Patents by Inventor Michael Hazel

Michael Hazel 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).

  • SPR interferometer
    Patent number: 7084980
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an interferometer comprising: an optical body adapted in operation to mount a measurement area comprising a film which is capable of acting as a two dimensional environment for surface plasmons and an adjacent reference area; an optical beam generation means for irradiating the reference and measurement areas with radiation capable of generating surface plasmon resonance; optical means for combining radiation reflected from the reference and measurement areas, and pixelated detection means for generating data representing two dimensional images of the combined radiation beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Cambridge Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Robert Jones, Michael Hazel, Gavin Roberts
  • Spr interferometer
    Publication number: 20050052655
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an interferometer comprising: an optical body adapted in operation to mount a measurement area comprising a film which is capable of acting as a two dimensional environment for surface plasmons and an adjacent reference area; an optical beam generation means for irradiating the reference and measurement areas with radiation capable of generating surface plasmon resonance; optical means for combining radiation reflected from the reference and measurement areas, and pixelated detection means for generating data representing two dimensional images of the combined radiation beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Jones, Michael Hazel, Gavin Roberts