Patents
Inventions, technologies, and processes developed in our lab.
2021
Carbon nanotubes--graphene hybrid structures for separator free silicon-sulfur batteries (11,081,691) US August 3, 2021
Autonomous flying ambulance (11,072,421) US July 27, 2021
Vertical carbon nanotube and lithium ion battery chemistries, articles, architectures and manufacture (11,056,712) US July 6, 2021
Systems, devices, and methods relating to the manufacture of intravascularly implantable prosthetic valves (11,000,369) US May 11, 2021
Method and apparatus for the production of microscale bubbles by depressurization
cavitation (10,946,148) US March 16, 2021
Portable electronic hemodynamic sensor systems (10,918,291) US February 16, 2021
2020
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth (November 17, 2020) US 10,835,355
Apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments (October 20, 2020) US 10,806,543
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for reducing hydrodynamic frictional drag (September 29, 2020) US 10,787,231
Three-dimensional imaging system (August 11, 2020) US 10,742,957
Carbon nanotubes--graphene hybrid structures for separator free silicon--sulfur batteries (August 4, 2020) US 10,734,639
Apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments (July 7, 2020) US 10,702,355
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth (April 14, 2020) US 10,617,498
Micro fenestrated contact lens (February 4, 2020) US 10,551,635
2019
System and method for treating an ocular disorder (November 26, 2019) US 10,485,702 119.
Liquid jet apparatus and methods for dental treatments (September 24, 2019) US 10,420,630
Single-sensor system for extracting depth information from image blur (May 14, 2019) US 10,291,894
Implant delivery system and methods thereof for treating ocular disorders (May 14, 2019) US 10,285,856
Three-dimensional imaging system (January 15, 2019) US 10,182,223
2018
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth (August 7, 2018) US 10,039,625
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth (July 10, 2018) US 10,016,263
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth (July 3, 2018) US 10,010,388
System and method for treating an ocular disorder (June 12, 2018) US 9,993,368
2017
Ocular implant with therapeutic agents and methods thereof (October 17, 2017) US 9,789,001
Handle mechanism and functionality for repositioning and retrieval of transcatheter heart valves (August 29, 2017) US 9,744,037
Single-lens, single-sensor 3-D imaging device with a central aperture for obtaining camera position (August 15, 2017) US 9,736,463
Toroidal plasma systems (July 18, 2017) US 9,713,243
Apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments 9,675,426
Percutaneous heart valve delivery systems (June 6, 2017) US 9,668,859
Cardiac assist system using helical arrangement of contractile bands and helically-twisting cardiac assist device (May 23, 2017) US 9,656,009
Noninvasive systems for blood pressure measurement in arteries (April 18, 2017) US 9,622,666
Defocusing feature matching system to measure camera pose with interchangeable lens cameras (March 14, 2017) US 9,596,452
Implant delivery system and methods thereof for treating ocular disorders (January 7, 2017) US9,561,131
2016
Single-sensor system for extracting depth information from image blur (December 27, 2016) US9,530,213
Imaging surround system for touch-free display control (December 20, 2016) US 9,524,021
Liquid jet apparatus and methods for dental treatments (November 15, 2016) US 9,492,244
Fabrication of anchored carbon nanotube array devices for integrated light collection and energy conversion (November 1, 2016) US 9,484,543
Intrinsic frequency analysis for left ventricle ejection fraction or stroke volume determination (November 1, 2016) US 9,480,406
Intrinsic frequency hemodynamic waveform analysis (October 11, 2016) US 9,462,953
Method for producing graphene oxide with tunable gap (September 20, 2016) US 9,449,816
Methods and systems for self-cleaning of photovoltaic panels (August 16, 2016) US 9,415,428
Drug delivery and substance transfer facilitated by nano-enhanced device having aligned carbon nanotubes protruding from device surface (May 31, 2016) US 9,352,136
