Patents by Inventor Nicolas Di FIORI

Nicolas Di FIORI 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).

  • Optoelectronic control of solid-state nanopores
    Patent number: 10613076
    Abstract: Optoelectronic control of solid-state nanopores and applications thereof. Nanopores are extremely sensitive single-molecule sensors. Electron beams have been used to fabricate synthetic nanopores in thin solid-state membranes with sub-nanometer resolution. Methods for controlling the translocation speed of biopolymers through solid-state nanopores and methods for unblocking clogged pores by illuminating nanopores are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Amit Meller, Nicolas Di Fiori
  • Optoelectronic Control Of Solid-State Nanopores
    Publication number: 20160033471
    Abstract: Optoelectronic control of solid-state nanopores and applications thereof. Nanopores are extremely sensitive single-molecule sensors. Electron beams have been used to fabricate synthetic nanopores in thin solid-state membranes with sub-nanometer resolution. Methods for controlling the translocation speed of biopolymers through solid-state nanopores and methods for unblocking clogged pores by illuminating nanopores are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Amit MELLER, Nicolas Di FIORI