Patents by Inventor Alexander K. Price

Alexander K. Price 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).

  • Electroactive Polymer Actuators and their use on Microfluidic Devices
    Publication number: 20120273702
    Abstract: Disclosed are electroactive polymer actuators and their use on microfluidic devices. Such actuators can comprise an electrode, an electroactive polymer, and a fluid-conducting channel. The electroactive polymer can be at least partially disposed between the electrode and the fluid-conducting channel. Furthermore, methods for creating a hydrodynamic force in a microfluidic device are disclosed by creating a potential difference across an electroactive polymer disposed on the microfluidic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Christopher T. Culbertson, Alexander K. Price