Patents by Inventor Cecilia O'Brien

Cecilia O'Brien 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).

  • System and Method for a Three-Dimensional Optical Switch Display Device
    Publication number: 20210078253
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system, apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional image and/or printing a three dimensional structures, the system comprising: a medium comprising a photocurable monomer and an optical molecular switch molecule that has a non-fluorescent state and a fluorescent state, wherein the monomer forms a polymer upon exposure to the emitted light. Also taught are novel fluorescent photoswitch molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander R. Lippert, Maha Aljowni, Bo Li, Uroob Harris, Cecilia O'Brien
  • System and method for a three-dimensional optical switch display (OSD) device
    Patent number: 10843410
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system, apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional image and/or printing a three dimensional structures, the system comprising: a medium comprising a photocurable monomer and an optical molecular switch molecule that has a non-fluorescent state and a fluorescent state, wherein the monomer forms a polymer upon exposure to the emitted light. Also taught are novel fluorescent photoswitch molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Southern Methodist University
    Inventors: Alexander R. Lippert, Maha Aljowni, Bo Li, Uroob Harris, Cecilia O'Brien, Daniel Scott Clark
  • System and Method for a Three-Dimensional Optical Switch Display (OSD) Device
    Publication number: 20200108557
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system, apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional image and/or printing a three dimensional structures, the system comprising: a medium comprising a photocurable monomer and an optical molecular switch molecule that has a non-fluorescent state and a fluorescent state, wherein the monomer forms a polymer upon exposure to the emitted light. Also taught are novel fluorescent photoswitch molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander R. Lippert, Maha Aljowni, Bo Li, Uroob Harris, Cecilia O'Brien