b'2 0 2 1T E C H N O LO G YT R A N S F E R A N N U A L R E P O R TPatent OverviewsAdvanced computer science, Large-scale user facilities/Sensors For Measuring Thermal Conductivity visualization and data R&D facilities/advanced Applied materials science instrumentation And Related Methodsand engineering Mechanical designBiological and and engineering A sensor for measuring thermal conductivity includes bioprocess engineering Nuclear and an insulator, a test material over the insulator, a Chemical and molecular radiochemistry conductor over the test material, and a gas within science (emerging) Nuclear an open volume adjacent to the test material and Chemical engineering the conductor. An electrical source is configured to engineering Power systems and electrical provide an alternating current through the conductor engineering and integration to heat the test material. Leads are connected to the Condensed matter physics and conductor and configured to connect to a voltmeter. materials science (emerging) Systems engineering A method of measuring thermal conductivity includes Cyber and and integration disposing the sensor in a reactor core in which nuclear information sciences fuel undergoes irradiation and radioactive decay. A Decision science 1Computational Science voltage is measured as a function of time at the leads and analysis 2Applied Mathematics connected to the conductor. A thermal conductivity Environmental of the test material is calculated based on the voltage subsurface science measured as a function of time. Methods of forming a sensor are also disclosed.Patent 10,809,213 granted 10/20/2020 to Joshua Daw, Troy C. UnruhDual Linear Delta Assemblies, Linear Delta Systems, And Related MethodsA dual linear delta assembly includes a frame, a first linear delta system, and a second linear delta system concentric with the first linear delta system. The first linear delta system and the second linear delta system may include rails mounted to the frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator coupled to a respective rail of the rails and configured to translate along a longitudinal length of the respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each operably coupled to a respective linear actuator of the linear actuators, and a platform coupled to a longitudinal end of each of the pairs of parallel rods opposite the respective linear actuator of the linear actuators.Patent 10,821,599 granted 11/3/2020 to Anthony L. CrawfordElectrochemical Cells For Direct Oxide Reduction, And Related MethodsPatent 10,821,599A method of direct oxide reduction includes forming a molten salt electrolyte in an electrochemical cell, disposing at least one metal oxide in the electrochemical cell, disposing a counter-electrode comprising a material selected from the group Patent 10,809,2134'