Patents by Inventor John C. Lambropoulos

John C. Lambropoulos 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).

  • Magnetorheological materials, method for making, and applications thereof
    Patent number: 8808568
    Abstract: A magnetorheological material comprises a magnetic particle and a ceramic material, wherein the magnetorheological material is in a dried form and further wherein a portion of the ceramic material is in the form of a nanocrystalline coating over the entire exterior surface of the magnetic particle and another portion of the ceramic material is in the form of a free nanocrystal. A magnetorheological material comprises a magnetic particle having a ceramic material coating over an external surface thereof as a result of a coating process, and a free nanocrystal of the ceramic material in the form of a residual by-product of the coating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Rui Shen, Hong Yang, Shai N. Shafrir, Chunlin Miao, Mimi Wang, Joni Mici, John C. Lambropoulos, Stephen D. Jacobs
  • MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MATERIALS, METHOD FOR MAKING, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100171065
    Abstract: A magnetorheological material comprises a magnetic particle and a ceramic material, wherein the magnetorheological material is in a dried form and further wherein a portion of the ceramic material is in the form of a nanocrystalline coating over the entire exterior surface of the magnetic particle and another portion of the ceramic material is in the form of a free nanocrystal. A magnetorheological material comprises a magnetic particle having a ceramic material coating over an external surface thereof as a result of a coating process, and a free nanocrystal of the ceramic material in the form of a residual by-product of the coating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Rui Shen, Hong Yang, Shai N. Shafrir, Chunlin Miao, Mimi Wang, Joni Mici, John C. Lambropoulos, Stephen D. Jacobs