As part of the Office of Research and Commercialization, the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) is responsible for managing the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) intellectual property assets, and supporting the commercialization of discoveries made at UCF. UCF faculty, students, and staff make new discoveries every day. This collection highlights patents obtained by UCF.
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Patents from 2008
Vertical alignment Liquid Crystal Displays with high transmittance and wide view angle., Shin-Tson Wu, Qi Hong, Ruibo Lu, and Xinzhang Wu
Electronically Tunable Polarization-Independent Micro-Lens Using Polymer Network Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystals, Shin-Tson Wu, Yuhua Huang, Hongwen Ren, and Xinyu Zhu
Tunable electronic lens and prisms using inhongeneous nano scale liquid crystal droplets. DIV.A, Shin-Tson Wu and Hongwen Ren
Variable-focus liquid lens, Shin-Tson Wu and Hongwen Ren
Multi-Film Compensation liquid crystal display with Intial Homogenous Alignment, Shin-Tson Wu and Xinyu Zhu
Reflective liquid crystal projection displays with low voltage and high contrast using improved bisector effect., Shin-Tson Wu and Xinyu Zhu
Patents from 2007
Age Determination from Biological Stains Using Messenger RNS Profiling Analysis, John Ballantyne
Messenger RNA Profiling: Body Fluid ID using Multiplex Reverse Transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), John Ballantyne and Jane Juusola
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
Photosensitive Polymeric Material for Worm Optical Data Storage with Two Photon Fluorescent Readout. DIV, Kevin Belfield
Reactive Probes for Two Photon Fluorescent Imaging and sensing., Kevin Belfield and Katherine Schafer
Reactive Probes for Two Photon Fluorescent Imaging and sensing., Kevin Belfield and Katherine Schafer
Removal of PCB and other halogenated organic contaminants found in Ex-Situ Structures, Christian Clausen, Cristina Berger, Christina Coon, Laura Filipek, Kristen Milum, Jacqueline Quinn, and Cherie Geiger
Tobacco chloroplast transformation vectors comprising a multi-gene operon encoding a biopharmaceutical protein and a chaperonin (US), Henry Daniell and William Moar
Interferometric Sensor for Characterizing Material, Aristide Dogariu
Polarimetry of Three-Dimensional Optical Fields., Aristide Dogariu and Jeremy Ellis
Target Steering system for EUV droplet generators, Steven Fornaca, Rocco Orsini, and Michael Petach
Target Steering system for EUV droplet generators (GERMANY), Steven Fornaca, Rocco Orsini, and Michael Petach
Optical Interconnect platform including Bragg Diffractive Grating in a Bulk Material., Alexei Glebov, Leonid Glebov, Vadim Smirnov, and Kishio Yokouchi
Moisture Barrier Cone, John Holmquist, Par Axelsson, Alejandro Mancuso, and Par Ostberg
Moisture Barrier Cone, John Holmquist, Par Axelsson, Alejandro Mancuso, and Par Ostberg
UV Photochemical Option for Closed Cycle Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide, Cunping Huang and Clovis Linkous
Laser to Fiber Coupling, Eric Johnson, Jeff Bullington, Richard Stoltz, and Laurent Vaissie
Method of Drawing a Composite Wire., Aravinda Kar, Yonggang Li, Raymond McNeice, and Nat Quick
Process for Fabricating Semiconductor Component, Aravinda Kar, Nathaniel Quick, and Islam Salama
Efficient image reconstruction algorithm for circle and line cone beam computed tomography., Alexander Katsevich
Efficient image reconstruction algorithm for the circle and arc cone beam computer tomography, Alexander Katsevich
Exact Filtered Back Projection (FBP) Algorithm for Spiral Computer Tomography with Variable Pitch [US], Alexander Katsevich
