Patents by Inventor Mark A. NANNY

Mark A. NANNY 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).

  • Automatic, real-time surface-enhanced raman scattering (SERS) analysis
    Patent number: 11150191
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a photonic cavity; a substrate comprising a waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide layer comprises waveguides configured to direct light towards the photonic cavity; and a wafer comprising: a top side, and a nanowire array affixed to the top side. A method of performing a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis, the method comprises: directing, using a waveguide layer of a SERS device, an incident light towards a photonic cavity of the SERS device; permitting, using the photonic cavity, a fluid to flow freely into and out of the SERS device; causing, within the photonic cavity, an interaction among the incident light, the fluid, and a nanowire array of the SERS device to create scattered light; converting the scattered light into an electrical signal; and analyzing the electrical signal to determine whether a contaminant exists in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Binbin Weng, Mark A. Nanny, Joseph M. Suflita, Rouzbeh Ghanbarnezhad Moghanloo
  • Automatic, Real-Time Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Analysis
    Publication number: 20210088448
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a photonic cavity; a substrate comprising a waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide layer comprises waveguides configured to direct light towards the photonic cavity; and a wafer comprising: a top side, and a nanowire array affixed to the top side. A method of performing a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis, the method comprises: directing, using a waveguide layer of a SERS device, an incident light towards a photonic cavity of the SERS device; permitting, using the photonic cavity, a fluid to flow freely into and out of the SERS device; causing, within the photonic cavity, an interaction among the incident light, the fluid, and a nanowire array of the SERS device to create scattered light; converting the scattered light into an electrical signal; and analyzing the electrical signal to determine whether a contaminant exists in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Binbin WENG, Mark A. NANNY, Joseph M. Suflita, Rouzbeh Ghanbarnezhad MOGHANLOO