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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107178 | BIOSENSOR, BIOSENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME A biosensor includes a plurality of electrodes and a receptor. The plurality of electrodes comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes. The receptor are located between the plurality of electrodes and electrically connected to the plurality of carbon nanotubes of the plur... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120046881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS A method and apparatus are provided for measurement of VOC emissions. The apparatus includes at least one memory including computer program code, and at least one processor. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one p... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045844 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ANALYTES USING LARGE SCALE FET ARRAYS Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and a... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040369 | ON-BOARD CONTROL DETECTION Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a sensor comprising an on-board control system and a testing system. The on-board system can determine viability of the control system or the testing system. Also disclosed are methods of using such a sensor.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040468 | On-Chip Laboratory For Blood Analysis The application provides a laboratory. The laboratory (400) comprises a portable casing (404). The portable casing (404) comprises a tray unit (407), an actuator unit (405, 412), an analyzer unit (419), and a communication unit ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034707 | ATOMICALLY PRECISE NANORIBBONS AND RELATED METHODS Disclosed are atomically precise nanoribbons formed by gradient-driven catalytic etching of crystalline substrates to produce edges formed along specific crystallographic axes by thermally-activated particles. Also provided are related methods for fabrication of these n... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034636 | CHEMICAL SENSING DEVICE This invention relates to a chemical sensing device for detecting an analyte. The device comprises a light source, at least one luminescent reagent which is capable of luminescing when irradiated by the light source wherein the luminescence of the luminescent reagent is... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028365 | PORTABLE BIOCHEMICAL TESTING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF A portable biochemical testing apparatus and operating method thereof are disclosed. The portable biochemical testing apparatus includes a light source module, a sample module, a photoconductive material layer, a touch module, and a control module. At least one sample i... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021402 | BIOSENSOR APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREOF A biosensor has one or more field effect transistors each comprising a source region and a drain region separated by a channel region and a gate positioned offset and spaced from the channel region. The biosensor also has one or more molecular probes coupled to at least... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019386 | Wireless biosensor network for point of care preparedness for critical patients A biodegradable, bio-compatible material is described for use in wireless biosensors for point-of-care applications. The biosensor made from this biomaterial is capable of sensing environmental effects and as well as presence of bio-logical entities in the environment o... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015449 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE CONTENT IN A MATRIX A method and a device are provided for determining a content of at least one foreign substance in a matrix of a solid or liquid food. At least one reagent area for providing at least one reagent has a receptacle for a replaceable reagent container for replaceably connec... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120003745 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN, PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN When assessing the start time of the limulus reaction between biogenous biologically active substances and LAL and using the reaction start time to determine the concentration of the biogenous biologically active substances, in order to exclude the influence of progress... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120001779 | SERIALIZER CIRCUIT The described embodiments may provide a chemical detection circuit. The chemical detection circuit may comprise a pixel array, a pair of analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit blocks, a pair of input/output (I/O) circuit blocks coupled to the pair of ADC circuit bloc... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004522 | BIOSENSOR COATED WITH ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER LAYER DEMONSTRATING BENDING BEHAVIOR Disclosed is a biosensor coated with an electroactive polymer layer demonstrating a bending behavior, more specifically a biosensor including an electroactive polymer layer coated on the surface of a bioreceptor and an electrode connected to the electroactive polymer la... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110312004 | TEST STRIP WITH MAGNETO-ELASTIC-RESONANCE SENSOR A test meter system for testing a characteristic of a fluid, the test meter system including a test meter having a housing with an opening adapted to accept a test strip, an interrogation coil within the housing, a pick-up coil within the housing, and a test strip inclu... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110294117 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID USING THE SAME A nucleic acid sequencing device includes at least one nanochannel, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed at opposite ends of the nanochannel for applying a voltage in the lengthwise direction of the nanochannel, and a first detector that detects a location ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286888 | Arrangement and method for electrochemically measuring biochemical reactions and method for producing the arrangement The present invention relates to an arrangement, to a method for measuring with the arrangement and to a method for producing the arrangement. The arrangement is intended to electrochemically measure biochemical reactions and comprises a base plate, a sensor array situa... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110287977 | NANOSCALE SENSORS A nanocoaxial sensor includes an outer conductor, an inner conductor, a dielectric material disposed between the outer and inner conductors, a nanocavity sized to allow target species to enter the nanocavity between the outer and inner conductors, and an active sensing ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281288 | Reusable Nanowire Field Effect Transistor System for Detecting Biomolecular Interactions A reusable nanowire field effect transistor for detecting biomolecular interactions. The field effect transistor contains nanowire covalently linked to a docking molecule, which is capable of binding to an anchor molecule in a reversible manner, i.e., at an association ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110276278 | POTENTIOMETRIC-SENSOR CHIP, POTENTIOMETRIC ASSAY, AND ASSAY KIT Provided is a potentiometric sensor chip in which the positional relationship among a reference electrode, a measurement electrode, and a sample inlet which enables measurement from the start of a reaction is defined, and further provided is a method for detecting the s... