Search Results - konrad+rykaczewski

8 Results Sort By:
Evaporative Cooling Garment Featuring Collapsible Sun and Wind Shades
Background As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, personal cooling becomes increasingly important for sustaining outdoor activities and for individuals without access to air conditioning. For about one-third of the current global population living in dry lands, evaporating water from clothing is the simplest, safest, most cost-effective, and...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski
Keywords(s):  
Category(s): Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Environmental
Multi-Layer Thin Film Composite Thermal Interface Materials with In Situ Alloying of Liquid and Solid Metal Inner Components
Advancements in technology have allowed modern machines to have powerful computing in small integrated circuits. As the size of these integrated circuits decrease, thermal loads increase due to densely packed features contained within these integrated circuits. Air gaps in the integrated circuit between components, such as processors and heat sinks...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski, Robert Wang
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics
Category(s): Semiconductors, Materials & Processes
Anti-Frosting Bi-Layer Antifreeze Infused Coatings Based on the Nanoengineered Humidity Sink Effect
Aeronautics has grown exponentially within the past century and innovations within the have propelled an assortment of industries forward. Unfortunately, even though flight is the safest form of travel, there are still present dangers. Snow, ice, and frost formation on aircraft exteriors are known to have caused numerous aviation accidents. This problem...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Applied Technologies, Environmental, Life Science (All LS Techs), Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Self-Sealing and Self-Decontaminating Breathable Smart Personal Protection Apparel
Mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear is a type of clothing worn by soldiers for protection in toxic environments. The gear prevents transport of chemical and biological agents with nonporous polymeric coatings. However, the coatings block evaporative cooling through sweating, along with conductive, convective, and radiative cooling, which...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski, Timothy Burgin
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Physical Science
Metal Matrix-Hydrophobic Nanoparticle Composites for Promoting Dropwise Condensation
Water vapor condensation is an essential aspect of many technologies in energy generation, desalination, and air conditioning. An increased heat transfer rate during water vapor condensation could lead to considerable economic savings as well as environmental benefits. Hydrophobization improves heat transfer by switching the condensation mode from filmwise...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski, Viraj Damle
Keywords(s): Chlorine Resistant, Engineered Osmosis, Environmental, Film, Fuel Cells, Energy, Materials, Materials and Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing, Membrane, Nanoparticles, Reverse Osmosis, Water Purification
Category(s): Applied Technologies, Energy & Power, Environmental, Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Bi-Layer Multifunctional Coating For The Prevention of Icing
Frost and ice accumulation are major safety and performance concerns for aircraft, sea vessels, wind turbines, and off-shore oil platforms. A common and effective way to prevent ice buildup is to apply chemicals that lower the freezing temperature of water. In wintery conditions antifreeze is routinely sprayed on commercial airliners, and smaller planes...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski, Xiaoda Sun, Sushant Anand, Kripa Varanasi
Keywords(s): Catalysis, Materials and Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Improved Method for 3D Nano/Microfabrication of Shell-Stabilized Liquid Metal Pipe Networks
Stretchable conductors have a variety of applications in flexible electronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices. Room-temperature liquid metals can be used to create circuits that are intrinsically soft and remain functional even when stretched to several times their initial length. Traditional methods of manufacturing liquid metal structures are...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski, Kyle Doudrick
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics, Medical Devices and Imaging, Networks, IT, Software and Communication
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Condensation Based Contact Angle Goniometer
Contact angle goniometers measure the angle between the edge of a liquid droplet and the (liquid or solid) surface it’s on in order to analyze relevant properties of the liquid and surface. The device consists of a pipette fastened over an adjustable 3-axis sample stage, whose backlit image is captured and processed by a super speed digital camera...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Konrad Rykaczewski
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing
Category(s): Applied Technologies