Patents by Inventor John South Lewis, III

John South Lewis, III 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).

  • Layer-by-layer assembly of photonic crystals
    Patent number: 6752868
    Abstract: A three dimensional photonic crystal and layer-by-layer processes of fabricating the photonic crystal. A templated substrate is exposed to a plurality of first microspheres made of a first material, the first material being of a type that will bond to the templated substrate and form a self-passivated layer of first microspheres to produce a first layer. The first layer is exposed to a plurality of second microspheres made of a second material, the second material being of a type that will bond to the first layer and form a self-passivated layer of second microspheres. This layering of alternating first and second microspheres can be repeated as desired to build a three dimensional photonic crystal of desired geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: MCNC Research & Development Institute
    Inventors: John South Lewis, III, Scott Halden Goodwin-Johansson, Brian Rhys Stoner, Sonia Grego, David Edward Dausch