Patents at a PicnicIntellectual Property Seminar

10 June 2003

Office of Technology Transfer and Office of Patent Counsel

11:00 Welcome RemarksNorma Lee Todd

11:05 In-Reach Team Survey ResultsNorma Lee Todd

11:10 Presentation of AwardsFrank CoochWayne Swann

11:20 Panel DiscussionJeff Hanson – NSTDDave Blodgett – ADSDTim Frey – SSD

12:00 Lunch

Agenda

• 21 staff members participated

• They ranked the 16 benefits of technology transfer in order of importance

• 5 Chosen as most important results of technology Transfer

2002 In-Reach Survey

1. Technology Transfer enables unrestricted funds for future scientific research and development

2. Technology Transfer enhances JHU/APL’s image as creative and innovative

3. Licensing Income

4. Technology Transfer benefits proposal award and future funding for programs

5. Income awards the technical staff

Top 5 Selections

Patent AwardsU.S. Patents Issued to JHU/APL Inventors

Patents at a Picnic

June 10, 2003

Video Opto-DiagnosticInstrument WithSingle-Adjustment Focus

U.S. Patent No. 6,511,420Richard A. FarrellLorenz J. Happel, Jr.Russell L. McCally

Device and Methodfor Rapid Chest TubeInsertion

U.S. Patent No. 6,517,519

Ron S. RosenJohn C. MurphyChristopher Graham

Scatter Controlled Emission forOptical Taggants andChemical Sensors

U.S. Patent No. 6,528,318

Joseph A. MiragliottaRichard C. BensonRobert Osiander

Focused X-ray Scatter Reduction Grid

U.S. Patent No. 6,529,582

Howard S. FeldmesserPaul R. FalkThomas J. BeckHarry K. Charles, Jr.

Global Positioning SystemRoadside Integrated PrecisionPositioning System

U.S. Patent No. 6,560,535

Larry J. LevyThomas ThompsonDavid S. HohmanThomas M. MurdockEdwin E. WesterfieldThomas M. HattoxThomas L. Kusterer

Telescoping Spar PlatformAnd Method of Using Same

U.S. Patent No. 6,564,741

Carl V. Nelson

Speakers: Jeff Hanson

NSTD

David BlodgettADSD

Tim FreySSD

Panel Discussion

June 9, 2003Office of Technology Transfer

Panel Discussion

Jeffrey L. HansonJeffrey L. Hanson

Jeff.Hanson@jhuapl.edu

APL-WAVESTechnology Transfer Experience

APL-WAVESTechnology Transfer Experience

Ocean Surface Wave Analysis Tools

Coastal and offshore wave monitoring

Wave impact studies

Wave process investigations

Wave model diagnostics and validation

Offshore design criteria

Wave database development

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APL-WAVES Tech Transfer Timeline

JHU Research Fellowship Wave Id and Tracking Sys (WITS)

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Wave Vector History Map

Wind Sea

Swells

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APL-WAVES Tech Transfer Timeline

JHU Research Fellowship Wave Id and Tracking Sys (WITS)

WITS Used To Track Wave Systems in US Navy Testing

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APL-WAVES Tech Transfer Timeline

JHU Research Fellowship Wave Id and Tracking Sys (WITS)

WITS Used To Track Wave Systems in US Navy Testing

Oceans 2000 Conference NOAA: Not interested

Licensed to Shell Research Group Offshore Structure Design Criteria

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APL-WAVES Tech Transfer Timeline

JHU Research Fellowship Wave Id and Tracking Sys (WITS)

WITS Used To Track Wave Systems in US Navy Testing

Oceans 2000 Conference NOAA: Not interested

Development

Shell Accelerated Development License

Licensed to Shell Research Group Offshore Structure Design Criteria

Integrated Wave System Analysis

For Offshore Design CriteriaWave Partitioning

Windsea Identification

Swell Identification

Wave System Statistics

Wave System Tracking

Storm Source Estimation

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APL-WAVES Tech Transfer Timeline

JHU Research Fellowship Wave Id and Tracking Sys (WITS)

WITS Used To Track Wave Systems in US Navy Testing

Oceans 2000 Conference NOAA: Not interested

Development

Shell Accelerated Development License

Licensed to Shell Research Group Offshore Structure Design Criteria

Oceans 2002 Conference

AXYS EnvironmentalExclusive Global Distribution License

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APL-WAVES Tech Transfer Timeline

JHU Research Fellowship Wave Id and Tracking Sys (WITS)

WITS Used To Track Wave Systems in US Navy Testing

Oceans 2000 Conference NOAA: Not interested

Development

Shell Accelerated Development License

Licensed to Shell Research Group Offshore Structure Design Criteria

Oceans 2002 Conference

AXYS EnvironmentalExclusive Global Distribution License

Oceanology International 2003 Tech Transfer Booth

Ultrasonic Assessment of Tooth HealthObjective

Dental health care and research workers require a means of imaging the

internal structure of teeth in vivo• detection of poor bonding or voids between restorative material and dentin

