Patents Assigned to Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Target identification and location system and a method thereof
    Patent number: 8587664
    Abstract: A system and method of identifying and locating one or more targets includes capturing one or more frames and recording position data for each of the frames. Each of the frames comprises a plurality of at least three different types of infrared image data. Each of the targets is identified and a location is provided based on the three different types of captured infrared image data in each of the frames and the recorded position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Donald M. McKeown, Michael J. Richardson
  • Methods for providing an ad hoc mobile communication network and systems thereof
    Patent number: 8582500
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and system for providing a mobile communication network includes dynamically forming a plurality of mobile communication devices into one or more clusters based on one or more parameters, each of the one or more clusters having a tree structure. Each of the one or more clusters are at least partially meshed together. At least one virtual identifier is dynamically assigned to each of the plurality of mobile communication devices based on the tree structure of each of the one or more clusters. The virtual identifier provides address information for routing communications between two or more of the plurality of mobile communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nirmala Shenoy, Yamin S. Al-Mousa, John Fischer
  • High temperature embedded charge devices and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8581308
    Abstract: A device for storing embedded charge includes a first insulator and at least one second insulator. The first insulator has at least two outer surfaces and has a band gap of less than about 5.5 eV. The second insulator is deposited on at least each of the at least two outer surfaces of the first insulator to form at least one interface for storing charge between the first and second insulators. The second insulator has a band gap of more than about 6.0 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Michael D. Potter
  • Self-regenerating particulate trap systems for emissions and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8580087
    Abstract: A method and system for treating emissions includes charging particles in an exhaust stream, producing one or more radicals, and oxidizing at least a portion of the charged particles with at least a portion of the produced radicals. At least a portion of the charged particles in the exhaust stream are then attracted on at least one attraction surface which is one of oppositely charged from the charged particles and grounded. The attracted particles are oxidized with another portion of the one or more produced radicals to self regenerate the at least one attraction surface. Downstream from where the attracted particles are oxidized, at least a portion of one or more first compounds in the exhaust stream are converted to one or more second compounds downstream from the attracting. Additionally, at least a portion of any remaining charged particles are oxidized into one or more gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ali Ogut, Cheng Chen
  • Self-regenerating particulate trap systems for emissions and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8581480
    Abstract: A method and system for treating emissions includes charging particles in an exhaust stream, producing one or more radicals, and oxidizing at least a portion of the charged particles with at least a portion of the produced radicals. At least a portion of the charged particles in the exhaust stream are then attracted on at least one attraction surface which is one of oppositely charged from the charged particles and grounded. The attracted particles are oxidized with another portion of the one or more produced radicals to self regenerate the at least one attraction surface. Downstream from where the attracted particles are oxidized, at least a portion of one or more first compounds in the exhaust stream are converted to one or more second compounds downstream from the attracting. Additionally, at least a portion of any remaining charged particles are oxidized into one or more gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ali Ogut, Cheng Chen
  • Method and apparatus for data acquisition in an asset health management system
    Patent number: 8527374
    Abstract: An asset management system includes a controller area network bus and a data acquisition module connected to the controller area network bus. The data acquisition module has a plurality of analog input channels. One or more sensor systems are connected to the input channels with the input channels receiving analog signals from the sensor systems. The data acquisition module passively conditions the received analog signals prior to digital conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael G. Thurston, Christopher E. Piggott
  • Methods for adaptive and progressive gradient-based multi-resolution color image segmentation and systems thereof
    Patent number: 8515171
    Abstract: A multi-resolution color image segmentation algorithm which takes advantage of gradient information in an adaptive and progressive framework is described. A gradient-based segmentation method is initiated with a dyadic wavelet decomposition scheme of an arbitrary input image, accompanied by a vector gradient calculation of its color converted counterpart. The resultant gradient map is used to automatically and adaptively generate thresholds for segregating regions of varying gradient densities, at different resolution levels of the input image pyramid. In combination with a confidence map and non-linear spatial filtering techniques, regions of high confidence are passed from one resolution level to another until the final segmentation at highest (original) resolution is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Rochester Institute of Technology, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
