Patents by Inventor Matthew R. TOMKINS

Matthew R. TOMKINS 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).

  • ELECTROKINETICS-ASSISTED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140166483
    Abstract: An electrokinetics-assisted sensor for sensing a target material. The sensor may include a microstructure deflectable in response to added mass on its body. The sensor may also include one or more features on or near the microstructure designed to generate an electric field giving rise to one or more electrokinetic effects to drive material towards the microstructure, when an electrical signal is applied to the feature(s). Presence of the target material on the body of the microstructure may cause a response in the microstructure, including a detectable change in deflection of the microstructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Jacky CHOW, Matthew R. TOMKINS, Yong Jun LAI, Aristides DOCOSLIS