Patents by Inventor Guoguang Rong

Guoguang Rong 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).

  • Porous membrane waveguide sensors and sensing systems therefrom for detecting biological or chemical targets
    Patent number: 8920729
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing at least one biological target or chemical target is provided. The sensor includes a membrane includes a membrane material that supports generation and propagation of at least one waveguide mode, where the membrane material includes a plurality of voids having an average size <2 microns. The sensor also includes at least one receptor having structure for binding to the target within the plurality of voids, and an optical coupler for coupling light to the membrane sufficient to generate the waveguide mode in the membrane from photons incident on the optical coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Guoguang Rong, Sharon M. Weiss, Raymond L. Mernaugh
  • POROUS MEMBRANE WAVEGUIDE SENSORS AND SENSING SYSTEMS THEREFROM FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL TARGETS
    Publication number: 20130280796
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing at least one biological target or chemical target is provided. The sensor includes a membrane includes a membrane material that supports generation and propagation of at least one waveguide mode, where the membrane material includes a plurality of voids having an average size <2 microns. The sensor also includes at least one receptor having structure for binding to the target within the plurality of voids, and an optical coupler for coupling light to the membrane sufficient to generate the waveguide mode in the membrane from photons incident on the optical coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guoguang Rong, Sharon M. Weiss, Raymond L. Mernaugh
  • Porous membrane waveguide sensors and sensing systems therefrom for detecting biological or chemical targets
    Patent number: 8506887
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing at least one biological target or chemical target is provided. The sensor includes a membrane includes a membrane material that supports generation and propagation of at least one waveguide mode, where the membrane material includes a plurality of voids having an average size<2 microns. The sensor also includes at least one receptor having structure for binding to the target within the plurality of voids, and an optical coupler for coupling light to the membrane sufficient to generate the waveguide mode in the membrane from photons incident on the optical coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Guoguang Rong, Raymond L. Mernaugh, Sharon M. Weiss
  • POROUS MEMBRANE WAVEGUIDE SENSORS AND SENSING SYSTEMS THEREFROM FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL TARGETS
    Publication number: 20100098592
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing at least one biological target or chemical target is provided. The sensor includes a membrane includes a membrane material that supports generation and propagation of at least one waveguide mode, where the membrane material includes a plurality of voids having an average size<2 microns. The sensor also includes at least one receptor having structure for binding to the target within the plurality of voids, and an optical coupler for coupling light to the membrane sufficient to generate the waveguide mode in the membrane from photons incident on the optical coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Guoguang Rong, Raymond L. Mernaugh, Sharon M. Weiss