Patents by Inventor Mitchell T. Ong

Mitchell T. Ong 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).

  • Piezoelectric apparatuses, systems and methods therefor
    Patent number: 9246078
    Abstract: Various aspects as described herein are directed to piezoelectric materials. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a nanomaterial and structures coupled to the nanomaterial. This nanomaterial-structure combination manifests piezoelectric characteristics, via the combination. In certain implementations, neither the nanomaterial nor the coupled structures independently exhibit piezoelectric characteristics, yet do so in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Evan J. Reed, Mitchell T. Ong, Karel-Alexander Niklaas Duerloo, Yao Li