Patents by Inventor Jonathan B. Boreyko

Jonathan B. Boreyko 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).

  • PLANAR BRIDGING-DROPLET THERMAL DIODES
    Publication number: 20230251045
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a thermal diode including a first plate having a first surface defining a wick structure. The thermal diode can include a second plate having a smooth surface facing the wick structure, the smooth surface and the wick structure defining a chamber for accommodating a phase-change liquid. The thermal diode also can include a separator positioned between the first plate and the second plate to separate the wick structure from the smooth surface by a gap that is less than a capillary length of the phase-change liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan B. BOREYKO, Mojtaba EDALATPOUR, Kevin R. MURPHY, Ranit MUKHERJEE
  • Fog harvester having a vertical wire array and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11466437
    Abstract: Described herein are fog harvesters having a vertical wire array and systems thereof. The fog harvesters described herein can be used to harvest liquid from the air, such as from fog. The fog harvesters can, in some aspects, have improved performance in one or more aspects as compared to fog harvesters having a mesh design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Brook Kennedy, Weiwei Shi, Joshua Tulkoff, Mark Anderson
  • FOG HARVESTER HAVING A VERTICAL WIRE ARRAY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200392705
    Abstract: Described herein are fog harvesters having a vertical wire array and systems thereof. The fog harvesters described herein can be used to harvest liquid from the air, such as from fog. The fog harvesters can, in some aspects, have improved performance in one or more aspects as compared to fog harvesters having a mesh design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan B. BOREYKO, Brook KENNEDY, Weiwei SHI, Joshua TULKOFF, Mark ANDERSON
  • Passive Anti-frosting Surface Comprised of Microscopic Wettability Patterns Containing Sacrificial Ice
    Publication number: 20200262568
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Saurabh Nath, Caitlin Bisbano, Grady J. Iliff, Ryan Hansen, C. Patrick Collier
  • Passive anti-frosting surface comprised of microscopic wettability patterns containing sacrificial ice
    Patent number: 10661908
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Saurabh Nath, Caitlin Bisbano, Grady J. Iliff, Ryan Hansen, C. Patrick Collier
  • Passive Anti-frosting Surface Comprised of Microscopic Wettability Patterns Containing Sacrificial Ice
    Publication number: 20180093775
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Boreyko, Saurabh Nath, Caitlin Bisbano, Grady J. Iliff, Ryan Hansen, C. Patrick Collier
  • Thermal diode device and methods
    Patent number: 8716689
    Abstract: A thermal diode comprising a superlyophobic surface, and a lyophilic surface separated from the superlyophobic surface defining a chamber. A liquid is disposed in the chamber, the liquid capable of phase changing during operation of the thermal diode. Methods of cooling and insulating bodies and rectifying heat transfer using the thermal diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Chuan-Hua Chen, Jonathan B. Boreyko, Yuejun Zhao
  • THERMAL DIODE DEVICE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120012804
    Abstract: A thermal diode comprising a superlyophobic surface, and a lyophilic surface separated from the superlyophobic surface defining a chamber. A liquid is disposed in the chamber, the liquid capable of phase changing during operation of the thermal diode. Methods of cooling and insulating bodies and rectifying heat transfer using the thermal diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Chuan-Hua Chen, Jonathan B. Boreyko, Yuejun Zhao