Patents by Inventor Joseph S. Melinger

Joseph S. Melinger 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).

  • Quantum dots in modular nucleic acid scaffolds operable as nanoscale energy harvesting and focusing arrays
    Patent number: 10260086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores including at least one quantum dot, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Susan Buckhout-White, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Quantum Dots in Modular Nucleic Acid Scaffolds Operable as Nanoscale Energy Harvesting and Focusing Arrays
    Publication number: 20180230522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores including at least one quantum dot, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Susan Buckhout-White, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Use of modular nucleic acid scaffolds to create nanoscale energy harvesting and focusing arrays
    Patent number: 9970049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan Buckhout-White, Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Use of Modular Nucleic Acid Scaffolds to Create Nanoscale Energy Harvesting and Focusing Arrays
    Publication number: 20150293022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan Buckhout-White, Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • RuO2 Coatings
    Publication number: 20150284853
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating having nanoparticles of RuO2. Also disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating. The coating is made by: immersing the substrate in a solution of RuO4 and a nonpolar solvent at a temperature that is below the temperature at which RuO4 decomposes to RuO2 and warming the substrate and solution to ambient temperature under ambient conditions to cause the formation of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Long, Jeffrey C. Owrutsky, Christopher N. Chervin, Debra R. Rolison, Joseph S. Melinger
  • RuOcoatings
    Patent number: 8906501
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating having nanoparticles of RuO2. Also disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating. The coating is made by: immersing the substrate in a solution of RuO4 and a nonpolar solvent at a temperature that is below the temperature at which RuO4 decomposes to RuO2 and warming the substrate and solution to ambient temperature under ambient conditions to cause the formation of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jeffrey W Long, Jeffrey C Owrutsky, Christopher N. Chervin, Debra R Rolison, Joseph S. Melinger
  • RuO2 Coatings
    Publication number: 20110091723
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating having nanoparticles of RuO2. Also disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating. The coating is made by: immersing the substrate in a solution of RuO4 and a nonpolar solvent at a temperature that is below the temperature at which RuO4 decomposes to RuO2 and warming the substrate and solution to ambient temperature under ambient conditions to cause the formation of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Naval Research Laboratory
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Long, Jeffrey C. Owrutsky, Christopher N. Chervin, Debra R. Rolison, Joseph S. Melinger