Patents by Inventor Scott J. Abbott

Scott J. Abbott 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).

  • Photoresponsive surfaces
    Patent number: 6800370
    Abstract: The invention relates to an article having a photoresponsive surface, said article comprising a substrate having photoionisable moieties capable of undergoing dimerization attached to at least a portion of a surface thereof, the proximity of said moieties to one another being such that irradiation with light of an appropriate wavelength results in dimerization of at least a portion of said moieties thereby altering the wettability of the surface. Methods of preparing a substrate having a photoresistive surface and methods for altering the wettability of a surface of a substrate are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: University of South Australia
    Inventors: Scott J. Abbott, John Ralston, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Robert A. Hayes
  • Photoresponsive surfaces
    Publication number: 20020084179
    Abstract: The invention relates to an article having a photoresponsive surface, said article comprising a substrate having photoionisable moieties capable of undergoing dimerization attached to at least a portion of a surface thereof, the proximity of said moieties to one another being such that irradiation with light of an appropriate wavelength results in dimerization of at least a portion of said moieties thereby altering the wettability of the surface. Methods of preparing a substrate having a photoresistive surface and methods for altering the wettability of a surface of a substrate are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: University of South Australia
    Inventors: Scott J. Abbott, John Ralston, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Robert A. Hayes