US 12,136,501 B1
Using ionic liquids to make reconfigurable liquid wires
Andrew Homyk, Belmont, CA (US); and Saurabh Vyawahare, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Verily Life Sciences LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Verily Life Sciences LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/322,547.
Application 17/322,547 is a division of application No. 15/945,860, filed on Apr. 5, 2018, granted, now 11,024,444.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/482,258, filed on Apr. 6, 2017.
Int. Cl. H01B 7/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/12 (2006.01); F16L 25/01 (2006.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 1/12 (2006.01); H01B 7/04 (2006.01); H01B 13/00 (2006.01); H01R 4/60 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 7/0072 (2013.01) [B66C 13/12 (2013.01); F16L 25/01 (2013.01); H01B 1/02 (2013.01); H01B 1/122 (2013.01); H01B 1/124 (2013.01); H01B 7/04 (2013.01); H01B 13/0036 (2013.01); H01R 4/60 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing a liquid conductive wire, comprising:
a. forming a body comprising an exterior and an interior;
b. creating a channel in the body, the channel having at least a first end and at least one additional end; and
c. emplacing an ionic liquid in the channel to produce the liquid conductive wire,
wherein the ionic liquid and the body comprise refractive indices sufficient to provide a transparent liquid conductive wire, and
wherein the liquid conductive wire is configured to transfer electrical current/voltage from the first end to the one additional end and vice versa.