Patents by Inventor C. Patrick Collier

C. Patrick Collier 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).

  • Passive Anti-frosting Surface Comprised of Microscopic Wettability Patterns Containing Sacrificial Ice
    Publication number: 20200262568
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Saurabh Nath, Caitlin Bisbano, Grady J. Iliff, Ryan Hansen, C. Patrick Collier
  • Passive anti-frosting surface comprised of microscopic wettability patterns containing sacrificial ice
    Patent number: 10661908
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Saurabh Nath, Caitlin Bisbano, Grady J. Iliff, Ryan Hansen, C. Patrick Collier
  • Passive Anti-frosting Surface Comprised of Microscopic Wettability Patterns Containing Sacrificial Ice
    Publication number: 20180093775
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Saurabh Nath, Caitlin Bisbano, Grady J. Iliff, Ryan Hansen, C. Patrick Collier