Patents by Inventor Phillip Nigel Bartlett

Phillip Nigel Bartlett 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).

  • Patent number: 8743452
    Abstract: Metal nanovoids are grown on a stretchable plastic film. The fabrication proceeds by assembling the template of a single layer of close packed silica spheres on a conducting substrate. A conducting layer is then electrochemically grown on top to form a master. An elastomeric precursor is then coated on the master (e.g. by spinning) and is cured before removal. The resulting plastic film is then coated with a thin (e.g. 20 nm) layer of noble metal (e.g. Au, Ag or Cu), to produce a flexible film. Applications for such tuneable structural color would be coating of injection molded artifacts, such as mobile phone covers, car bodies to form an iridescent skin, wall and fascia decorations, loudspeaker coatings, architectural tent coverings, and clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited of the Old Schools
    Inventors: Jeremy John Baumberg, Phillip Nigel Bartlett, Sumeet Mahajan, Robin Cole