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Systems and Methods for Fully Wireless and Batteryless Localization and Physiological Motion Detection

A battery-less, wirelessly powered localization system is described. In an embodiment, a wirelessly powered localization system, includes an external Tx antenna that generates a radio frequency (RF) s…

DRIVE·May 7·1 min read

H02J50/20 The Regents of the University of California

Fluorinated Lithium- and Manganese-rich Layered Oxides and Methods of Making Thereof

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to fluorinated lithium- and manganese-rich layered oxides. In one aspect, a method includes mixing metal precursors to form a first mix…

DRIVE·Apr 30·1 min read

C01G53/50 The Regents of the University of California

Apparatus and Methods for Real-Time Resonance Adaptation for Power Receiver

Wirelessly powered receiver system and sensors are described. In an embodiment, the power receiver system, includes an inductive coil that receives wireless power from an external transmitter, a capac…

DRIVE·Oct 31·1 min read

H02J50/12 The Regents of the University of California

IMPLANTABLE, BIOFUEL CELLS FOR SELF-CHARGING MEDICAL DEVICES

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for implantable biofuel cells. In some aspects, a biofuel cell device for extracting energy from a biological fluid includes a substrate including two compar…

DRIVE·Sep 12·1 min read

A61N1/3785 The Regents of the University of California

RECYCLING AND REGENERATION OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CATHODES

A method for regeneration of spent cathode material of lithium-ion batteries involves lithiating the cathode material in a relithiation solution including a reducing agent at a temperature in the rang…

DRIVE·Sep 5·1 min read

H01M10/54 The Regents of the University of California

SMARTPHONE-BASED INERTIAL ODOMETRY

A computer implemented system useful for determining turns in a user's trajectory, including one or more processors; one or more memories; and one or more programs stored in the one or more memories, …

DRIVE·Aug 15·2 min read

G01C21/16 The Regents of the University of California

Integrated Energy Harvesting Transceivers and Transmitters With Dual-Antenna Architecture for Miniaturized Implants and Electrochemical Sensors

Systems and methods for utilizing a small form-factor, wirelessly powered transceiver are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless powered transceiver includes a receive antenna configured to receive …

DRIVE·May 2·2 min read

H02J50/27 The Regents of the University of California

FUSED QUARTZ DUAL SHELL RESONATOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATION

A dual-shell architecture and methods of fabrication of fused quartz resonators is disclosed. The architecture may include two encapsulated and concentric cavities using plasma-activated wafer bonding…

DRIVE·Apr 18·1 min read

G01C19/5719 The Regents of the University of California

Speeding up Stochastic Routing of Vehicles using Tiering

A vehicle path routing method is disclosed for determining a lowest-cost path from a source to a destination. A graph representing a road network includes vertices and edges between vertices. Vertices…

DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min read

G01C21/3446 The Regents of the University of California

Stochastic Route Planning for Electric Vehicles

A method for stochastic electrical vehicle route planning associates weights with road segments, where the weights are probability distributions representing travel time along the segments. Weights re…

DRIVE·Jan 18·1 min read

G01C21/3469 The Regents of the University of California

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION BASED ON INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION

In one example, a method performed by a processing system of an autonomous vehicle includes reporting, to a first remote device, at least one of: a position of the first autonomous vehicle or an objec…

DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min read

B60W30/143 The Regents of the University of California

ACOUSTIC WAVE BASED DENDRITE PREVENTION FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

A dendrite resistant battery may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dendrite resistant battery may f…

DRIVE·Sep 28·1 min read

H01M10/4235 The Regents of the University of California

Apparatus and Methods for Real-Time Resonance Adaptation for Power Receiver

DRIVE·Jul 6·1 min read

H02J50/12 The Regents of the University of California

THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermal energy storage with phase change materials having an adjustable transition temperature. In one aspect, a method includes pro…

DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min read

H01M10/056 The Regents of the University of California

Integrated Energy Harvesting Transceivers and Transmitters With Dual-Antenna Architecture for Miniaturized Implants and Electrochemical Sensors

DRIVE·Mar 16·2 min read

H02J50/27 The Regents of the University of California

LITHIUM AND SODIUM SUPERIONIC CONDUCTORS

Presented are new, earth-abundant lithium superionic conductors, LiY(PS)and LiPSCl, that emerged from a comprehensive screening of the Li—P—S and Li-M-P—S chemical spaces. Both candidates are derived …

DRIVE·Jul 14·1 min read

H01M10/0562 The Regents of the University of California

ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

A system, a method, and a computer program product for providing heterogeneous unifying battery storage. A state-of-health value of a battery is determined. The state-of-health value of the battery is…