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268612 | MICROCHANNEL INTO WHICH A POROUS POLYMER IS INSERTED A microchannel is disclosed. The present invention relates to a microchannel having a porous polymer inserted therein, more particularly, to a microchannel including a channel body and a porous polymer inserted in a surface of the channel body to be employed as a valve ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264268 | Electrochemical Control Systems And Methods Methods for reducing response time of membrane based electrochemical cells. A probe correction factor is calculated based on a percent rate of change in probe signal with time. A staged correction may be applied such that as signal change gets smaller, the effect of the... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110236263 | Combined Detector A combined detector capable of simultaneously detecting both a value indicating a physical/chemical phenomenon such as a pH value and the intensity of an energy beam such as light. The combined detector comprises a physical/chemical phenomenon detecting system (10 | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110217206 | SENSOR AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SENSOR “Click-assembly” methods of assembling a sensor for sensing biologically-active molecules by measuring impedance changes, are disclosed, comprising supporting a bio-sensor on a carrier, the bio-sensor comprising an electronic component having at least one micro-elec... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110201098 | Polymer Replicated Interdigitated Electrode Array for Bio(Sensing) Applications A sensor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the sensor includes an insulating substrate comprising a first zone, a second zone, and an intermediate zone, where the intermediate zone comprises a portion of the second zone that overlaps the first zone. The sensor further co... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110186447 | Electrode with Integrated Optical Sensor Glass pH electrode with integrated optical sensor, characterized in that said electrode can be sterilized without substantial alteration of its optical characteristics, in particular in respect to gamma ray irradiation sterilisation.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110189783 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS An apparatus comprising a nanowire waveguide with first and second ends, the second end comprising a nanoparticle, the nanowire waveguide configured to transmit radiation from the first end to the second end to illuminate the nanoparticle, the apparatus configured such ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110182776 | SENSOR The present application relates to a sensor (1) for use in detecting an analyte comprising: a transducer (10) composed of a pyroelectric or piezoelectric polymer substrate e.g. PVDF (3) and a transparent electrode layer (4) on a surface of th... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110171071 | Analyte Sensors, Testing Apparatus and Manufacturing Methods In some aspects, an analyte sensor is provided for detecting an analyte concentration level in a bio-fluid sample. The analyte sensor may include a first sensor member coupled to a base, wherein the first sensor member includes a semiconductor material, a second sensor ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110165557 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES Provided are an apparatus and method for detecting biomolecules. The apparatus includes a FET having a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel region between the source and drain electrodes, and probe molecules fixed to the channel region, wherein th... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110158853 | PIXEL-TYPE BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, BIOSENSOR, AND FABRICATION PROCESSES THEREOF The disclosure relates to a pixel-type biological analysis device comprising a photosensitive layer, a capture mixture for the capture of targeted proteins, the capture mixture being placed on an external surface of the photosensitive layer and comprising a protein prob... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150705 | Integrated Hinged Cartridge Housings for Sample Analysis The invention relates to a cartridge housing for forming a cartridge capable of measuring an analyte or property of a liquid sample. The housing comprising a first substantially rigid zone, a second substantially flexible zone, a hinge region, and at least one sensor re... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110135540 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPECIMEN SUITABILITY TESTING Disclosed herein are a system for collecting a sample and optionally detecting or analyzing an electrical property thereof, the method comprising: means for obtaining a sample in a sample container; means for directing the sample into a sensing chamber in fluid communic... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110129929 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RESULTS OF ASSAYS The present invention provides a method for the real-time continuous monitoring of a change or density and/or viscosity within a test sample. Such methods can be used to determine the occurrence of a chemical reaction within a test sample where the same causes and incre... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110124113 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS Embodiments provide a method for detecting an unsaturated compound, the method comprising monitoring change in electrical properties of substances such as halides of copper that reacts or interacts with unsaturated compounds such as acetylene. Other embodiments provide ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110111516 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR USING OSCILLATION METHOD AND SENSING METHOD USING THE SAME Provided is a surface acoustic wave sensor system, in which multiplexers are connected to input and output terminals of a plurality of surface acoustic wave devices through one feedback loop, and thus one oscillation channel is configured. Such a surface acoustic wave s... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110097241 | BIOSENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME The present invention relates to a biosensor having a substrate, a thin-film electrode and multiple nanoparticles. The substrate has a substrate surface. The substrate surface has multiple hemispherical protrusions. The thin-film electrode is formed on the substrate sur... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110087460 | Field device for determining or monitoring a physical or chemical process variable Field device for determining or monitoring a physical or chemical process variable, wherein the field device is composed of a sensor, which works according to a defined measuring principle, and a control/evaluation unit, which, as a function of a safety standard require... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110045601 | ORGANIC CHEMICAL SENSOR COMPRISING MICROPOROUS POLYMER, AND METHOD OF USE Applicant discloses a sensing element for sensing an organic chemical analyte, comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and a microporous, hydrophobic, analyte-responsive dielectric material disposed at least in proximity to the first and second electrodes. ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045523 | Optical Nanosensors Comprising Photoluminescent Nanostructures Systems and methods related to optical nanosensors comprising photoluminescent nanostructures are generally described. Generally, the nanosensors comprise a photoluminescent nanostructure and a polymer that interacts with the photoluminescent nanostructure. In some case... | 02/24/2011 |