Methods and systems for dynamic pitch helical scanning, Alexander Katsevich, Samit Basu, and Jiang Hsieh
All Optical Regeneration, Guifang Li and Yuhua Li
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
Thermocatalytic CO2-Free Production of Hydrogen and Carbon from Hydrocarbons. DIV, Nazim Muradov
High Efficiency Air Conditioner Condenser Twisted Fan Blades and Hub, Danny Parker and Bart Hibbs
High Efficiency Air Conditioner Condenser Twisted Fan Blades and Hub, Danny Parker, Bart Hibbs, and John Sherwin
Enhancements to High Efficiency Ceiling Fan, Danny Parker, Bart Hibbs, and Guan Su
High Efficiency Air Conditioner Condenser Fan with Performance Enhancements, Danny Parker and John Sherwin
CATALYTIC DEHYDROGENATION OF AMINE BORANE COMPLEXES, Ali Raissi and Nahid Mohajeri
Laser Plasma from Metals and Nano-particles (EUR), Martin Richardson
Agile Spectral Interferometric Microscopy, Nabeel Riza, Amana Bokhari, and Frank Perez
Synthesis of Tetragonal Phase Stabilized Nano and Submicron Sized Nanoparticles., Sudipta Seal and Satyajit Shukla
Droplet Target Delivery Method for High Pulse Rate Laser Plasma Extreme Ultraviolet Light Source (EU), Henry Shields
Fast Response Liquid Crystal Mode, Shin-Tson Wu and Wing Choi
Transflective LCD Using Multilayer Dielectric Film Transflector, Shin-Tson Wu, Zhibing Ge, Qiong-Hua Wang, Xinzhang Wu, and Xinyu Zhu
VFringe field switching liquid crystal displays using trapazoid electrodes, Shin-Tson Wu, Qi Hong, and Ruibo Lu
Flower Shaped Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display with Wide Viewing Angle and Fast response time, Shin-Tson Wu, Qi Hong, Ruibo Lu, and Xinzhang Wu
General film compensated reflective twisted nematic liquid crystal display, Shin-Tson Wu and Xinyu Zhu
Method and compound for inhibition of cell death, Antonis Zervos
Patents from 2006
High Efficiency Collector for Laser Plasma EUV Source., Jonathan Arenberg
Ring geometry diode lasers arrays and methods so that they are coherent with each other., Michael Bass and Jun Dong
Light Source using Emitting Particles to Provide Visible Light, Michael Bass, Alfred Ducharme, and Alexandra Rapaport
Substrate design for optimized performance of up-conversion phosphors utilizing proper thermal management, Michael Bass, Hans Jennsen, Anne Milliez, and Alexandra Rapaport
DC-DC Converter with Coupled-Inductors Current-doubler, Issa Batarseh, Jaber Abu Qahouq, and Hong Mao
Photosensitive Polymeric Material for Worm Optical Data Storage with Two Photon Fluorescent Readout., Kevin Belfield
Multispectral Multpolarization Antenna-Coupled Infrared Focal Plane Array, Glenn Boreman, Francisco Gonzalez, and James Porter
Combined Methane Decomposition and Ammonia Formation Cell, John Bradenburg
Combined Methane Decomposition and Ammonia Formation Cell DIV, John Bradenburg
Plasma Reactor for Ammonia Cracking to Hydrogen, John Bradenburg
System and Method for Immunosensor Regeneration, Hyoungjin Cho, Shekhar Bhansali, and Beverly Rzigalinski
Carbon Nanotube with a Graphitic Layer, Process and Application, Lee Chow, Stephen Kleckley, and Dan Zhou
Fabrication of Nano-Scale Temperature Sensors and Heaters. DIV, Lee Chow, Fred Stevie, and Dan Zhou
Universal chloroplast integration and expression vectors, transformed plants and products thereof, Henry Daniell
Genetic engineering of plant chloroplasts, Henry Daniell and Bruce McFadden
Extreme Chirped/Stretched Pulsed Amplification and Laser, Peter Delfyett, Bojan Resan, and Kyungbum Kim
Controlling Pulse Energy of an Optical Amplifier by Controlling Pump Diode Current, Peter Delfyett and Richard Stoltz
