Patents by Inventor William Robert Childs

William Robert Childs 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).

  • Decal transfer microfabrication
    Patent number: 6805809
    Abstract: A method of making a microstructure includes forming a pattern in a surface of a silicon-containing elastomer, oxidizing the pattern, contacting the pattern with a substrate; and bonding the oxidized pattern and the substrate such that the pattern and the substrate are irreversibly attached. The silicon-containing elastomer may be removably attached to a transfer pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of University of Illinois
    Inventors: Ralph G. Nuzzo, William Robert Childs
  • Decal transfer microfabrication
    Publication number: 20040040653
    Abstract: A method of making a microstructure includes forming a pattern in a surface of a silicon-containing elastomer, oxidizing the pattern, contacting the pattern with a substrate; and bonding the oxidized pattern and the substrate such that the pattern and the substrate are irreversibly attached. The silicon-containing elastomer may be removably attached to a transfer pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Ralph G. Nuzzo, William Robert Childs