Patents by Inventor Christian Williges

Christian Williges 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).

  • Highly ordered arrays of micelles or nanoparticles on a substrate surface and methods for producing the same
    Patent number: 9789458
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the order of an array of polymeric micelles or of nanoparticles on a substrate surface comprising a) providing an ordered array of micelles or nanoparticles coated with a polymer shell on a substrate surface and b) annealing the array of micelles or nanoparticles by ultrasonication in a liquid medium which is selected from the group comprising H2O, a polar organic solvent and a mixture of H2O and a polar organic solvent. In a related aspect, the invention provides the highly ordered arrays of micelles or nanoparticles obtainable by the methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Williges, Christoph Morhard, Joachim P. Spatz, Robert Brunner
  • HIGHLY ORDERED ARRAYS OF MICELLES OR NANOPARTICLES ON A SUBSTRATE SURFACE AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150141293
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the order of an array of polymeric micelles or of nanoparticles on a substrate surface comprising a) providing an ordered array of micelles or nanoparticles coated with a polymer shell on a substrate surface and b) annealing the array of micelles or nanoparticles by ultrasonication in a liquid medium which is selected from the group comprising H2O, a polar organic solvent and a mixture of H2O and a polar organic solvent. In a related aspect, the invention provides the highly ordered arrays of micelles or nanoparticles obtainable by the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Williges, Christoph Morhard, Joachim P. Spatz, Robert B. Brunner