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US 9391457 · 2016 · Sunlight Photonics

How a Special Box Turns Solar Panel Power into Home Electricity

US 9287431 · 2016 · Alliance for Sustainable Energy

How to Make High-Efficiency Solar Cells with Stacked Layers

US 20240047988 · Contemporary Amperex Technology Co

Smartly Turning On and Off a Vehicle Battery Charger

US 9882197 · 2018 · EC Power

How a Battery Heats Itself in the Cold for Better Performance

US 10967755 · 2021 · Zincfive Power

Smart Charging for Nickel-Zinc Batteries in Hybrid Power Systems

US 11271251 · 2022 · Robert Bosch

How a Two-Layer Coating Protects Lithium Battery Anodes

US 11094998 · 2021 · GM Global Technology Operations

Making Safer Battery Separators with Ceramic Coatings

US 12048575 · 2024 · GE Precision Healthcare

How Doctors Use CT Scans and X-rays to Check Heart Arteries

US 12357189 · 2025 · Ziehm Imaging

How Medical Scanners Track Surgical Tools in Real-Time

US 9861319 · 2018 · University of Kentucky Research Foundation

Seeing Blood Flow Deep Inside Tissue Without Touching It

US 12064197 · 2024 · Intuitive Surgical Operations

How a Robot Arm Can Be Manually Moved While Staying Safe

US 12127807 · 2024 · Intuitive Surgical Operations

How a Surgical Robot Attaches Tools and Stays Sterile

US 10736702 · 2020 · Ethicon

Surgical Tool with Flexible, Articulating, and Rotating End Effectors

US 11382539 · 2022 · Dexcom

A Catheter That Measures Glucose While Delivering Medication

US 20230263439 · Dexcom

How a Sensor Checks Itself for Accuracy Using Other Body Data

US 9282925 · 2016 · Dexcom

How Glucose Sensors Check Their Own Reliability for Insulin Pumps

US 20150079560

Headset That Shows Your Brain's Focus Level

US 12011291 · 2024 · George Mason Research Foundation

Wearable Wrap Detects Blood Clots and Swelling in Joints

US 10335080 · 2019 · Imperial Innovations

Wearable Sensor for Tracking Body Movement and Muscle Activity

US 10234934 · 2019 · Medibotics

How Sensors Measure Body Joint Movement Across Different Sections

US 11193946 · 2021 · Seoul National University R&DB Foundation

Detecting Alzheimer's Risk Early with a Blood Test and Brain Scan

US 8053198 · 2011 · Meso Scale Technologies

Method for Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Using Biomarkers

US 20220283184

Diagnosing Brain Diseases by Measuring a Protein in Blood or Urine

US 11260033 · 2022 · Disruption Labs

How Tiny Particles Make CBD Easier to Absorb

US 20190046446 · Eriochem Usa

How Special Nanoparticles Deliver Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors

US 20190307892 · Eriochem Usa

Targeting Drugs to Specific Body Tissues Using ApoE3-Coated Nanoparticles

US 9370488 · 2016 · Tehram

Making Insulin Last Longer with Tiny Coated Drug Particles

US 20230364252 · Immunogen

Making Antibody Drug Conjugate Medicines Consistent Across Batches

US 20210301031 · Mersana Therapeutics

Targeted Cancer Drugs Using Antibodies and Polymer Scaffolds

US 10391181 · 2019 · Seattle Genetics

A Stable Recipe for a Cancer-Fighting Antibody Drug

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