Patents by Inventor Yannian LIi

Yannian LIi 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).

  • STIMULI-DRIVEN DYNAMIC RECONFIGURABLE HELICAL SUPERSTRUCTURES, AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190072807
    Abstract: A dynamic self-organized helical superstructure device includes a chiral material and a liquid crystal material disposed between first and second substrates. The helical superstructure is reversibly switchable upon the application of at least one external stimulus from one state to another state among three states: a standing helix, a uniform lying helix, and an in-plane rotation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: Kent State University, Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Quan Li, Timothy J. Bunning, Zhi-gang Zheng, Yannian LIi, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Ling Wang