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Compliant Mechanisms That Perform Mathematical Operations via Analog Computing (Case No. 2025-230)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a fully compliant mechanism that performs mathematical operations using analog computing. Background: Mechanical computers rely on the relative motion of physical bodies to perform computations, rather than electronic signals, as electrical computers...

Published: 10/7/2025 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Pietro Sainaghi, Alexander Tsao, Zhidi Yang

Keywords(s): Advanced Computing / AI, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, analog computing, analog optical computing, computational efficiency, feature space, low latency computing, space compatible inks, Space Shuttle, Spacecraft

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace, Mechanical > Instrumentation, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Mems), Mechanical > Sensors, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials

Open Metal-Organic Frameworks With Exceptional Pore Apertures for Inclusion of Large Molecules (Case No. 2012-216)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)/isoreticular MOFs (IRMOFs) that have exceptionally large pore apertures, enabling improved capacity and performance in gas storage, separation, and related applications. Background MOFs are porous crystalline materials made of metal nodes and organic linkers; large aperture pores...

Published: 9/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Omar Yaghi, Hiroyasu Furukawa, Hexiang Deng

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Mechanical > Manufacturing

Low-Latency Decoder for the Bahl, Cocke, Jelinek, Raviv Algorithm (Case No. 2025-114)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a low-latency, high-throughput GPU-based implementation of the BCJR (Bahl-Cocke-Jelinek-Raviv) algorithm for decoding the CCSDS Serially-Concatenated Convolutionally-Coded Pulse-Position Modulation (SCPPM) code. The innovation reduces decoding latency from linear in the number of trellis stages to logarithmic...

Published: 9/15/2025 | Inventor(s): Richard Wesel, Amaael Antonini, Egor Glukhov, Dariush Divsalar

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Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Security & Privacy, Software & Algorithms > Communication & Networking, Mechanical, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace

Discrete Approximation of Permanent Magnet Arrays (Case No. 2025-203)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed Discrete-MAG, a discrete magnetic actuation / magnetics platform that delivers precise, programmable magnetic field manipulation at small scales. The system aims to control magnetic particles or micro-devices discretely for applications in sensing, actuation, imaging, or biological interfacing. Background Magnetic...

Published: 10/8/2025 | Inventor(s): Tyler Clites, He Kai Lim, Will Flanagan, Cameron Taylor

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Medical Devices, Mechanical, Mechanical > Robotics, Platforms, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods

Multimodal Optical and Microfluidic Tactile Sensor (Optistrain) (Case No. 2025-99P)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a tactile sensing technology that combines optical and microfluidic sensing to provide high spatio-temporal resolution and multi-modal feedback for applications like robotics, prosthetics, and human-machine interaction. Background: Human touch depends on a unique combination of high spatial resolution—to...

Published: 10/2/2025 | Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jonathan Posner, Evan Harber, Jimmy Penaloza, Mumbi Whidby, Sung Min Kang, Andrew Bender, Ahuvah Liebman, Colin Johnson

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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems

Contact Status and Position Sensing System for Mechanical Structures (Case No. 2025-275)

Contact Status and Position Sensing System for Mechanical Structures Potential applications: manufacturing, aerospace, biomechanical devices, robotics, defense. Please reach out to our office for more information.

Published: 10/6/2025 | Inventor(s): Tyler Clites, Dean Chen

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Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Mechanical > Robotics, Materials, Mechanical > Manufacturing

Lab on a 3D Printer (Case No. 2025-094)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel device capable of performing automated liquid handling to a great degree of precision on a miniaturized scale and with customizable features equipped for any laboratory task. Background: Automated liquid handling is essential in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research...

Published: 8/21/2025 | Inventor(s): Dino Di Carlo, Shun Ye, Zixin Guan, Artem Goncharov, Vivek Rajasenan, Charlotte Rose McDonough, Tristan Lovely

Keywords(s): 3D biofabrication, 3D Printing, Automation, bioimaging, biomanufacturing, Biomaterial 3D Printing, Biomonitoring, Biosensor, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, fluid mechanics, graphical user interface, Liquid tracking, mechanical durability, Robotic liquid handling

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices, Diagnostic Markers, Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Mechanical

Mechanical Neural Network Driven by Flexure-Based, Meso-Scale, Bidirectional Thermal Actuators (Case No. 2024-235)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a novel bidirectional thermal linear transducer for active vibration dampening and high precision manufacturing equipment. Background: Metamaterials are engineered structures that demonstrate properties not commonly found in natural materials. To date, most...

Published: 7/2/2025 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Pietro Sainaghi, Michael Cullinan, Andrew Gray

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Composite Materials, Mechanical, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace, Mechanical > Sensors, Mechanical > Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Mems), Mechanical > Mechanical Systems

A Ventilated Artificial Human Lung Exposure System to Analyze and Test Human Exposures to Inhaled Substances (Case No. 2023-306)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Medicine and Environmental Health Sciences have developed a ventilated human lung system for laboratory testing of inhaled substances. Background: Measuring the toxicology of inhaled air, aerosols and other substances is challenging due to the complexity of human studies and limitations in existing...

Published: 7/28/2025 | Inventor(s): Michael Roth, Airi Harui, Yifang Zhu, Haoxuan Chen

Keywords(s): aerosol, Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, bioaerosol, cardiopulmonary illness, Cellular Respiration, consumer goods and products, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, non-small cell lung cancer, Preclinical model development, Preclinical surgical innovation, pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), pulmonary failure, Pulmonary fibrosis, Respiratory & Pulmonary, respiratory failure, right atrial to pulmonary canula, Simulation & Modeling, simulation model, small cell lung cancer

Category(s): Platforms, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary, Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors

Functional Allometric Structure Thermal Storage (FAST-Storage) (Case No. 2022-240)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed an innovative thermal storage system that dynamically adapts to thermal fluctuations of phase change materials, significantly enhancing heat transfer efficiency. Background: Phase change materials (PCMs) are used to store and release thermal energy...

Published: 2/24/2025 | Inventor(s): Hossein Kavehpour, Jonathan Hopkins, Leyla Mirmomen

Keywords(s): Consumer Electronics, efficiency enhancement, Energy Density, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, energy management, energy-efficient, heat control, heat controlling devices, Heat Transfer, phase change materials, Thermal Energy Storage, thermal management systems, thermal stability

Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Mechanical > Heat Transfer, Mechanical

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