Assignee: Nomadics, Inc.

Location: Stillwater, OK
No. of patents: 30

Number	Title	Issue Date
7982878	Optical emission collection and detection device and method This invention generally relates to optical devices that can collect and detect signal emissions effectively while allowing the excitation light path and the sample flow path to coexist non-obstructively in a compact format. More specifically, this invention relates...	07/19/2011
7973696	Thin film emitter-absorber apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus for providing a tunable absorption-emission band in a wavelength selective device are disclosed. A device for selectively absorbing incident electromagnetic radiation includes an electrically conductive surface layer including an arrangement of...	07/05/2011
7968848	Infrared radiation sources, sensors and source combinations, and methods of manufacture A blackbody radiation device (110) includes a planar filament emission element (102) and a planar detector (104) for respectively producing and detecting radiation having width dl/l less than about 0.1 to test a sample gas, where l is the wavele...	06/28/2011
7835006	Optical fiber sensors using grating-assisted surface plasmon-coupled emission (GASPCE) The present invention relates to a new fluorescence detection platform based on the integration of grating-assisted surface plasmon coupled emission (GASPCE). This innovation builds upon the traditional SPCE technique by adding a grating to the metal surface which t...	11/16/2010
7825380	Tunable photonic crystal An infrared emitter, which utilizes a photonic crystal (PC) structure to produce electromagnetic emissions with a narrow hand of wavelengths, includes a semiconductor material layer, a dielectric material layer overlaying the semiconductor material layer, and a meta...	11/02/2010
7796262	Integrated optical resonator device for measuring chemical and biological analyte concentrations The current invention provides methods for detecting trace analytes in solution or suspension using coupled micro-ring resonators. The methods of the current invention determine the presence and concentration of the target analytes in real time by exposing the micro...	09/14/2010
7757539	Modulated pressure wave vapor generator The current invention provides a modulated pressure wave vapor generator suitable for use outside of the laboratory. The vapor generator of the current invention produces a controlled analyte vapor sample without using bulk movement of gas. Additionally, the current...	07/20/2010
7538329	Energy-transfer nanocomposite materials and methods of making and using same The presently claimed and disclosed inventions relate, in general, to methods of radiation dosimetry and imaging using scintillation luminescence. More particularly, materials having a scintillation luminescence response to radiation that varies with total radiation...	05/26/2009
7501092	Manganese doped upconversion luminescence nanoparticles The present relates in general to upconversion luminescence (“UCL”) materials and methods of making and using same and more particularly, but not meant to be limiting, to Mn2+ doped semiconductor nanoparticles for use as UCL materials. The present inv...	03/10/2009
7462325	Luminescent polymer particles This invention involves a series of articles, dispersions, compositions, methods, and kits. Several aspects of the invention involve dispersed particles made from polymers having a delocalized π-orbital backbone structure, as well as methods for making and using su...	12/09/2008
7435944	Microresonator-based high-performance high-pressure sensor and system An optically-powered integrated microstructure pressure sensing system for sensing pressure within a cavity. The pressure sensing system comprises a pressure sensor having an optical resonant structure subject to the pressure within the cavity and having physical pr...	10/14/2008
7419636	Vapor sensing instruments for ultra trace chemical detection A detector for detecting vapors emitted from analytes includes a housing, a pump and a sensing assembly. The housing has an inlet, an outlet and an enclosed sensing volume therebetween. The pump communicates with the housing for moving a carrier sequentially through...	09/02/2008
7398131	Method and system for concrete quality control based on the concrete's maturity Method and system for controlling and monitoring the quality of concrete based on the concrete's maturity. Various embodiments of the present invention are discussed. First, Enhanced Maturity involves a maturity calibration method to account for the water-to-cementi...	07/08/2008
7397043	Standoff optical detection platform based on surface plasmon-coupled emission A free-space standoff optical detection platform for any detection scheme based on spontaneous emissions, such as for example, fluorescence detection. More particularly, the present invention relates to a detection system having SPCE beads. In one embodiment, the SP...	07/08/2008
7357043	Chemical trace detection portal based on the natural airflow and heat transfer of vehicles A portal is provided with a detector for detecting trace amounts of substances of interest that may be retained on the surface or interior of a vehicular subject. The portal relies upon the continuous process by which microscopic flakes of dust, dirt, pollen, and ot...	04/15/2008
