Patents by Inventor Erik N. Carrión

Erik N. Carrión 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for analyte detection using fluorinated phthalocyanines
    Patent number: 10942142
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting an analyte using fluorinated phthalocyanines is disclosed herein. A method for detecting an analyte includes illuminating an analyte solution which contacts an electrode comprising a conductive material having a photosensitizer coupled thereto to generate a reactive oxygen species, wherein the photosensitizer is a fluorinated pthalocyanine having a metal or a non-metal center, oxidizing an analyte present in the analyte solution with the reactive oxygen species to form an oxidized analyte, and detecting a current resulting from the reduction of the oxidized analyte at the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: Seton Hall University
    Inventors: Karolien De Wael, Sergiu M. Gorun, Stanislav Trashin, Erik N. Carrión
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION USING FLUORINATED PHTHALOCYANINES
    Publication number: 20190017955
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting an analyte using fluorinated phthalocyanines is disclosed herein. A method for detecting an analyte includes illuminating an analyte solution which contacts an electrode comprising a conductive material having a photosensitizer coupled thereto to generate a reactive oxygen species, wherein the photosensitizer is a fluorinated pthalocyanine having a metal or a non-metal center, oxidizing an analyte present in the analyte solution with the reactive oxygen species to form an oxidized analyte, and detecting a current resulting from the reduction of the oxidized analyte at the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicants: Seton Hall University, AXES Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp,
    Inventors: Karolien De Wael, Sergiu M. Gorun, Stanislav Trashin, Erik N. Carrión