Patents by Inventor Lisa V. Brown

Lisa V. Brown 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).

  • Cross antennas for surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy of chemical moieties
    Patent number: 9372151
    Abstract: A device for Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) that includes at least one pair of metallic antennas deposited on a substrate, wherein the pair of metallic antennas are collinear. The length, width, and height of the metallic antenna determines an infrared absorption of the pair of metallic antennas. The device also includes a gap located between the pair of metallic antennas. A chemical moiety is disposed on at least a portion of the metallic antennas such that the infrared absorption of the chemical moiety is enhanced by the at least one pair of metallic antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Lisa V. Brown, Ke Zhao, Nancy J. Halas, Peter J. Nordlander
  • CROSS ANTENNAS FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED INFRARED ABSORPTION (SEIRA) SPECTROSCOPY OF CHEMICAL MOIETIES
    Publication number: 20140264026
    Abstract: A device for Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) that includes at least one pair of metallic antennas deposited on a substrate, wherein the pair of metallic antennas are collinear. The length, width, and height of the metallic antenna determines an infrared absorption of the pair of metallic antennas. The device also includes a gap located between the pair of metallic antennas. A chemical moiety is disposed on at least a portion of the metallic antennas such that the infrared absorption of the chemical moiety is enhanced by the at least one pair of metallic antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Lisa V. Brown, Ke Zhao, Nancy J. Halas, Peter J. Nordlander