A wideband transducer system including longitudinally recorded video, transversely recorded or multiplexed audio, channel shifting during... Show moreA wideband transducer system including longitudinally recorded video, transversely recorded or multiplexed audio, channel shifting during blanking intervals, high frequency bias synchronized to audio carrier frequency or otherwise selected to avoid beat notes, head with plural windings switched to reduce inductance during recording and connected for wideband playback into an amplifier input with comparable or higher impedance than that of the winding. Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute United States Patent Show less
A physical assistive robotic device may include a frame including an upright support member, a lateral member slidably engaged with the... Show moreA physical assistive robotic device may include a frame including an upright support member, a lateral member slidably engaged with the upright support member, a handle slidably engaged with the lateral member, an elevation actuator coupled to the upright support member and the lateral member, and a lateral actuator coupled to the lateral member and the handle. The elevation actuator translates the lateral member and the lateral actuator translates the handle to transition a user between a standing position and a non-standing position. Sponsorship: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
A system, method, and set of protocols for dynamic group communication are provided for enabling dynamic process migration and dynamic group... Show moreA system, method, and set of protocols for dynamic group communication are provided for enabling dynamic process migration and dynamic group membership management. A process in a group receives and distributes a migration signal. Group communication continues while the processes in the group asynchronously reach a global superstep and then a synchronization point. The processes then spawn a new process on a new device and update group membership information. The new process operates in continuous execution with the new group. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
Methods for producing small crystals on islands formed on specialized substrates by, inter alia, subjecting the substrate to a hydrophilic... Show moreMethods for producing small crystals on islands formed on specialized substrates by, inter alia, subjecting the substrate to a hydrophilic SAMs solution for self-assembling hydrophilic SAMs on certain portions of the substrate surface and subjecting the substrate to a hydrophobic SAMs solution for self-assembling hydrophobic SAMs on certain other portions of the substrate surface. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Primary US Patent Classification 430/324 International Patent Classification G03F 7/20 Show less