Patents by Inventor John Peter Whitney

John Peter Whitney 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).

  • Monolithic fabrication of three-dimensional structures
    Patent number: 9833978
    Abstract: A multi-layer, super-planar structure can be formed from distinctly patterned layers. The layers in the structure can include at least one rigid layer and at least one flexible layer; the rigid layer includes a plurality of rigid segments, and the flexible layer can extend between the rigid segments to serve as a joint. The layers are then stacked and bonded at selected locations to form a laminate structure with inter-layer bonds, and the laminate structure is flexed at the flexible layer between rigid segments to produce an expanded three-dimensional structure, wherein the layers are joined at the selected bonding locations and separated at other locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Pratheev Sabaratnam Sreetharan, John Peter Whitney, Robert J. Wood
  • Monolithic Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Structures
    Publication number: 20150044418
    Abstract: A multi-layer, super-planar structure can be formed from distinctly patterned layers. The layers in the structure can include at least one rigid layer and at least one flexible layer; the rigid layer includes a plurality of rigid segments, and the flexible layer can extend between the rigid segments to serve as a joint. The layers are then stacked and bonded at selected locations to form a laminate structure with inter-layer bonds, and the laminate structure is flexed at the flexible layer between rigid segments to produce an expanded three-dimensional structure, wherein the layers are joined at the selected bonding locations and separated at other locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Pratheev Sabaratnam Sreetharan, John Peter Whitney, Robert J. Wood
  • Monolithic fabrication of three-dimensional structures
    Patent number: 8834666
    Abstract: A multi-layer, super-planar structure can be formed from distinctly patterned layers. The layers in the structure can include at least one rigid layer and at least one flexible layer; the rigid layer includes a plurality of rigid segments, and the flexible layer can extend between the rigid segments to serve as a joint. The layers are then stacked and bonded at selected locations to form a laminate structure with inter-layer bonds, and the laminate structure is flexed at the flexible layer between rigid segments to produce an expanded three-dimensional structure, wherein the layers are joined at the selected bonding locations and separated at other locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: President and Fellow of Harvard College
    Inventors: Pratheev Sabaratnam Sreetharan, John Peter Whitney, Robert J. Wood
  • Monolithic Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Structures
    Publication number: 20140202628
    Abstract: A multi-layer, super-planar structure can be formed from distinctly patterned layers. The layers in the structure can include at least one rigid layer and at least one flexible layer; the rigid layer includes a plurality of rigid segments, and the flexible layer can extend between the rigid segments to serve as a joint. The layers are then stacked and bonded at selected locations to form a laminate structure with inter-layer bonds, and the laminate structure is flexed at the flexible layer between rigid segments to produce an expanded three-dimensional structure, wherein the layers are joined at the selected bonding locations and separated at other locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Pratheev Sabaratnam Sreetharan, John Peter Whitney, Robert J. Wood