Nano tri-carbon composite systems and manufacture (May 24, 2016) US 9,349,543
Graphene-based multi-junctions flexible solar cell (February 2, 2016) US 9,249,016
Method and device for high-resolution imaging which obtains camera pose using defocusing (January 26, 2016) US 9,247,235
2015
Method and apparatus for quantitative 3-D imaging (December 22, 2015) US 9,219,907
Correction and optimization of wave reflection in blood vessels (September 8, 2015) US 9,125,655
Simple method for producing superhydrophobic carbon nanotube array (August 25, 2015) US 9,115,424
Single-lens, single-sensor 3-D imaging device with a central aperture for obtaining camera position (August 4, 2015) US 9,100,641
Ocular implant with therapeutic agents and methods thereof
Drug delivery and substance transfer facilitated by nano-enhanced device having aligned carbon nanotubes protruding from device surface (May 5, 2015) US 9,050,444
Intrinsic frequency hemodynamic waveform analysis (May 5, 2015) US 9,026,193
Method to increase the capacitance of electrochemical carbon nanotube capacitors by conformal deposition of nanoparticles (March 10, 2015) US 8,976,507
Method of manufacturing an implantable drug delivery system including an impedance pump (February 3, 2015) US 8,945,448
2014
Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same (December 2, 2014) US 8,900,115
Method for selectively anchoring and exposing large numbers of nanoscale structures (September 30, 2014) US 8,846,143
Ocular implant with therapeutic agent and methods thereof (August 26, 2014) US 8,814,820
Implant delivery device and methods thereof for treatment of ocular disorders (August 19, 2014) US 8,808,219
Ocular implant with anchor and methods thereof (August 12, 2014) US 8,801,648
Helically actuated positive-displacement pump and method (August 5, 2014) US 8,794,937
Drug delivery by carbon nanotube arrays (July 22, 2014) US 8,784,373
Accurate 3D object reconstruction using a handheld device with a projected light pattern (July 8, 2014) US 8,773,514
Defocusing feature matching system to measure camera pose with interchangeable lens cameras (July 8, 2014) US 8,773,507
Sharp tip carbon nanotube microneedle devices and their fabrication (July 1, 2014) US 8,764,681
Apparatus and methods for treating root canals of teeth (June 17, 2014) US 8,753,121
Expandable stent that collapses into a non-convex shape and expands into an expanded, convex shape (April 22, 2014) US 8,702,788
2013
Single-lens, single-sensor 3-D imaging device with a central aperture for obtaining camera position (December 31, 2013) US 8,619,126
Method and apparatus for quantitative 3-D imaging (November 5, 2013) US 8,576,381
Method and device for high-resolution three-dimensional imaging which obtains camera pose using defocusing (August 20, 2013) US 8,514,268
Single-lens 3-D imaging device using polarization coded aperture masks combined with polarization sensitive sensor (June 25, 2013) US 8,472,032
Method and system for fast three-dimensional imaging using defocusing and feature recognition (June 4, 2013) US 8,456,645
In-situ formation of a valve (January 8, 2013) US 8,348,999
Ocular implant with therapeutic agents and methods thereof (January 8, 2013) US 8,348,877
2012
Method of delivering an implant for treating an ocular disorder (December 18, 2012) US 8,333,742
Ocular implant with anchor and therapeutic agent (September 25, 2012) US 8,273,050
Single-lens, single-aperture, single-sensor 3-D imaging device (September 4, 2012) US 8,259,306
In-line actuator for electromagnetic operation (June 12, 2012) US 8,197,234
3-dimensional imaging by acoustic warping and defocusing (May 1, 2012) US 8,169,621
Method of monitoring intraocular pressure and treating an ocular disorder (March 27, 2012) US 8,142,364
In-situ formation of a valve (March 13, 2012) US 8,133,270
Resonant multilayered impedance pump (January 10, 2012) US 8,092,365
Method and system for fast three-dimensional imaging using defocusing and feature recognition (January 3, 2012) US 8,089,635
2011
Method for obtaining strain from radially-tagged magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (December 6, 2011) US 8,073,523
Intravascular miniature stent pump (August 16, 2011) US 7,998,190
