Patents by Inventor Andreas Mershin

Andreas Mershin 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: 20070157967
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wet or dry bio-sensitized photoelectric conversion device (photodetector or photovoltaic) comprising: a stabilized biologically-derived sensitizer, such as a stablilized photosystem I (PS-I), deposited on nanowires, semiconductor material, electrodes and a support. The nanowires provide a greater surface area of the light absorption layer for better energy conversion efficiency and are chosen such as to complement the absorption spectrum of the sensitizer and protect the sensitizer from photobleaching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Andreas Mershin, Brian Cook, Shuguang Zhang