Patents by Inventor Daniel John PRESTON

Daniel John PRESTON 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).

  • EXPANDING FOAM-FABRIC ORTHOPEDIC LIMB STABILIZATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220387658
    Abstract: In one aspect, a kit includes a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining; a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; and a foam precursor capable of forming a foam within the pouch. In one aspect, a method of stabilizing a body part includes providing a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining around a body part; providing a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; providing a foam precursor in the pouch; and forming a foam within the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Evan ROOT, Jovanna Angelina FAZZINI, Vanessa SANCHEZ, Daniel John PRESTON, George M. WHITESIDES
  • Lubricant infused surfaces
    Patent number: 11098261
    Abstract: Lubricant infused surfaces (LIS) can be uncoated high-surface-energy solids, thereby eliminating the need for unreliable low-surface-energy coatings and resulting in LIS repelling the lowest surface tension impinging fluid (butane, ??13 mN/m) reported to date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Daniel John Preston
  • LUBRICANT INFUSED SURFACES
    Publication number: 20200024539
    Abstract: Lubricant infused surfaces (LIS) can be uncoated high-surface-energy solids, thereby eliminating the need for unreliable low-surface-energy coatings and resulting in LIS repelling the lowest surface tension impinging fluid (butane, ??13 mN/m) reported to date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Daniel John Preston
  • Condensation on surfaces
    Patent number: 10161037
    Abstract: A uniform external field can enhance condensation on a superhydrophobic surface. Jumping droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces accumulate a positive charge which promises the manipulation and control of jumping behavior using external electric fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Nenad Miljkovic, Daniel John Preston, Ryan Enright, Evelyn N. Wang
  • CONDENSATION ON SURFACES
    Publication number: 20140287150
    Abstract: A uniform external field can enhance condensation on a superhydrophobic surface. Jumping droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces accumulate a positive charge which promises the manipulation and control of jumping behavior using external electric fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nenad MILJKOVIC, Daniel John PRESTON, Ryan ENRIGHT, Evelyn N. WANG