Patents by Inventor Taras Turiv

Taras Turiv 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).

  • Command of active matter by topological defects and patterns
    Patent number: 11136632
    Abstract: A method for controlling self-propelled particles includes providing the particles to a liquid crystalline medium having predesigned local ordering. The method may control at least one of: a local concentration, trajectory, and net flow of self-propelled particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Oleg D. Lavrentovich, Chenhui Peng, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo, Qi-Huo Wei
  • COMMAND OF ACTIVE MATTER BY TOPOLOGICAL DEFECTS AND PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20190048426
    Abstract: A method for controlling self-propelled particles includes providing the particles to a liquid crystalline medium having predesigned local ordering. The method may control at least one of: a local concentration, trajectory, and net flow of self-propelled particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Kent State University
    Inventors: Oleg D. Lavrentovich, Chenhui Peng, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo, Qi-Huo Wei