Patents by Inventor Mark Raizen

Mark Raizen 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).

  • Patent number: 10589217
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for generating liquid water from water vapor present in the atmosphere through use of selectively permeable films that permit water to pass through but that block other liquids and gases, such as atmospheric gases. The systems, devices, and methods employ condensation techniques in which only the water that is passed through the selectively permeable film is cooled, as compared to other atmospheric water generation systems, which cool water and other gases that enter with the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventor: Mark Raizen
  • Publication number: 20180043297
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for generating liquid water from water vapor present in the atmosphere through use of selectively permeable films that permit water to pass through but that block other liquids and gases, such as atmospheric gases. The systems, devices, and methods employ condensation techniques in which only the water that is passed through the selectively permeable film is cooled, as compared to other atmospheric water generation systems, which cool water and other gases that enter with the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventor: Mark Raizen
  • Patent number: 7435568
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include Optical Cell Guidance (OCG) methods and apparatus to control cell growth. This system guides the leading edge of motile cells with an optical gradient, which biases the cell's motion into the light by pulling on proteins, which act like soft dielectrics in the electromagnetic field. OCG differs from those devices described above in that it controls the direction of cell motility. This is an entirely new field, and the first device to directly manipulate cell motility. OCG differs from current approaches in that it does not trap or hold particles. Instead of trapping and pulling the cell, the goal of OCG is to influence, direct, and control the growth of a growth cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Universitat Leipzig
    Inventors: Josef Käs, Mark Raizen, Valery Milner, Timo Betz, Allen Ehrlicher
  • Publication number: 20030109040
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include Optical Cell Guidance (OCG) methods and apparatus to control cell growth. This system guides the leading edge of motile cells with an optical gradient, which biases the cell's motion into the light by pulling on proteins, which act like soft dielectrics in the electromagnetic field. OCG differs from those devices described above in that it controls the direction of cell motility. This is an entirely new field, and the first device to directly manipulate cell motility. OCG differs from current approaches in that it does not trap or hold particles. Instead of trapping and pulling the cell, the goal of OCG is to influence, direct, and control the growth of a growth cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Josef Kas, Mark Raizen, Valery Milner, Timo Betz, Allen Ehrlicher