Patents by Inventor M. Salf Islam

M. Salf Islam 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).

  • Nanowires for surface-enhanced Raman scattering molecular sensors
    Patent number: 7245370
    Abstract: A SERS-active structure is disclosed that includes a substrate and at least two nanowires disposed on the substrate. Each of the at least two nanowires has a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the substrate and the second end having a SERS-active tip. A SERS system is also disclosed that includes a SERS-active structure. Also disclosed are methods for forming a SERS-active structure and methods for performing SERS with SERS-active structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexandre Bratkovski, M. Salf Islam, Theodore I. Kamins, Zhiyong Li, Shih-Yuan Wang