Inventor
VARANASI KRIPA K
US43 patents
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MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY
37 patentsUS9371173B2Jun 21, 2016
Self-lubricating surfaces for food packaging and food processing equipment
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY28 citations93
US9947481B2Apr 17, 2018
Lubricant-impregnated surfaces for electrochemical applications, and devices and systems using same
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY23 citations92
US9309162B2Apr 12, 2016
Liquid-encapsulated rare-earth based ceramic surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY19 citations90
US9381528B2Jul 5, 2016
Articles for manipulating impinging liquids and methods of manufacturing same
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY17 citations89
US11058803B2Jul 13, 2021
Medical devices and implements with liquid-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY5 citations83
US10968035B2Apr 6, 2021
Self-lubricating surfaces for food packaging and food processing equipment
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY6 citations83
US9625075B2Apr 18, 2017
Apparatus with a liquid-impregnated surface to facilitate material conveyance
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY18 citations83
US9975064B2May 22, 2018
Systems and methods for unipolar separation of emulsions and other mixtures
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY10 citations82
US9427679B2Aug 30, 2016
Systems and methods for unipolar separation of emulsions and other mixtures
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY6 citations82
US10882085B2Jan 5, 2021
Apparatus and methods employing liquid-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY11 citations81
US9498934B2Nov 22, 2016
Grafted polymer surfaces for dropwise condensation, and associated methods of use and manufacture
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY12 citations81
US10155179B2Dec 18, 2018
Systems and methods for unipolar separation of emulsions and other mixtures
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY3 citations71
US10897893B2Jan 26, 2021
Systems and methods for surface retention of fluids
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY4 citations70
US10384961B2Aug 20, 2019
Hierarchical porous membrane for emulsion separation
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations69
US11933551B2Mar 19, 2024
Liquid-impregnated surfaces, methods of making, and devices incorporating the same
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations68
US10695723B2Jun 30, 2020
Dye sensitized photoactive surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations68
US10124300B2Nov 13, 2018
Flux-enhanced hierarchical porous membrane for oil-water nanoemulsion separation
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations68
US9585757B2Mar 7, 2017
Orthopaedic joints providing enhanced lubricity
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY4 citations68
US9207025B2Dec 8, 2015
Methods for promoting nucleate boiling
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY4 citations65
US12005161B2Jun 11, 2024
Medical devices and implements with liquid-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations62
US11684705B2Jun 27, 2023
Medical devices and implements with liquid-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations62
US11492500B2Nov 8, 2022
Apparatus and methods employing liquid-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations62
US11716990B2Aug 8, 2023
Systems and methods for surface retention of fluids
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations60
US11642674B2May 9, 2023
Articles and systems involving reaction products on surfaces and associated methods
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations60
US10882054B2Jan 5, 2021
Systems and methods for collecting a species
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations60
US11105352B2Aug 31, 2021
Articles and methods for levitating liquids on surfaces, and devices incorporating the same
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations59
US12285705B2Apr 29, 2025
Bubble gas harvesting and/or transport methods and associated systems and articles
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations58
US12208344B2Jan 28, 2025
Foam reduction and/or prevention methods and associated systems and articles
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations58
US11850536B2Dec 26, 2023
Bubble gas harvesting and/or transport methods and associated systems and articles
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations58
US11504651B2Nov 22, 2022
Foam reduction and/or prevention methods and associated systems and articles
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations58
US12103051B2Oct 1, 2024
Apparatus and methods employing liquid-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations57
US11987657B2May 21, 2024
Durable water resistant coatings
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations57
US11079141B2Aug 3, 2021
Controlled liquid/solid mobility using external fields on lubricant-impregnated surfaces
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations55
US11697671B2Jul 11, 2023
Enhanced crystal nucleation
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations51
US11298708B2Apr 12, 2022
Meshes capable of droplet fragmentation, and related systems and uses thereof
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations51
US11441817B2Sep 13, 2022
Photothermal trap
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations49
US9556045B2Jan 31, 2017
Using polymer particles for oil recovery
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations48