UCF faculty, students, and staff make new discoveries every day. This collection highlights patents obtained by the College of Engineering and Computer Science since 1989.
A listing of all UCF patents, can be found here.
Patents from 2015
Object Tracking With Opposing Image Capture Devices (US), Niels Da Vitoria Lobo, Prince Gupta, and Josrph LaViola II
Systems and Methods for Mobile Communications, Kien Hua
Implementation of On-Off Passive Wireless Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Using Coding and Switching Techniques DIV, David Malocha and Nikolai Kozlovski
MILL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF METAL STRIP ROLLING, Marwan Simaan and John Pittner
Generating Flower Images and Shapes with Compositional Pattern Producing Networks, Kenneth Stanley, David D'Ambrosio, Amy Hoover, Joel Lehman, and Sebastian Risi
Variable Frequency Iteration MPPT for Resonant Power Converters, Qian Zhang, Issa Batarseh, and Lin Chen
Patents from 2014
Electrochemical-Codeposition Methods for Forming Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Metal Composites - CIP, Quanfang Chen
Controllers for Battery Chargers and Battery Chargers Therefrom, John Elmes, Rene Kersten, and Michael Pepper
Methods for Recognizing Pose and Action of Articulated Objects with Collection of Planes in Motion, Hassan Foroosh and Yuping Shen
Integrated Cavity Filter/Antenna System, Xun Gong and Yazid Yusuf
Implementation of On-Off Passive Wireless Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Using Coding and Switching Techniques, Donald Malocha, Donald Malocha, and Nikolai Kozlovski
High Efficiency Permanent Magnet Machine, Xinzhang Wu, Louis Chow, Martin Epstein, Jon Harms, Yang Hu, Hanzhou Liu, and Wei Wu
Patents from 2013
Symbolic Switch/Linear Circuit Simulator Systems and Methods DIV, Issa Batarseh, Ghaith Haddad, Shadi Harb, and Ehab Shoubaki
Interactive Electronic Book Operating Systems and Methods, Issa Battarseh, Rawad Al-Haddad, Ghaith Haddad, and Rashad Oreifej
Microfludic Mixer Having Channel Width Variation for Enhanced Fluid Mixing, Hyoung Cho, Ranganathan Kumar, and Ehsan Yakhshi
Ceramic Sensors for Wireless High-Temperature Sensing, Xun Gong and Linan An
Real-Time Chromakey Matting Using Image Statistics, Charles Hughes, Nicholas Beato, Mark Colbert, Kazumasa Yamazawa, and Yunjun Zhang
Method of adaptive solar tracking using variable step size, Wasfy Mikhael, Issa Batarseh, Nasser Kutkut, and Raghuram Ranganathan
Quick Change Lamp Ballast Assembly, Michael Pepper, John Elmes, and Donald Yochum
Systems and Methods for Modeling Three-Dimensional Objects From Two-Dimensional Images, Mubarak Shah, Saad Khan, and Pingkun Yan
Systems and Methods for Inducing Effects in a Signal, Kenneth Stanley and Scott DeBoer
Patents from 2012
Symbolic Switch/Linear Circuit Simulator Systems and Methods, Issa Batarseh, Ghaith Haddad, Shadi Harb, and Ehab Shoubaki
On Site Wastewater Treatment Using a Functionalized Green Filtration Media Sorption Field (DIVB), Ni-Bin Chang and Ammarin Makkeasorn
Subsurface Upflow Wetland System for Nutrient and Pathogen Removal in Wastewater Treatment Systems, Ni-Bin Chang and Martin Wanielista
Thermally Conductive Porous Element-Based Recuperators, Louis Chow, Jian-Hua Du, Jayanta Kapat, Yeong-Ren Lin, William Notardonato, and Wei Wu
Devices with Adjustable Dual-Polarity Trigger - and Holding-Voltage/Current for High Level of Electrostatic Discharge Protection in Sub-Micron Mixed Signal, Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
Orthogonal Frequency Coding for Surface Acoustic Wave Devices (CIP DIV), Donald Malocha and Nikolai Kozlovshi
Iterative Adaptive Solar Tracking Having Variable Step Size, Wasfy Mikhael, Issa Batarseh, Nasser Kutkut, and Raghuram Ranganathan
Adaptive Methods Employing Optimal Convergence Factors For Processing Complex Signals and Systems, Wasfy Mikhael and Raghuram Ranganathan
Systems and Methods for Graphical Rendering, Amar Mukherjee and Weifeng Sun
Systems and Methods for Graphical Rendering., Amar Mukherjee and Weifeng Sun
Systems and Methods for Graphical Rendering., Amar Mukherjee and Weifeng Sun
Self-Extinguishable Solid Propellant, Eric Petersen, Rodolphe Carro, Alexander Lepage, David Reid, Thomas Sammet, Sudipta Seal, and Matthew Stephens
Ultra-Wideband, Low Profile Antenna, Mohsen Salehi, Mudar Al-Joumayly, and Nader Behdad
Homography-Based Passive Vehicle Speed Measuring, Mubarak Shah and Janaka Liyanage
High-Temperature, Wirebondless, Injection-Molded, Ultra-Compact Hybrid Power Module, Zheng Shen
Retention/Detention Pond Stormwater Treatment System, Martin Wanielista and Ni-Bin Chang
Patents from 2011
Interconnecting Microfluidic Package and Fabrication Method DIV, Hyoung Cho
Micro integrated planar optical waveguide type SPR Sensor, Hyoung Cho, Hyungseok Bang, and Patrick Wa
Portable Water Quality Sensor Fabrication Method, Hyoung Cho, Shekhar Halakatti, and Anjum Mehta
Fabrication Method for a Room Temperature Hydrogen Sensor DIV, Hyoung Cho, Lawrence Ludwig, Sudipta Seal, and Satyajit Shukla
Self Correcting Tracking of Moving Objects in Video, Niels Da Vitoria Lobo and Mehmet Caglar
Miniature high speed compressor having embedded permanent magnet motor., Jayanta Kapat, Dipjyoti Acharya, Louis Chow, Krishna Kota, Xiaoyi Li, Xinzhang Wu, Liping Zheng, and Lei Zhou
Devices with Adjustable Dual-Polarity Trigger - and Holding-Voltage/Current for High Level of Electrostatic Discharge Protection in Sub-Micron Mixed Signal, Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
Surface Acoustic Wave Device Coding for Multi-Device ID Tags and Sensors (CIP), Donald Malocha and Nikolai Kozlovski
Weighted SAW Reflector Gratings for Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW ID Tags and Sensors DIV, Donald Malocha and Derek Puccio
AWG Having Arbitrary Factor Interpolator and Fixed Frequency DAC Sampling Clock, Wasfy Mikhael and Matthew Hunter
Systems and Methods for Graphical Rendering, Amar Mukherjee and Weifeng Sun
Burn Rate Sensitization of Solid Propellants Using A Nano-Titania Additive, Eric Petersen, Jason Arvanetes, Sameer Deshpande, Sudipta Seal, Jennifer Small, and Matthew Stephens
Burn Rate Sensitization of Solid Propellants Using A Nano-Titania Additive DIV, Eric Petersen, Jason Arvanetes, Sameer Deshpande, Sudipta Seal, Jennifer Small, and Matthew Stephens
System and Method for Evolving Music Tracks, Kenneth Stanley and Michael Rosario
Passive Nutrient Removal Material Mixes DIV, Martin Wanielista and Ni-Bin Chang
Functionalized Green Filtration Media for Passive Underground Drainfield for Septic Tank Nutrient Removal, Martin Wanielista, Ni-Bin Chang, and Ammarin Makkeasorn
Functionalized Green Filtration Media for Passive Underground Drainfield for Septic Tank Nutrient Removal DIV, Martin Wanielista, Ni-Bin Chang, and Ammarin Makkeasorn
Green Sorption Material Mixes for Water Treatment CIP, Martin Wanielista, Ni-Bin Chang, and Ammarin Makkeasorn
Passive Underground Drainfield for Septic Tank Nutrient Removal Using Functionalized Green Filtration Media, Martin Wanielista, Ni-Bin Chang, and Ammarin Makkeasorn
Retention/Detention Pond and Green Roof Passive Nutrient Removal Material Mixes (Green Roof), Martin Wanielista, Ni-Bin Chang, and Ammarin Makkeasorn
Patents from 2010
CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED METAL COMPOSITES, Quanfang Chen
Portable Water Quality Monitoring System, Hyoung Cho, Shekhar Halakatti, and Anjum Mehta
Room Temperature Hydrogen Sensor, Hyoung Cho, Lawrence Ludwig, Sudipta Seal, and Satyajit Shukla
Lightweight portable training device to simulate kayaking, Ronald Eaglin
SILICON-CONTROLLED RECTIFIER (SCR) DEVICE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) APPLICATIONS, Juin Liou, Zhiwei Liu, and James Vinson
Delayed Offset Multi-track OFC Sensors and Tags, Donald Malocha and Derek Puccio
Orthogonal Frequency Coding for Surface Acoustic Wave Communication, Tag and Sensor Applications, Donald Malocha and Derek Puccio
Weighted SAW Reflector Gratings for Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW ID Tags and Sensors, Donald Malocha and Derek Puccio
Recognition and Classification Based on Principal Component Analysis in the Transform Domain, Wasfy Mikhael and Moataz Abdelwahab
On-Chip Magnetic Components, Zheng Shen
Passive Nutrient Removal Material Mixes DIV A, Martin Wanielista and Ni-Bin Chang
