Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Rack

Jeffrey J. Rack 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).

  • Photoinduced molecular switches
    Patent number: 6433270
    Abstract: ORGANOMETALLIC COORDINATION complexes exhibiting two separate, stable forms are described. Conversion from one form to the other is intramolecular, reversible, light-activated (a molecular switch) and occurs both in the solid and in solution. The two forms differ in photochemical and electrochemical characteristics (different colors and reduction potentials). The complexes can be used in information storage and for light-gathering, light-emitting, sensing and detecting applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. Rack