Patents by Inventor Brian L. Hassler

Brian L. Hassler 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).

  • Patent number: 10246786
    Abstract: An inexpensive, easily renewable bioelectronic device useful for bioreactors, biosensors, and biofuel cells includes an electrically conductive carbon electrode and a bioelectronic interface bonded to a surface of the electrically conductive carbon electrode, wherein the bioelectronic interface includes catalytically active material that is electrostatically bound directly or indirectly to the electrically conductive carbon electrode to facilitate easy removal upon a change in pH, thereby allowing easy regeneration of the bioelectronic interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert Mark Worden, Brian L. Hassler, Lawrence T. Drzal, IIsoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20160326658
    Abstract: An inexpensive, easily renewable bioelectronic device useful for bioreactors, biosensors, and biofuel cells includes an electrically conductive carbon electrode and a bioelectronic interface bonded to a surface of the electrically conductive carbon electrode, wherein the bioelectronic interface includes catalytically active material that is electrostatically bound directly or indirectly to the electrically conductive carbon electrode to facilitate easy removal upon a change in pH, thereby allowing easy regeneration of the bioelectronic interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Mark Worden, Brian L. Hassler, Lawrence T. Drzal, IIsoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9406959
    Abstract: An inexpensive, easily renewable bioelectronic device useful for bioreactors, biosensors, and biofuel cells includes an electrically conductive carbon electrode and a bioelectronic interface bonded to a surface of the electrically conductive carbon electrode, wherein the bioelectronic interface includes catalytically active material that is electrostatically bound directly or indirectly to the electrically conductive carbon electrode to facilitate easy removal upon a change in pH, thereby allowing easy regeneration of the bioelectronic interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Robert Mark Worden, Brian L Hassler, Lawrence T. Drzal, Ilsoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8435773
    Abstract: A chemical composite useful for preparing a bioelectronic device includes a biologically active compound, such as an enzyme, that is bound directly or indirectly to a polyelectrolyte, which can be reversibly coupled to a chemically treated electrically conductive substrate by electrostatic forces to provide biomimetic sensors, catalyst systems, and other devices having an electrode that can be regenerated and reused. Required or desired cofactors, mediators or the like may be incorporated into the devices, typically by bonding them to the treated substrate and/or the polyelectrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Robert M. Worden, Robert Y. Ofoli, Brian L. Hassler, Neeraj Kohli, Ilsoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20100314248
    Abstract: An inexpensive, easily renewable bioelectronic device useful for bioreactors, biosensors, and biofuel cells includes an electrically conductive carbon electrode and a bioelectronic interface bonded to a surface of the electrically conductive carbon electrode, wherein the bioelectronic interface includes catalytically active material that is electrostatically bound directly or indirectly to the electrically conductive carbon electrode to facilitate easy removal upon a change in pH, thereby allowing easy regeneration of the bioelectronic interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Robert M. Worden, Brian L. Hassler, Lawrence T. Drzal, Ilsoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20090130698
    Abstract: A chemical composite useful for preparing a bioelectronic device includes a biologically active compound, such as an enzyme, that is bound directly or indirectly to a polyelectrolye, which can be reversibly coupled to a chemically treated electrically conductive substrate by electrostatic forces to provide biomimetic sensors, catalyst systems, and other devices having an electrode that can be regenerated and reused. Required or desired cofactors, mediators or the like may be incorporated into the devices, typically by bonding them to the treated substrate and/or the polyelectrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Robert M. Worden, Robert Y. Ofoli, Brian L. Hassler, Neeraj Kohli, Ilsoon Lee