Patents of the Woodruff School Faculty

Faculty Name Number
Title
Date
Abdel-Khalik, Said 5,045,275 Gaseous Reactor Control System September 3, 1991
  5,558,845 A Film Pump For Applying a Monolayer Film Over Water September 24, 1996
  6,374,909 Electrode Arrangement for Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Heat and Mass Transfer April 23, 2002
Aidun, Cyris K. 5,354,376 Flotation Coating Device for Traveling Webs October 11, 1994
  5,366,551 Coating Device for Traveling Webs November 22, 1994
  5,688,325 Coating Device for Traveling Webs November 18, 1997
  5,792,321 Methods and Apparatus to Enhance Paper and Board Forming Qualities August 11, 1998
  5,820,674 Vortex-Free Coating Device for Traveling Webs October 13, 1998
  5,876,564 Methods and Apparatus to Enhance Paper and Board Forming Qualities March 2 1999
  6,153,057 Methods and Apparatus to Enhance Paper and Board Forming Qualities November 28, 2000
  6,368,460 Method and Apparatus to Enhance Paper and Board Forming Qualities April 9, 2002
  7.745.204 B1 Automation of Biological Sample Aliquoting June 29, 2010
Bair, Scott 4,347,643 Power Assist Drive Upright Vacuum Cleaner and Power Assist Drive System Therefor September 7, 1982
  4,349,130 Liquid Metering Pump September 14, 1982
  4,391,018 Vacuum Cleaner With Wheel and Nozzle Height Adjusting Mechanism July 5, 1983
  4,998,228 Drinking Water Filter March 5, 1991
  5,562,692 Fluid Jet Surgical Cutting Tool October 8, 1996
  5,643,299 Hydrojet Apparatus for Refractive Surgery July 1, 1997
  5,735,815 Method of Using Fluid Jet Surgical Cutting Tool April 7, 1998
  5,853,384 Fluid Jet Surgical Cutting Tool and Aspiration Device December 29, 1998
  5,865,790 Method and Apparatus for Thermal Phacoemulsification by Fluid Throttling February 21, 1999
  6,126,668 Microkeratome October 3, 2000
  6,527,766 Instrument and Method for Phacoemulsification by Direct Thermal Irradiation March 4, 2003
Berthelot, Yves 5,477,324 Method and Apparatus for Detecting Surface Wave Vector Dynamics Using Three Beams of Coherent Light December 19, 1995
  5,814,730 Material Characteristic Testing Method and Apparatus Using Interferometry to Detect Ultrasonic Signals in a Web September 29, 1998
Book, Wayne 4,235,437 Robotic Exercise Machine and Method November 25, 1980
  5,704,253 Trajectory Guidance Apparatus and Method January 6, 1998
  5,946,449 Precision Apparatus with Non-Rigid, Imprecise Structure, and Method for Operating Same August 31, 1999
  6,078,844 Optimal Arbitrary Time-Delay (OAT) Filter and Method to Minimize Unwanted System Dynamics June 20, 2000
  6,836,736 Digital Clay Apparatus and Method December 28, 2004
Colton, Jonathan 5,160,674 Microcellular Foams Of Semi-Crystaline Polymeric Materials November 3, 1992
  5,198,281 Non-Woven Flexible Multiply Towpreg Fabric March 30, 1993
  5,296,064 Flexible Multiply Towpreg Tape from Powder Fusion Coated Towpreg and Method for Production Thereof March 22, 1994
  5,409,757 Flexible Multiply Towpreg Tape From Powder Fusion Coated Towpreg April 25, 1995
  6,036,269 Collapsible Footstool March 14, 2000
Crittenden, Tom 6,554,607 Combustion-Driven Jet Actuator April 29, 2003
Cunefare, Kenneth 6,447,718 Apparatus and Associated Method for Decontaminating Contaminated Matter with Ultrasonic Transient Cavitation September 10, 2002
  7,102,474 Adaptable Vibration Absorber Employing a Magnetorheological Elastomer with Variable Gap Length and Methods and Systems Therefore September 5, 2006
  9,884,949 Syntactic Foam with Residual Internal Pressurization February 6, 2018
