Patents by Inventor Massimo Barbaro

Massimo Barbaro 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).

  • Field-effect device for the detection of small quantities of electric charge, such as those generated in bio-molecular process, bound in the vicinity of the surface
    Patent number: 7535232
    Abstract: The device (1) allows the detection of small quantities of electrical charge (Qs) utilised for recognition of the gybridisation process of a single strand of DNA. It comprises a chip (2) in which is integrated an MOS device having a floating gate (7) a first portion (7a) of which extends in facing relation to a recess (8) formed in a surface of the chip (2) and accessible from outside the chip (2) and operable to retain an electrical charge (Qs) to be measured bound to it. A second portion (7b) of the gate (7) of the MOS device is coupled to a control electrode, (10) of the chip (2) by means of a capacitor (12) of predetermined value within the chip (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
    Inventors: Massimo Barbaro, Annalisa Bonfiglio, Luigi Raffo
  • Field-Effect Device for the Detection of Small Quantities of Electric Charge, Such as Those Generated in Bio-Molecular Process, Bound in the Vicinity of the Surface
    Publication number: 20070247170
    Abstract: The device (1) allows the detection of small quantities of electrical charge (Qs) utilised for recognition of the gybridisation process of a single strand of DNA. It comprises a chip (2) in which is integrated an MOS device having a floating gate (7) a first portion (7a) of which extends in facing relation to a recess (8) formed in a surface of the chip (2) and accessible from outside the chip (2) and operable to retain an electrical charge (Qs) to be measured bound to it. A second portion (7b) of the gate (7) of the MOS device is coupled to a control electrode, (10) of the chip (2) by means of a capacitor (12) of predetermined value within the chip (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Massimo Barbaro, Annalisa Bonfiglio, Luigi Raffo