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BACKGROUND Cetaceans, which include whales, dolphins, and porpoises, are vital components of the marine ecosystem, as they play essential roles in maintaining balance and supporting biodiversity. Historically, collecting valuable physiological data from wild cetaceans has employed invasive methods, such as boat capture, remotely darted biopsies, or...

Published: 8/20/2025 | Inventor(s): Daniel Gassen, Zachary Yap, Jamey Jacob, Jason Bruck

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Research Tools, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Animal Health

Solar Balloon reel-down

BACKGROUND Heliotropes are simple unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that operate at zero pressure and deploy payloads for collecting data in fields such as environmental monitoring, aerospace research, emergency response, and infrastructure inspection. These payloads are attached to the UAS by “flight lines”, which are durable cords managed...

Published: 8/19/2025 | Inventor(s): Zachary Yap

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr

Method for depositing thin nanocrystalline diamond films using processed 6nm nanodiamond seeding material

BACKGROUND The rapid growth of power electronics has been driven by increased automation, renewable energy adoption, and the rise of electric and hybrid vehicles, has intensified challenges related to heat dissipation. High-power devices generate substantial heat, which negatively impacts their lifetime, reliability, and efficiency. Traditional thermal...

Published: 8/11/2025 | Inventor(s): Joshua Burgess, Ragini Thurpati, Raj Singh, Nirmal Govindaraju

Keywords(s): Engineering

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Material Science & Engr, Technology Classifications > Environment & Energy, Technology Classifications > Defense, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Construction

Small Gas Turbine Engine Advanced Manufacturing Combustor Turbine Design for Advanced-Manufactured Small-Scale Turbojet Engines

BACKGROUND High-speed unmanned aircraft are currently used for a variety of time-critical missions but are limited by several key factors. Turbine rotational speeds are constrained by mechanical stress and thermal limitations. High operating temperatures combined with higher rotational speeds can lead to undesired malfunctions within a turbojet engine....

Published: 8/6/2025 | Inventor(s): Soham Bhakta, Haden Glasgow, Trey Schinzler, Tanner Price, Kurt Rouser

Keywords(s): Defense, Engineering: Mechanical & Aerospace, Transportation, Unmanned Systems

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Advanced Manufacturing

Small target motion reactivity for swarming

BACKGROUND Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) can be deployed as tactical swarms that coordinate autonomously for military operations, creating a need to hide vehicular activity for positive mission outcomes. Formation patterns and coordinated movement can make UAS swarms easier to identify as suspicious. Additionally, GPS dependencies make current solutions...

Published: 6/30/2025 | Inventor(s): Imraan Faruque

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Defense

Singular Knee Identification for Emergence Recognition (SKIER)

BACKGROUND How can an observer determine when a collection of moving agents reflects coordination beyond a high traffic scenario? This kind of systematic coordination is referred to as “emergence,” which continues to lack a systemic mathematical definition that allows for rigorous behavior detection. Physical flocks and swarms that contain...

Published: 6/6/2025 | Inventor(s): Imraan Faruque, Ishriak Ahmed

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Defense, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr

A Retro Fit Kit to the Exhaust of a JetCat P100 for Electrical Power Generation

BACKGROUND As the performance of small, high-speed aircraft continues to advance, the demand for efficient power systems becomes increasingly critical. Systems on aircraft such as navigation, communication, and flight control are all vital for successful operations. Advancements in military aircraft technology continue to grow in areas such as radar...

Published: 5/6/2025 | Inventor(s): Kurt Rouser

Keywords(s): Energy & Environment, Energy Storage, Engineering: Mechanical & Aerospace, Transportation, Unmanned Systems

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Environment & Energy, Technology Classifications > Defense

CENTAURS: Center Tube-launched Airframe with tube-through-motor propulsor for Unmanned Robot Swarms

BACKGROUND Fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are Fixed-wing UAVs offer advantages such as long range, endurance, payload capacity, altitude, aerodynamic efficiency, quiet operation, and are ideal for mapping large areas, surveying, and agricultural monitoring. However, fixed wing designs face limitations related to obstructed forward visuals...

Published: 1/27/2025 | Inventor(s): Imraan Faruque, Andrew Arena

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Defense, Technology Classifications > Advanced Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Material Science & Engr

Thermoacoustic Meta-Structure (TAMS)

BACKGROUND The growing demand for self-sufficient systems has spurred the exploration of capturing lost residual energy. One alternative energy source is ambient acoustic energy from industrial and transportation noise pollution. Know methods include piezoelectric and electromagnetic techniques that suffer from low energy conversion efficiency and...

Published: 10/16/2024 | Inventor(s): James Manimala, Samarjith Biswas

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Transportation & Automotive, Technology Classifications > Construction

PowerLine Unmanned Surfer (PLUS)

BACKGROUND Demands on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are continually and rapidly evolving, obviating simple modifications to existing platforms, particularly for increasing endurance of systems. The chief constraint on endurance of UAVs is onboard power capacity; the weight and space requirements of energy storage present an anathema to UAV flight...

Published: 4/9/2024 | Inventor(s): Imraan Faruque, Ujjval Patel

Keywords(s): Energy & Environment, Engineering: Mechanical & Aerospace, Sensors, Software, Unmanned Systems

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Unmanned Systems, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, Technology Classifications > Environment & Energy

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