Patents by Inventor Laura E. Martin

Laura E. Martin 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).

  • Trace detection of analytes using portable raman systems
    Patent number: 9194805
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for in situ detection of a trace amount of an analyte are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) insert including a passageway therethrough, where the passageway has a SERS surface positioned therein. The SERS surface is configured to adsorb molecules of an analyte of interest. A concentrated sample is caused to flow over the SERS surface. The SERS insert is then provided to a portable Raman spectroscopy system, where it is analyzed for the analyte of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: M. Kathleen Alam, Peter J. Hotchkiss, Laura E. Martin, David Alexander Jones
  • TRACE DETECTION OF ANALYTES USING PORTABLE RAMAN SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150062576
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for in situ detection of a trace amount of an analyte are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) insert including a passageway therethrough, where the passageway has a SERS surface positioned therein. The SERS surface is configured to adsorb molecules of an analyte of interest. A concentrated sample is caused to flow over the SERS surface. The SERS insert is then provided to a portable Raman spectroscopy system, where it is analyzed for the analyte of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Alam, Peter J. Hotchkiss, Laura E. Martin, David Alexander Jones