Lead Inventor

Paul Ohodnicki

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

07143

High-temp fiber-optic CO2 sensor uses Lewis-acid base polymer film for robust, distributed, high-sensitivity monitoring (50–100C).

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

Tunable Plasmonic Nanocomposite Coatings Enable NIR-Compatible Distributed Fiber Optic pH Sensing

07654

Tunable plasmonic SiO2-gold nanocomposite coating enables NIR-compatible, distributed fiber pH sensing with durable, customizable spectral response.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Sensing, Imaging & Photonics
Tags: Coating
Sustainability
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Tulika Khanikar
Devika Mohan
Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Technology Readiness Level: 3. Prototype development
Date Submitted: 2026-06-23

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-Propelled Robotic Deployment Tool for Internal Installation of Fiber Optic Sensing Cables in Pipelines

05727

Self-propelled inside-pipe tool automates dispensing and securing fiber optic cables on walls, enabling retrofit without excavation.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Manufacturing & Robotics
Tags: Platform Technology
Lead Inventor: Paul Ohodnicki
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
All Tech Innovators: Paul Richard Ohodnicki
Kent Weisenberg
Technology Readiness Level: 3. Prototype development
Date Submitted: 2021-06-15

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

07240

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

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