  10,211,761 Systems and Methods for Harvesting Piezoelectric Energy from Hydraulic Pressure Fluctuations February 19, 2019
Danyluk, Steven 5,661,113 Near Net Shape Processing of Continuous Lengths of Superconducting Wire August 26, 1997
  5,974,869 Non-Vibrating Capacitance Probe for Wear Monitoring November 2, 1999
  6,679,117 Ionization Contact Potential Difference Gyroscope January 20, 2004
  6,717,413 Contact Potential Difference Ionization Detector April 6, 2004
  7,019,654 Contact Potential Difference Sensor to Monitor Oil Properties March 28, 2006
  RE29,803 Non-Vibrating Capacitance Probe for Wear Monitoring September 4, 2007
Das, Suman 6,355,086 Method and Apparatus for Making Components by Direct Laser Proessing March 12, 2002
  6,676,892 Directt Selective Laser Sintering of Metals January 13, 2004
  7,509,240 Solid Freeform Fabrication of Structurally Engineered Multifunctional Devices March 24, 2009
Degertekin, F. Levent 6,019,000 In-Situ Measurement of Deposition on Reactor Chamber Members February 1, 2000
  6,026,688 Ultrasonic Photoresist Process Monitor and Method February 22, 2000
  6,070,468 Micromachined Ultrasonic Leaky Wave Air Transducers June 6, 2000
  6,250,161 Ultrasonic Photoresist Process Monitor and Method June 26, 2001
  6,262,946 Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays with Reduced Cross-Coupling July 17, 2001
  6,295,247 Micromachined Rayleigh, Lamb, and Bulk Wave Capacitive Ultrasonic Transducers September 25, 2001
  6,430,109 Array of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Elements with Through Wafer Via Connections August 6, 2002
  6,493,288 Wide Frequency Band Micromachined Capacitive Microphone/Hydrophone and Method December 10, 2002
  6,567,572 Optical Displacement Sensor May 20, 2003
  6,643,025 Microinterferometer for Distance Measurements November 4, 2003
  6,694,817 Method and Apparatus for the Ultrasonic Actuation of the Cantilever of a Probe-Based Instrument February 24, 2004
  6,753,969 Microinterferometer for Measuring Distance with Improved Sensititivity June 22, 2004
  6,779,387 Method and Apparatus for the Ultrasonic Actuation of the Cantilever of a Probe-Based Instrument August 24, 2004
  6,853,041 Micromachined Coupled Capacitor Devices February 8, 2005
  6,854,338 Fluidic Device with Integrated cMUT's February 15, 2005
  7,068,377 System and Method for Surface Profiling June 27, 2006
  7,107,825 Method and Apparatus for the Actuation of the Cantilever of a Probe-Based Instrument September 19, 2006
  7,116,430 Highly-Sensitive Displacement-measuring Optical Device October 3, 2006
  7,208,727 Electrospray Systems and Methods April 24, 2007
  7,312,440 Integrated Micro Fuel Processor and Flow Delivery Infrastructure December 25, 2007
  7,395,698 Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Metrology with FIRAT Probe July 8, 2008
  7,411,182 Reverse-Taylor-Cone Ionization Systems and Methods of Use Thereof August 12, 2008
  7,440,117 Highly-sensitive Displacement-measuring Optical Device October 21, 2008
  7,441,447 Methods of Imaging in Probe Microscopy October 28, 2008
  7,461,543 Overlay Measurement Methods with Firat Based Probe Microscope December 9, 2008
  7,485,847 Displacement Sensor Employing Discrete Light Pulse Detection February 3, 2009
  7,518,737 Displacement-measuring Optical Device with Orifice April 14, 2009
  7,552,625 Force Sensing Integrated Readout and Active Tip Based Probe Microscope Systems July 7, 2009
  7,557,342 Electrospray Systems and Methods July 7, 2009
