Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Fine

Matthew J. Fine 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: 5721711
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing inverse bubbles is disclosed. One embodiment of such apparatus includes a first solution in a container and a second solution in a reservoir above the container. The reservoir has a dispensing aperture and while dispensing drops of the second solution into the container, the aperture and the surface of the first solution are maintained at a substantially constant distance from one another. Another embodiment of the apparatus involves a gun-like device dispensing drops using projectile force. The method involves producing inverse bubbles using an aqueous first solution and an aqueous second solution. Each solution includes a substance for reducing water surface tension. A drop of the second solution is dispensed into the first solution at a velocity such that the drop impacts the surface with a force slightly in excess of the force component of the surface tension of substantially pure water. A liquid containing an inverse bubble is thereby produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Inventors: Matthew J. Fine, Ronald C. LeMay