Patents by Inventor Brad Schmidt

Brad Schmidt 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).

  • Optical force based biomolecular analysis in slot waveguides
    Patent number: 9322995
    Abstract: An architecture for the handling and transport of nanoscopic matter in lab on a chip devices using optical forces. A slot waveguide is used to focus and harness optical energy to trap and transport nanoscale objects. The slot waveguide is a unique structure that has several advantageous features, such as high optical confinement, and enables nanoparticles to interact fully with a propagating optical mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: David Erickson, Michal Lipson, Allen Yang, Brad Schmidt, Sean Moore
  • OPTICAL FORCE BASED BIOMOLECULAR ANALYSIS IN SLOT WAVEGUIDES
    Publication number: 20120033915
    Abstract: An architecture for the handling and transport of nanoscopic matter in lab on a chip devices using optical forces. A slot waveguide is used to focus and harness optical energy to trap and transport nanoscale objects. The slot waveguide is a unique structure that has several advantageous features, such as high optical confinement, and enables nanoparticles to interact fully with a propagating optical mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: David Erickson, Michal Lipson, Allen Yang, Brad Schmidt, Sean Moore