Technologies with patent applications that are currently available for licensing are listed below. We welcome discussion with any potential licensee. For more information about these or other licensing opportunities, contact:
Theresa C. White, PhD
Manager—Innovation Transfer, Contracts and Agreements
Industry and Partnership Services (IPS)
theresawhite3@cunet.carleton.ca
| Overview | A Faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) signalling detector for ultra-high-order quadrature-amplitude modulation capable of removing inter-symbolic interference and reconstruction of the transmitted data symbols, within the same bandwidth, using the same transmission power, without deterioration of the transmission quality |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | US provisional application 63/150,798 (filed February 18, 2021) available for licensing |
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Independent Control of a Reflected Electromagnetic Wave’s Magnitude and Phase |
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| Overview | A reflective metasurface consisting of reflective unit cells with independently controllable resistance and capacitance to allow for simultaneous control of the magnitude and phase of the reflected wave. |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete; prototype testing in progress |
| Licensing status | US Provisional Patent Application 63/083,432 (filed September 25, 2020) available for licensing |
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Enabling Wireless Network Big Data-Driven Personalization Using Zone of Tolerance Modeling and Predictive Analytics |
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| Overview | Wireless network personalization method based on an automated machine learning model selection and optimization process |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | PCT/WO 2020/041883 (filed Aug. 29, 2019) available for licensing |
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Aptamers as a Therapeutic Tool to Prevent Protein Aggregation In Neurodegenerative Disease |
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| Overview | DNA aptamer sequences that bind to alpha-synuclein monomers and inhibit formation of larger oligomers associated with neurodegenerative disease. Therapeutic formulations and diagnostic applications. |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | US application 16/758,090 (filed Apr. 22, 2020), CA application 3079909 (filed Apr. 21, 2020), and PCT/CA2018/051335 (filed Oct. 22, 2018), published as WO2019/079887. Available for licensing |
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Waterproof Polymer-Coated Combustible Pellets, and Methods for the Production Thereof |
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| Overview | Water-resistant, solid fuels comprising a combustible material (torrified wood pellets, ground wood, or coal fines) coated with an organic material or plastic (Styrofoam or Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)). |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | PCT/CA2020/050470 (filed Apr. 9, 2020) available for licensing |
| Overview | A passive haptic feedback (PHF) in virtual reality comprising a number of hinged panels that allow the device to be bent into a physical shape representative of a virtual object |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | CA application 3,058,763 (filed Oct. 15, 2019) and US application 16/654,152 (filed Oct. 16, 2019) available for licensing |
| Overview | Fertilizer nano-particles comprising a coating (e.g, a cellulose derivative, a fatty acid) and a DNA aptamer, which binds to compounds released by the roots during active nutrient uptake. |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | PCT application number: PCT/CA2019/051306 (filed Sept. 16, 2019) and published as WO2020/051717A1, Canadian National Application (3,112,597), and Australian National Application (2019337776), available for licensing |
| Polymer-Coated Coal Fines, and Methods for the Production Thereof | |
| Overview | Compositions of coal fines or other carbonaceous material coated with a polymer, such as a product of hydrothermal polymerization of a biomass |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | US Provisional Application 62/935,999 (filed Nov. 15, 2019) available for licensing |
| High-Precision Road Users Detection Using Wifi and Bluetooth Signals | |
| Overview | A localization device comprising a plurality of RF receivers synchronized by a single local master clock signal to determine the computing device’s location based on a time difference of arrival of the transmitted signal at the receivers. |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | US provisional application: 62/929,406 (filed Nov. 1, 2019) available for licensing |
| A Method for Prevention of Ingress of Hydrogen Isotopes and Their Removal from Components Made from Hydride Forming Metals and Alloys | |
| Overview | A method to prevent ingress of hydrogen isotopes in pressure tubes made of metals (zirconium) or alloys by the addition of a hydrogen getter (zirconium, titanium, niobium, hafnium, vanadium, or yttrium, as metals, alloys or composites) to the end of the pressure tube. |
| Development stage | Concept validation complete |
| Licensing status | CA application 3,007,703 (filed June 18, 2019) available for licensing |