Patents by Inventor Heidi Thomé-Förster

Heidi Thomé-Förster 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).

  • Method for generating electromagnetic field distributions
    Patent number: 7110181
    Abstract: This invention relates to a platform (11) and a method for generating electromagnetic field distributions. The invention relates in particular to optical sensors for measuring biological or chemical substances. The platform (11) according to the invention comprises a substrate (13), a structured layer (19) and, positioned between the substrate (13) and the structured layer (19), a multilayer assembly (17), said components being so matched relative to one another that upon appropriate impingement by electromagnetic radiation an electromagnetic field distribution is generated that is at a maximum within the structured layer (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Ltd.
    Inventors: Heidi Thomé-Förster, Claus Heine-Kempkens