Patents by Inventor Arvind K. Balijepalli, III

Arvind K. Balijepalli, III 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling temperature of small volumes
    Patent number: 9921174
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of small volumes such as yoctoliter volumes, are described. The systems include one or more plasmonic nanostructures attached at or near a nanopore. Upon excitation of the plasmonic nanostructures, such as for example by exposure to laser light, the nanoparticles are rapidly heated thereby causing a change in the ionic conductance along the nanopore. The temperature change is determined from the ionic conductance. These temperature changes can be used to control rapid thermodynamic changes in molecular analytes as they interact with the nanopore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: John J. Kasianowicz, Joseph E. Reiner, Arvind K. Balijepalli, III, Joseph W. Robertson, Daniel L. Burden, Lisa Burden
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF SMALL VOLUMES
    Publication number: 20170115243
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of small volumes such as yoctoliter volumes, are described. The systems include one or more plasmonic nanostructures attached at or near a nanopore. Upon excitation of the plasmonic nanostructures, such as for example by exposure to laser light, the nanoparticles are rapidly heated thereby causing a change in the ionic conductance along the nanopore. The temperature change is determined from the ionic conductance. These temperature changes can be used to control rapid thermodynamic changes in molecular analytes as they interact with the nanopore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: John J. Kasianowicz, Joseph E. Reiner, Arvind K. Balijepalli, III, Joseph W. Robertson, Daniel L. Burden, Lisa Burden