Patents by Inventor Forest Bohrer

Forest Bohrer 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).

  • Peroxide chemical sensor and sensing method
    Patent number: 8178357
    Abstract: Sensors, sensing systems and sensing methods of the invention provide for detection of peroxides, including for example, vapor-phase H2O2 and organic peroxides such as di-tert-butyl peroxide. A sensor and sensing method of the invention uses at least two phthalocyanines, one of which exhibits an oxidation reaction with peroxides and the other of which exhibits a reduction reaction with peroxides. A peroxide is readily identified by a sensor of the invention when one of the at least two phthalocyanines exhibits increased resistance to current flow and the other of the at least two phthalocyanines exhibits decreased resistance to current flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William C. Trogler, Forest Bohrer, Andrew C. Kummel