Patents
US 12747391 B2: Composite materials based on ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals and devices including same
- Granted
- 2026-09-29
- Filed
- 2023-01-10 application 18727990
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Composite materials and devices including composite materials are disclosed. Exemplary composite materials include a porous material and ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal within pores of the porous material. The composite materials can be used in a variety of applications, such as capacitors, information storage and processing, actuators, sensors, electro-caloric devices, energy storage and/or conversion devices utilizing piezoelectric effects. The porous material can be a solid, a polymer, glassy, crystalline, amorphous, foam, an aerogel or ceramic.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 (ipgb20260929.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate 771 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE CORP. State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew A. Glaser | Boulder, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | ||
| Noel A. Clark | Boulder, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | ||
| Joseph E. Maclennan | Boulder, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | ||
| Xi Chen | Boulder, CO | 188 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C09K | Materials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere | C09K19/0225 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| G02F | Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein; non-linear optics; frequency-changing of light; optical logic elements; optical analogue/digital converters | G02F1/1334 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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