Patents by Inventor Ioana Dumitrescu

Ioana Dumitrescu 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).

  • Nanotube electrochemistry
    Patent number: 8580104
    Abstract: An electrode for electrochemical analysis is described, the electrode comprising: an insulating surface; a three-dimensional network of carbon nanotubes situated on the insulating surface; and an electrically conducting material in electrical contact with the carbon nanotubes; wherein the carbon nanotubes are oriented substantially parallel to the insulating surface. Also described is a method of manufacturing the electrode, and a method of electrochemically analysing a solution using electrodes of this type, and an associated assay device or kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: University of Warwick
    Inventors: Patrick Unwin, Julie Macpherson, Ioana Dumitrescu, Jonathan P. Edgeworth
  • NANOTUBE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
    Publication number: 20110297556
    Abstract: An electrode for electrochemical analysis is described, the electrode comprising: an insulating surface; a three-dimensional network of carbon nanotubes situated on the insulating surface; and an electrically conducting material in electrical contact with the carbon nanotubes; wherein the carbon nanotubes are oriented substantially parallel to the insulating surface. Also described is a method of manufacturing the electrode, and a method of electrochemically analysing a solution using electrodes of this type, and an associated assay device or kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick Unwin, Julie Macpherson, Ioana Dumitrescu, Jonathan P. Edgeworth