Patents by Inventor Alexander Star

Alexander Star 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).

  • Publication number: 20230309920
    Abstract: A device for detection of a cannabinoid in a sample includes a sensor including a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one nanostructure, wherein at least one property of the sensor medium is dependent upon the presence of the cannabinoid on a surface of the sensor medium. The device further includes electronic circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the at least one property of the sensor medium dependent upon the presence of the cannabinoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Sean Ihn Young Hwang
  • Patent number: 11712200
    Abstract: A device for detection of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC in a sample includes a sensor including a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one nanostructure, wherein at least one property of the sensor medium is dependent upon the presence of THC on a surface of the sensor medium. The device further includes electronic circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the at least one property of the sensor medium dependent upon the presence of THC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Sean Hwang
  • Patent number: 11685657
    Abstract: A method of forming a pattern in a substrate material includes positioning a layer of a covalent organic framework polymer including nanoscale holes or pores therein over the substrate material as a template having nanoscale holes or pores therein to form a templated assembly and applying an etching process to the templated assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Alexander Star, David White
  • Publication number: 20220397493
    Abstract: A sensor system for detecting at least one analyte in an environment includes a dehumidifier system including at least one of a condenser unit and a desiccant unit and a sensor responsive to the analyte in fluid connection with the dehumidifier system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sean Ihn Young Hwang, Alexander Star, Sung Kwon Cho, Hou-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20220365078
    Abstract: A method of detecting an analyte in a fluid sample includes exposing a sensor including a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate to the fluid sample for a period of time. The sensor medium includes a plurality of nanostructures and one or more of at least one agent selected from the group consisting of an antibody, an antigen receptor or an antigen immobilized upon at least a portion of the plurality of nanostructures. The at least one agent is an antibody or an antigen receptor if the analyte is an antigen and is an antigen if the analyte is an antibody. An electrolyte liquid having a known ionic strength which is less than the fluid sample is added over the sensor medium subsequent to exposing the sensor to the fluid and a variable providing a measure of change in at least one property of the sensor medium which is dependent upon the presence of the analyte is measured in presence of the electrolyte liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Michael R. Shurin, Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler, Wenting Shao
  • Publication number: 20210122638
    Abstract: A method of forming a pattern in a substrate material includes positioning a layer of a covalent organic framework polymer including nanoscale holes or pores therein over the substrate material as a template having nanoscale holes or pores therein to form a templated assembly and applying an etching process to the templated assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Star, David White
  • Patent number: 10801982
    Abstract: A sensor includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode spaced from the first electrode, and a sensing medium on the substrate between the first electrode and the second electrode. The sensor medium includes a functionalized graphitic material and an uncondensed graphitic carbon nitride disposed upon the functionalized graphitic material. The sensor further includes a system for applying electromagnetic energy to the sensing medium to increase the conductance of the sensing medium, and circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the conductance of the sensing medium which is dependent upon the presence of an analyte to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: James Edward Ellis, Alexander Star
  • Publication number: 20200093429
    Abstract: A device for detection of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC in a sample includes a sensor including a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one nanostructure, wherein at least one property of the sensor medium is dependent upon the presence of THC on a surface of the sensor medium. The device further includes electronic circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the at least one property of the sensor medium dependent upon the presence of THC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Sean Hwang
  • Patent number: 10436745
    Abstract: A system for measuring pH includes a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one oxidized carbon nanostructure and optionally at least one composition immobilized on the at least one oxidized carbon nanostructure. The at least one composition has at least one property that depends on pH. The system further includes at least one measurement system to measure a property of the sensor medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh— Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Alexander Star
  • Patent number: 10244964
    Abstract: A method of detecting at least one of analyte in an environment (such as in breath) includes providing a structure including nanostructures in contact with titanium dioxide, applying electromagnetic radiation to the structure for a period of time, measuring at least one response and using the measured response to determine the presence of the analyte in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Mengning Ding
  • Publication number: 20190003998
