Patents by Inventor Devanand K. Shenoy

Devanand K. Shenoy 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).

  • NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL THIN FILMS FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSING
    Publication number: 20140302612
    Abstract: A method of detecting an analyte by: providing a device having a substrate, an alignment layer on the substrate, and a film having 4-pentyl-4?-cyanobiphenyl on the alignment layer; exposing the film to air suspected of containing the analyte; measuring a change in a physical property of the film in response to exposing the film; measuring the kinetics of the change in the physical property; and correlating the kinetics to the concentration of the analyte, identification of the analyte, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Devanand K. Shenoy
  • Method of stabilization of functional nanoscale pores for device applications
    Patent number: 8294007
    Abstract: A membrane is disclosed made from a compound having a hydrophilic head group, an aliphatic tail group, and a polymerizable functional group. The membrane spans an aperture and may be polymerized. The membrane may be useful for DNA sequencing when the membrane includes an ion channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Devanand K. Shenoy, Alok Singh, William R. Barger, John J. Kasianowicz
  • Synthetic nanopores for DNA sequencing
    Patent number: 7825248
    Abstract: A compound and methods of making thereof having the structure shown below is disclosed. Each Ar is an aromatic group. Each M is palladium, platinum, or rhenium. At least one X in the compound has an aliphatic having at least 1 carbon atom. Each x, each y, and each z is an integer greater than or equal to zero. Each m is an integer greater than or equal to one. n is an integer greater than or equal to three.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Devanand K Shenoy, Enrico Dalcanale, Sander Willems, Marco Busi
  • Synthetic nanopores for DNA sequencing
    Patent number: 7767213
    Abstract: A compound and methods of making thereof having the structure shown below is disclosed. Each Ar is an aromatic group. Each M is palladium, platinum, or rhenium. At least one X in the compound has an aliphatic having at least 1 carbon atom. Each x, each y, and each z is an integer greater than or equal to zero. Each m is an integer greater than or equal to one. n is an integer greater than or equal to three.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Devanand K Shenoy, Enrico Dalcanale, Sander Willems, Marco Busi
  • Synthetic Nanopores for DNA Sequencing
    Publication number: 20090131669
    Abstract: A compound and methods of making thereof having the structure shown below is disclosed. Each Ar is an aromatic group. Each M is palladium, platinum, or rhenium. At least one X in the compound has an aliphatic having at least 1 carbon atom. Each x, each y, and each z is an integer greater than or equal to zero. Each m is an integer greater than or equal to one. n is an integer greater than or equal to three.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Devanand K. Shenoy, Enrico Dalcanale, Sander Willems, Marco Busi
  • Synthetic Nanopores for DNA Sequencing
    Publication number: 20090131642
    Abstract: A compound and methods of making thereof having the structure shown below is disclosed. Each Ar is an aromatic group. Each M is palladium, platinum, or rhenium. At least one X in the compound has an aliphatic having at least 1 carbon atom. Each x, each y, and each z is an integer greater than or equal to zero. Each m is an integer greater than or equal to one. n is an integer greater than or equal to three.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as prepresented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Devanand K. Shenoy, Enrico Dalcanale, Sander Willems, Marco Busi
  • Synthetic nanopores for DNA sequencing
    Patent number: 7504505
    Abstract: A compound and methods of making thereof having the structure shown below is disclosed. Each Ar is an aromatic group. Each M is palladium, platinum, or rhenium. At least one X in the compound has an aliphatic having at least 1 carbon atom. Each x, each y, and each z is an integer greater than or equal to zero. Each m is an integer greater than or equal to one. n is an integer greater than or equal to three.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Devanand K. Shenoy, Enrico Dalcanale, Sander Willems, Marco Busi