Patents by Inventor Tali Zohar

Tali Zohar 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).

  • Planar-resonator based optical chemo- and biosensor
    Patent number: 7447391
    Abstract: A biological or chemical optical sensing device comprises at least one planar micro-resonator structure included in a light emitting waveguide, and at least one biological or chemical probe bound to at least a part of the micro-resonator structure, the probe operative to bind specifically and selectively to a respective target substance, whereby the specific and selective binding results in a parameter change in light emitted from the waveguide. In one embodiment, the micro-resonator is linear. In some embodiments, the sensing device is active, the waveguide including at least one photoluminescent material operative to be remotely pumped by a remote optical source, and the parameter change, which may include a spectral change or a quality-factor change, may be remotely read by an optical reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Tel Aviv University Future Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Asher Peled, Menachem Nathan, Shlomo Ruschin, Tali Zohar
  • Planar-Resonator Based Optical Chemo- And Biosensor
    Publication number: 20070196043
    Abstract: A biological or chemical optical sensing device comprises at least one planar micro-resonator structure included in a light emitting waveguide, and at least one biological or chemical probe bound to at least a part of the micro-resonator structure, the probe operative to bind specifically and selectively to a respective target substance, whereby the specific and selective binding results in a parameter change in light emitted from the waveguide. In one embodiment, the micro-resonator is linear. In some embodiments, the sensing device is active, the waveguide including at least one photoluminescent material operative to be remotely pumped by a remote optical source, and the parameter change, which may include a spectral change or a quality-factor change, may be remotely read by an optical reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LTD.
    Inventors: Asher Peled, Menachem Nathan, Shlomo Ruschin, Tali Zohar