Method of Predicting Optical Properties and Physical Characteristics to Formulate Optimum Coating System, Aristide Dogariu, Gary Freeman, and Richard Carter
Method for Drawing Continuous Fiber, Aravinda Kar, Yonggang Li, Raymond McNeice, and Nathaniel Quick
3-PI algorithm for spiral CT, Alexander Katsevich
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
Treatment of leukemia, Delbert Miles, Elena Goun, Krasnych Pertrovna, Pimenova Valentinovna, and Solodnikov Yyrejvitsh
High Efficiency Air Conditioner Condenser Fan, Danny Parker, Bart Hibbs, and John Sherwin
Compounds and method for enhancing the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs, Otto Phanstiel
Method and Apparatus for Decoupled Thermo-Catalytic Pollution Control (DIV), Ali Raissi, Eric Martin, and Nazim Muradov
EUV, XUV and X-Ray Wavelength Sources Created from Laser Plasma Produced from Liquid Metal Solutions [DIV], Martin Richardson
Liquid Jet-Initiated Plasma Discharge for Generating Useful Plasma Radiation, Martin Richardson and William Silfvast
Compact Microlenslet Arrays Imager, Jannick Rolland, Vesselin Chaoulov, and Ricardo Martins
Head Mounted Projection Display with a Wide Field of View, Jannick Rolland, Larry Davis, and Yonggang Ha
Head Mounted Display by Integration of Phase-Conjugate Material, Jannick Rolland, Yonggang Ha, and Ricardo Martins
Iterative Least-Squares Wavefront estimation for general pupil shapes, Jannick Rolland and Weiyao Zou
Transflective Liquid Crystal Display with Partial Switching, Shin-Tson Wu
High Brightness Twisted Nematic Transflective Liquid Crystal Display, Shin-Tson Wu and Wing Choi
Fast Response in-plane-switching pi-cell liquid crystal displays, Shin-Tson Wu, Qi Hong, Ruibo Lu, Xinzhang Wu, and Xinyu Zhu
Full color transflective cholesteric liquid crystal display with slant reflectors above transmissive pixels, Shin-Tson Wu, Yi-Pai Huang, Hongwen Ren, Xinzhang Wu, and Xinyu Zhu
Electronically Tunable Polarization-Independent Micro-Lens Polymer Network Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal, Shin-Tson Wu, Yuhua Huang, Hongwen Ren, and Xinyu Zhu
Achromatic quarter-wave films, Shin-Tson Wu, Yuhua Huang, and Xinzhang (Thomas) Wu
Tunable electronic lens and prisms using inhomogeneous nano scale liquid crystal droplets, Shin-Tson Wu and Hongwen Ren
Variable Focus Liquid Lens, Shin-Tson Wu and Hongwen Ren
Patents from 2005
Method and Apparatus for Use of Beam Control Prisms with Diode Laser Arrays, Michael Bass, Louis Chow, Te-Yuan Chung, and Daniel Rini
Optically Written Display, Michael Bass, Alexandra Rapaport, and Jason Eichenholz
Low Cost AC/DC converter with Power Factor Correction, Issa Batarseh, Shiguo Luo, Weihong Qiu, and Moussaoui Zaki
Composites of Inorganic Luminophores Stabilized in Polymer Hosts, Kevin Belfield and Michael Bass
Lutetium Yttrium Orthosilicate Single Crystal Scintillator Detector, Bruce Chai and Yangyang Ji
Method of identifying and treating invasive carcinomas (CIP), Xinqing Chai, Julie Chao, Lee Chao, and Limei Chen
Fabrication of Sub-Micron Size Thermocouples and Heaters, Lee Chow, Fred Stevie, and Dan Zhou
Microrheology using Low Coherence Dynamic Light Scattering, Aristide Dogariu, Gabriel Popescu, and Raj Rajagopalan
Laser-produced plasma EUV light source with isolated plasma, Steven Fornaca, Jeffrey Hartlove, Armando Martos, Stuart McNaught, Mark Michaelian, and Henry Shields
Laser-produced plasma EUV light source with prepulse enhancement, Steven Fornaca, Jeffrey Hartlove, Armando Martos, Mark Michaelian, Henry Shields, and Samuel Talmadge
Erosion Reduction for EUV laser Produced Plasma Target Sources, Steven Fornaca, Roy McGregor, Rocco Orsini, and Henry Shields