That’s a Wrap: Selects From the NIST Invent Calendar

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class="grid-row"> <h2 class="nist-blog-header__title"> <a href="/web/20220122001737/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure"> Taking Measure </a> </h2> <div class="nist-blog-header__tagline"> <p class="text">Just a Standard Blog</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container margin-top-4"> <div class="nist-page__region nist-page__region--content-top"> <div class="nist-block"> <h1 class="nist-page__title">That’s a Wrap: Selects From the NIST Invent Calendar</h1> </div> <div class="font-body-md"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-01-05T12:00:00Z">January 5, 2022</time> </div> </div> <div class="nist-block"> <span>By: </span> <a href="/web/20220122001737/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/authors/riley-wilson" hreflang="en">Riley Wilson</a> </div> <div class="nist-block">  <div class="nist-block nist-social__wrapper"> <h2 class="nist-social__title">Share</h2> <div class="social-media-sharing"> <div 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Each day in December, the NIST Invent Calendar revealed innovations plucked from our 120-year history. Here are a few of the noteworthy patents to enjoy.</p> <h2>DAY 1: AC Radio Receiver (Patent 1,455,141)</h2> <figure class="align-center nist-image"><img alt="Rectangular instrument panel for historical radio device has dials and other controls." height="578" loading="lazy" src="/web/20220122001737im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/960_x_960_limit/public/images/2021/11/23/2021-12-01_AC%20Radio_ImgCred_NIST%20Digital%20Archives.jpg?itok=XDe_ci4F" typeof="foaf:Image" width="960"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Collections, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Year Granted: 1923</p> <p>Inventors: Percival D. Lowell and Francis W. Dunmore</p> <p>Plug it in: Meet the first commercially built broadcast radio receiver that operated with alternating current (AC) delivered by the power grid (at 60 hertz).</p> <p>In the early years of radio broadcasting, radio receivers were powered exclusively by batteries. The periodic need to change the batteries was inconvenient, to say the least. Batteries at that time were bulky, heavy, cumbersome and an acid-filled source of danger and damage in a household.</p> <p>Our researchers showed that receivers could use household 110-volt AC without sacrificing performance quality. Using AC household current to power radio sets was much safer and more convenient for the consumer, which helped to expand radio ownership and propel the growth of the radio and broadcasting industries.</p> <h2>DAY 8: Telephone Call Indicator (Patent 2,813,154)</h2> <figure class="align-center nist-image"><img alt="An old-fashioned phone with lights attached is displayed next to a wooden toy with a barn and animal. " height="750" loading="lazy" src="/web/20220122001737im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/960_x_960_limit/public/images/2021/11/23/2021-12-08_Telephone%20Call%20Indicator_ImgCred_NIST%20Digital%20Archives.jpg?itok=dfOgtj0U" typeof="foaf:Image" width="960"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Collections, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Year Granted: 1957</p> <p>Inventor: Jacob Rabinow</p> <p>Dares don’t always spur good results, but this one did. This device was born from a challenge presented by Rabinow’s patent attorney during a long car trip. Could this mechanical engineer create an inexpensive device to indicate whether a telephone had rung even if nobody had been there to answer it? (This was before the creation of answering machines and voicemail, by the way.)</p> <p>Rabinow crafted a device that would operate with a principle similar to one he saw in childhood: A wooden toy bulldog would jump out of its doghouse box when stimulated by a clap or yell, operating on a closed circuit between a battery and electromagnet that would open briefly when a loud sound vibrated the box. With Rabinow’s invention, the telephone ring would stimulate a jump in voltage that would cause a neon light to shine. Neon caused the light to shine even after the sound ceased and the circuit closed, so someone coming back later would notice that a call had been received.</p> <h2>DAY 15: Method and Apparatus for Artificial Weathering (Patent 6,626,052)</h2> <figure class="align-center nist-image"><img alt="Large scientific instrument with metal boxes around the outside fills a darkened room. " height="540" loading="lazy" src="/web/20220122001737im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/960_x_960_limit/public/images/2021/11/23/2021-12-15_SPHERE_ImgCred_NIST.jpg?itok=xh-PqWcm" typeof="foaf:Image" width="960"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> NIST </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Year Granted: 2003</p> <p>Inventors: Joannie Chin and Jonathan Martin</p> <p>NIST’s SPHERE (aka Simulated Photodegradation via High Energy Radiant Exposure) puts materials through the wringer, mimicking days, weeks or years of exposure to the elements. A high-intensity ultraviolet light source at the center of the machine can generate 60 times the irradiance levels of the Sun. The light shines inside chambers on the periphery of the device where samples are held. There, temperature and humidity can be precisely controlled. Even today, our researchers use the machine to break down specimens, exploring everything from building materials to electrical cables and solar panels.