Patents by Inventor R. Edwin Garcia

R. Edwin Garcia 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).

  • Ionic colloidal crystals
    Patent number: 7446130
    Abstract: Ionic colloidal crystals (ordered multicomponent colloids formed by attractive electrostatic interactions) may be produced by controlling the surface potential and relative size of multiple populations of colloidal particles in suspension. Such suspensions are dried or otherwise caused to precipitate out the particles in ordered arrays. The crystal structure of the arrays may be controlled by appropriate choices of particle materials, sizes, and charge ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Garry R. Maskaly, Yet-Ming Chiang, W. Craig Carter, R. Edwin Garcia