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2015-425 - 3D Printed Hair: Fused Deposition Modeling of Soft Strands, Fibers, and Bristles
2026-056 Integrated Energy-Aware Routing Platform for Shared Electric Vehicle Fleets
Market Application
Campus Mobility Programs: University or Industrial-park car-share fleets reducing building energy cost while serving intra-campus travel.
Municipal Fleets: City-run car-share or on-demand fleets shifting charging to off-peak, low-tariff zones...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Gierad Laput, Xiang 'Anthony' Chen, Christopher Harrison
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Category(s): Technology
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EgoTouch: On-Body Touch Input Using AR/VR Headset Cameras
2024-238 EgoTouch: Unlock Bare-Handed Precision Touch for AR/VR Headset Cameras
Benefit
EgoTouch revolutionizes AR/VR interaction by instantly transforming a user’s own hands and arms into intuitive touch surfaces using only the RGB camera built into modern headsets, with no special hardware or calibration needed. This technology offers tactile,...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Vimal Mollyn, Christopher Harrison
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Category(s): Method or process, Software
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2017-064 - Electrick: Low-Cost Touch Sensing for Large, Irregular and Rapidly-Prototyped Objects
2017-064 Electrick: Low-Cost Touch Sensing for Large, Irregular and Rapidly-Prototyped Objects
Abstract
Electrick is a low-cost and versatile sensing technique that enables touch input on a wide variety of objects and surfaces, whether small or large, flat or irregular. It is achieved by using electric field tomography in concert with an electrically...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Christopher Harrison, Gierad Laput
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Category(s): Technology
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Mites: A Ubiquitous Sensing System and Stack
2018-018 Mites: A Ubiquitous Sensing System and Stack
Abstract
https://mites.io/
Smart spaces and the internet of things rely on robust sensing of the environment, achieved by upgrading a space with expensive smart devices that do not talk to one another or tagging devices/rooms with after-market sensors. The latter is more flexible and intelligent...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Yuvraj Agarwal, Sudershan Boovaraghavan, Chen Chen, Christopher Harrison, Abhijit Hota, Gierad Laput, Yang Zhang, Bo Xiao
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Category(s): Method or process, Software
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2019-063 - GymCam: Using a Camera to Detect, Recognize, and Track Multiple Repetitive Exercises Simultaneously
2019-063 - GymCam: Using a Camera to Detect, Recognize, and Track Multiple Repetitive Exercises Simultaneously
Abstract
GymCam is a system for automatically detecting, recognizing and tracking multiple exercises simultaneously via a camera placed in the environment without any user intervention. All concurrently occurring exercises from other activities...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Rushil Khurana, Karan Ahuja, Mayank Goel, Christopher Harrison, Zac Yu, Jennifer Mankoff
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Category(s): Method or process, Software
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2015-432 - Tomo: Wearable, Low-Cost Electrical Impedance Tomography for Non-Invasive Gesture Recognition
2015-432 - Tomo: Wearable, Low-Cost Electrical Impedance Tomography for Non-Invasive Gesture Recognition
Abstract
The system described herein provides a small, low- powered and low-cost ElT sensor that could be integrated into wearable devices, such as but not limited to smartwatches. This ability to non-invasively look inside a user's body presents...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Christopher Harrison
Keywords(s): Electrical Impedance Tomography; Gesture recognition; Machin
Category(s): Technology
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RFTouch: Robust Touch Segmentation for On-Skin AR/VR Interfaces
2018-258 Actitouch: Robust Touch Detection for On-Skin AR/VR Interfaces
Abstract
ActiTouch enables precise, low-latency touch segmentation by using the body as an RF waveguide. Users need only wear one wristband emitter (e.g., smartwatchs) and a head-worn receiver (e.g., AR/VR headsets). When a user touches the other arm, a circuit path is formed,...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Christopher Harrison
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Category(s): Technology
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2022-067 - DiscoBand: Multiview Depth-Sensing Smartwatch Strap
2022-067 DiscoBand: Multiview Depth-Sensing Smartwatch Strap
Abstract
Real-time tracking of a user’s hands, arms and environment is valuable in a wide variety of human-computer interaction applications, from context awareness to virtual reality. Rather than rely on fixed and external tracking infrastructure, the most flexible and consumer-friendly...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Nathan DeVrio, Christopher Harrison
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Category(s): Technology
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Ubicoustics: Plug-and-Play Activity Recognition with Sound
2018-251 Ubicoustics: Plug-and-Play Acoustic Activity Recognition
Benefit
This novel technology can transform smart devices into more environment and activity-conscious tool in turn increasing the potential of these devices to be more than just a single-purpose device. Since most of the smart devices (Amazon Echo dot, Apple Homepod etc.) already have...
Published: 4/24/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s): Gierad Laput, Karan Ahuja, Christopher Harrison, Mayank Goel
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Method or process, Software
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