    Inventors: Sreenath Rao Vantaram, Eli Saber, Sohail Dianat, Mark Shaw, Ranjit Bhaskar
  • Derivative sampled, fast settling time current driver
    Patent number: 8508522
    Abstract: Methods for producing a remote current for driving a load, include one of sourcing and sinking a local current, Iref, through a distributed impedance line, at a first node thereof; the other of sourcing and sinking a remote current, Iref, through the distributed impedance line in response to the local current Iref; determining a rate change of voltage of the first node; and sourcing or sinking additional current, into or out of the first node, in response to the rate of change of voltage of the first node in order to settle the voltage on the distributed impedance line, and apparatus for providing such are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert J. Bowman, Chris J. Nassar
  • Gear-based continuously variable transmission systems and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8460143
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission system and a method of making a continuously variable transmission system is described. The present invention includes a gear set having at least a sun gear, one or more planetary gears, and a planetary gear carrier arm on which the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational movement. The sun gear and the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational engagement and movement with respect to each other, and one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm couples to an input shaft and another portion of the gear set couples to an output shaft to receive feedback. A rotary coupling unit having an input rotationally coupled to at least one of the one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm and an output that rotationally couples to the output shaft is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventor: George Sutherland
  • Coaxial connector with integrated molded substrate and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8419464
    Abstract: A substrate structure is provided, the substrate structure comprising: a molded substrate located within a connector body of a coaxial cable connector and an electrical structure mechanically connected to the molded substrate. The electrical structure is located in a position that is external to a signal path of a radio frequency (RF) signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The electrical structure may form a sensing circuit configured to sense physical parameters such as a condition of the RF electrical signal flowing through the connector or a presence of moisture in the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: PPC Broadband, Inc., Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Noah Montena, Robert Bowman, Ryan Vaughan
  • Internal coaxial cable connector integrated circuit and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8414326
    Abstract: A structure is provided. The structure includes a signal retrieval circuit formed within a disk located within a coaxial cable connector. The signal retrieval circuit is located in a position that is external to a signal path of an electrical signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The signal retrieval circuit is configured to extract an energy signal from the electrical signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The energy signal is configured to apply power to an electrical device located within the coaxial cable connector. The sensing circuit is configured to sense physical parameter such as condition of the RF electrical signal flowing through the connector or presence of moisture in the connector. The structure may include an integrated circuit configured to convert the parameter signal into a data acquisition signal readable by the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Robert Bowman
  • Power extracting device and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8376774
    Abstract: A structure is provided. The structure includes a signal retrieval circuit formed within a disk located within a coaxial cable connector. The signal retrieval circuit is located in a position that is external to a signal path of an electrical signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The signal retrieval circuit is configured to extract an energy signal from the electrical signal flowing through the coaxial cable connector. The energy signal is configured to apply power to an electrical device located within the coaxial cable connector. The structure may additionally form a sensing circuit with a status output component. The sensor circuit may be configured to sense physical parameters such as those related to a condition of the electrical signal flowing through the connector or a presence of moisture within the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert Bowman, Jean-Jacques Delisle
  • GEAR-BASED CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130017918
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission system and a method of making a continuously variable transmission system is described. The present invention includes a gear set having at least a sun gear, one or more planetary gears, and a planetary gear carrier arm on which the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational movement. The sun gear and the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational engagement and movement with respect to each other, and one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm couples to an input shaft and another portion of the gear set couples to an output shaft to receive feedback. A rotary coupling unit having an input rotationally coupled to at least one of the one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm and an output that rotationally couples to the output shaft is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: George Sutherland
  • EVENT DOSIMETER DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130018590
