Inventions and Patents

Patented Inventions

This page will be populated with inventions and patents belonging to CEHMS and CEHMS members. While all promotional content such as abstracts and technology summaries will be uploaded to this page, confidential reports and documents will be available for request on a case by case basis through the contact information posted with the content.

Flexible Integrated Transportation System for Commuter (FITSCommute) Services (CU18376)

Ride-sharing is often a cheap and time-efficient method for people to commute or travel. However, finding a good match between riders and drivers is difficult due to the complexity in computation and people dynamics. This technology describes an algorithm and software to provide a flexible ride-sharing service.

Short fiber dispersion and alignment process for the fabrication and manufacture of fiber reinforced composites (CU19369)

Aligning short fiber reinforcement in highly loaded composite materials (e.g. concrete, polymers, asphalt) is a long-standing problem in the fabrication of fiber reinforced composites. This technology describes a method for uniform dispersion and alignment of short fiber reinforcement in composite materials.

Manufacture and installation of a foamed concrete panel for energy efficient building envelope (CU19299)

Building envelopes serve as a substrate for both building integrity as well as for modules built onto them. Current building envelopes are not designed for photovoltaic (PV) modules, which can acquire solar energy for a building, thereby causing inefficiency in capturing energy.

Design of a geothermal well filled with phase change materials for daily and seasonal heat storage and supply. (CU19309)

Geothermal energy, the energy stored within the Earth, is a renewable and clean energy source that can be used as an alternative to traditional heating and cooling systems. This technology is an improved geothermal well that uses features in the ground to overcome the limit of heat storage capacity seen in other geothermal wells.

Method and apparatus for imaging in-place density distribution by the gamma ray. (CU19239)

Nuclear gauges measure the scattering or transmission of radiation within a material to quickly and non-destructively obtain the moisture content or bulk density. However, the use of radioactive material poses certain health risks and requires special handling, and complex calibration is necessary to correctly correlate radiation count with material properties.

Systems and methods for a hybrid geothermal-solar heating and cooling of pavement overlays. (CU19266)

Weather phenomena in both hot and cold climates can negatively affect the structural integrity of pavement and reduce its efficacy and safety. Currently, the most popular methods for remedying these issues rely on chemicals, salts, and machines like plows that can be expensive, destructive to the pavement, or detrimental to the environment while also not being suitable for all situations.

A submerged wave energy converter harvesting ocean energy. (CU19114)

Ocean waves are one of the largest untapped sources of renewable energy in the world, with an estimated 2 TW available annually. However, current wave energy converters are generally inefficient and are susceptible to corrosion and biofouling in the exposed water.

Self-powered smart window system for energy efficient building. (CU19265)

The buildings sector accounts for about 76% of electricity use and 40% of all U.S. primary energy use. Meanwhile, windows can account for more than 40% of total heat loss through the building envelope. Thus, there is a need for technologies that can improve the overall energy efficiency of buildings.

Self-powered wireless sensing network platform. (CU19290)

The buildings sector accounts for about 76% of electricity use and 40% of all U.S. primary energy use. Meanwhile, windows can account for more than 40% of total heat loss through the building envelope. Thus, there is a need for technologies that can improve the overall energy efficiency of buildings.