  7,704,743 Electrosonic Cell Manipulation Device and Method of Use Thereof April 27, 2010
  7,714,274 Integrated Micro Fuel Processor and Flow Delivery Infrastructure May 11, 2010
  7,880,148 Reverse-Taylor Cone Ionization Systems and Methods of Use Thereof February 1, 2011
Dickerson, Stephen 5,146,340 Image Data Reading and Processing Apparatus September 8, 1992
  5,946,449 Precision Apparatus with Non-Rigid, Imprecise Structure, and Method for Operating Same August 31, 1999
Erturk, Alper 10,211,761 Systems and Methods for Harvesting Piezoelectric Energy from Hydraulic Pressure Fluctuations February 19, 201
Fedorov, Andrei 7,208,727 Electrospray Systems and Methods April 24, 2007
  7,411,182 Reverse-Taylor-Cone Ionization Systems and Methods of Use Thereof August 12, 2008
  7,442,927 Scanning Ion Probe Systems and Method of Use Thereof October 28, 2008
  7,532,467 Thermal Management Devices, Systems, and Methods May 12, 2009
  7,545,644 Nano-Patch Thermal Management Devices, Methods, and Systems June 9, 2009
  7,552,625 Force Sensing Integrated Readout and Active Tip Based Probe Microscope Systems July 7, 2009
  7,557,342 Electrospray Systems and Methods July 7, 2009
  7,595,487 Confining/Focusing Vortex Flow Transmission Structure, Mass Spectrometry Systems, and Methods of Transmitting Particles, Droplets, and Ions September 9, 2009
  7,669,428 Vortex Tube Refrigeration Systems and Methods March 2, 2010
  7,704,743 Electrosonic Cell Manipulation Device and Method of Use Thereof April 27, 2010
  7,705,299 Scanning Ion Probe Systems and Methods of Use Thereof April 27, 2010
  7,714,274 Integrated Micro Fuel Processor and Flow Delivery Infrastructure May 11, 2010
  7,880,148 Reverse-Taylor Cone Ionization Systems and Methods of Use Thereof February 1, 2011
Garcia, Andres 6,413,538 Bioactive Glass or Ceramic Substrates Having Bound Cell Adhesion Molecules July 2, 2002
Garimella, Srinivas 5,289,698 Modular Nested Vapor Compression Heat Pump for Automotive Applications March 1, 1994
  5,572,884 Heat Pump November 12, 1996
  5,704,417 Perforated Fin Heat and Mass Transfer Device January 6, 1998
  6,802,364 Method and Means for Miniaturization of Binary-Fluid Heat and Mass Exchangers October 12, 2004
Glezer, Ari 5,040,560 Method And Apparatus for Controlled Modification of Fluid Flow August 20, 1991
  5,712,626 Remotely-Operated Self-Contained Electronic Lock Security System Assembly January 27, 1998
  5,758,823 Synthetic Jet Actuator and Applications Thereof June 2, 1998
  5,894,990 Synthetic Jet Actuator and Applications Thereof April 20, 1999
  5,933,086 Remotely-Operated Self-Contained Electronic Lock Security System Assembly August 3, 1999
  5,957,413 Modifications of Fluid Flow About Bodies and Surfaces with Synthetic Jet Actuators September 28, 1999
  5,988,522 Synthetic Jet Actuators for Modifying the Direction of Fluid Flows November 23, 1999
  6,056,204 Synthetic Jet Actuators for Mixing Applications May 2, 2000
  6,107,934 Remotely Operated Self-Contained Electronic Lock Security System Assembly August 22, 2000
  6,109,222 Miniature Reciprocating Combustion-Driven Machinery August 29, 2000
  6,123,145 Synthetic Jet Actuators for Cooling Heated Bodies and Environments September 26, 2000
  6,247,525 Vibration Induced Atomizers June 19, 2001
  6,297,725 Remotely-Operated Self-Contained Electronic Lock Security System Assembly October 2, 2001
  6,412,732 Apparatus and Method for Enhancement of Aerodynamic Performance by Using Pulse Excitation Control July 2, 2002
  6,457,654 Micromachined Synthetic Jet Actuators and Applications Thereof October 1, 2002
