Patents by Inventor Jay L Snyder

Jay L Snyder 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).

  • Optical fiber-mounted porous photonic crystals and sensors
    Patent number: 7889954
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a remote sensor that has an optical fiber terminating in a tip. A thin film porous particle having a characteristic optical response that changes in the presence of an analyte is optically coupled and physically attached to the tip of the optical fiber. The optical response of the particle changes in the presence of analyte, and the particle also serves to concentrate analyte. The thin film porous particle can be functionalized toward sensitivity for a predetermined analyte or analytes. A method of remote sensing exposes the remote sensor to an environment to be monitored for analyte. The thin film porous particle is probed with a beam of light. Reflected light is monitored through the optical fiber for a shift in frequency or intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael J. Sailor, Brian H King, Anne M Ruminski, Jay L Snyder