Fabrication of anchored carbon nanotube array devices for integrated light collection and energy conversion (June 14, 2011) US 7,959,969
Method for selectively anchoring large numbers of nanoscale structures (June 7, 2011) US 7,955,644
Single-lens, single-aperture, single-sensor 3-D imaging device (March 29, 2011) US 7,916,309
Single-lens 3-D imaging device using a polarization-coded aperture masks combined with a polarization- sensitive sensor (February 22, 2011) US 7,894,078
Helically actuated positive-displacement pump and method (February 8 2011) US 7,883,325
Implant delivery system and methods thereof for treating ocular disorders (February 1 2011) US 7,879,079
Method of delivering an implant for treating an ocular disorder (January 11 2011) US 7,867,205
2010
Root canal filling materials and methods (November 16 2010) US 7,833,016
Method and apparatus for quantitative 3-D imaging (November 2 2010) US 7,826,067
Monolithic in situ forming valve system (August 24 2010) US 7,780,724
Method and apparatus for generating large pressures on a microfluidic chip (July 27 2010) US 7,763,211
Impedance pump used in bypass grafts (July 6, 2010) US 7,749,152
3-dimensional imaging by acoustic warping and defocusing (May 11, 2010) US 7,715,018
Ocular implant with therapeutic agents and methods thereof (May 4, 2010) US 7,708,711
Implant with intraocular pressure sensor for glaucoma treatment (March 16, 2010) US 7,678,065
2009
Single-lens aperture-coded camera for three dimensional imaging in small volumes (November 3, 2009) US 7,612,870
Aperture coded camera for three dimensional imaging (November 3, 2009) US 7,612,869
Device and method for treating hydrocephalus (April 28, 2009) US 7,524,298
Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same (April 7, 2009) US 7,513,863
Method for patterning large scale nano-fibrous surfaces using capillography (February 17, 2009) US 7,491,628
Noninvasive methods for assessing valvular and ventricular dysfunction (February 17, 2009) US 7,491,170
2008
Fluidic pump for heat management (July 15, 2008) US 7,398,818
Hydro elastic pump which pumps using non-rotary bladeless and valveless operations (June 17, 2008) US 7,387,500
Four-dimensional imaging of periodically moving objects via post-acquisition synchronization of nongated slice-sequences (May 13, 2008) US 7,372,984
Implantable small percutaneous valve and methods of delivery (February 19, 2008) US 7,331,991
Glaucoma stent for treating glaucoma and methods of use (February 19, 2008) US 7,331,984
2007
Implant with anchor (November 20, 2007) US 7,297,130
Hydroimpedance pump (January 16, 2007) US 7,163,385
2006
Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same (December 5, 2006) US 7,144,365
Bladeless Pump (April 25, 2006) US 7,033,132
Aperture coded camera for three dimensional imaging (February 28, 2006) US 7,006,132
Implant with pressure sensor for glaucoma treatment (January 3, 2006) US 6,981,958
2005
Integrated particles sensor formed on single substrate using fringes formed by diffractive elements (October 18, 2005) US 6,956,230
Apparatus and method for treating glaucoma (October 18, 2005) US 6,955,656
2004
L-shaped implant with bi-directional flow (August 24, 2004) US 6,780,164
Glaucoma treatment device (May 18, 2004) US 6,736,791
Diffractive Optic Fluid Shear Stress Sensor (April 6, 2004) US 6,717,172
Hydro-Elastic Pump Which Pumps using Non-Rotary, Bladeless and Valveless Operations (January 20, 2004) US 6,679,687
2003
Bifurcatable Trabecular Shunt for Glaucoma Treatment (December 23, 2003) US 6,666,841
Miniature optical sensor (November 25, 2003) US 6,654,102
Apparatus and method for treating glaucoma (October 28, 2003) US 6,638,239
Sub Miniaturized Laser Doppler Velocimeter Sensor (August 19, 2003) US 6,608,668
Bladeless Pump (June 24, 2003) US 6,582,208
Particle Sizing and Concentration Sensor using a Hollow Shaped Beam (June 17, 2003) US 6,580,503
Bladeless Pump (January 14, 2003) US 6,506,025
2002
Implantable Heart Assist System and Method of Applying Same (May 21, 2002) US 6,390,969
Implantable Heart Assist System and Method of Applying Same (May 14, 2002) US 6,387,037
2001
Aperture-Coded Camera for Three Dimensional Imaging (August 21, 2001) US 6,278,847
Hydro elastic pump which pumps using non-rotary bladeless and valveless operations (July 3, 2001) US 6,254,355