Patents by Inventor T Kyle Vanderlick

T Kyle Vanderlick 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).

  • Systems and methods for particulate removal using polymeric microstructures
    Patent number: 11001785
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing particles from a surface of a substrate without damage to the substrate are provided. The disclosed systems/methods use polymeric microstructures, e.g., microfibrils, to remove micrometric and sub-micrometric particles from a substrate surface by establishing interfacial interactions with the particles that effectively debond the particles from the surface of the substrate. The disclosed systems/methods have wide ranging applications, including particle removal in art conservation processes, microelectronic applications, optical applications and any other field that stands to benefit from precise removal of particles/dust from a surface without damage to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Hadi Izadi, T Kyle Vanderlick
  • Systems and Methods for Particulate Removal Using Polymeric Microstructures
    Publication number: 20180312784
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing particles from a surface of a substrate without damage to the substrate are provided. The disclosed systems/methods use polymeric microstructures, e.g., microfibrils, to remove micrometric and sub-micrometric particles from a substrate surface by establishing interfacial interactions with the particles that effectively debond the particles from the surface of the substrate. The disclosed systems/methods have wide ranging applications, including particle removal in art conservation processes, microelectronic applications, optical applications and any other field that stands to benefit from precise removal of particles/dust from a surface without damage to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Hadi Izadi, T Kyle Vanderlick