  6,554,607 Combustion-Driven Jet Actuator April 29, 2003
  6,588,497 System and Method for Thermal Management by Synthetic Jet Ejector Channel Cooling Techniques July 8, 2003
  6,836,736 Digital Clay Apparatus and Method December 28, 2004
Gole, James L. 4,945,546 Purely Chemical Process Yielding Continuous Laser Amplification in the Visible and Ultraviolet Spectral Ranges July 31, 1990
  4,951,297 Chemical Process Yielding Stimulated Emission of Visible Radiation via Fast Near Resonant Energy Transfer August 21, 1990
  5,020,071 Chemical Process Yielding Stimulating Emission of Visible Radiation via Fast Near Resonant Energy Transfer May 28, 1991
  5,050,182 Chemical Process Yielding Stimulated Emission of Visible Radiation via Fast Near Resonant Energy Transfer September 17, 1991
  5,093,836 Purely Chemical Process Yielding Continuous Laser Amplification in the Visible and Ultraviolet Spectral Ranges March 3, 1992
  6,010,750 Method and Apparatus for Lithiating Alloys January 4, 2000
  6,203,852 Method and Apparatus for Lithiating Alloys March 20, 2001
  6,893,892 Porous Gas Sensors and Method of Preparation Thereof May 17, 2005
Graham, S. 6,772,776 Apparatus for in Situ Cleaning of Carbon Contaminated Surfaces August 10, 2004
Green, Itzhak 5,487,550 Secondary Gas/Liquid Mechanical Seal Assembly January 30, 1996
Guldberg, Robert 7,416,884 Bioreactor and Methods for Tissue Growth and Conditioning August 26, 2008
Hesketh, Peter 5,087,312 Thermopile Having Reduced Thermal Noise February 11, 1992
  5,163,328 Miniature Pressure Sensor and Pressure Sensor Arrays November 17, 1992
  5,277,067 Miniature Pressure Sensor and Pressure Sensor Arrays January 11, 1994
  5,567,301 Antibody Covalently Bound Film Immunobiosensor October 22, 1996
  6,893,892 Porous Gas Sensors and Method of Preparation Thereof May 17, 2005
  6,328,279 Miniature Electrically Operated Diaphragm Valve December 11, 2001
  6,455,352 Pin Array Assembly and Method of Manufacture September 24, 2002
Jacob, Karl 5,286,557 Composite Sheet Moldable Material February 15, 1994
Jeter, Sheldon 4,015,551 Tufting Needle April 5, 1977
  4,027,792 Loop Forming Chain June 7, 1977
  5,558,845 A Film Pump for Applying a Monolayer Film Over Water September 24, 1996
  6,374,909 Electrode Arrangement for Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Heat and Mass Transfer April 23, 2002
Joshi, Yogendra 7,532,467 Thermal Management Devices, Systems, and Methods May 12, 2009
Ku, David 4,954,519 Isocoumarins with Basic Substituents as Serine Proteases Inhibitors, Anticoagulants and Anti-Inflammatory Agents September 4, 1990
  5,438,992 Flow-Induced Artifact Elimination in Magnetic Resonance Images August 8, 1995
  5,521,502 Flow Differentiation Scheme for Magnetic Resonance Angiography May 28, 1996
  5,756,044 Apparatus and Method for Treating Articles in Solution with Effervescent Tablets May 26, 1998
  5,981,826 Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Cryogel November 9, 1999
  6,377,832 System and Method for Analyzing a Medical Image April 23, 2002
Lackey, Jack 4,376,792 Method for Primary Containment of Cesium Wastes March 15, 1983
  3,889,631 Means for Effecting Fluidization in Pyrolytic Carbon Coating Processes June 17, 1975
  4,068,015 Process to Minimize Cracking of Pyrolytic Carbon Coatings January 10, 1978
  4,227,081 Method of Evaluating the Integrity of the Outer Carbon Layer of Trisco-Coated Reactor Fuel Particles October 7, 1980
  4,276,063 Gas Scrubbing Liquids June 30, 1981
  4,459,338 Method of Deposition of Silicon Carbide Layers on Substrates and Product July 10, 1984
  4,481,134 Method for Forming Microspheres for Encapsulation of Nuclear Waste November 6, 1984
  4,580,524 Process for the Preparation of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Composites by Chemical Vapor Deposition April 8, 1986
  4,598,024 Dispersion Toughened Ceramic Composites and Method for Making Same July 1, 1986
  5,108,983 Method for the Rapid Deposition with Low Vapor Pressure Reactants by Chemical Vapor Deposition April 28, 1992
  5,352,656 Method for the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Group IB and Group VIIIB Metal Barrier Layers October 4, 1994
  5,527,747 Rapid Process for the Preparation of Diamond Articles June 18, 1996
  5,609,912 Ceramic Fabric Forming Method March 11, 1997
  5,916,633 Fabrication of Carbon/Carbon Composites by Forced Flow-Thermal Gradient Chemical Vapor Infiltration June 29, 1999
  6,187,379 Fluidized Bed Coating Process with Liquid Reagent February 13, 2001
  6,284,357 Laminated Matrix Composites September 4, 2001
Larson, Gregg 5,867,450 State Switched Acoustic Transducer February 21, 1999
Lee, Kok-Meng 5,146,340 Image Data Reading and Processing Apparatus September 8, 1992
  5,319,577 Orientation Sensing System and Method for a Spherical Body June 7, 1994
  5,402,049 System and Method for Controlling a Variable Reluctance Spherical Motor March 28, 1995
  5,410,232 Spherical Motor and Method April 25, 1995
  5,416,392 Real-Time Vision System and Control Algorithm for a Spherical Motor May 16, 1995
  6,188,484 Method and Apparatus for Measuring Angular Displacement of an Actuator Arm Relative to a Reference Position February 13, 2001
  6,623,346 Automated Transfer of Live Objects to Shackle Line Method and Apparatus September 23, 2003
  7,134,956 Automated Fee-Gripping System November 13, 2006
Liang, Steven 5,146,340 Image Data Reading and Processing Apparatus September 8, 1992
  5,495,177 Method and Apparatus for Dielectric Sensing in a Thermoplastic Winding Process February 27, 1996
Lipkin, Harvey 6,260,783 Automated Yarn Creeling Device July 17, 2001
  6,278,906 Uncalibrated Dynamic Mechanical System Controller August 21, 2001
Neitzel, Paul 7,670,560 Droplet Transport System and Methods March 2, 2010
Peterson, G. P. "Bud" 4,951,740 Bellows Heat Pipe for Thermal Control of Electronic Components August 28, 1990
  5,119,886 Heat Transfer Cylinder Dryer June 9, 1992
  5,179,043 Vapor Deposited Micro Heat Pipe January 12, 1993
  5,190,539 A Micro Heat Pipe Catheter for Local Tumor Hyperthermia March 2, 1993
  5,417,686 Temperature Control Mechanisms for a Micro Heat Pipe Catheter May 23, 1995
  5,527,588 Micro Heat Pipe Panels and Method for Producing Same June 18, 1996
  5,591,162 Treatment Method Using a Micro Heat Pipe Catheter January 7, 1997
  5,647,429 Coupled, Flux Transformer Heat Pipes July 15, 1997
Petrovic, Bojan 7,151,815 Nonintrusive Method for the Detection of Concealed Special Nuclear Material December 2006
Rahnema, Farzad 7,676,015 Boundary Condition Adjustment Methods and Systems March 9, 2010
Rogers, Peter 3,872,421 Standing Wave Acoustic Parametric Source March 18, 1975
  3,954,015 Method of Determining Piezoelectric Constants of Ceramic Rings May 4, 1976
  3,982,144 Directional Low Frequency Ring Hydrophone September 21, 1976
  4,468,760 Directional Line-Hydrophone Array Calibrator August 28, 1984
  4,819,649 Noninvasive Vibration Measurement System and Method for Measuring Amplitude of Vibration of Tissue in an Object Being Investigated April 11, 1989
