Patents by Inventor Larry Charles Michael

Larry Charles Michael 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).

  • Reflective nanofiber lighting devices
    Patent number: 8864341
    Abstract: A fiber-based reflective lighting device. The lighting device includes a source configured to generate a primary light, a substrate including a mat of reflective nanofibers, and a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light. The fibers have an average fiber diameter AFD less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least the primary light. The mat has a basis weight less than 40 gram per square meter (gsm) and a reflectance greater than 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: James Lynn Davis, Larry Charles Michael, Karmann C. Mills
  • REFLECTIVE NANOFIBER LIGHTING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140160723
    Abstract: A fiber-based reflective lighting device. The lighting device includes a source configured to generate a primary light, a substrate including a mat of reflective nanofibers, and a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light. The fibers have an average fiber diameter AFD less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least the primary light. The mat has a basis weight less than 40 gram per square meter (gsm) and a reflectance greater than 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: James Lynn Davis, Larry Charles Michael, Karmann C. Mills