Lead Inventor

Paul Ohodnicki

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Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensor Achieving Ultrasonic Resolution Over Kilometer-Scale Ranges

07240

Ultrasonic-resolution, real-time, fiber-optic distributed sensing with sub-meter localization over kilometers, using ultrashort pulses and I/Q processing.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Tags: Sustainability
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Khurram Naeem
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Technology Readiness Level: 4. Prototype testing and refinement
Date Submitted: 2025-07-04

High-Performance Fiber Optic Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Elevated Temperature and Distributed Monitoring

07143

High-temperature fiber-optic CO2 sensor with Lewis acid-base polymer film enables 50–100°C detection, distributed sensing, and strong signal.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Tags: Coating
Polymer
Platform Technology
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Tulika Khanikar
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Yang-Duan Su
Technology Readiness Level: 5. Advanced prototype validation
Date Submitted: 2025-04-08

Novel Pipeline Monitoring Methods

06091

Novel SMS fiber-optic, ultrasonic guided-wave sensor enables real-time, remote, nondestructive monitoring of pipelines and infrastructure.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Nageswara Rao Lalam
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Ruishu Wright
Date Submitted: 2022-07-03
Collections: Healthcare AI

Novel Sensors for Monitoring Nuclear Waste Storage

06090

Novel fiber-optic and acoustic NDE method monitors internal DCSS integrity for leaks and corrosion without unsealing.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Environmental Engineering
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Zhang Pengdi
Date Submitted: 2022-07-03

Advancing Sensing Layers for High-Temperature Optical Fibers Using Atomic Layer Deposition

05657

ALD-deposited nanocoatings enable silica fiber sensors to withstand ~800°C, offering robust, real-time harsh-environment monitoring.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Jung-Kun Lee
Yulin Liu
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Date Submitted: 2021-04-03

High Temperature Optical Fiber Devices

05308

High-temperature optical fiber plasmonic probes enable in-situ near-IR/IR sensing and thermal energy extraction above 500°C.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Tags: Engineering
Material Science
Sensor
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Sheng Shen
Date Submitted: 2020-04-15

Self-Assembled Nanocomposite Soft Magnetic Ferrites for High-Frequency Applications

06355

Self-assembled Ni-Zn ferrite nanocomposites enhance high-frequency inductors with tunable, lower core losses for MHz–GHz.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Tags: Engineering
Material Science
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Suraj Venkateshwaran Mullurkara
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Date Submitted: 2023-03-18

Additively Manufactured Ferrite-Based Soft Magnetic Cores for High-Frequency Applications

06354

Binder-jet ferrite cores with infiltration for high-frequency power electronics; customizable, high saturation, scalable manufacturing.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Material Science
Tags: Engineering
Material Science
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Bishal Bhandari
Dipika Mandal
Suraj Venkateshwaran Mullurkara
Date Submitted: 2023-03-18

Novel use of Goubau Waves in Passive Sensing

06116

Goubau-wave wireless sensing enables long-range, secure data from passive sensors on conductors, improving harsh-environment monitoring.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Sensor
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Jagannath Devkota
David Greve
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Date Submitted: 2022-07-31