Patents by Inventor Xiangfan CHEN

Xiangfan CHEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240093479
    Abstract: A unit cell of an interwoven lattice structure having an interwoven point therein. The unit cell includes first, second, third, and fourth struts each having an interwoven node offset from the interwoven point. The first strut has a first interwoven node offset from a first diagonal unit cell plane in a first distance and first direction. The second strut has a second interwoven node offset from the first diagonal unit cell plane in a second distance and second direction opposite the first direction. The third strut has a third interwoven node offset from a second diagonal unit cell plane in a third distance and third direction. The fourth strut has a fourth interwoven node offset from the second diagonal unit cell plane in a fourth distance and fourth direction opposite the third direction. The first and second diagonal unit cell planes both pass through the interwoven point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yash Mistry, Siying Liu, Mandar Shinde, Xiangfan Chen, Dhruv Bhate, Nikhilesh Chawla, Swapnil Morankar, Clint Penick
  • Publication number: 20230303853
    Abstract: A photocurable resin may comprise piezonanoparticles. The piezonanoparticles may comprise functionalized barium titanate (f-BTO), functionalized lead zirconate titanate (f-PZT), or functionalized aluminum nitride (f-AlN). The photocurable resin may further comprise a photo-initiator, a photo-absorber, or PEGDA 700.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Siying Liu, Wenbo Wang, Xiangfan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210016496
    Abstract: In an aspect, a method for additive manufacture of a three-dimensional object based on a computational model comprises steps of: grayscale photohardening a precursor material to form a portion of the object; and applying a hardened meniscus coating at a feature of the object; wherein the three-dimensional object is formed via at least the combination of the steps of gray scale photohardening and applying the meniscus coating. In some embodiments, the grayscale photohardening step is a grayscale photopolymerization step. In some embodiments, the applying a hardened meniscus coating step is a meniscus equilibrium post-curing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Xiangfan CHEN, Wenzhong LIU, Hao F. ZHANG, Cheng SUN