• detection of tooth decay in the early stage

• visualization of periodontal defects

Conventional x-ray techniques have difficulty detecting cracks and visualizing

interfaces between two hard media (due to silhouette image)

Office of Technology Transfer Panel Discussion:Concrete Structure Characterization

and Ultrasonic Assessment of Tooth Health

D.W. BlodgettAir Defense Systems Department

Electro-Optics Group (A1F)

Co-Inventors:Kevin C. Baldwin (A1F)Donald D. Duncan (A1F)

George Vojtech (ST1)

June 10, 2003

Develop non-destructive, portable sensing capabilities for reinforced concrete

structures such as bridge pilings, bridge decks, support walls, docks, piers,

etc… The final goal being to determine overall structural integrity and the

presence (level) of re-bar delamination. Delamination may be caused by

corrosion or any natural or man-made processes.

Concrete Structure CharacterizationObjective

OperationalTheory

Generation• Acoustic speaker excites resonant modes in embedded re-bar

• re-bar acts as “buried” source in concrete and re-radiates acoustic energy• as speaker drive frequency approaches re-bar resonance, re-bar vibration amplitude increases and vibrations are carried to the surface of the concrete

Detection• Accelerometer/ laser vibrometer provides broadband detection of re-bar vibrations on concrete surface

• lock-in detection of vibrometer signal provides very high SNR• requires no special surface preparation of concrete

• Location and amplitude of detected vibrations related to degree of disbond (corrosion) of re-bar

Concrete Piling

Audiospeaker

Accelerometer

Re-bar

Lock-in amplifier

AudioSpeaker

Accelerometer

Acoustic waves

Funding Milestones • Originally funded under JHU/APL Transportation IR&D Program in 2000• Additional funding received under OTT Prototype Development Fund in 2001• Applied for but did not receive funding from Federal Highway Administration

IDEA Program in 2002

Miscellaneous Milestones• Invention disclosure submitted in 2000• Patent application filed in 2002• Finalist for OTT Invention of the Year in 2001• Presented work at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Nondestructive

Evaluation (CNDE) Annual Meeting in 2002• Presented work at SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conference in 2003• Licensed signed by the BiTH Group in 2003 • Technology assessment performed by John Fraser (OTT consultant) in 2003

Concrete Structure CharacterizationTimeline

Ultrasonic Assessment of Tooth HealthDentin-Enamel Junction Characterization

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Comparison of tooth phantom and sectioned tooth cross sections with corresponding measured ultrasonic waveforms

• tooth phantoms and tooth sections prepared to characterize the effects of the DEJ on one-

dimensional acoustic wave propagation• measured waveforms very similar indicating close match of acoustic reflectance (0.18 vs. 0.176)

Wave propagationdirection

Funding Milestones • Original work performed “on the side” starting in 2000• Received funding under OTT Prototype Development Fund from 2001 to 2003• Received funding under Air Defense Systems Department Technology

Development Fund in 2002

Miscellaneous Milestones• Invention disclosure submitted in 2000• Finalist for OTT Invention of the Year in 2001• Presented work at SPIE BIOS from 2000-2003• Technology assessment performed by Fran Meyer (OTT consultant) in 2001• Met with Gendex Dentsply in 2002 to explore technology transfer

Ultrasonic Assessment of Tooth HealthTimeline

Reinforcing Human Interaction Skills Through Simulations

Tim FreyProgram Manager

Strategic Systems Department

10 June 2003

Potential Applications

• Recruiting• Suicide intervention• Courtroom testimony• US Customs interview• Informant management• Parent-child discussions• Rape-victim interview• Forensic testimony• Physician interviews• Census interviews

• Employee coaching• Employment interviews• Sexual Harassment• Sales, diversity• Risk communication• Cultural sensitivity• Conflict resolution• Bedside manners• Courtroom ethics• Spousal interactions

Already built

Timeline

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Detection of Deception Trainer for FBI

IR&D Funding

OTT FundingArmy Suicide Intervention, Marine Recruiting,US Customs Airport Interview Trainer Products developed

US provisional patent app. filed Full patent app.

filed in US, 11 foreign countries

Divisional patent application filed

Start-up company launched

Attempts at multiple license deals began

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The Start-Up Company

• APL licensed technology start-up company (Simmersion, LLC) in Fall 2002– Exclusive license

– Cash + Equity deal

• APL currently subcontracting remainder of projects to Simmersion– Will direct all new business in this area to them

What does this mean for you?

• OTT has strong history of successful technology transfer to private industry– License deals and start-ups– Founded on intellectual capital of talented APL staff

• Your innovation could be marketable!– Explore options with OTT– Creative ways to stay involved with your technology after

it’s been licensed