Patents by Inventor Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy 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 AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF LARGE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SINGLE COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS FOR BRAGG DIFFRACTION OF INFRARED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20260147152
    Abstract: A three-dimensional Bragg grating may include a single colloidal crystal that includes a plurality of repeated layers of material having different refractive indexes. A sample cell for producing a volume Bragg grating may include an internal shape that forms at least one capillary cell having a flat surface and rounded edges. A method of producing a three-dimensional Bragg grating may include: suspending insoluble particles in a host fluid to form a suspension; and exposing the suspension to a sustained microgravity environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicants: NanoRacks, LLC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York University, Universities Space Research Association
    Inventors: Mary MURPHY, Qian LEI, Boris KHUSID, Andrew D. HOLLINGSWORTH, Paul CHAIKIN, William V. MEYER
  • Method and apparatus for fabrication of large three-dimensional single colloidal crystals for bragg diffraction of infrared light
    Patent number: 12487396
    Abstract: A three-dimensional Bragg grating may include a single colloidal crystal that includes a plurality of repeated layers of material having different refractive indexes. A sample cell for producing a volume Bragg grating may include an internal shape that forms at least one capillary cell having a flat surface and rounded edges. A method of producing a three-dimensional Bragg grating may include: suspending insoluble particles in a host fluid to form a suspension; and exposing the suspension to a sustained microgravity environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignees: Nano Racks, LLC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York University, Universities Space Research Association
    Inventors: Mary Murphy, Qian Lei, Boris Khusid, Andrew D. Hollingsworth, Paul Chaikin, William V. Meyer
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF LARGE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SINGLE COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS FOR BRAGG DIFFRACTION OF INFRARED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20230393330
    Abstract: A three-dimensional Bragg grating may include a single colloidal crystal that includes a plurality of repeated layers of material having different refractive indexes. A sample cell for producing a volume Bragg grating may include an internal shape that forms at least one capillary cell having a flat surface and rounded edges. A method of producing a three-dimensional Bragg grating may include: suspending insoluble particles in a host fluid to form a suspension; and exposing the suspension to a sustained microgravity environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: NanoRacks, LLC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York University, Universities Space Research Association
    Inventors: Mary MURPHY, Qian LEI, Boris KHUSID, Andrew D. HOLLINGSWORTH, Paul CHAIKIN, William V. MEYER
  • Sensory device useful in bringing a patient neurological or psychological relief
    Patent number: 9370637
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which generates an image and particularly a celestial or a natural image having embedded movement that is useful in relieving conditions such as patient angst, depression and the like. The apparatus may include a control panel for adjusting the image and the movement based on the patient's condition or response to the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The Hospice of Dayton, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kathleen Emerson, Kent Anderson, Mary Murphy
  • SENSORY DEVICE USEFUL IN BRINGING A PATIENT NEUROLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL RELIEF
    Publication number: 20130165740
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which generates an image and particularly a celestial or a natural image having embedded movement that is useful in relieving conditions such as patient angst, depression and the like. The apparatus may include a control panel for adjusting the image and the movement based on the patient's condition or response to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Kathleen Emerson, Kent Anderson, Mary Murphy
  • Media organizer label system and method
    Publication number: 20050144826
    Abstract: A label for a media disk storage device having more than one pocket moveably attached to a binder in a stacked arrangement includes an insertion card insertable within the pocket and an identifier tab extending from the insertion card to a position beyond an edge of the pocket when the insertion card is inserted in the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Mary Murphy
  • Alginate layer system for chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells
    Patent number: 6761887
    Abstract: Disclosed are a composition of chemically defined components which support in vitro and in vivo chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells, a method for in vitro and in vivo chondrogenic induction of such stem cells, and a method of forming human chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo from such stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Kavalkovich, Raymond Boynton, Mary Murphy, Frank Barry
  • Nest trap for stinging insects
    Patent number: D363526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Inventors: Randolph Murphy, Mary Murphy