Patents by Inventor Hoël GUERIN

Hoël GUERIN 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: 11467123
    Abstract: A biosensor includes a source element; a drain element; a semiconductor channel element between the source element and the drain element for forming an electrically conductive channel with adjustable conductivity between the source and drain elements; a first gate element configured to be electrically biased to set a given operational regime of the sensor with given electrical conductivity of the channel; and a second gate element, physically separate from the first gate element, configured to contact a solution comprising analytes allowed to interact with a gate contact surface of the second gate element to generate a surface potential change dependent on the concentration of the analytes in the solution. The channel element is substantially fully depleted allowing the first and second gate elements to be electrostatically coupled such that the surface potential change at the second gate element is configured to modify the electrical conductivity of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Hoël Guerin
  • Patent number: 11389096
    Abstract: An on-body wearable bio-fluid collection and sensing device including an interface or interface surface comprising at least one biocompatible material for contacting a bodily part; at least one inlet for receiving the bio-fluid, at least one outlet for evacuating the bio-fluid, a plurality of semiconductor sensors configured to analyze the received bio-fluid, at least one reference electrode for biasing a bio-fluid gate of at least one of the semiconductor sensors, and at least one micro-fluidic or nano-fluidic channel in fluid communication with the at least one inlet, the at least one outlet and the at least one reference electrode; the at least one micro-fluidic or nano-fluidic channel includes the plurality of semiconductor sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Hoël Guerin, Erick García Cordero, Francesco Bellando
  • Publication number: 20200284753
    Abstract: A biosensor includes a source element; a drain element; a semiconductor channel element between the source element and the drain element for forming an electrically conductive channel with adjustable conductivity between the source and drain elements; a first gate element configured to be electrically biased to set a given operational regime of the sensor with given electrical conductivity of the channel; and a second gate element, physically separate from the first gate element, configured to contact a solution comprising analytes allowed to interact with a gate contact surface of the second gate element to generate a surface potential change dependent on the concentration of the analytes in the solution. The channel element is substantially fully depleted allowing the first and second gate elements to be electrostatically coupled such that the surface potential change at the second gate element is configured to modify the electrical conductivity of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian IONESCU, Hoël GUERIN
  • Publication number: 20190246959
    Abstract: An on-body wearable bio-fluid collection and sensing device including an interface or interface surface comprising at least one biocompatible material for contacting a bodily part; at least one inlet for receiving the bio-fluid, at least one outlet for evacuating the bio-fluid, a plurality of semiconductor sensors configured to analyze the received bio-fluid, at least one reference electrode for biasing a bio-fluid gate of at least one of the semiconductor sensors, and at least one micro-fluidic or nano-fluidic channel in fluid communication with the at least one inlet, the at least one outlet and the at least one reference electrode; the at least one micro-fluidic or nano-fluidic channel includes the plurality of semiconductor sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian IONESCU, Hoël GUERIN, Erick GARCIA CORDERO, Francesco BELLANDO
  • Patent number: 10368794
    Abstract: System for monitoring the hydration status of a living being by exploiting the modulation of backscattered RF electromagnetic waves from a wearable patched placed on the skin, said system comprising: a RF-tag adapted to be directly or indirectly fixed to the skin and containing at least one passive integrated circuit coupled to an antenna; an electromagnetic RF power source for supplying different signal frequencies to said RF-tag; a reader adapted to receive and to process the backscattered electromagnetic waves generated by said electromagnetic power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Hoël Guerin
  • Publication number: 20180070869
    Abstract: An on-body wearable bio-fluid collection and sensing device including an interface or interface surface comprising at least one biocompatible material for contacting a bodily part; at least one inlet for receiving the bio-fluid, at least one outlet for evacuating the bio-fluid, a plurality of semiconductor sensors configured to analyze the received bio-fluid, at least one reference electrode for biasing a bio-fluid gate of at least one of the semiconductor sensors, and at least one micro-fluidic or nano-fluidic channel in fluid communication with the at least one inlet, the at least one outlet and the at least one reference electrode; the at least one micro-fluidic or nano-fluidic channel includes the plurality of semiconductor sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Hoël Guerin, Erick García Cordero, Francesco Bellando
  • Publication number: 20160058364
    Abstract: System for monitoring the hydration status of a living being by exploiting the modulation of backscattered RF electromagnetic waves from a wearable patched placed on the skin, said system comprising: a RF-tag adapted to be directly or indirectly fixed to the skin and containing at least one passive integrated circuit coupled to an antenna; an electromagnetic RF power source for supplying different signal frequencies to said RF-tag; a reader adapted to receive and to process the backscattered electromagnetic waves generated by said electromagnetic power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mihai Adrian IONESCU, Hoël GUERIN