Patents by Inventor James E Abbott

James E Abbott 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).

  • Patent number: 10871449
    Abstract: A method for forming a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensing apparatus may include providing a body having an internal microfluidic passage, the microfluidic passage having an interior surrounded by an interior surface, depositing a conformal inorganic passivation film onto the interior surface so as to continuously surround the interior by atomic layer deposition and positioning a SERS sensor in connection with the microfluidic passage after the depositing of the conformal inorganic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhizhang Chen, Chien-Hua Chen, James E Abbott
  • Publication number: 20200158645
    Abstract: A method for forming a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensing apparatus may include providing a body having an internal microfluidic passage, the microfluidic passage having an interior surrounded by an interior surface, depositing a conformal inorganic passivation film onto the interior surface so as to continuously surround the interior by atomic layer deposition and positioning a SERS sensor in connection with the microfluidic passage after the depositing of the conformal inorganic film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Zhizhang Chen, Chien-Hua Chen, James E Abbott