Patents by Inventor Vicki Chin

Vicki Chin 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).

  • Molding of molding polymers
    Patent number: 6214262
    Abstract: A method of producing a three dimensional section of polymerized liquid. The method includes providing a molding apparatus which includes a mold having at least one side, at least one piece of porous material adjacent to the one side of the mold and at least one support layer adjacent to the piece of porous material. The molding apparatus is clamped together and a liquid is added between the frame and the porous material. The filled molding apparatus is placed in a bath of polymerizing agent until the liquid polymerizes to form a three dimensional section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paula Ragan, Alan Grodzinsky, Vicki Chin, Han Hwa Hung