Patents by Inventor Kyriakos Komyopoulos

Kyriakos Komyopoulos 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).

  • Method of applying a monolayer lubricant to micromachines
    Patent number: 5403665
    Abstract: A micromachine is lubricated in a fluid-based process. The known fluid-based process of releasing a sacrificial layer from a micromachine is followed by a fluid-based hydrophilic processing of the micromachine surfaces. A lubricating monolayer surface is then formed on the resultant hydrophilic micromachine surfaces. Afterwards, the surfaces are dried through conventional means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Rodney L. Alley, Roger T. Howe, Kyriakos Komyopoulos