Patents by Inventor I-Hsien Chou

I-Hsien Chou 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).

  • Nano-fluidic Trapping Device for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
    Publication number: 20090214392
    Abstract: A nano-fluidic trapping device and method of fabrication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a nano-fluidic trapping device for assembling a SERS-active cluster includes a substrate. The nano-fluidic trapping device further includes a SERS-active cluster compartment. The SERS-active cluster is formed in the SERS-active cluster compartment. In addition, the nano-fluidic trapping device includes a reservoir. The reservoir allows introduction of target molecules into the nano-fluidic trapping device. Moreover, the nano-fluidic trapping device includes a microchannel. The microchannel allows the target molecules to be introduced to the SERS-active cluster compartment from the reservoir. The nano-fluidic trapping device also includes a nanochannel. The SERS-active cluster compartment, the reservoir, the microchannel, and the nanochannel are disposed within the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Jun Kameoka, Gerard L. Cote, Hope T. Beier, I-Hsien Chou, Melodie Benford, Miao Wang, Nan Jing