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Watch Your Mouth: Silent Speech Recognition With Wearable Depth Sensing on Smartwatches (Case No. 2023-266)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a technology for high-accuracy, real-time lip-reading that can be integrated into wearable smart devices. Background: Silent speech is a promising interaction modality for information flow between human users and ambient intelligence. A current hole...

Published: 3/26/2024 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Xue Wang, Zixiong Su

Keywords(s): Augmented Reality, Machine Vision, object recognition, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, wearable medical device

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Ar/Vr, Electrical, Electrical > Imaging

Headar: Sensing Head Gestures for Smartwatches With Wearable Radar (Case No. 2023-265)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed Headar, a wearable radar that can be implemented in smartwatches to detect head gestures. Background: Smartwatches have recently experienced rapid technological advancement and gained a large popularity due to their wide variety of applications features...

Published: 12/15/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Xiaoying Yang, Eiji Hayashi

Keywords(s): Antennas/Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Semiconductors, head gesture, millimeter-wave, Radar, Radar / Antennae, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, Smart Antenna, Smart Material, smart sensing, Smartphone, Smartwatch, wearable

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Ar/Vr, Electrical, Electrical > Wireless, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Wireless > Antennas

New Small Molecules for Stable and Efficient Organic Photovoltaics (UCLA Case No. 2023-086)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel molecule for organic photovoltaics, photodetectors, organic field effect transistors, and other relevant applications. Background: Among all competing photovoltaic technologies, the organic photovoltaics (OPVs) market is likely to grow the fastest,...

Published: 12/8/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng

Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, energy recycle, interfacial layer, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, multi-junction tandem devices, near-infrared, organic field effect transistors, organic photo detector, organic photovoltaics, Organic Solar Cell, perovskite devices, perovskite solar cell, Polymer Solar Cell, rganic light-emitting diodes, Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Thin Film Solar Cell, transparent OPVs, ultra-narrow bandgap

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

2022-284 Non-Contact Force Sensing

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA have developed a non-contact force sensor that relies on laser speckle imaging to precisely sense changing forces on the surface of a variety of materials. Background: Force sensing capabilities enable the ubiquity of a wide range of modern technologies, from touch...

Published: 9/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Achuta Kadambi, Siyou Pei, Pradyumna Chari, Xue Wang, Xiaoying Yang

Keywords(s): Atomic Force Microscopy, Electric Vehicle, Electrical, Force sensor, force-sensing, HCI (Human Computer Interaction), interaction modality, interactive sensing application, interactive system, laser speckle imaging, machine perception, non-contact, Piezoelectric Sensor, pressure sensitive, Sensor, Sensors, Sensory System, Ubiquitous force signals

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Displays, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing

2023-001 Skinprofiler: Low-Cost 3D Scanner for Skin Health Monitoring With Mobile Devices

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department have developed SkinProfiler, an end-to-end skin profiling system that reconstructs and keeps track of 3D geometries of skin lesions and moles for long-term out-of-clinic skin health monitoring. Background: Skin cancers are among the most common types of cancer. In particular,...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhang

Keywords(s): Cancer, Digital Health, Imaging, Melanoma, Mobile Phone, Skin, Smartphone

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

2022-209 Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed an innovative and low-cost process that increases the stability of perovskite solar cells. Background: Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) are a rather new but growing technology for the efficient conversion of solar light to electricity. Most conventional silicon-based...

Published: 8/4/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Shaun Tan, Tianyi Huang

Keywords(s): Cell Surface Receptor, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Energy Balance (Biology), Energy Density, Energy Density Boiling Point, Energy Density Silicide, Energy Density Strong Interaction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, Energy Management System, Energy Recycling, Energy Security , Exosome (Vesicle) Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Fermi Energy, Forster Resonance Energy Transfer, Free Surface, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Organic Semiconductor, Organic Solar Cell, Perovskite Lead(II) Iodide, Polymer Solar Cell, Power Transmission, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, Silicon Working Electrode Perovskite (Structure), Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Specific Surface Area, Stroke Geriatrics Energy Accounting Local Area Network, Surface Charge, Surface Conductivity, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Surface Micromachining, Surface Modification, Surface Plasmon Polaritons, Surface Plasmon Resonance, Surface Tension, Thermal Energy Storage, Thin Film Solar Cell, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser, Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting-Laser, zzenergy storage, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

2022-216 Electrode for Rechargeable Batteries that Resists Dendrite Growth

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed electrodes for rechargeable batteries which resist dendrite growth. Background: Rechargeable batteries have attracted attention due to their wide array of applications and environmental benefits. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries,...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Xiaochun Li

Keywords(s): Alloy, Dendrite, Electrode, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanoelectronics, Nanoparticle, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity

Category(s): Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries

2022-071 HAND INTERFACES: USING HANDS TO IMITATE OBJECTS IN AR/VR FOR EXPRESSIVE INTERACTIONS

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed software that allows users to interact with virtual and augmented reality via hand movements. BACKGROUND: Virtual and Augmented Reality (AR/VR) systems allow users to interact with a virtual environment in an immersive and intuitive way. Typically,...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Siyou Pei, Alexander Chen

Keywords(s): Augmented Reality, Brain-Computer Interface, Brain-Computer Interface Body Mass Index, Computer-Aided Design, Haptic Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Image Processing, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Braille Haptic Technology Joule Heating, Virtual Reality Occupational Therapy Exercise Machine

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Ar/Vr

2019-994 Targeted Drug Delivery with Near-IR Light

SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a targeted drug delivery platform that can release drugs upon exposure to near-infrared light. BACKGROUND Stimuli-responsive delivery of drugs is an effective way to achieve spatially and temporally controlled drug release. Various stimuli-responsive...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng

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Category(s): Electrical, Chemical, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Optics & Photonics

Perovskite Technologies

Yang Yang Group Website: http://yylab.seas.ucla.edu/ UC Case Nos. 2015-556, 2018-019, 2022-209 ----- Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells (UCLA Case No. 2022-206) Researchers at UCLA have developed a novel fabrication approach that stabilizes the surface of perovskite solar cells without hindering...

Published: 8/31/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Yang

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Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Polymers, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage

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