Patents from 2009
Combination of Linear and Adaptive Non-linear Control for Fast Transient Response, Issa Batarseh, Shamala Chickamenahalli, Edward Stanford, and Xiangcheng Wang
Low-Profile Frequency Selective Surface Based Device and Methods of Making the Same, Nader Behdad
Interconnecting Microfluidic Package and Fabrication Method, Hyoung Cho
Micro integrated planar optical waveguide type SPR Sensor., Hyoung Cho, Hyungseok Bang, and Patrick LiKamWa
Devices with Adjustable Dual-Polarity Trigger- and Holding-Voltage/Current for High Level of Electrostatic Discharge Protection in Sub-Micron Mixed Signal, Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
Electrostatic Discharge Protection Device for Digital Circuits and for Applications with Input/Output Bipolar Voltage Much Higher than the Core Circuit Power Supply, Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
On-Chip Structure for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection [DIV], Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
Multi-Transducer/Antenna Surface Acoustic Wave Device Sensor and Tag (CIP of 11/203,260), Donald Malocha
Patents from 2008
High Efficiency Parallel Post Regulator for Wide Range Input DC/DC Converter., Issa Batarseh and Xiangcheng Wang
Isolated DC-DC Converters with High Current Capability, Issa Batarseh and Liangbin Yao
Runtime-Competitive Fault Handling for Reconfigurable Logic Devices, Ronald DeMara
Ultra-High Temperature Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-Based Sensors, Jayanta Kapat, Linan An, and Sanjeev Bharani
Tracking Across Multiple Cameras with Disjoint Views, Mubarack Shah
Patents from 2007
Alternated Duty Cycle Control Method for Half-Bridge DC-DC- Converter, Issa Batarseh, Jaber Abu Qahouq, and Hong Mao
Active Transient Voltage Compensator for Fast Transient Response Improvement, Issa Batarseh, Shamala Chickamenahalli, Edward Stanford, and Xiangcheng Wang
Electrostatic Discharge Protection Device for Digital Circuits and for Applications with Input/Output Bipolar Voltage Much Higher than the Core Circuit Power Supply, Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
On-Chip Structure for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection, Juin Liou, Joseph Bernier, Javier Salcedo, and Donald Whitney
Energy Based Split Vector Quantizer Employing Signal Representation in Multiple Transform Domains., Wasfy Mikhael and Venkatesh Krishnan
Patents from 2006
DC-DC Converter with Coupled-Inductors Current-doubler, Issa Batarseh, Jaber Abu Qahouq, and Hong Mao
System and Method for Immunosensor Regeneration, Hyoungjin Cho, Shekhar Bhansali, and Beverly Rzigalinski
Self Designing Intelligent Signal Processing System capable of evolutional Learning for Classification/Recognition of One and Multidimensional Signals, Wasfy Mikhael, Manal Abdelwahab, and Venkatesh Krishnan
Patents from 2005
Low Cost AC/DC converter with Power Factor Correction, Issa Batarseh, Shiguo Luo, Weihong Qiu, and Moussaoui Zaki
Algorithm for Monitoring Head/Eye Motion for Driver Alertness with one Camera, Mubarak Shah, Niels Da Vitoria Lobo, and Raymond Smith
Patents from 2004
PWM Half-Bridge Converter with Dual-Equally Adjustable Control Signal Dead-Time, Issa Batarseh, Jaber Abu Qahouq, and Hong Mao
AC/DC Switch Mode Power Supply with Power Factor Correction using Direct Energy Transfer Concept, Issa Batarseh, Peter Kornetzky, Shiguo Luo, and Weihong Qiu
Cognitive Packet Network, Erol Gelenbe
Wheelchair Table with Ergonomic Aid, Robert Hoekstra, Jose Gonzalez, Jon Moen, Michael Mullens, Rashendra Shah, and Prasanth Thupili
Patents from 2003
Control method and circuit to provide voltage and current regulation for multiphase DC/DC converters, Issa Batarseh, Jaber Abu Qahouq, Wei Gu, Hong Mao, and Wenkai Wu
Energy Transfer Concept in AC/DC Switch Mode Power Supply with Power Factor Correction, Issa Batarseh, Wei Gu, Weihong Qiu, and Wenkai Wu
AC-DC Converter with Power Factor Correction (PFC)., Issa Batarseh, Peter Kornetzky, and Haui Wei
Patents from 2002
Wheelchair Table with Ergonomic Aid, Robert Hoekstra, Jose Gonzalez, Trasanth Kumarthutali, Jon Moen, Michael Mullens, and Rashendra Shah