</p> <h2>DAY 19: Aerodynamic Shoe Sampling System (Patent 9,983,102)</h2> <figure class="align-center nist-image"><img alt="Diagram from patent, shown in diagonal photo, shows shoe labeled lines around it." height="641" loading="lazy" src="/web/20220122001737im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/960_x_960_limit/public/images/2021/11/23/2021-12-19_Shoe%20Sampling_ImgCred_J%20Stoughton_NIST.jpg?itok=jb0LRvLx" typeof="foaf:Image" width="960"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> NIST </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Year Granted: 2018</p> <p>Inventors: Stefan Lukow and Matthew Staymates</p> <p>If you enjoy long lines and wait times to get through security at airports, you might not be a fan of this invention. Using high-pressure air jets and air knives, our aerodynamic shoe sampling system removes and collects small particles from footwear without the need for physical contact. That means law enforcement authorities could still accurately test for trace amounts of explosives and narcotics, but people moving through security checkpoints wouldn't have to remove their shoes.</p> <h2>DAY 30: Optical Flow Meter for Determining a Flow Rate of a Liquid (Patent 11,035,707)</h2> <figure class="align-center nist-image"><img alt="Clear glass "boxes" with tubes coming in and out" height="632" loading="lazy" src="/web/20220122001737im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/960_x_960_limit/public/images/2021/11/24/2021-12-30_Optical%20Flow%20Meter_ImgCred_NIST.jpg?itok=V_Z77pn4" typeof="foaf:Image" width="960"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> NIST </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Year Granted: 2021</p> <p>Inventors: Gregory Cooksey, Paul Patrone and Anthony Jose Kearsley</p> <p>Medical diagnostics, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology — many fields depend heavily on exact control over microfluidics at ever smaller volumes and on accurate analyses of the liquids’ properties. </p> <p>Today’s chip-scale invention combines microfluidics and optical technology to make accurate measurements of liquid flows, which can be critical for advancing biomedical devices that depend on the way materials move at the micro and nanoscale. This matters for the delivery of nutrients and drugs from a culture of cells to a sensor, or within an organ-on-a-chip system. <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3ee3a4de-7f60-4dfa-a5ca-4081166f3ec6" href="/web/20220122001737/https://www.nist.gov/noac/technology/fluid-measurements" title="Fluid Measurements">Learn more about NIST’s work in microfluidics and chip-scale technology</a>.</p> <p>If this selection of patents piques your interest, be sure to check each day in <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="bfeb276a-60bc-4f47-a3ea-2a867af80ef3" href="/web/20220122001737/https://www.nist.gov/tpo/invent-calendar" title="Invent Calendar">the full NIST Invent Calendar</a>. </p> <div class="nist-callout"> <p>Curious about licensing NIST technologies? 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That said, collecting seabird eggs to preserve them to</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nist-block no-print"> <h2 class="nist-block__title">Comments</h2> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-105096" class="nist-comment js-comment"> <footer class="nist-comment__info"> <p class="submitted"> <span class="nist-comment__author"><span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ronnie L Sherfey Jr</span></span> on <span class="nist-comment__date">January 5, 2022 9:46 AM</span> <mark class="hidden nist-comment__new" data-comment-timestamp="1641397504"></mark> </p> <div class="nist-comment__permalink"><a href="#comment-105096">Permalink</a></div> </footer> <div class="nist-comment__content"> <div class="text-long"><p>Love the article, and the inspiration behind it! Innovation is the future, however A look into the past always makes for A bright reminder of where we've come from.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline nist-comment__links"> <li class="comment-reply nist-comment__link"> <a href="/web/20220122001737/https://www.nist.gov/comment/reply/node/1691626/comment_node_blog/105096">Reply</a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-105101" class="nist-comment js-comment"> <footer class="nist-comment__info"> <p class="submitted"> <span class="nist-comment__author"><span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Schultz Sandie</span></span> on <span class="nist-comment__date">January 5, 2022 10:28 AM</span> <mark class="hidden nist-comment__new" data-comment-timestamp="1641397511"></mark> </p> <div class="nist-comment__permalink"><a href="#comment-105101">Permalink</a></div> </footer> <div class="nist-comment__content"> <div class="text-long"><p>I always look forward to stories in your reports. NIST certified equipment was very important in my position as a laboratory evaluation officer for the state where I live. Now retired, it seems to be in my blood to keep informed. Thank you for the good job that you do.<br/> S Schultz</p> </div> <ul class="links inline nist-comment__links"> <li class="comment-reply nist-comment__link"> <a href="/web/20220122001737/https://www.nist.gov/comment/reply/node/1691626/comment_node_blog/105101">Reply</a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-105111" class="nist-comment js-comment"> <footer class="nist-comment__info"> <p class="submitted"> <span class="nist-comment__author"><span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">DEB JYOTI MITRA</span></span> on <span class="nist-comment__date">January 5, 2022 5:09 PM</span> <mark class="hidden nist-comment__new" data-comment-timestamp="1641476258"></mark> </p> <div class="nist-comment__permalink"><a href="#comment-105111">Permalink</a></div> </footer> <div class="nist-comment__content"> <div class="text-long"><p>Excitingly Awesome & in most illustrative way to explain things !</p> </div> <ul class="links inline 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