Patents by Inventor Grover Arthur Swartzlander, JR.

Grover Arthur Swartzlander, JR. 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).

  • Optical lift apparatuses and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8675269
    Abstract: A method for optical lift includes receiving illumination in a first direction on at least one of two different surface profiles of one or more cambered refractive objects. The one or more cambered refractive objects are rotated to a position of stable rotational equilibrium in response to the received illumination. The one or more cambered refractive objects are moved in a second direction non-parallel direction from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Grover Arthur Swartzlander, Jr.
  • Optical lift apparatuses and methods thereof
    Publication number: 20120228483
    Abstract: A method for optical lift includes receiving illumination in a first direction on at least one of two different surface profiles of one or more cambered refractive objects. The one or more cambered refractive objects are rotated to a position of stable rotational equilibrium in response to the received illumination. The one or more cambered refractive objects are moved in a second direction non-parallel direction from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Grover Arthur Swartzlander, JR.