Patents by Inventor Dustin W. Janes

Dustin W. Janes 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).

  • Method for creating topographical patterns in polymers via surface energy patterned films and the marangoni effect
    Patent number: 9804494
    Abstract: Using a broadband light source and a photomask, surface energy gradients can be directly transferred into polymer films. The Marangoni effect causes high surface energy regions to rise upon heating the film. This leads to the formation of three-dimensional topography that can be locked in by quenching the polymer by cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Christopher J. Ellison, Joshua M. Katzenstein, Dustin W. Janes
  • Soybean based fibers
    Patent number: 9284662
    Abstract: Fibers can be formed from monomers derived from a biorenewable source. In an embodiment, a fiber forming composition that includes a monomer or mixture of monomers with at least one monomer being derived from a biorenewable source in placed in a fiber producing device. At least a portion of the fiber forming composition is ejected through an opening of the fiber forming device. The ejected fiber forming composition is subjected to light at wavelengths sufficient to activate a reaction which causes solidification of the fiber as the fibers are ejected from the fiber producing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Christopher J. Ellison, Dustin W. Janes
  • SOYBEAN BASED FIBERS
    Publication number: 20140100351
    Abstract: Fibers can be formed from monomers derived from a biorenewable source. In an embodiment, a fiber forming composition that includes a monomer or mixture of monomers with at least one monomer being derived from a biorenewable source in placed in a fiber producing device. At least a portion of the fiber forming composition is ejected through an opening of the fiber forming device. The ejected fiber forming composition is subjected to light at wavelengths sufficient to activate a reaction which causes solidification of the fiber as the fibers are ejected from the fiber producing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Christopher J. Ellison, Dustin W. Janes
  • METHOD FOR CREATING TOPOGRAPHICAL PATTERNS IN POLYMERS VIA SURFACE ENERGY PATTERNED FILMS AND THE MARANGONI EFFECT
    Publication number: 20140054822
    Abstract: Using a broadband light source and a photomask, surface energy gradients can be directly transferred into polymer films. The Marangoni effect causes high surface energy regions to rise upon heating the film. This leads to the formation of three-dimensional topography that can be locked in by quenching the polymer by cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Christopher J. Ellison, Joshua M. Katzenstein, Dustin W. Janes