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A Low-Cost Non-invasive Fruit Ripeness Sensing System (Case No. 2025-007)

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Computer Science at UCLA developed an affordable, non-invasive fruit ripeness estimation system to improve operational efficiency of food manufacturing systems. Background: Fruit waste accounts for a significant portion of global waste due to consumer purchasing trends and grower harvesting issues. Consumers...

Published: 4/1/2026 | Inventor(s): Omid Abari, Shanmu Wang

Keywords(s): acoustics, Agriculture, Cellular agriculture, Continuous-Wave Radar, frequency modulation, millimeter-wave, mmWave backscatter network, Radiofrequency Ablation

Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Remote Sensing, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms

Deep Learning-Enhanced Dual-Mode Multiplexed Optical Sensor for Point-Of-Care Diagnostics of Cardiovascular Diseases (Case No. 2026-178)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering have developed a deep-learning-enhanced multiplexed optical biosensing platform that enables rapid, high sensitivity point-of-care quantification of multiple cardiac biomarkers for cardiovascular diagnostics. Background: Rapid and accessible cardiac...

Published: 3/24/2026 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Dino Di Carlo, Gyeo-Re Han, Artem Goncharov, Merve Eryilmaz

Keywords(s): Biomarker, biomarkers, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular monitoring, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, Deep Learning, Deep learning-based sensing, deep neural networks (DNN), neural network, neural networks, Optics, Point Of Care, point-of-care, point-of-care testing

Category(s): Electrical, Optics & Photonics, Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices

Misalignment Resilient Diffractive Optical Networks (Case No. 2020-885)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed and experimentally validated a comprehensive training scheme that greatly enhances the robustness of diffractive networks to 3D misalignments and fabrication tolerances in their physical implementation. Background: As an optical machine learning framework,...

Published: 1/28/2026 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan

Keywords(s): Optical Communication , Optical computing, optical implementation, Optical networks, optical processor

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Optics & Photonics

Doping of Thorium-229 Into High Bandgap Metal Sulfate Material (Case No. 2025-99Y)

Summary: A UCLA researcher in the Department of Physics has developed a novel method for creating high-bandgap materials doped with thorium-229, enabling the development of advanced nuclear clocks. Background: Thorium-229 is the only known isotope with a nuclear transition low enough to be measured using conventional optical techniques. The combination...

Published: 10/9/2025 | Inventor(s): Eric Hudson

Keywords(s): Clock Signal, high-powered laser systems, Laser, laser alignment, Laser Diode, lasers

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Semiconducting Materials

Spectral Kernel Machines With Electrically Tunable Photodetectors (Case No. 2025-105)

Summary: Spectral machine vision traditionally acquires dense 3D hypercubes (x, y, λ) of spatial and spectral information, which must be processed downstream. This imposes major computational burdens, tradeoffs in spatial/spectral resolution, frame rate, and power. The innovation embodied in spectral kernel machines (SKM) is a photodetector...

Published: 10/3/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Yuhang Li, Dehui Zhang, Ali Javey

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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials

Optical Generative Models (Case No. 2025-067)

Summary: Researchers in the UCLA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed an optics-based system to rapidly generate synthetic images. Background: Generative AI models that create synthetic images, human-like natural language processing capabilities, and even new protein designs are critical for a diverse array of applications....

Published: 11/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Shiqi Chen

Keywords(s): Adaptive Optics, all-optical diffractive computing, Electro-Optics, Optical Coherence , Optical computing, Optical Generative Models, Optics

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Optics & Photonics, Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Imaging, Electrical > Visual Computing

Pulsed Laser Triggered High Speed Microfluidic Switch and Applications in Flourescent Activated Cell Sorting (Case No. 2009-063)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a pulsed-laser triggered microfluidic switching mechanism capable of sub-100 µs switching (e.g. ~70 µs), enabling ultrafast cell/particle sorting in a microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorting (µFACS) platform using cavitation bubbles rather than mechanical valves. Background Flow cytometry...

Published: 9/25/2025 | Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Ting Hsiang Wu

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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods

Continuous Whole-Chip 3-Dimensional Dep Cell Sorter and Its Fabrication (Case No. 2012-612)

Summary Researchers at UCLA have developed a continuous, whole-chip, three-dimensional dielectrophoretic (DEP) cell sorting device, integrating multi-layer microfluidics and electrode geometries to sort cells or particles throughout the thickness of a microfluidic chip, not merely at a single plane. Background Microfluidic cell sorting is vital in...

Published: 9/24/2025 | Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Yu Jui Fan, Yu Chun Kung, Kuo Wei Huang

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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Microscopy, Electrical, Electrical > Imaging

Pulse Laser Driven High Speed, On-Demand, and Multiplexed Droplet Generator (Case No. 2013-184)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a high-speed, on-demand microfluidic droplet platform that allows rapid and precise generation, manipulation, and merging of microdroplets for advanced lab-on-a-chip applications. The technology enables controlled droplet initiation and synchronized merging at high throughput, making it a versatile platform for...

Published: 9/24/2025 | Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Michael Teitell, Ting Hsiang Wu, Yue Chen, Yu Chun Kung

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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging

Device to Produce X-Rays for Use in Imaging (Case No. 2009-627)

Summary Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a compact, addressable flat-panel x-ray source based on pyroelectric / piezoelectric crystals with integrated field emitters. The design produces electron emission by temperature (or stress) cycling of crystals, which then strike a target to generate x-rays. The array architecture enables selectable...

Published: 9/24/2025 | Inventor(s): Gil Travish, Rodney Yoder, James Rosenzweig

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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Imaging, Medical Devices, Optics & Photonics, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > X-Ray

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