Patents by Inventor George Mason University

George Mason University 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).

  • Highly Selective Nanostructure Sensors and Methods of Detecting Target Analytes
    Publication number: 20150268207
    Abstract: A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: University of Maryland, College Park, United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce, George Mason University, The George Washington University