Patents by Inventor Salvatore Torquato

Salvatore Torquato 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: 12151978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The applications where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: The Trustees of Princeton University, Heavy Metal LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 12115716
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Heavy Metal LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato, Brandon Beberwyck
  • Patent number: 11852781
    Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Paul J Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 11733429
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of quasicrystalline structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chaney Lin, Paul J. Steinhardt, Salvatore Torquato
  • Publication number: 20220395898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The applications where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore TORQUATO
  • Patent number: 11396044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The application where the properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: The Trustees of Princeton University, Heavy Metal LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato
  • Publication number: 20220161485
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore TORQUATO, Brandon BEBERWYCK
  • Patent number: 11279078
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Heavy Metal LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato, Brandon Beberwyck
  • Publication number: 20210373201
    Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Paul J. Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 11086047
    Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Paul J Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato
  • Publication number: 20210072424
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of quasicrystalline structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chaney Lin, Paul J. Steinhardt, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 10864577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The application where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Uniformity Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 10662065
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of physical chemistry and relates to novel hyperuniform and nearly hyperuniform random network materials and methods of making said materials. Methods are described for controlling or altering the band gap of a material, and in particular commercially useful materials such as amorphous silicon. These methods can be exploited in the design of semiconductors, transistors, diodes, solar cells and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Paul J. Steinhardt, Salvatore Torquato, Miroslav Hejna
  • Publication number: 20190308244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The application where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 10207327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The applications where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: The Trustees of Princeton University, Uniformity Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bayne Hopkins, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 10175389
    Abstract: The invention provides an article of manufacture, and methods of designing and making the article. The article permits or prohibits waves of energy, especially photonic/electromagnetic energy, to propagate through it, depending on the energy band gaps built into it. The structure of the article may be reduced to a pattern of points having a hyperuniform distribution. The point-pattern may exhibit a crystalline symmetry, a quasicrystalline symmetry or may be aperiodic. In some embodiments, the point pattern exhibits no long-range order. Preferably, the point-pattern is isotropic. In all embodiments, the article has a complete, TE- and TM-optimized band-gap. The extraordinary transmission phenomena found in the disordered hyperuniform photonic structures of the invention find use in optical micro-circuitry (all-optical, electronic or thermal switching of the transmission), near-field optical probing, thermophotovoltaics, and energy-efficient incandescent sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Paul J. Steinhardt, Salvatore Torquato, Marian Florescu
  • Publication number: 20180370114
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Bayne HOPKINS, Salvatore TORQUATO, Brandon BEBERWYCK
  • Patent number: 10059596
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of physical chemistry and relates to novel hyperuniform and nearly hyperuniform random network materials and methods of making said materials. Methods are described for controlling or altering the band gap of a material, and in particular commercially useful materials such as amorphous silicon. These methods can be exploited in the design of semiconductors, transistors, diodes, solar cells and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Paul J. Steinhardt, Salvatore Torquato, Miroslav Hejna
  • Publication number: 20180188418
    Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Paul J. Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato
  • Patent number: 9885806
    Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Paul J Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato