Patents by Inventor Colin Hugh Maule

Colin Hugh Maule 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).

  • Biosensor, method of forming and use
    Patent number: 6332363
    Abstract: A sensor device (1-5) has a sensing surface on which, in use, first molecules (5) are immobilized. The first molecules (5) are capable of interaction with second molecules which may be present in a sample of fluid applied to the sensing surface, such interaction resulting in a measurable change of some physical property of the sensor device. The sensing surface is coated with a layer (4) of diamond-like carbon to protect and preserve the integrity of the sensing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Thermo FAST UK Limited
    Inventors: James Oscar Molloy, Colin Hugh Maule