    Abstract: A sensor includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode spaced from the first electrode, and a sensing medium on the substrate between the first electrode and the second electrode. The sensor medium includes a functionalized graphitic material and an uncondensed graphitic carbon nitride disposed upon the functionalized graphitic material. The sensor further includes a system for applying electromagnetic energy to the sensing medium to increase the conductance of the sensing medium, and circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the conductance of the sensing medium which is dependent upon the presence of an analyte to be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: James Edward Ellis, Alexander Star
  • Patent number: 9482638
    Abstract: A device including a composition formed by oxidation of graphene oxide to form holey graphene oxide having defects therein and reduction of the holey graphene oxide. A composition includes graphene oxide sheets including holes therein formed by oxidation to form a network of interconnected graphene oxide nanoribbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Narasimha Harindra Vedala, Gregg Peter Kotchey
  • Publication number: 20160123947
    Abstract: Embodiments of nanoelectronic sensors are described, including sensors for detecting analytes such ammonia. An environmental control system employing nanoelectronic sensors is described. A personnel safety system configured as a disposable badge employing nanoelectronic sensors is described. A method of dynamic sampling and exposure of a sensor providing a number of operational advantages is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Mikhail Briman, Craig Bryant, Ying-Lan Chang, Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel, Shripal C. Ghandi, Bradley N. Johnson, Willem-Jan Ouborg, John Loren Passmore, Kastooriranganathan Ramakrishnan, Sergei Skarupo, Alexander Star, Christian Valcke
  • Publication number: 20150101938
    Abstract: A system for obtaining a pH measurement comprises a disposable probe and a reusable reader. The disposable probe includes an indicating electrode and a reference electrode. The reader operably engages the disposable probe and provides pH information of a sample. The system is configured to be self-calibrating. The system is constructed and arranged to provide pH information based on the potentiometric measurement of the sample solution based on signals received from the at least one indicating electrode and the at least one reference electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: pHase2 microtechnologies, LLC
    Inventors: Valeriya Bychkova, Sung Kwon Cho, William Clark, J. Christopher Flaherty, R. Maxwell Flaherty, Ashley Mcconnell, Alexander Star, Timothy J. Syciarz, David Wagner, Yuejun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150086977
    Abstract: A device including a composition formed by oxidation of graphene oxide to form holey graphene oxide having defects therein and reduction of the holey graphene oxide. A composition includes graphene oxide sheets including holes therein formed by oxidation to form a network of interconnected graphene oxide nanoribbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: ALEXANDER STAR, NARASIMHA HARINDRA VEDALA, GREGG PETER KOTCHEY
  • Publication number: 20150073290
    Abstract: A method of detecting at least one of analyte in an environment (such as in breath) includes providing a structure including nanostructures in contact with titanium dioxide, applying electromagnetic radiation to the structure for a period of time, measuring at least one response and using the measured response to determine the presence of the analyte in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Mengning Ding
  • Patent number: 8920764
    Abstract: A method of forming a composition includes oxidation of graphene oxide to form holey graphene oxide having defects therein and reduction of the holey graphene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Narasimha Harindra Vedala, Gregg Peter Kotchey
  • Publication number: 20140318990
    Abstract: A system for measuring pH includes a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one oxidized carbon nanostructure and optionally at least one composition immobilized on the at least one oxidized carbon nanostructure. The at least one composition has at least one property that depends on pH. The system further includes at least one measurement system to measure a property of the sensor medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Alexander Star
  • Patent number: 8530227
    Abstract: A method of degrading carbon nanomaterials includes mixing the carbon nanomaterials with a composition comprising a peroxide substrate and at least one catalyst selected from the group of an enzyme and an enzyme analog. The peroxide substrate undergoes a reaction in the presence of the catalyst to produce an agent interactive with the nanotubes to degrade the carbon nanomaterials. The peroxide substrate can, for example, be hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Alexander Star, Valerian E. Kagan, Brett Lee Allen
  • Publication number: 20130224761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non covalent molecular structure comprising a carbon nanostructure and a porphyrin based glycoconjugate (I) which is linked to the said carbon nanostructure by a non covalent link, the said glycoconjugate (I) having the formula (I): wherein M is a metal selected in the group comprising Fe, Ni, Zn, Cu, Mn, Cr or Co, B is a group which is present on at least one of the four phenyl group (C6H5) represented in (I), n is an integer from 1 to 3, that is to say that one to three B group(s) may be present on each phenyl group, and B is represented by a -A-C group wherein A is selected in the group comprising an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a NH group or a (CH2)n1 group, n1 being an integer from 1 to 10, C is a group of formula (II). The present invention also relates to an electronic device comprising the said non covalent molecular structure, and to the use of this device for the detection of a lectin involved in bacterial or viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1 (UCBL)
    Inventors: Anne Imberty, Sébastien Vidal, Alexander Star