Patents by Inventor Lars Egil Helseth

Lars Egil Helseth 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).

  • Systems and methods for digital transport of paramagnetic particles on magnetic garnet films
    Patent number: 7760529
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for digital transport of paramagnetic particles. The systems and methods may include providing a magnetic garnet film having a plurality of magnetic domain walls, disposing a liquid solution on a surface of the magnetic garnet film, wherein the liquid solution includes a plurality of paramagnetic particles, and applying an external field to transport at least a portion of the paramagnetic particles from a first magnetic domain wall to a second magnetic domain wall of the plurality of magnetic domain walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Pietro Tierno, Lars Egil Helseth