Patents by Inventor Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein

Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein 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).

  • Patent number: 11229892
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for forming droplets and/or emulsions. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise two or more components miscible at a first temperature and immiscible at a second temperature, dispersed in an outer phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow
  • Publication number: 20190184356
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for forming droplets and/or emulsions. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise two or more components miscible at a first temperature and immiscible at a second temperature, dispersed in an outer phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow
  • Patent number: 10252231
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for forming droplets and/or emulsions. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise two or more components miscible at a first temperature and immiscible at a second temperature, dispersed in an outer phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow
  • Patent number: 10005058
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to colloids and methods for changing the arrangement of droplet phases. In some embodiments, the colloids and methods comprise a plurality of droplets comprising two or more components, such that the two or more components can change arrangement of the components in the presence of an external stimulus. In some embodiments, the change in component arrangement is reversible. In certain embodiments, the change in component arrangement forms Janus droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow
  • Publication number: 20160151756
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to colloids and methods for changing the arrangement of droplet phases. In some embodiments, the colloids and methods comprise a plurality of droplets comprising two or more components, such that the two or more components can change arrangement of the components in the presence of an external stimulus. In some embodiments, the change in component arrangement is reversible. In certain embodiments, the change in component arrangement forms Janus droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow
  • Publication number: 20160151753
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for forming droplets and/or emulsions. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise two or more components miscible at a first temperature and immiscible at a second temperature, dispersed in an outer phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Edmundo Daniel Blankschtein, Lauren Dell Zarzar, Vishnu Sresht, Ellen Sletten, Julia Ann Kalow