7324199	System and deconvolution process for an optical filtering device based on WGM resonance A system and method for detecting the optical spectrum of an optical input signal. The system includes a tunable optical filter having a microresonator that is tunable across a plurality of states and a processor. The input signal is coupled into the microresonator,...	01/29/2008
7286944	Method and device for securely storing data A system for providing reliable, unalterable mechanical data associated with the mechanical properties of a concrete mass. The system includes a logger, a second memory device and an outbound data transfer device. The logger is provided with one or more sensors, a m...	10/23/2007
7267322	Wet well valve A valve assembly provides the ability for internal tank operations providing novel and unique methods for intricate measurement, monitoring, sampling, mixing, isolation, evaluation or other tasks desired inside tanks, vessels, piping or flow applications. The valve ...	09/11/2007
7266271	System, probe and methods for colorimetric testing A system and methods for performing calorimetric testing which includes a micro resonator that supports a plurality of whispering gallery mode resonant frequencies, a first waveguide that receives light and evanescently couples whispering gallery mode resonant frequ...	09/04/2007
7244926	Microresonator-based high-performance high-pressure sensor and system An optically-powered integrated microstructure pressure sensing system for sensing pressure within a cavity. the pressure sensing system comprises a pressure sensor having an optical resonant structure subject to the pressure within the cavity and having physical pr...	07/17/2007
7212701	Methods for measuring optical absorbance of a sample medium A method for measuring the optical absorbance of a sample medium with a microfluidic chip that includes a substrate defining a microfluidic channel, a microresonator positioned within the microfluidic channel, and at least one waveguide or coupling surface evanescen...	05/01/2007
7177492	System, probe and methods for colorimetric testing A microfluidic chip that includes a substrate, a microresonator, and at least one waveguide or coupling surface. The substrate defines a microfluidic channel. The microresonator is positioned within the microfluidic channel. The at least one waveguide or coupling su...	02/13/2007
7067072	Nanophase luminescence particulate material The present invention relates in general to nanoparticles exhibiting luminescence such as photostimulated luminescence or photoluminescence and optical switching processes based upon such properties, in more particular, the use of such photostimulated luminescence e...	06/27/2006
7008559	Manganese doped upconversion luminescence nanoparticles The present relates in general to upconversion luminescence (“UCL”) materials and methods of making and using same and more particularly, but not meant to be limiting, to Mn2+ doped semiconductor nanoparticles for use as UCL materials. The present inv...	03/07/2006
6816265	Passive tilt correction on two axes A tilt compensator and delay element for use in an interferometer. The interferometer can be a scanning or a non-scanning interferometer. For example, the interferometer can be a Michelson-Morley interferometer or a Mach-Zehnder interferometer having a scanning mirr...	11/09/2004
6781696	Apparatus and method for a microsphere whispering-gallery mode evanescent-wave sensor A microsphere whispering-gallery mode evanescent-wave sensor for use in the detection and identification of atoms or molecules has been developed. In operation, the species under scrutiny is introduced proximate to a microsphere in which a whispering-gallery mode ha...	08/24/2004
6768510	Color correction for RGB A camera, comprising at least one photodetector, and a light directing device. The light directing device separates light of a wavelength from about 360 nm to about 420 nm to form an NUV component and directs the NUV component to the at least one photodetector where...	07/27/2004
6661950	Microresonator-based tuned optical filter A novel tuned coupled-microresonator filter with a known transfer function. This transfer function may be used, along with the filter's output signal, to extract the original input signal. The quality factor of manufacturable microresonators typically exc...	12/09/2003
6558626	Vapor sensing instrument for ultra trace chemical detection A detector for detecting vapors emitted from energetic compounds includes a housing, a pump and a sensing assembly. The housing has an inlet, an outlet and an enclosed sensing volume there between. The pump communicates with the housing for moving a carri...	05/06/2003
5804971	Modular card based meter The invention relates to a sensor electrode connected to a card module that can be received within an industry standard plug-in receptacle of a selected computer to enable a combination capable of very exhaustive data detection, processing, storage and th...	09/08/1998

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Assignee: Nomadics, Inc.