    Abstract: A dosimetry device includes at least one sensor in a housing and a dosimetry processing device with a memory. The dosimtery processing device is coupled to the at least one sensor in the housing. The dosimetry processing device is configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising: obtaining readings from the sensor; storing the readings; conducting an analysis of the stored readings to determine an injury risk assessment; and outputting at least one of the conducted analysis of the determined injury risk assessment or the stored readings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: David A. BORKHOLDER, Gregory T.A. KOVACS, Jeffrey ROGERS
  • GEAR-BASED CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130017917
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission system and a method of making a continuously variable transmission system is described. The present invention includes a gear set having at least a sun gear, one or more planetary gears, and a planetary gear carrier arm on which the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational movement. The sun gear and the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational engagement and movement with respect to each other, and one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm couples to an input shaft and another portion of the gear set couples to an output shaft to receive feedback. A rotary coupling unit having an input rotationally coupled to at least one of the one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm and an output that rotationally couples to the output shaft is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: George Sutherland
  • THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUSES WITH TEMPERATURE SENSING RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130003438
    Abstract: An apparatus includes one or more temperature sensing and memory devices each having one or more memristors. A controller device is coupled to the temperature sensing and memory devices A processing device is coupled to the controller device and includes at least one of hardware logic configured to be capable of implementing or a processor coupled to a memory and configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising: issuing a record instruction and a write instruction with a write address to the controller device to record the write time for the memristor at the write address to transition from one of the first and second states to the other states; receiving from the controller device the recorded time; determining and providing a temperature of the memristor at the write address based on the received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Cory Merkel, Dhireesha Kudithipudi
  • Methods for three-dimensional nanofocusing of light and systems thereof
    Patent number: 8346039
    Abstract: A nanofocusing system includes a dielectric waveguide having two opposing ends; and a metal-dielectric-metal layered waveguide having two opposing ends optically aligned at one end with one end of the dielectric waveguide, wherein the metal-dielectric-metal waveguide tapers in at least one dimension from the aligned end of the metal-dielectric-metal waveguide towards the opposing end, wherein light travelling through the dielectric waveguide is funneled into the dielectric layer of the metal-dielectric-metal waveguide, squeezed by the metal-dielectric-metal waveguide taper, and exits the metal-dielectric-metal waveguide as nanofocused light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Zhaolin Lu, Ruoxi Yang
  • METHODS FOR ASSISTING WITH OBJECT RECOGNITION IN IMAGE SEQUENCES AND DEVICES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120328150
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that assist with object recognition includes determining when at least one eye of an observer fixates on a location in one or more of a sequence of fixation tracking images. The determined fixation location in the one or more of the sequence of fixation tracking images is correlated to a corresponding one of one or more sequence of field of view images. At least the determined fixation location in each of the correlated sequence of field of view images is classified based on at least one of a classification input or a measurement and comparison of one or more features of the determined fixation location in each of the correlated sequence of field of view images against one or more stored measurement feature values. The determined classification of the fixation location in each of the correlated sequence of field of view images is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jeff B. Pelz, Thomas B. Kinsman, Daniel F. Pontillo, Susan M. Munn, Nicholas R. Harrington, Brendon Ben-Kan Hsieh
  • DEVICES WITH AN ENHANCED BOILING SURFACE WITH FEATURES DIRECTING BUBBLE AND LIQUID FLOW AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120285664
    Abstract: An enhanced boiling apparatus includes a substrate having at least one heated region, at least one outer surface, and one or more asymmetric shaped cavities extending into the substrate along the at least one outer surface. Each of the one or more asymmetric shaped cavities has a sidewall which intersects at a corner with a bubble pathway surface with a different slope from the sidewall. Each of the asymmetric shaped cavities is configured to non-gravitationally direct fluid that is moving along the sidewall out along the bubble pathway surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Satish G. Kandlikar
  • Sensor fault detection systems and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8285514
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and system for detecting a sensor fault includes identifying one or more of a plurality of tools to use with at least one of a plurality of data acquisition systems based on data obtained from and at least one characteristic of the at least one of the data acquisition systems. The identified one or more tools are utilized on the obtained data to determine at least one confidence rating. An operational status for the at least one of the data acquisition systems is determined and provided based on at least the one determined confidence rating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Omar Anbari, Michael G. Thurston