Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Burch

Kenneth S. Burch 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).

  • Rapid Detection and Identification of Bacteria with Graphene Field Effect Transistors and Peptide Probes
    Publication number: 20240053295
    Abstract: A method and system for label-free detection of pathogenic and antibiotic resistant bacteria is disclosed. The method includes fabricating a G-FET/peptide device having a synthesized peptide probe capable of recognizing and binding to a bacterial target; performing electric-field assisted binding of at least one bacterial cell of the bacterial target to the G-FET/peptide device; and electrically detecting the binding of the at least one bacterial cell to the G-FET/peptide device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: The Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Burch, Tim van Opijnen, Jianmin Gao, Narendra Kumar, Juan C. Ortiz-Marquez, Wenjian Wang, Mason Gray
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING CHARGE DOPING IN VAN DER WAALS HETEROSTRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20230011913
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to controlling charge transfer in 2D materials. A charge-transfer controlled 2D device comprises a 2D active conducting material, a 2D charge transfer source material, and at least one overlapping portion wherein the 2D active conducting material overlaps the 2D charge transfer source material including at least one edge of the 2D charge transfer source material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Erik Henriksen, Jesse Balgley, Kenneth S. Burch, Yiping Wang
  • Rapid Detection and Identification of Bacteria with Graphene Field Effect Transistors and Peptide Probes
    Publication number: 20210140919
    Abstract: A method and system for label-free detection of pathogenic and antibiotic resistant bacteria is disclosed. The method includes fabricating a G-FET/peptide device having a synthesized peptide probe capable of recognizing and binding to a bacterial target; performing electric-field assisted binding of at least one bacterial cell of the bacterial target to the G-FET/peptide device; and electrically detecting the binding of the at least one bacterial cell to the G-FET/peptide device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: The Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Burch, Tim van Opijnen, Jianmin Gao, Narendra Kumar, Juan C. Ortiz-Marquez, Wenjian Wang, Mason Gray