Patents by Inventor Christopher Deufel

Christopher Deufel 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).

  • OPTICAL TRAPPING PARTICLES, ANGULAR OPTICAL TRAP SYSTEMS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20120288925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical trapping particle including a birefringent crystalline particle having a body and a length extending between a first end and a second end, said particle comprising an optic axis perpendicular to the length of the body, wherein the length of the body is greater than the largest width dimension of the first or second ends. The present invention also relates to an optical trapping particle including an optically isotropic particle having a body and a length extending between a first end and a second end, said particle having an asymmetric cross-section, wherein the length of the body is from about 10 nanometers to about 10 micrometers and is greater than the largest width dimension of the first or second ends. Angular optical trap systems including the optical trapping particles, methods of making, and methods of use are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Cornell University-Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise & Commercialization (CCTEC)
    Inventors: Michelle D. Wang, Christopher Deufel