Patents by Inventor Alan Schwabacher

Alan Schwabacher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sensor dyes for real-time sensing of metal ions in aqueous environments
    Patent number: 11275071
    Abstract: Sensors for detecting and distinguishing metals in a sample comprise phenol group-containing azo dyes, the phenol group having one hydroxy involved in reversible metal ion binding and a second hydroxy alkylated to an optically transparent substrate. The sensors have utility for detecting chromium, calcium, magnesium, copper, mercury, nickel, zinc, cobalt, manganese, cadmium, lead, tin, aluminum, potassium, sodium, or arsenic ions in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Schwabacher, Peter Geissinger, Trevor Hagemann, Sarah Oehm, Tyler G. Fenske
  • SENSOR DYES FOR REAL-TIME SENSING OF METAL IONS IN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20200033314
    Abstract: Provided herein are dyes for detecting and distinguishing metals in a sample, as well as compositions and methods comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Alan Schwabacher, Peter Geissinger, Trevor Hagemann, Sarah Oehm, Tyler G. Fenske, Paul Henning, Bruce Bathurst