Patents by Inventor Austin Yin Kyai Hsiao

Austin Yin Kyai Hsiao 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).

  • Plasmon resonance imaging apparatus having nano-lycurgus-cup arrays and methods of use
    Patent number: 9464985
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed that are configured to permit nanoplasmonic spectroscopy sensing in the form of colorimetric sensing. An example apparatus involves: (a) an array layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a plurality of nanoholes are defined in the top surface of the array layer, wherein the plurality of nanoholes each have at least one sidewall surface and a bottom surface, (b) a thin metal film disposed on the top surface of the array layer and on the bottom surface of each of the plurality of nanoholes, and (c) a plurality of nanoparticles disposed on the at least one sidewall surface of the plurality of nanoholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Gang Logan Liu, Manas Ranjan Gartia, Austin Yin Kyai Hsiao
  • Plasmon Resonance Imaging Apparatus Having Nano-Lycurgus-Cup Arrays and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20140206101
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed that are configured to permit nanoplasmonic spectroscopy sensing in the form of colorimetric sensing. An example apparatus involves: (a) an array layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a plurality of nanoholes are defined in the top surface of the array layer, wherein the plurality of nanoholes each have at least one sidewall surface and a bottom surface, (b) a thin metal film disposed on the top surface of the array layer and on the bottom surface of each of the plurality of nanoholes, and (c) a plurality of nanoparticles disposed on the at least one sidewall surface of the plurality of nanoholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Gang Logan Liu, Manas Ranjan Gartia, Austin Yin Kyai Hsiao