Patents by Inventor Vincent P. Spinella-Mamo

Vincent P. Spinella-Mamo 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).

  • Optical imaging and patterning based on a magnetically controlled ferrofluid
    Patent number: 8138749
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for optical imaging and patterning based on a magnetically controlled ferrofluid are described. One such system includes a substrate and an active region including multiple magnetic field generators. The active region is positioned adjacent to the substrate. The system includes a ferrofluid positioned on the substrate adjacent the active region within a range of a magnetic field of the multiple magnetic field generators. The ferrofluid is distributed across multiple ferrofluid regions. Each magnetic field generator is aligned with a corresponding ferrofluid region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Makarand Paranjape, Vincent P. Spinella-Mamo