The beginning of the year has proven successful for the researchers of the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering (ECE). We are pleased to announce that our scientists have recently received several utility model patents. These patents were developed within the framework of ongoing research projects at the department: “Synthesis and Optimization of Properties of Nanostructured Films of the Cu-Sn-S System Doped with Zn, Mg, Mn, Se for Solar Energy and Thermoelectronic Devices” (Project Lead: O.V. Diachenko); “Film Heterojunctions Based on New Oxide, Tetrahedrite, and Chalcogenide Materials Deposited via Vacuum-Free Chemical Methods for Solar Energy and Thermoelectric Needs” (Project Lead: A.S. Opanasyuk). We congratulate the authors and wish them continued inspiration, energy, and new scientific breakthroughs that will lead to further intellectual property achievements.
1. Method for obtaining thermoelectric material based on the tetrahedrite compound Cu12Sb4S13 with reduced electronic thermal conductivity. Authors: Boiko B.R., Dobrozhan O.A., Pshenychnyi R.M., Opanasyuk A.S., Yermakov M.S. Patent No.: 161290. Application No.: u202502817 (12.06.2025). Effective Date: 20.11.2025. Publication: 19.11.2025, Bull. No. 47/2025.
2. Modular bionic hand prosthesis. Authors: Shkyria Yu., Opanasyuk A.S. Patent No.: 161504. Application No.: u202502893 (16.06.2025). Effective Date: 11.12.2025. Publication: 10.12.2025, Bull. No. 50/2025.
3. Universal device for printing functional electronics layers. Authors: Opanasyuk A.S., Shkyria Yu. Patent No.: 161807. Application No.: u202500437 (03.02.2025). Effective Date: 08.01.2026. Publication: 07.01.2026, Bull. No. 1/2026.
4. Method for increasing the Seebeck coefficient of the tetrahedrite compound Сu12Sb4S13 by replacing copper with titanium. Authors: Boiko B.R., Dobrozhan O.A., Pshenychnyi R., Opanasyuk A.S., Yermakov M. Patent No.: 161847. Application No.: u202503390 (14.07.2025). Effective Date: 08.01.2026. Publication: 07.01.2026, Bull. No. 1/2026.
