Patents by Inventor Christian Hilty

Christian Hilty 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).

  • Detection of magnetic resonance signals using a magnetoresistive sensor
    Patent number: 8547095
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described wherein a micro sample of a fluidic material may be assayed without sample contamination using NMR techniques, in combination with magnetoresistive sensors. The fluidic material to be assayed is first subject to pre-polarization, in one embodiment, by passage through a magnetic field. The magnetization of the fluidic material is then subject to an encoding process, in one embodiment an rf-induced inversion by passage through an adiabatic fast-passage module. Thereafter, the changes in magnetization are detected by a pair of solid-state magnetoresistive sensors arranged in gradiometer mode. Miniaturization is afforded by the close spacing of the various modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dmitry Budker, Alexander Pines, Shoujun Xu, Christian Hilty, Micah P. Ledbetter, Louis S. Bouchard
  • DETECTION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SIGNALS USING A MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20100264917
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described wherein a micro sample of a fluidic material may be assayed without sample contamination using NMR techniques, in combination with magnetoresistive sensors. The fluidic material to be assayed is first subject to pre-polarization, in one embodiment, by passage through a magnetic field. The magnetization of the fluidic material is then subject to an encoding process, in one embodiment an rf-induced inversion by passage through an adiabatic fast-passage module. Thereafter, the changes in magnetization are detected by a pair of solid-state magnetoresistive sensors arranged in gradiometer mode. Miniaturization is afforded by the close spacing of the various modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dmitry Budker, Alexander Pines, Shoujun Xu, Christian Hilty, Micah P. Ledbetter, Louis S. Bouchard