Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Rodriguez

Kenneth R. Rodriguez 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).

  • Coated biperiodic metallic mesh arrays with molecular monolayers and lipid bilayers thereon
    Patent number: 6863991
    Abstract: A coated metallic mesh having a molecular layer thereon comprising: (1) a metallic mesh comprising at least one aperture; (2) a coating disposed on the metallic mesh that at least partially fills at least one aperture so as to form a partially-filled aperture; and (3) a molecular layer comprising at least one molecule having a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region, wherein the hydrophilic region at least partially extends into the partially-filled aperture. Also, provided are coated metallic meshes having bilayers and a method of providing a molecular layer to a coated mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: James V. Coe, Shaun M. Williams, Kenneth R. Rodriguez