Patents by Inventor NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 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).

  • Publication number: 20140205172
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides improved methods for determining the presence of abnormalities in exfoliated cells. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides methods for reconstructing cellular spectrum of a cell sample by creating a spectral map of the cellular sample, generating a binary mask of the spectral map, removing edge artifacts from each cell, and co-adding spectral data of each pixel corresponding to the cell to reconstruct the spectrum of each cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Northeastern University
  • Publication number: 20130330747
    Abstract: Nanosubstrates as biosensors, methods of making such nanosubstrates, and methods of using such nanosubstrates to detect biomarkers are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Northeastern University
    Inventor: Northeastern University
  • Publication number: 20130209991
    Abstract: Sensors based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are integrated into a microfluidic system outfitted with data processing and wireless transmission capability. The sensors combine the sensitivity, specificity, and miniature size of SWNT-based nanosensors with the flexible fluid handling power of microfluidic “lab on a chip” analytical systems. Methods of integrating the SWNT-based sensor into a microfluidic system are compatible with the delicate nature of the SWNT sensor elements. The sensor devices are capable of continuously and autonomously monitoring and analyzing liquid samples in remote locations, and are applicable to real time water quality monitoring and monitoring of fluids in living systems and environments. The sensor devices and fabrication methods of the invention constitute a platform technology, because the devices can be designed to specifically detect a large number of distinct chemical agents based on the functionalization of the SWNT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Northeastern University
    Inventor: Northeastern University
  • Publication number: 20130079693
    Abstract: A method of constructing a sensor includes depositing a first material in a predetermined arrangement to form a structure. The depositing results in at least one void occurring within the structure. The method further includes depositing a second material within the voids. The second material may have electrical properties that vary according to deformation of the second material. The method also includes providing electrical access to the second material to enable observation of the one or more electrical properties. A sensor includes a structure that has one or more voids distributed within the structure. The sensor also includes a material deposited within the one or more voids. The material may be characterized by one or more electrical properties such as piezoresistivity. The sensor includes a first contact electrically coupled to a first location on the material, and a second contact electrically coupled to a second location on the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  • Publication number: 20130079495
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for organizing collagen into fibrillar networks, e.g, short and long-range organization. Collagen produced by the disclosed methods can be used for tissue engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Northeastern University
  • Publication number: 20130039852
    Abstract: Methods of making bispecific binding complexes and nanopolymers coupled to detection and/or therapeutic agents are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using such bispecific binding complexes and nanopolymers for detecting and treating cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY