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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2015
Applicant:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/03 (2014.01); B41M 3/14 (2006.01); C09D 11/10 (2014.01); B01J 13/16 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); C09D 11/037 (2014.01); C09D 11/50 (2014.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); B82Y 25/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/03 (2013.01); B01J 13/16 (2013.01); B41M 3/14 (2013.01); C09D 11/037 (2013.01); C09D 11/10 (2013.01); C09D 11/50 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 25/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/773 (2013.01); Y10S 977/81 (2013.01); Y10S 977/811 (2013.01); Y10S 977/892 (2013.01); Y10S 977/95 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smart ink, comprising microparticles, with each microparticle comprising: a) an exterior shell; b) a liquid encapsulated within the shell; and c) a Janus microparticle suspended in the liquid, wherein the Janus microparticle either comprises: i) two or more distinct assemblies of particles; or ii) a core loaded with particles, the core having a first surface portion and a second surface portion that is functionally distinct from the first surface portion. An apparatus and method for production of the microparticles are also provided.