Patents by Inventor Miguel Angel Camacho-Lopez

Miguel Angel Camacho-Lopez 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).

  • Motion of liquid crystaline elastomers and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 7122229
    Abstract: A method for inducing movement of an object in contact with a fluid, includes providing a flexible object, and exposing the object to an energy source. The energy source induces a change in the shape of the object, and movement occurs as a result of the change in shape of the object. The flexible object may be a liquid crystal elastomer object. An apparatus for producing work, including a liquid crystalline elastomer capable of changing shape upon exposure to an energy source is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Kent State University
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Camacho-Lopez, Peter Palffy-Muhoray, Michael J. Shelley