Patents by Inventor Michael I. Kinsinger

Michael I. Kinsinger 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).

  • Immobilization of droplets of liquid crystals on surfaces
    Patent number: 9400244
    Abstract: Devices and methods for immobilizing micrometer sized liquid domains onto a chemically functionalized substrate surface are disclosed. A multifunctional polymer is adsorbed at the surface interface of the liquid microdomains, and the liquid microdomains are immobilized by covalent bonding or non-covalent forces such as electrostatic attraction between the adsorbed multifunctional polymer and the functionalized substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David M. Lynn, Nicholas L. Abbott, Maren E. Buck, Michael I. Kinsinger
  • IMMOBILIZATION OF DROPLETS OF LIQUID CRYSTALS ON SURFACES
    Publication number: 20110306142
    Abstract: Devices and methods for immobilizing micrometer sized liquid domains onto a chemically functionalized substrate surface are disclosed. A multifunctional polymer is adsorbed at the surface interface of the liquid microdomains, and the liquid microdomains are immobilized by covalent bonding or non-covalent forces such as electrostatic attraction between the adsorbed multifunctional polymer and the functionalized substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: David M. Lynn, Nicholas L. Abbott, Maren E. Buck, Michael I. Kinsinger