Patents by Inventor Chung-Tien Li

Chung-Tien Li 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).

  • Publication number: 20110085170
    Abstract: A platform able to vary a plasma resonance frequency applies to a prism of a conventional surface plasma resonance system and comprises at least one platform and a plurality of metal lines. The platform is a plate-like structure having two faces—a detection face and a connection face. The metal lines are arranged on the detection face. Each metal line has a width of 20-500nm and a thickness of 20-100nm. The spacing between two adjacent metal lines is 50-1000nm. The prism of the conventional surface plasma resonance technology is an application of the refraction technology. The optical grating technology is another application of the diffraction technology. However, the present invention is different from the abovementioned two technologies. The present invention increases the wavelength range of the absorption spectrum to the mid-infrared ray to promote the detection application of the surface plasma resonance technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Ta-Jen YEN, Chung-Tien LI
  • Publication number: 20110085172
    Abstract: A visualized plasmon resonance biodetector utilizes the surface plasmon resonance to detect a plurality of biochemical molecules, and comprises a substrate, a silver-gold dual-layer structure, and a visible light source. The silver-gold dual-layer structure is formed on the substrate and has an optical grating structure on one side far away from the substrate. In a test, the biochemical molecule combines with the silver-gold dual-layer structure, and the visible light source emits a visible light to illuminate the substrate. Then the silver-gold dual-layer structure on the substrate generates surface plasmon resonance and a reflected light. The user can use his naked eyes to discriminate the reflected lights and learn the component and concentration of the biochemical molecule. Therefore, the biodetector can provide a low-cost and easy-to-operate detection instrument for biotests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Ta-Jen YEN, Hsin-Yun Chang, Chung-Tien Li
  • Publication number: 20100277738
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a visualized plasmon resonance biodetector, which utilizes the surface plasmon resonance to detect a plurality of biochemical molecules, and which comprises a substrate, a silver-gold dual-layer structure, and a visible light source. The silver-gold dual-layer structure is formed on the substrate. In a test, a biochemical molecule combines with the silver-gold dual-layer structure, and the visible light source emits a visible light to illuminate the substrate. Thus, the silver-gold dual-layer structure on the substrate generates surface plasmon resonance and a reflected light. The user can use his naked eyes to discriminate the reflected lights and learn the component and concentration of the biochemical molecule. Therefore, the present invention can provide a low-cost and easy-to-operate detection instrument for biotests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Ta-Jen Yen, Hsin-Yun Chang, Chung-Tien Li
  • Publication number: 20080316490
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a planar surface plasmon resonance detector, wherein a periodic metallic grating structure is arranged on a common glass substrate to replace prisms and generate surface plasmon resonance. The shift of the wavelength or incident angle for surface plasmon resonance is used to detect biochemical molecules. Further, a low-cost white light-emitting diode replaces laser to function as a light source. Via the metallic grating structure and the white light-emitting diode, the present invention can facilitate a low-cost, compact and portable planar surface plasmon resonance detector and popularize the planar surface plasmon resonance detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Ta-Jen Yen, Chung-Tien Li, Hsin-Yun Chang, You-Lun Guan