Patents by Inventor Jonathan Daniel Ward

Jonathan Daniel Ward 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).

  • Hierarchical functional digital materials
    Patent number: 9506485
    Abstract: A hierarchical digital material comprises a set of self-similar digital voxels and connectors. Each voxel is connectable to other self-similar digital voxels by means of the connectors and each voxel is configured to accept connectors of differing sizes. Voxels and connectors may be of differing sizes. Voxels and connectors of the same or differing sizes are connectable to each other in order to assemble two- and three-dimensional structures. The voxels within a structure may be made of differing materials, as may the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Neil Adam Gershenfeld, Jonathan Daniel Ward
  • Hierarchical Functional Digital Materials
    Publication number: 20130189028
    Abstract: A hierarchical digital material comprises a set of self-similar digital voxels and connectors. Each voxel is connectable to other self-similar digital voxels by means of the connectors and each voxel is configured to accept connectors of differing sizes. Voxels and connectors may be of differing sizes. Voxels and connectors of the same or differing sizes are connectable to each other in order to assemble two- and three-dimensional structures. The voxels within a structure may be made of differing materials, as may the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Neil Adam Gershenfeld, Jonathan Daniel Ward