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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8364419 | Sensor system and methods for selective analyte detection using resonance sensor circuit A system, device and methods, for determining at least two analytes, wherein the system and device include at least one resonant sensor circuit that includes a sensing material that predictably affects the resonant complex impedance response of a sensor electrode. T... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8318099 | Chemical and biological sensors, systems and methods based on radio frequency identification Embodiments of the invention include a wireless sensor, such as an RFID tag, that includes a substrate, an antenna disposed on the substrate, and an environmentally sensitive sensor material disposed over at least a portion of said substrate. Other embodiments an RF... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8226907 | Microfluidic devices and methods of making the same A microfluidic channel is provided. The microfluidic channel includes a first substrate having at least one microfluidic channel pattern. Further, the microfluidic channel includes a porous material disposed on the first substrate and occupying the at least one micr... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8207827 | Methods and systems for sensing upon radiation exposure A method for sensing physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of an environment is provided. The method comprises using a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor component having a predetermined range of power initiation levels and having predetermine... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8159347 | Sensors having gap based sensing devices and methods of making and using the same A sensor is provided. The sensor comprises at least one sensing device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and a gap defined as a distance between one or more facing inner surfaces of the first and second electrodes, wherein the gap distance at leas... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8057886 | Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same A system for altering a functionality of an optical article from a pre-activated state to an activated state, comprising an optical article comprising an optical data layer for storing data, an external radiation source for generating an external stimulus adapted to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7998546 | Wirelessly powered flexible tag A wirelessly powered flexible tag configured to be in contact with a substrate is provided. The tag includes a coupling layer configured to couple the tag to the substrate. An electrical circuit disposed on the coupling layer and configured to interact wirelessly wi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7977660 | Article, device, and method An article includes a substrate assembly for use in a detector system. The substrate assembly includes a substrate; a sample reception structure secured to the substrate; a test window extending through the substrate; and a fluid channel defined by a surface of the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7948385 | Systems and methods for using ferrite alignment keys in wireless remote sensors The present invention related to devices and methods for using ferrite alignment keys in wireless remote sensor assemblies. In one aspect, the invention provides wireless resonant sensor assemblies comprising a pick-up coil, a ferrite alignment key positioned in and... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7911345 | Methods and systems for calibration of RFID sensors Methods and systems for calibration of RFID sensors used in manufacturing and monitoring systems are provided. The methods include measuring impedance of an RFID sensor antenna, relating the measurement of impedance to one or more parameters (such as physical, chemi... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7872752 | Detector system for unidentified substances Disclosed herein is a detection system for identifying an unidentified substance in a sample, comprising light emitting sources, where at least one of the light emitting sources emits light in the infrared region; a circuit board; a trigger, that activates a pulse o... | 01/18/2011 |
| RE41616 | Tagging materials for polymers, methods, and articles made thereby A polymer comprising a tagging material is provided wherein the tagging material comprises at least one organic fluorophore dye, or at least one inorganic fluorophore, or at least one organometallic fluorophore, or at least one semi-conducting luminescent nanopartic... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7691329 | Methods for detecting contaminants in a liquid In one embodiment, a method for detecting contaminants in a liquid comprises: contacting a sensor with a liquid, generating electrical information based upon a concentration of the contaminant in the liquid, transmitting the electrical information to a controller, a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690061 | Method and apparatus for controlling a laundering process A method for controlling a laundering process includes determining a concentration of a detergent within a wash fluid during at least one cycle of an article laundering process, and dynamically adjusting at least one characteristic of the laundering process based at... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7653919 | Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same An optical article that can transform from a pre-activated state of functionality to an activated state of functionality is provided. The optical article includes a radio frequency circuitry coupled to the optical article for interacting with a signal, wherein the s... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7605920 | Detector system for unidentified substances Disclosed herein is a method of identifying a unidentified substance, comprising directing light from a light emitting source directly upon a stationary unidentified substance; collecting fluorescence from the unidentified substance in a detector; wherein the detect... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7595882 | Hollow-core waveguide-based raman systems and methods Embodiments of the invention include a system for sensing homonuclear diatomic molecules, such as, for example, nitrogen. Other embodiments include a method for sensing homonuclear diatomic molecules. The system may include a light source, a hollow-core wave-guiding... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7580440 | System for emission of electromagnetic radiation, and method for making A device for emission of electromagnetic radiation comprises a source of atomic particles and a collector disposed to receive atomic particles from the source. The collector comprises an emission medium, the medium comprising a crystal having a spatial dimension in ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7524455 | Methods for deposition of sensor regions onto optical storage media substrates and resulting devices Methods for applying sensor materials to optical storage media substrates are disclosed. After exposure to a sample of interest, the resulting sensors may be read in optical storage media drives for quantitative analysis of physical, chemical and biological paramete... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7508499 | Methods for application of a tag onto a media article A method for imparting tags to a media article, comprising: modifying predetermined locations on the article to change a surface energy of the predetermined locations, applying the tags to a surface of the article, and retaining the tags in the modified predetermine... