Patents by Inventor Christopher Spillmann

Christopher Spillmann 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).

  • CONTROLLED ACTUATED MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20070108407
    Abstract: The invention describes shape changing membranes that can be precisely controlled using the unique approach of smectic liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) with patterned electrodes and a process of preparing and creating the elastomers. The methods to create the shape changing membranes is based on the electroclinic effect of smectic layers in a polymer network and provides a novel material for actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Jawad Naciri, Christopher Spillmann, Jonathan Selinger, Banahalli Ratna