Patents by Inventor Aine Marie Whelan

Aine Marie Whelan 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).

  • Sensors for detecting an analyte using silver nanoparticles
    Patent number: 8263418
    Abstract: A sensor comprises silver nanoparticles in which substantially all of the surfaces of the silver nanoparticles are available for interaction with an analyte or for functionalization with a receptor which is capable of interacting with an analyte. Silver nanoparticles are preparated by forming the nanoparticles in the presence of a polymeric stabilizer such as PVA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, Near Dublin
    Inventors: Margaret Elizabeth Brennan, Gordon James Armstrong, John Kelly, Aine Marie Whelan