Patents Examined by Fernando N Hildago
  • Systems and methods for digital transport of paramagnetic particles on magnetic garnet films
    Patent number: 7760529
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for digital transport of paramagnetic particles. The systems and methods may include providing a magnetic garnet film having a plurality of magnetic domain walls, disposing a liquid solution on a surface of the magnetic garnet film, wherein the liquid solution includes a plurality of paramagnetic particles, and applying an external field to transport at least a portion of the paramagnetic particles from a first magnetic domain wall to a second magnetic domain wall of the plurality of magnetic domain walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Pietro Tierno, Lars Egil Helseth