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3D Printed Lightguide Array for Optical Imaging
This technology is a collection of transparent glass or polymer elements (a lightguide array) for routing light to an array of sensors for use in spectral imaging. Background: Spectral imaging combines traditional optical images with spectroscopy, to capture the spectral properties at each part of an image. This technology is useful because it can...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Rongguang Liang, Zhihan Hong, Piaoran Ye, Douglas Loy, Yuanyuan Sun
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays
Ambient Dried Aerogels based on Alkyl Sulfide Bridged Polysilsesquioxanes
Aerogel is a low-density solid material that is produced by removing the liquid component from a conventional gel. Ambient dried aerogels utilize calculated levels of temperature and pressure using certain chemicals to remove the liquids from the aerogel. This technology is a method of preparation of low density, porous aerogels without the use of supercritical...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Kevin Frederick
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
Optical Materials for Printing Glass Optics
This technology uses a liquid, solvent-free, silica precursor, and two-photon 3D printing process for high-precision glass micro-optics. Background: Inorganic glasses are widely used in industry due to their excellent optical, chemical, and thermal properties. Conventional grinding and polishing methods are the current standard for fabricating spherical,...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Rongguang Liang, Douglas Loy, Piaoran Ye, Zhihan Hong
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics
Photo-Curable Liquid Acrylate and Methacrylate Modified Silsesquioxane Oligomers with Built In Radical Initiators for Additive Manufacturing
This invention is a new photochemically curable resin with photo initiators for radical curing. This invention allows for faster curing rates using high and controlled concentrations of initiators. The invention also improves upon currently available resins, as this invention reduces the chances of resin chemical leaching and solves plasticization issues....
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Rongguang Liang, Alyssa Ellsworth, Zhihan Hong
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
3D Printing Using Tholins or Other Extraterrestrial Polymers
This technology will utilize non-earthbound resources as a polymer for use in 3D printing materials. This technology utilizes a polymer derived from Tholins. Background: It is costly and impractical to transport large amounts of material for construction and repair during space exploration and travel. 3D printing utilizing materials found in space...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
3D Printing of Glass Structures Using Laser Patterning of Precondensed, Liquid Silica and Organically Modified Silica Polymers
This technology allows for 3D printers to print optical structures that have a glassy texture. The technology takes liquid polymer silica and transforms it into the desired optical structure, with minimal shrinkage. Background: The 3D printer market has had an increasing demand and growth over the past few years. With the wide variety that the market...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Rongguang Liang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Ceramics, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
Photochemically Stable, Non-Leaching, Bridged Polysilsesquioxane Based Sunscreens
This technology is a non-toxic, long-lasting sun protection based on nanoparticles of bridged polysilsesquioxanes. Background: UV radiation (100 – 400 nm) represents ~10% of electromagnetic radiation (sunlight) that reaches the Earth's surface, and can be separated into three main types: UVC (100 – 290 nm), which has the shortest...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Stephanie Tolbert
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Dermatology, Technology Classifications > Materials > Nanomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
Sunscreens Based on Phenolic-Formaldehyde Particles
Sun-protective polymeric particles using a micro emulsion polymerization by nucleation approach have been developed by researchers at the University of Arizona. The resulting resorcinol-formaldehyde is red to brown in color with strong absorption of UVA and UVB radiation, making it an ideal material for sunscreen. Resorcinol-formaldehyde has been widely...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Robb Bagge, Nanayakkarawasan Pallage Nanayakkara
Keywords(s): nano-particles
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Dermatology
Sunscreens Prepared from Polydopamine and Poly (dopamine-co-cafeic acid)
This invention is synthetic eumelanin particles prepared by polymerization of dopamine that can be dispersed in water, glycerol or oil. Background: Sunscreen products in the market today are typically made of potentially harmful chemicals, including avobenzone, which releases cancer-causing free radicals, and oxybenzone, which has estrogenic properties...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Robb Bagge, Nanayakkarawasan Pallage Nanayakkara
Keywords(s): nano-particles
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Dermatology
New Sunscreens Based on Particles Prepared from Higher Aldehydes and Phenols
This invention consists of particles that can be used as sunscreens prepared by the copolymerization of phenols with aromatic and conjugated aldehydes like cinnamaldehyde or benzaldehyde. These particles made of bio-based materials can be dispersed in liquid and function as thermosets for sun-blocking purposes. Background: Sunscreen products in the...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Robb Bagge, Nanayakkarawasan Pallage Nanayakkara
Keywords(s): nanoparticles
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Dermatology
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