Patents by Inventor Catherine P. Koshland

Catherine P. Koshland 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).

  • Localized surface plasmon resonance mercury detection system and methods
    Patent number: 9291557
    Abstract: A mercury detection system that includes a flow cell having a mercury sensor, a light source and a light detector is provided. The mercury sensor includes a transparent substrate and a submonolayer of mercury absorbing nanoparticles, e.g., gold nanoparticles, on a surface of the substrate. Methods of determining whether mercury is present in a sample using the mercury sensors are also provided. The subject mercury detection systems and methods find use in a variety of different applications, including mercury detecting applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jay James, Donald Lucas, Jeffrey Scott Crosby, Catherine P. Koshland
  • Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Mercury Detection System and Methods
    Publication number: 20140333933
    Abstract: A mercury detection system that includes a flow cell having a mercury sensor, a light source and a light detector is provided. The mercury sensor includes a transparent substrate and a submonolayer of mercury absorbing nanoparticles, e.g., gold nanoparticles, on a surface of the substrate. Methods of determining whether mercury is present in a sample using the mercury sensors are also provided. The subject mercury detection systems and methods find use in a variety of different applications, including mercury detecting applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jay James, Donald Lucas, Jeffrey Scott Crosby, Catherine P. Koshland