Patents by Inventor Darren Robert Cairns

Darren Robert Cairns 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).

  • Stimulus responsive nanoparticles
    Patent number: 8362760
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: West Virginia University Research Corporation, WVU Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Darren Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran
  • Stimulus Responsive Nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20090261815
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darren Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran