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Latching Intelligent Modular Mobility System (LIMMS) (UCLA Case Nos. 2023-170 and 2023-171)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have designed a modular robotic system termed the Latching Intelligent Modular Mobility System (LIMMS) for the manipulation of a typical last-mile delivery. TITLE: Latching Intelligent Modular Mobility System (LIMMS) for Logistics and Last-Mile Delivery Background: The...

Published: 11/5/2024 | Inventor(s): Dennis Hong, Taoyuanmin Zhu, Gabriel Fernandez

Keywords(s): 6 degrees of freedom (DoF), Amazon, appendage-like robot, automated delivery, delivery optimization, delivery system, general purpose delivery, last-mile delivery, latching mechanism, modular robotic system, rotational latching mechanism, self-aligning rotational mechanism

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Robotics, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Manufacturing

Self-Propelled Ink Deposition Robot (SPIDR) That Climbs on the Structures That It 3D-Prints (UCLA Case No. 2019-957)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have created a fleet of robots capable of performing autonomous 3D printing with exceptional speed, resolution, and precision. Background: The 3D printing robot industry has witnessed exciting developments...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Robert Candler, Hossein Kavehpour

Keywords(s): 3D biofabrication, 3D Printing, 6 degrees of freedom, bent-blade flexures, decoupled actuators, folded leaf-spring flexures, hexapod, hexblade, high speed, high-vibration environments, large range, six-axis positioner, space compatible inks, Stewart platform, vibration compensation

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Manufacturing, Mechanical > Robotics, Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Composite Materials

2020-810 Mechanical Ventilator With a Fixed Number of Orifice Plates to Generate Constant Flow Paths

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering have developed a constant flow path mechanical ventilator used for the treatment of advanced respiratory diseases, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Background: Respiratory failure leading to the need for respiratory support...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Glen Meyerowitz

Keywords(s): Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, Cellular Respiration, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebrospinal Fluid Tetramer Retinol Binding Protein, Cerebrospinal Fluid Ventricular System Bleeding, Deoxygenation, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Diagnostic Test, Digital Microfluidics, Ferrofluid, Flow Device, Fluid Dynamics, Fluidics, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, Intensive-Care Unit Vital Signs, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Systems, Medical Device, Medical Device Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Medical Devices and Materials, Microfluidics, Microfluidics And Mem's, Microfluidics Dielectrophoresis, Microfluidics Multi-Band Device, Microfluidics Nanosphere, Mouse Respiratory System, Oxygen, Oxygen Saturation, Reactive Oxygen Species, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Synovial Fluid

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases > COVID

2021-135 RAPID LOCKING AND UNLOCKING MECHANICAL ARMATURE

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery have developed a novel articulating armature that can easily and precisely position surgical instruments with a quick-release locking mechanism that facilitates surgical processes. BACKGROUND: During surgical procedures, surgeons and hospital staff often juggle with a large numbers...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Nelson Soohoo

Keywords(s): Hospital Systems And Devices, Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Surgery, Surgical Instrument, Surgical Tools

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools

2020-878 Compliant Self-Anchoring Screw

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a passively anchoring screw that won’t loosen once it is twisted in place, but can be unscrewed using a screw driver.BACKGROUNDWhile threaded fastener designs allow for easy on/off or replacement, there is always the risk that a screw may come loose...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, BAD_EMAIL Hando Kim

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Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Materials > Construction Materials, Therapeutics > Dental

2020-491 Modular Platforms with Multi-Rotor Copters Mounted on Hinges or Gimbals to Form Mechanically Constrained Flight Formations

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a modular and reconfigurable mechanical platform that connects any number of multi-rotor copters into one flying unit. BACKGROUND: Multi-rotor copters are used in a wide range of applications including mapping, monitoring, delivery and emergency response....

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Tsu-Chin Tsao

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Category(s): Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Robotics

2020-388 Spectrally Selective Thermal Radiators for Cooling of Vertical or Horizontal Surfaces with Limited View of the Sky

SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a passive radiative cooling design for building surfaces that have a limited view of the sky by using spectrally selective thermal radiating materials. BACKGROUND Passive radiative cooling (PRC), a process where objects on Earth radiate heat into outer...

Published: 8/16/2024 | Inventor(s): Jyotirmoy Mandal, Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman

Keywords(s): Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Heat Transfer, Materials, Mechanical Systems

Category(s): Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Energy & Environment > Thermal

Flexible Microfluidic Sensors for Curved Surfaces

UCLA Case No. 2015-070SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed flexible tactile sensors for curved surfaces that are robust against fatigue and suitable for robotic applications.BACKGROUND: Robotic applications, such as artificial fingertips, often require the use of sensors that are uniformly...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jonathan Posner, Ruben Ponce Wong

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Category(s): Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Materials > Fabrication Technologies

2019-545 REACTING MOLECULES AND COLLOIDS ELECTROPHORETICALLY

Reacting Molecules and Colloids ElectrophoreticallyUC Case No. 2019-545 SUMMARY:Researchers in UCLA's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have harnessed gel electrophoresis in order to direct and program controlled collisional reactions between pulse-like bands of molecules and/or colloidal reagent species. BACKGROUND:Gel electrophoresis is a...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Thomas Mason, Dimitri Bikos

Keywords(s): Life Science Research Tools, Mechanical Systems, Microfluidics And Mem's, Research Methods, Targets And Assays

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies

2019-352 HIGH-THROUGHPUT RADIOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM

Non-Confidential DescriptionINTRO SENTENCE: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Bioengineering and Medical and Molecular Pharmacology have developed a novel high throughput microscale radiosynthesizer capable of optimizing radiolabeling of bioactive molecules for the purpose of cancer imaging or drug development. TITLE: High-throughput Radiochemistry...

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

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

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