Patents by Inventor Yong-Lei Wang

Yong-Lei Wang 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).

  • Patent number: 9711201
    Abstract: Artificial ices enable the study of geometrical frustration by design and through direct observation. It has, however, proven difficult to achieve tailored long-range ordering of their diverse configurations, limiting both fundamental and applied research directions. An artificial spin structure design is described that produces a magnetic charge ice with tunable long-range ordering of eight different configurations. A technique is also developed to precisely manipulate the local magnetic charge states and demonstrate write-read-erase multi-functionality at room temperature. This globally reconfigurable and locally writable magnetic charge ice provides a setting for designing magnetic monopole defects, tailoring magnetics and controlling the properties of other two-dimensional materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yong-Lei Wang, Zhi-Li Xiao, Wai-Kwong Kwok