Patents by Inventor Jizhuang Wang

Jizhuang Wang 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).

  • Nanomotor propulsion
    Patent number: 10648460
    Abstract: Self-propelling, programmable nanoscopic motors capable of harvesting energy from absorbed photons and undergoing subsequent photoeletrochemical (PEC) reactions are provided. A nanomotor can have a three-dimensional Janus configuration and can sense the direction of a light source. By controlling the zeta potential of different parts of the nanomotor with chemical modifications, the nanomotor can be programmed to show either positive phototaxis or negative phototaxis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Jinyao Tang, Baohu Dai, Jizhuang Wang
  • Nanomotor Propulsion
    Publication number: 20170175720
    Abstract: Self-propelling, programmable nanoscopic motors capable of harvesting energy from absorbed photons and undergoing subsequent photoeletrochemical (PEC) reactions are provided. A nanomotor can have a three-dimensional Janus configuration and can sense the direction of a light source. By controlling the zeta potential of different parts of the nanomotor with chemical modifications, the nanomotor can be programmed to show either positive phototaxis or negative phototaxis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jinyao Tang, Baohu Dai, Jizhuang Wang