Patents by Inventor Christy Charlton

Christy Charlton 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).

  • Film thin waveguides, methods of fabrication thereof, and detection systems
    Patent number: 8320728
    Abstract: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include solid state, thin film waveguides, detection systems including waveguides, and methods of detecting target compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Boris Mizaikoff, Christy Charlton, Jerome Faist, Marcella Giovannini
  • SURFACE COATING FOR BIOMOLECULE IMMOBILISATION AND MINIMISATION OF NON-SPECIFIC BINDING ON SURFACES FOR BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20120237555
    Abstract: A solid substrate coating capable of swelling by a factor of at least 2 on contact with an aqueous solution. The solid substrate coating may be prepared by activating the surface of a solid substrate by treatment with a plasma, depositing a first layer of siloxane onto the surface of the solid substrate using plasma, and depositing a second layer of at least on chemical functionality on top of the first layer using plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: David Williams, Vladimir Gubala, Ram Prasad Gandhiraman, Christy Charlton, Stephen Daniels, Nam Cao Hoai Le
  • Film Thin Waveguides, Methods of Fabrication Thereof, and Detection Systems
    Publication number: 20090206242
    Abstract: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include solid state, thin film waveguides, detection systems including waveguides, and methods of detecting target compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Boris Mizaikoff, Christy Charlton, Jerome Faist, Marcella Giovannini