Patents by Inventor Andy Tzi Sum Hor

Andy Tzi Sum Hor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PHOTO-RESPONSIVE MACRO- AND MICRO- LIQUID MARBLES
    Publication number: 20180214842
    Abstract: The invention relates to macro- and micro-liquid marbles (i.e. droplets of liquid with a particulate-based shell), and in particular, to photo-responsive macro- and micro-liquid marbles encapsulating a substance therein. Methods for forming the macro- and micro-liquid marbles, and use of the macro- and micro-liquid marbles, in controlled release applications are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Jia Min Chin, Siok Wei Tay, Xiaobai Wang, Jianwei Xu, Andy Tzi Sum Hor
  • Photo-responsive macro- and micro-liquid marbles
    Patent number: 9956538
    Abstract: The invention relates to macro- and micro-liquid marbles (i.e. droplets of liquid with a particulate-based shell), and in particular, to photo-responsive macro- and micro-liquid marbles encapsulating a substance therein. Methods for forming the macro- and micro-liquid marbles, and use of the macro- and micro-liquid marbles, in controlled release applications are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Jia Min Chin, Siok Wei Tay, Xiaobai Wang, Jianwei Xu, Andy Tzi Sum Hor
  • PHOTO-RESPONSIVE MACRO- AND MICRO- LIQUID MARBLES
    Publication number: 20150367316
    Abstract: The invention relates to macro- and micro-liquid marbles (i.e. droplets of liquid with a particulate-based shell), and in particular, to photo-responsive macro- and micro-liquid marbles encapsulating a substance therein. Methods for forming the macro- and micro-liquid marbles, and use of the macro- and micro-liquid marbles, in controlled release applications are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Jia Min Chin, Siok Wei Tay, Xiaobai Wang, Jianwei Xu, Andy Tzi Sum Hor