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Manual Punch Press Workstation for Visually Impaired Workforce

Description: This innovative system integrates a computer vision system with machine learning models to monitor and analyze the placement of operators' hands on machine switches in real-time. It ensures the machinery operates only when it confirms the correct hand placement and button pressing by the operator, enhancing safety and security. The...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Abhimanyu Sharotry, Noe Tavira, Jesus Jimenez, Francis Méndez Mediavilla

Keywords(s): Safety Compliance, Visually Impaired operators

Category(s): Engineering

Novel Precast Masonry Units with CO2 Curing Using Alternative Cementitious Materials

Description: This novel concrete technology integrates reactive magnesium oxide (MgO) with Calcium Sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement to create a masonry unit that offers both enhanced performance and a reduced environmental impact. By leveraging the synergistic effects of MgO and CSA cement, this invention aims to address the urgent need for sustainability...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Muhammed Bayram

Keywords(s): Green Building, Sustainable Materials

Category(s): Engineering, Materials, Energy/Environment

Use of Recycled Superabsorbent Polymers (SAPs) to Create Multifunctional Concrete

Description: This technology integrates superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) into Portland cement concrete to enhance its material properties and serviceability. SAPs, with their ability to absorb water or aqueous solutions up to 500 times their own mass, introduce significant improvements in concrete, including reduced shrinkage cracking, enhanced mechanical...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jung Heum Yeon, Rohit Chakraborty

Keywords(s): Concrete, Recycled Superabsorbent Polymers, Self-healing Concrete

Category(s): Materials, Engineering, Transportation, Energy/Environment

Biopolymer Based Non-cementitious Binders to Achieve High Mechanical Performance

Description: A revolutionary bio-based construction material has been developed using gelatin as a biopolymer to create a bio-binder, replacing the need for Portland cement in concrete. This bio-composite utilizes a gelatin-to-sand ratio to form a workable mixture that hardens into a durable material, suitable for various construction applications. Key...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Xijun Shi, Robert McLean, Beng Wei Chong, Maryam Ghadami

Keywords(s): Biopolymer, Environmentally Friendly, High Mechanical Performance

Category(s): Materials, Engineering, Energy/Environment

A Human Digital Twin for factory workers to predict fatigue using computer vision

Description: A cutting-edge solution that utilizes RGB camera feeds to identify human skeletons with models like MediaPipe and OpenPose, analyzing poses and movements to assess fatigue. It uniquely identifies individuals without facial recognition, using limb length and walking patterns, to create and update a digital twin for ongoing, personalized...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Abhimanyu Sharotry, Francis Méndez Mediavilla, Jesus Jimenez

Keywords(s): Fatigue, Human Digital Twin, Real-time Hazard Prevention, Safety

Category(s): Data/AI, Engineering

Frame-in-frame design of structures against earthquake and wind loads using energy dissipative cushion dampers made of different metals

Description: The proposed system integrates a primary frame (either reinforced concrete or steel) with a secondary steel frame, interconnected via multiple energy-dissipative cushion dampers composed of various metals and shape memory alloys. These dampers, by virtue of their material composition and design, are capable of deforming to absorb and dissipate...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Ahmet Güllü, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Ercan Yuksel

Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, Lateral Load Carrying Mechanisms, Metallic Yielding Dampers, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Shape Memory Alloy, Steel Structures

Category(s): Engineering

Three-dimensional photometric reconstruction based automated air-void segmentation system for hardened concrete

Description: The system comprises a hardware setup for capturing high-resolution images of concrete specimens and a software sub-system for data processing and 3D reconstruction. Utilizing a Sony α 7R II camera and six LED lights, the hardware captures images at a resolution capable of identifying air voids as small as 10 μm. The software...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jueqiang Tao, Haitao Gong, Xiaohua Luo, Feng Wang, Yaxiong Huang

Keywords(s): 3D Reconstruction, Air Voids, Automated Segmentation, Hardened Concrete, Image Processing

Category(s): Engineering, Transportation, Data/AI

Architected, 3D-Wired Nickel Cathode

Description: This technology describes a microwave-assisted hydrothermal process for nucleating and growing Al-substituted alpha-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets directly onto a carbon nanofiber paper, forming a 3D electrically wired network. This innovative method utilizes mildly acidic conditions, offering a unique approach to creating cathode materials for Ni/Zinc...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Christopher Rhodes, Samuel Kimmel, Ryan DeBlock, Deborah Rosilon

Keywords(s): Batteries, Electrodes, Three-Dimensional Architectures

Category(s): Engineering, Chemistry, Materials

A novel steel-shape memory alloy hybrid damper for energy mitigation

Description: This invention introduces a novel hybrid cushion damper that leverages the strengths of both steel and shape memory alloy (SMA) for optimized performance in energy dissipation and self-centering. The damper features a unique design where steel and SMA components are combined using specialized bolt configurations. The steel part adopts...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Ahmet Güllü, Togay Ozbakkaloglu

Keywords(s): Civil Infrastructure, Metallic Damper, Natural Hazard, Passive Energy Dissipation, Shape Memory Alloy

Category(s): Engineering, Transportation

Semiconductor device structure on thermally enhanced diamond, and method associated with same

Description: The technology presents an innovative approach to fabricate GaN-on-diamond (and other semiconductor-on-diamond) wafers without the need for wafer bonding, which traditionally involves a dielectric layer that compromises thermal conductivity. By eliminating the use of low thermally conductive dielectric layers in the wafer bonding process,...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Raju Ahmed, Edwin Piner

Keywords(s): AIGaN/GaN HEMT, CVD diamond, ELOG, GaN-on-diamond, TBR

Category(s): Semiconductors, Materials, Engineering

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