventor(s): Maria Nathalie Risso, Angelina Anani, Pedro Lopez-Vidaurre

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology

Lensfree Microscopy for Ultrafine Particulate Matter Monitoring

This system monitors ultrafine particulate matter and pollution in the air using compact, inexpensive, and portable devices, which enable time-resolved measurements particle sizes. It could be used to implement a dense network of devices, which provide ultra-precise real-time monitoring of air content and quality levels. Background: Particulate matter...

Published: 10/11/2023 | Inventor(s): Euan Mcleod, Maryam Baker

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection

Wide Area Spectralelectrochemical Measurement of Thin Film Semiconductors for Electronic Band Structure Analysis

This invention is a rapid, nondestructive detection method for properties of semiconductor stacks (including perovskite stacks for use in photovoltaics) which can be used at speeds and scales relevant for manufacturing to check product quality. This invention could reduce/remove barriers for manufacturing scale-up and production of high quality robust...

Published: 6/20/2024 | Inventor(s): Erin Ratcliff, Michel De Keersmaecker, Neal Armstrong

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Solar/Photovoltaic, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Semiconductors, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls

Random Multi-Spectral and Polarization Structured Light Illumination for 3D Imaging

This invention is a method to improve accuracy and acquisition time of three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems by using illumination patterns with different spectrum and polarization states and simultaneously measuring the reflected patterns that can distinguish light of different spectrum and polarization states. Unlike existing techniques that utilize...

Published: 8/26/2024 | Inventor(s): Stanley Pau, Rongguang Liang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics

"Stick and Peel" Probe Properties of Perovskite Material Properties for Manufacturing Scale-Up and Quality Control

A “stick and peel” removable electrochemical probe is used for solvent-free characterization of semiconductor films or optoelectronic devices. The invention may be used to analyze electronic materials such as a metal halide perovskite, an organic semiconductor, a nanocrystalline (quantum dot) thin film, metal oxides, a material blend or...

Published: 3/12/2024 | Inventor(s): Michel De Keersmaecker, Erin Ratcliff, Neal Armstrong

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Wave Front Sensor based on Fourier Filtering

This invention describes a sensor that can measure the wave front of an incoming electromagnetic wave. The sensor has application in semiconductor and precision optics metrology, ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, remote sensing and laser beam characterization. In addition, wave front sensor is a key component of adaptive optics system which is used in...

Published: 8/8/2023 | Inventor(s): Stanley Pau, David Brady

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection

Real-Time Snake Detector Utilizing TensorFlow Lite API Mobile Application

This invention is a mobile application which could be used to detect and warn in real time, the presence of snakes utilizing machine learning software. Background: With increasing commercial and residential growth in places like Florida and Australia that have a great population of snakes, this construction is causing the reptiles' natural habitat...

Published: 8/1/2024 | Inventor(s): Marco Tavera-Reyes, Carlos Field-Sierra

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking > Wireless

Compact Snapshot Dual-Mode Interferometric System

This technology is an interferometric system that measures both surface shape and roughness and is designed for on-machine metrology. Background: Interferometry uses constructive and destructive interference in waves to obtain information. One common application of this field is to examine the properties of a surface, often at nanoscale. When mounted...

Published: 4/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Rongguang Liang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection

Polarization Plenoptic Imaging System and Application to 3D Reconstruction

Researchers at the University of Arizona have designed a polarization plenoptic camera that can record position, angle, wavelength, polarization and time, all in a single shot. Because of the novel application of polarizers, it can separate reflected light from transmitted light for a given surface, enable imaging of objects that are not in the direct...

Published: 4/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Stanley Pau, Amit Ashok

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry

SHG Imaging Technique for Assessing Hybrid EO Polymer/Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits

Scientists at the University of Arizona have developed a system for assessing the efficiency of the electro-optic (EO) polymer poling process by using multi-photon imaging in the second harmonic generation mode (SHG), permitting imaging and assessment of waveguide devices, including poled polymer devices, prior to, during, and after fabrication. This...

Published: 4/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Robert Norwood, Khanh Kieu, Roland Himmelhuber

Keywords(s): electro-optic polymer, hybrid photonic integrated circuits, SHG imaging, silicon photonics

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection