Patents by Inventor Keiko Okano

Keiko Okano 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).

  • Surface-functionalized nanostructures for molecular sensing applications
    Patent number: 10996172
    Abstract: Surface-functionalized nano structures, arrays of the nanostructures, and method for using the arrays in surfaced-enhanced spectroscopy and dielectric sensing applications, such as surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, are provided. The nanostructures are functionalized with specific binding moieties that are bound to the nanostructures via phosphonic acid linkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIAL SCIENCE, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Robert P. H. Chang, Shiqiang Li, Peijun Guo, Kai Chen, Keiko Okano, Tadaaki Nagao
  • SURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED NANOSTRUCTURES FOR MOLECULAR SENSING APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200141871
    Abstract: Surface-functionalized nano structures, arrays of the nanostructures, and method for using the arrays in surfaced-enhanced spectroscopy and dielectric sensing applications, such as surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, are provided. The nanostructures are functionalized with specific binding moieties that are bound to the nanostructures via phosphonic acid linkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Robert P. H. Chang, Shiqiang Li, Peijun Guo, Kai Chen, Keiko Okano, Tadaaki Nagao