Patents by Inventor Damian Ahern

Damian Ahern 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).

  • SILVER NANOPLATES
    Publication number: 20120101007
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting of an analyte in a solution phase comprises a plurality of functionalised silver nanoplates wherein a functionalising agent is directly bonded to the surfaces of the nanoplates. The nanoplates provide a detectable wavelength shift change in their local surface plasmon resonance spectrum in response to the binding of an analyte. Two or more of the nanoplates may be electromagnetically coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: PROVOST FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZEBETH NEA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
    Inventors: Damian Ahern, Margaret Brennan Fournet, Denise Charles, Stephen Michael Cunningham, Patrick Fournet, John Moffat Kelly, Deirdre Marie Ledwith, Muriel Celine Voisin