Patents by Inventor Quingkun Liu

Quingkun Liu 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).

  • CELLULOSIC GELS, FILMS AND COMPOSITES INCLUDING THE GELS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20240218144
    Abstract: Disclosed are cellulose-based flexible aerogels and xerogels containing bacterial cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan I. Smalyukh, Andrew Johnston Hess, Quingkun Liu, Joshua A. De La Cruz, Blaise Fleury, Eldho Abraham, Bohdan Senyuk, Vladyslav Cherpak
  • Cellulosic gels, films and composites including the gels, and methods of forming same
    Patent number: 11999836
    Abstract: Disclosed are cellulose-based 5 flexible aerogels and xerogels containing bacterial cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan I. Smalyukh, Andrew Johnston Hess, Quingkun Liu, Joshua A. De La Cruz, Blaise Fleury, Eldho Abraham, Bohdan Senyuk, Vladyslav Cherpak
  • CELLULOSIC GELS, FILMS AND COMPOSITES INCLUDING THE GELS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20210253820
    Abstract: Disclosed are cellulose-based 5 flexible aerogels and xerogels containing bacterial cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Ivan I. Smalyukh, Andrew Johnston Hess, Quingkun Liu, Joshua A. De La Cruz, Blaise Fleury, Eldho Abraham, Bohdan Senyuk, Vladyslav Cherpak
  • TEMPLATED MATERIALS, STRUCTURES INCLUDING THE MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF USING AND FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20210247557
    Abstract: Materials that can be templated by one or more of biological material and biologically-derived material, structures including such materials, and methods of forming and using the materials and structures are disclosed. Exemplary materials and structures can be used to reflect, polarize and/or retard electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ivan I. Smalyukh, Andrew Johnston Hess, Quingkun Liu, Joshua A. De La Cruz, Blaise Fleury, Eldho Abraham, Bohdan Senyuk, Vladyslav Cherpak
  • Compositions comprising anisotropic nanoparticle liquid crystal dispersions having tunable optical properties
    Patent number: 10640707
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, comprising one or more types of surface modified anisotropic nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid crystal. The compositions provide tunable methods for modifying light and energy flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Quingkun Liu, Ivan Smalyukh
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ANISOTROPIC NANOPARTICLE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPERSIONS HAVING TUNABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20170292073
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, comprising one or more types of surface modified anisotropic nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid crystal. The compositions provide tunable methods for modifying light and energy flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Quingkun Liu, Ivan Smalyukh