  5,867,450 State Switched Acoustic Transducer February 21, 1999
Rosen, David 6,836,736 Digital Clay Apparatus and Method December 28, 2004
Sadegh, Nader 5,946,449 Precision Apparatus with Non-Rigid, Imprecise Structure, and Method for Operating Same August 31, 1999
Sadowski, Dennis 4,830,041 Reelable Flow Stopper for Plugging Fluid Flow Within a Pipe May 16, 1989
  4,987,924 Interchangeable Automated Porting Valve January 29, 1991
  5,232,018 Parallel Porting Valve Assembly August 3, 1993
Salant, Richard 4,330,306 Gas-Liquid Separator May 18, 1982
  4,491,331 Grooved Mechanical Face Seal January 1, 1985
  4,643,437 Mechanical Seal with Automatic Gap Convergence Control Feburary 17, 1987
  5,487,550 Secondary Gas/Liquid Mechanical Seal Assembly January 30, 1996
  5,499,824 Mechanical Seal with Compliant Face March 19, 1996
  6,360,610 Condition Monitoring System and Method for an Interface March 26, 2002
Sanborn, David 4,316,502 Helically Flighted Heat Exchanger February 23, 1982
  4,385,723 Connection Assembly May 31, 1983
  4,434,539 Method of Manufacturing a Heat Exchanger March 6, 1984
  5,505,059 Direct Heated Adsorbent Bed Heat Pump April 9, 1996
Singhose, W. E. 6,920,378 Command Generation Combining Input Shaping and Smooth Baseline Functions July 19, 200
  5,638,267 Method and Apparatus for Minimizing Unwanted Dynamics in a Physical System June 10, 1997
Sitaraman, Suresh 6,784,378 Compliant Off-Chip Interconnects August 31, 2004
  7,011,530 Multi-Axis Compliance Spring March 14, 2006
Smith, Marc 6,247,525 Vibration Induced Atomizers June 19, 2001
Schumer, Doug 4,525,794 Electronic Balance July 2, 1985
  7,182,725 Methods and Apparatus Employing Ionizing Radiation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmia February 27, 2007
Ume, Charles 5,601,364 Method and Apparatus for Measuring Thermal Warpage February 11, 1997
  6,564,166 Projection Moire Method and Apparatus for Dynamic Measuring of Thermal Induced Warpage May 13, 2003
  6,747,268 Object Inspection Method and System June 8, 2004
  7,492,449 Inspection Systems and Methods Febuary 17, 2009
  7,762,136 Ultrasound Systems and Method for Measuring Weld Penetration Depth in Real Time and Off Line July 27, 2010
Vito, Raymond 4,531,286 Carton Cutting Knife July 30, 1985
  4,602,627 Cable Controlled Orthopedic Leg Brace July 29, 1986
  4,688,559 Orthopedic Leg Brace with Cable Control August 25, 1987
  5,931,838 Fixation Assembly for Orthopedic Applications August 3, 1999
  6,322,553 Autologous Vascular Grafts Created by Vessel Distension November 27, 2001
Zhang, Zhuomin M. 5,264,375 Superconducting Detector and Method of Making Same November 23, 1993
  5,726,797 Infrared Neutral-Density Filter Having Copper Alloy Film March 10, 1998
Zinn, Ben 4,529,377 Pulse Combustor Apparatus July 16, 1985
  4,770,626 Tunable Pulse Combustor September 13, 1988
  4,909,731 Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Process in a Pulsating Environment March 20, 1990
  4,929,172 Stably Operating Pulse Combustor and Method May 29, 1990
  5,015,171 Tunable Pulse Combustor May 14, 1991
  5,176,513 Pulse Combustor Apparatus January 5, 1993
  5,719,791 Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Real Time Identification and Control Of Modes of Oscillation February 17, 1998
  5,784,300 Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Real Time Identification and Control of Modes of Oscillation July 21, 1998
  4,699,588 Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Process in a Pulsating Environment October 13, 1987