Patents by Inventor Olivia Diane Louise Amy Atkinson

Olivia Diane Louise Amy Atkinson 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).

  • Ultra fast oleophobic-hydrophilic switching surfaces
    Patent number: 10449473
    Abstract: The invention provides a coating which exhibits fast oleophobic-hydrophilic switching behaviour with, for example, equilibration of high oil contact angle (hexadecane=80°) and low water contact angle (<10°) values which occur within 10 s of droplet impact. These optically transparent surfaces display excellent anti-fogging and self-cleaning properties. The magnitude of oleophobic-hydrophilic switching can be further enhanced by the incorporation of surface roughness and in one embodiment the coating is applied to a surface in the form of a mesh in order to form an effective filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Durham
    Inventors: Jas Pal Singh Badyal, Olivia Diane Louise Amy Atkinson, Philip Simon Brown
  • Ultra Fast Oleophobic - Hydrophilic Switching Surfaces
    Publication number: 20160296866
    Abstract: The invention provides a coating which exhibits fast oleophobic-hydrophilic switching behaviour with, for example, equilibration of high oil contact angle (hexadecane=80°) and low water contact angle (<10°) values which occur within 10 s of droplet impact. These optically transparent surfaces display excellent anti-fogging and self-cleaning properties. The magnitude of oleophobic-hydrophilic switching can be further enhanced by the incorporation of surface roughness and in one embodiment the coating is applied to a surface in the form of a mesh in order to form an effective filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Jas Pal Singh Badyal, Olivia Diane Louise Amy Atkinson, Philip Simon Brown