Patents by Inventor Christopher Reardon

Christopher Reardon 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).

  • Sensor and associated methods
    Patent number: 10753868
    Abstract: There is provided a chirped diffractive element (20) in the form of a grating (22) configured for supporting a plurality of guided mode resonances (54), which resonances (54) may be considered to comprise a standing wave. Chirping the grating (22) may allow guided mode resonances (54) to be distinguishable in terms of position within a section (34) the grating (22). An incident electromagnetic field may be coupled into at least one of the sections (34) when the electromagnetic field has a wavelength value within a predetermined wavelength range and a sample has a refractive index value within a predetermined index range. The incident electromagnetic field may be reflected by at least one of the sections (34) of the grating (22) exhibiting a guided mode resonance (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF YORK
    Inventors: Christopher Reardon, Graham Triggs, Thomas Krauss