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Architecture and Level 2 Variable Power Control Scheme (Case No. 2013-146)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering have developed a smart EV charging architecture that dynamically optimizes EV charging loads based on real-time grid capacity and limitations. Background: The rapid increase in electric vehicle (EV) adoption creates a critical need for robust and accessible charging...

Published: 4/7/2026 | Inventor(s): Rajit Gadh, Ching Yen Chung, Chi Cheng Chu, Li Qiu

Keywords(s): Charge Carrier, charge collection, charge collection efficiency, charge extraction, charge sharing, charge summing, charged particle beams, charge-transfer, Electric Current, Electric Vehicle, electric vehicle charging, Electrical, Electrical Impedance, Electrical Load, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, EV battery cooling, grid efficiency, grid energy, Power distribution & grids, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity, Smart Grid, supercharger, Surface Charge, vehicle charging

Category(s): Electrical, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission

Superconducting Diodes for Qubit-Qubit Coupling (Case No. 2026-078)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical Engineering have developed a superconducting diode-based nonreciprocal interconnect that enables low-loss, directional microwave signal routing between qubits, chips, and cryogenic modules while preserving quantum coherence and suppressing back-propagating noise. Background: Scalable superconducting...

Published: 3/3/2026 | Inventor(s): Prineha Narang, Nicolas Dirnegger, Arpit Arora

Keywords(s): Communication & Networking, cryogenic cooling, device architectures, Diode, Electrical Impedance, entanglement, Microwave, Network On A Chip, quantum communication, Quantum Computer, quantum network, quantum processing, quantum processor, scalable communication, transmission enhancement

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Electrical > Computing Hardware, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Electrical > Signal Processing

Thin Bilayer Paints to Enable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (Case No. 2026-014)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have formulated a novel bilayer coating that enables high-performance passive daytime radiative cooling. Background: Conventional technologies for cooling buildings are highly energy-intensive, consuming about 19% of U.S. residential electricity and contributing to greenhouse...

Published: 12/8/2025 | Inventor(s): Aaswath Raman, Aryan Zaveri, Justin Louie

Keywords(s): advanced thermal control materials, advanced thermal paint, alternative cooling, background radiation, concentrated solar radiation, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, energy management, Energy Management System, energy-efficient cooling, heat dissipation, infrared (IR) radiation, infrared-reflectance, Paint, paint architecture, passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC), photothermal materials, pigmented coating, real-time thermal management, Renewable Energy, Renewable energy sources, solar reflectance, thermal control, thermal control materials, Thermal Energy Storage, thermal management, thermal management systems, thermal metamaterials, thermal stability, ultraviolet reflectance, visible reflectance

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Chemical, Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Energy & Environment > Thermal

Lithography-Based 3D Microbattery (Case No. 2015-524)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a 3D microbattery design that significantly increases energy storage for small-footprint devices. The battery uses a substrate with an array of vertical posts forming the first electrode, a conformal selectively-cured electrolyte coating, and a second electrode encasing the coated first electrode, yielding higher...

Published: 2/10/2026 | Inventor(s): Bruce Dunn, CJ Kim, Janet Hur, Leland Smith

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Optics & Photonics, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage

Multi-Sightline Photonic Spectroscopic Unit for Sensing (Case No. 2025-164)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Physics & Astronomy have developed a compact, low-cost, energy-efficient, and high-resolution photonic spectrograph platform that enables quantitative sensing of atmospheric gases such as methane across multiple lines of sight. Background: Accurate, high-resolution monitoring of methane emissions...

Published: 7/28/2025 | Inventor(s): Pradip Gatkine

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Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Chemical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Sensors, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Optics & Photonics > Spectroscopy

Advanced Materials for Energy Efficiency and Smart Surface Applications

Transparent Semicrystalline Copolymer (Case No. 2024-267) UCLA researchers in the department of materials science and engineering have developed an innovative thermo-responsive, phase-changing copolymer for smart window applications. This transparent, semicrystalline copolymer is composed of a majority highly crystalline co-monomer and a non-compatible...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Aaswath Raman

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Thermal

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences have developed a software for performing human reliability analyses using a model-based method, which provides more consistent, traceable, and reproducible results. Background: Statistical data regarding accidents in complex person operated technical systems indicate a significant...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Marilia Abilio Ramos, Ali Mosleh, Mihai Diaconesa, Arjun Earthperson, Wadie Chalgham, Javier Colin

Keywords(s): Bayesian Belief Network (BBNs), cognitive reliability, crew failure mode, crew response tree, crew-plant interactions, error identification, error probability, Fault tree, HRA, human error, human failure event, human reliability analysis, performance influencing factor, probabilistic risk assessment, risk management, risk mitigation, safety culture, task analysis

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission

2022-279 Pipeline System Integrity Management (PSIM)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the B. John Garrick Institute for Risk Sciences have developed a user-friendly software that utilizes real-time data and comprehensive failure models to help natural gas operators optimize mitigation actions to enhance the structural reliability and safety of a pipeline system. Background: There is over 2.6 million miles...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Ali Mosleh, Wadie Chalgham, Keo-Yuan Wu, Zahra Mahmoodzadeh Poornaki

Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence, Control Systems, Corrosion, Extraction Of Petroleum, Industrial Gases, Internal Combustion Engine, Mechanical Systems, Monitoring And Recording Systems, Natural Gas, Petroleum Carbohydrate, Petroleum Reservoir, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Water Injection (Oil Production)

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Gas Storage

2020-808 Apparatus and Methods for Real-Time Resonance Adaptation for Power Receivers

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a successive approximation scheme for energy-harvesting implantable medical devices that offers real-time adaptability to ever-changing dielectric environments and loading conditions while operating in a low (µW) power range. BACKGROUNDWireless power...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Hongming Lyu, Aydin Babakhani

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems

Low-Cost Hybrid Energy Storage System (2016-097, 2017-539)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a low-cost and long-life energy storage system that provides long discharge duration, and can be scaled for on-site or grid storage applications. Background: Energy storage is one of the major challenges facing the energy industry as requirements take...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Pirouz Kavehpour, Sammy Houssainy, Walid Ismail, Mohammad Janbozorgi, Hamarz Aryafar, Ariana Thacker

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Thermal

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