David A Shultz

US Patent:

6602932, Aug 5, 2003

Filed:

Dec 15, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/738060

Inventors:

Daniel L. Feldheim - Cary NC
Stella M. Marinakos - Raleigh NC
David A. Shultz - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

North Carolina State University - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

C08K 900

US Classification:

523201, 523205, 523210, 523216, 523217

Abstract:

Nanoparticle composites and nanocapsules for guest encapsulation and methods for synthesizing same. One synthesis method includes providing a nanoparticle template; and forming a shell on the nanoparticle template by polymerizing a monomer on the nanoparticle template to form a nanoparticle composite defined by the shell and the nanoparticle template. Another synthesis method includes providing a nanoparticle template; forming a shell on the nanoparticle template by polymerizing a monomer on the nanoparticle template; and dissolving the nanoparticle template to thereby form a hollow nanocapsule defined by the shell. Another synthesis method includes providing a nanoparticle template carrying a guest molecule; and forming a shell on the nanoparticle template by polymerizing a monomer on the nanoparticle template to thereby encapsulate the guest molecule. This method can also include dissolving the nanoparticle template to form a nanocapsule defined by the capsule shell material, wherein the guest material resides in the nanocapsule.

US Patent:

20170036095, Feb 9, 2017

Filed:

Aug 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/228803

Inventors:

David Shultz - Anaheim CA, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/36
A63B 71/06
A63B 57/00
A63B 24/00

Abstract:

The golf course has a hybrid configuration with a virtual golf simulator tee off for the fairway which transitions to a live play environment once the user approaches the green. The virtual golf simulator can have a booth like configuration with a lounge behind the simulator. The user hits a ball in the simulator and the simulator senses the position and motion of the shot to calculate a starting location on the live play environment. The user then enters the live play environment and finishes the course in live play. A variety of different simulators can be used with the live play environment.