Patents by Inventor Matthew S. Shafran

Matthew S. Shafran 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).

  • IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160339626
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, an imprint apparatus for contacting a mold with a resin applied to a substrate to perform patterning on the substrate is provided that comprises a dispenser configured to apply the resin to the substrate; and a resin supply unit configured to supply the resin to the dispenser, wherein the resin supply unit comprises a resin storage tank configured to store the resin; a pump configured to continuously circulate the resin between the resin storage tank and the dispenser, and a filter arranged at a flow path of circulated resin, configured to remove a foreign matter or a metal ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Van Nguyen Truskett, Matthew S. Shafran, Saul Lee, Yoshikazu Miyajima
  • STIMULUS RESPONSIVE NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150233971
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Darran Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran
  • Stimulus responsive nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9035644
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: West Virginia University
    Inventors: Darran Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran
  • Stimulus responsive nanoparticles
    Patent number: 8362760
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: West Virginia University Research Corporation, WVU Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Darren Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran
  • Dispense System
    Publication number: 20100101493
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating and eliminating and/or minimizing non-functional nozzles of dispense systems are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jared L. Hodge, Van Nguyen Truskett, Matthew S. Shafran, Bharath Thiruvengadachari
  • Stimulus Responsive Nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20090261815
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods configured to respond to an electric field established between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darren Robert Cairns, Wade W. Huebsch, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Matthew S. Shafran