Patents Assigned to METGEN, INCORPORATED
  • Gold nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide substrate of at-home blood phenylalanine measuring device for phenylketonuria and applications thereof
    Patent number: 11933671
    Abstract: A gold nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (NAAO) substrate used in coordination with a handheld Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) device for detecting phenylalanine (Phe) in a sample collected from a subject, the gold NAAO substrate comprising a multilayered nanoporous aluminum layer; and a gold layer disposed on top of the multilayered nanoporous aluminum layer. The gold layer comprises gold nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: METGEN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard D. Shunnarah, Hugh F. Garvey, Lenzi J. Williams, Devon Fish
  • Fabrication of gold nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide substrate of at-home blood phenylalanine measuring device for phenylketonuria
    Patent number: 11933672
    Abstract: A method for fabrication of a gold nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (NAAO) substrate used in coordination with a handheld Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) device for detecting phenylalanine (Phe) in a sample collected from a subject, the method comprising forming a three-phase system on top of a multilayered nanoporous aluminum layer of the gold NAAO substrate; injecting a cosolvent solution into the three-phase system, wherein the cosolvent solution comprises gold nanoparticles; forming a gold layer on top of the multilayered nanoporous aluminum layer, and drying the gold NAAO substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: METGEN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard D. Shunnarah, Hugh F. Garvey, Lenzi J. Williams, Devon Fish
  • At-home blood phenylalanine measuring device for phenylketonuria and applications thereof
    Patent number: 11747199
    Abstract: A handheld Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) device for detecting phenylalanine (Phe) in a sample collected from a subject, the device comprising a laser generator configured to produce a laser beam; a nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (NAAO) substrate configured to receive the sample collected from the subject; and a light sensor configured to receive a light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: METGEN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard D. Shunnarah, Hugh F. Garvey, Lenzi J. Williams, Devon Fish