Patents by Inventor Martin Vellinger

Martin Vellinger 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).

  • Microstructure device for measuring molecular membranes and a method for producing said microstructure device
    Patent number: 9671441
    Abstract: The invention is related to a microstructure apparatus for the measurement of biological membranes, comprising a support substrate having an upper side for supporting the membrane, at least one microcavity of the support substrate for receiving an electrolyte, wherein the microcavity is open upward and ends in a microaperture in the upper side of the support substrate, wherein the microaperture has a first characteristic diameter D1 and has at least one electrode, which is at least partially arranged within the microcavity and which has a contact side for contacting an electrolyte, the contact side being arranged adjacent to the inner volume of the microcavity, characterized in that the contact side of the electrode has a characteristic diameter D2, being larger than D1. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for producing the microstructure apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG
    Inventors: Jan Behrends, Gerhard Baaken, Juergen Ruehe, Martin Vellinger
  • Microstructure Device for Measuring Molecular Membranes and a Method for Producing Said Microstructure Device
    Publication number: 20140062503
    Abstract: The invention is related to a microstructure apparatus for the measurement of biological membranes, comprising a support substrate having an upper side for supporting the membrane, at least one microcavity of the support substrate for receiving an electrolyte, wherein the microcavity is open upward and ends in a microaperture in the upper side of the support substrate, wherein the microaperture has a first characteristic diameter D1 and has at least one electrode, which is at least partially arranged within the microcavity and which has a contact side for contacting an electrolyte, the contact side being arranged adjacent to the inner volume of the microcavity, characterized in that the contact side of the electrode has a characteristic diameter D2, being larger than D1. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for producing the microstructure apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG
    Inventors: Jan Behrends, Gerhard Baaken, Juergen Ruehe, Martin Vellinger