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7271913 | Sensor systems and methods for remote quantification of compounds A system and method employing optical disc drives for quantitative analysis of physical, chemical and biochemical parameters are provided. The system includes a robotic arm for transmitting a disc including at least one sensor spot through a variety of stations that... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7218589 | Authenticable optical disc, system for authenticating an optical disc and method thereof An authenticable optical disc and a system and method for authenticating the optical disc are provided. The optical disc comprising a reflective layer; an optically transparent substrate disposed between the reflective layer and a light incident surface of the optic... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7170609 | Sensor systems and methods for quantification of physical parameters, chemical and biochemical volatile and nonvolatile compounds in fluids A system and method employing optical disc drives for quantitative analysis of physical, chemical and biochemical parameters are provided. The system including a disc drive for supporting and rotating an optical disc including at least one sensor spot; a light sourc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6881585 | Method and apparatus for rapid screening of volatiles In one embodiment, the present method includes the steps of introducing a volume of a sample into a vapor delivery line and volatilizing at least a portion of the volume as it is carried through the vapor delivery line. At least a portion of the volatilized volume c... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6836362 | Method for the rapid determination of the optical quality of combinatorial libraries This invention provides methodology for the measurement of both low and high levels of scattered radiation produced by decorative and barrier coatings and plastics. Measurements of low levels are especially important for coatings used in automotive applications. The... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6809817 | Method and apparatus for in situ determination of molten polycarbonate composition using electronic absorption spectroscopy The present invention relates to methods and devices for in-situ measurement of reaction components of interest during manufacturing of polycarbonate by melt polymerization. The present invention describes irradiating a molten polymer sample with UV/visible light, a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6763322 | Method for enhancement in screening throughput The present invention provides methods and an apparatus for the rapid analysis of data from imaging, spectroscopic, scanning probe, or sensor methods. By application of mathematical transform analysis such as wavelet transform algorithms to one or multi-order data s... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6743915 | Poly (1,4-ethylene-2-piperazone) composition, method for production of a poly(1,4-ethylene-2-piperazone), composition TCE-detecting method and sensor A composition of matter has the formula: where n is an integer equal or greater than 1. The composition of matter possesses characteristic absorbance behavior with respect to infrared and visible energy, which is used to... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6686201 | Chemically-resistant sensor devices, and systems and methods for using same A sensor device is disclosed, as well as methods and systems for determining a barrier property of each coating of an array of barrier coatings deposited onto a fluid-permeable or fluid-impermeable substrate. The systems and methods include the sensor dev... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684683 | Method and apparatus for characterizing the barrier properties of members of combinatorial libraries A method and an apparatus for characterizing the barrier properties of an array of coatings. The method including providing a plurality of acoustic wave devices, wherein each of the plurality of acoustic wave devices comprises at least one surface, and pr... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683689 | Method for rapid determination of composition of polycarbonate resin The invention comprises UV/visible spectroscopic analysis of polycarbonate composition. The method comprises determination of the concentration of Fries products, as either total Fries products or as separate determinations of linear and branched componen... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6671631 | Systems and methods for analyzing viscoelastic properties of combinatorial libraries of materials Systems and methods for analyzing a viscoelastic property of a combinatorial library of materials including a plurality of full bridge devices operable for measuring a temperature-modulated elongation property of each of a plurality of combinatorial mater... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6626025 | Devices and methods for high throughput screening of abrasion resistance of coatings A device and method for the high throughput screening of the abrasion resistance of coatings. The device includes a plurality of transducers, each of the plurality of transducers having at least one external surface, and a plurality of coatings, each of t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6608678 | Situ determination of DPC and BPA in polycarbonate by Raman spectroscopy The present invention provides a method for monitoring a reaction mixture using Raman spectroscopy. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method for monitoring bulk and thin film melt polycarbonate polymerization reactions. In this method, t... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589788 | Method for high-throughput fluorescent screening of polymerization reactions The present invention is directed to a method for the rapid screening of potential reactants, catalysts, and associated process conditions. In an embodiment, the invention comprises a method for evaluating catalyst efficacy in polymerization reactions by ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6576911 | Method and apparatus for nondestructive determination of polymer hydrolytic stability In an embodiment, the present invention is directed a method and an apparatus comprising irradiating a polymer sample with at least one wavelength of substantially monochromatic light and monitoring radiation emitted by the polymer sample which is correla... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572828 | Method and apparatus for high-throughput chemical screening The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for rapid screening of potential reactants, catalysts, or associated process conditions. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a reaction substrate having at least one sub... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6567753 | Devices and methods for simultaneous measurement of transmission of vapors through a plurality of sheet materials Methods and devices are disclosed for determining barrier properties of at least one barrier coating with respect to a plurality of fluids. These methods and systems include a combination of acoustic wave and optical detection measurements. A dual-respons... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558624 | Method and analytical system for rapid screening of combinatorial libraries Rapid, sensitive detection of analytes in small-scale samples is achieved with an analytical method in which samples are adsorbed on a sorbent material and probed spectroscopically. The method is suitable for monitoring the progress of reactions in combin... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6552787 | Rapid non-destructive screening methods for polymeric coatings and materials This invention provides a method for the rapid determination of the light-induced degradation of polymeric materials and coatings. In a preferred embodiment of this method, samples are exposed to UV light and fluorescence emission spectral data are collec... | 04/22/2003 |