DRIVE·Jun 23·1 min read

G01R31/392 The Regents of the University of California

SIMULTANEOUS TRACKING AND NAVIGATION USING LEO SATELLITE SIGNALS

Systems, device configurations, and processes are provided for tracking and navigation using low-earth orbit satellite (LEO) signals. Embodiments are provided to track LEO satellites in the absence or…

DRIVE·Jun 2·1 min read

G01S19/49 The Regents of the University of California

Integrated Energy Harvesting Transceivers and Transmitters With Dual-Antenna Architecture for Miniaturized Implants and Electrochemical Sensors

DRIVE·May 19·2 min read

H02J50/27 The Regents of the University of California

METHODS TO IMPROVE THE DURABILITY OF METAL-SUPPORTED SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to metal-supported solid oxide electrochemical devices. In one aspect, a stainless steel support of a device is oxidized. A coating is …

DRIVE·May 12·2 min read

C25B11/04 The Regents of the University of California

ACOUSTIC WAVE BASED DENDRITE PREVENTION FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

DRIVE·May 5·1 min read

H01M10/4235 The Regents of the University of California

HYPERELASTIC BINDER FOR PRINTED, STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS

Disclosed are compositions, devices, systems and fabrication methods for stretchable composite materials and stretchable electronics devices. In some aspects, an elastic composite material for a stret…

DRIVE·Mar 3·1 min read

H05K1/0283 The Regents of the University of California

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE PEDESTRIAN INERTIAL NAVIGATION

Processes and systems for adaptive pedestrian inertial navigation are provided. Configurations can adjust to various navigation scenarios, including different floor types and different gait paces. A c…

DRIVE·Feb 10·1 min read

G01C21/166 The Regents of the University of California

IMPLANTABLE, BIOFUEL CELLS FOR SELF-CHARGING MEDICAL DEVICES

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for implantable a biofuel cells. In some aspects, a biofuel cell device for extracting energy from a biological fluid includes a substrate including two comp…

DRIVE·Jan 13·1 min read

A61N1/3785 The Regents of the University of California

DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE AND SOLAR APPLICATIONS

Provided herein are devices comprising one or more cells, and methods for fabrication thereof. The devices may be electrochemical devices. The devices may include three-dimensional supercapacitors. Th…

DRIVE·Nov 25·1 min read

H01G11/32 The Regents of the University of California

Systems and Methods for Battery-Less Wirelessly Powered Dielectric Sensors

Wirelessly powered dielectric sensor in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In many embodiments, a wirelessly powered dielectric sensor includes an RF-power receiving antenna t…

DRIVE·Nov 18·1 min read

G01N27/228 The Regents of the University of California

BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND MICROGRID CONTROLLER

This invention is directed to systems and methods that track a specified stored energy level profile for a BESS in a microgrid. The systems and methods including using a control algorithm that tracks …

DRIVE·Nov 11·1 min read

H02J3/32 The Regents of the University of California

PHASE IDENTIFICATION IN POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Techniques for phase identification using feature-based clustering approaches are disclosed. Embodiments employ linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction techniques to extract feature vectors from…

DRIVE·Sep 16·1 min read

G01R29/18 The Regents of the University of California

HOLEY GRAPHENE FRAMEWORK COMPOSITES FOR ULTRA-HIGH RATE ENERGY STORAGE AND METHODS OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITES

A method of forming an electrode material includes: (1) loading an electrochemically active material onto graphene sheets; (2) combining the electrochemically active material-loaded graphene sheets wi…

DRIVE·Aug 5·1 min read

H01M4/80 The Regents of the University of California

CARDIAC ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE

A recharging system for recharging batteries or providing power to an implantable device includes an electric coil adapted to be coupled to the implantable device, the electric coil defining a coil in…

DRIVE·Jun 17·1 min read

A61N1/3785 The Regents of the University of California

ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING A SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to an all-solid-state battery including a solid electrolyte. In one aspect, a device includes a first layer of an ionically conducting …

DRIVE·May 20·1 min read

H01M10/0562 The Regents of the University of California

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER EMULSION

The present invention provides for an emulsion comprising solid particles of a single composition, or a mixture thereof, comprising a polymer comprising one monomer of an aryl methacrylate, or a mixtu…

DRIVE·Dec 17·1 min read

H01M4/622 The Regents of the University of California

SODIUM BATTERY ELECTRODE COMPOSITIONS

A sodium-ion battery includes an electrode having a crystalline active material represented by formula units that intercalate and/or deintercalate charge carriers during operation of the battery. In s…

DRIVE·Oct 15·1 min read

H01M4/5825 The Regents of the University of California

Near-Field Wireless Power Transfer System with Immunity to Distance and/or Load Variations

Wireless power transfer systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless power transfer system includes a power transmitter driven by an oscillator,…

DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min read

H02J7/045 The Regents of the University of California