A method of analyzing odors is provided in which an odorant sample is passed through a plurality of gas chromatographic columns having... Show moreA method of analyzing odors is provided in which an odorant sample is passed through a plurality of gas chromatographic columns having stationary phases of differing chemical polarity. The numerical value of various subjective odor dimensions of the odorant sample which otherwise would involve subjective test panel analysis, may be determined from the retention times of the odorant sample with respect to the various stationary phase materials. Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute United States Patent Show less
Infectious medical materials is rendered innocuous by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio... Show moreInfectious medical materials is rendered innocuous by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio frequency electric field. The medical materials are exposed to the radio frequency electric field in order to heat the medical waste. The medical waste may include sorted medical or veterinary waste which after heat treatment may be shredded and recycled. Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute Sponsorship: Held, Jeffery S. Sponsorship: Sharp, James W. United States Patent Show less
A video tape cartridge of endless loop configuration capable of tape speeds suitable for longitudinal scan television recording while... Show moreA video tape cartridge of endless loop configuration capable of tape speeds suitable for longitudinal scan television recording while providing one hour or more of continuous playing time on one-quarter inch width tape. In an illustrative embodiment tape guides within the cartridge are shiftable from a loading position to an operating position without a substantial change in the length of the tape path to accommodate scanning of the tape at a tensioned loop closely adjacent the capstan. Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute United States Patent Show less
A method for improving a thoracic diagnostic image for the detection of nodules. Non-lung regions are removed from the diagnostic image to... Show moreA method for improving a thoracic diagnostic image for the detection of nodules. Non-lung regions are removed from the diagnostic image to provide a lung image. Vessels and vessel junctions of the lung(s) in the lung image are enhanced according to a first-order partial derivative of each of a plurality of voxels of the lung image. A vessel tree representation is constructed from the enhanced vessels and vessel junctions. The vessel tree representation can be subtracted from the lung image to enhance the visibility of nodules in the lung(s). Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
Modified scrap rubber particles, a method for forming the modified rubber particles and compositions including the modified rubber particles.... Show moreModified scrap rubber particles, a method for forming the modified rubber particles and compositions including the modified rubber particles. The rubber particles are impregnated with at least one polymerizable monomer and polymerized to impregnate the rubber particles with a polymer. The impregnated polymer provides the modified rubber particles with improved properties which increase the potential uses for recycled scrap rubber. The modified rubber particles are useful in surface coatings, such as latex paint or powder coatings and can be used as a soil substitute. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
A dielectric resonator frequency discriminator comprising a microstrip, a single mode dielectric resonator coupled to the microstrip, at least... Show moreA dielectric resonator frequency discriminator comprising a microstrip, a single mode dielectric resonator coupled to the microstrip, at least one detector for detecting an RF signal coupled to the microstrip and an RF input for introducing an RF signal coupled to the microstrip. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
A method for the high-throughput non-photochemical laser induced nucleation of crystals from aged supersaturated solutions in which short high... Show moreA method for the high-throughput non-photochemical laser induced nucleation of crystals from aged supersaturated solutions in which short high-intensity laser pulses are used to induce nucleation in an array or sequence aged supersaturated solutions. The laser reduces nucleation time and induces nucleation only in the area where the beam is focused or passes through, resulting in fewer nuclei than would be achieved by spontaneous nucleation. The high-throughput methodologies allow more crystals to grow in a given amount of time. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a... Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
A switched reluctance machine (SRM) having a rotor and stator pole numerical relationship of S number of stator poles and R number of rotor... Show moreA switched reluctance machine (SRM) having a rotor and stator pole numerical relationship of S number of stator poles and R number of rotor poles, where R=2S-2, when S is greater than 4; provides improved power density, torque production, torque ripple, and acoustic noise, and is readily adaptable to existing hardware such as known controllers and the like. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less
