Patents by Inventor Patrick C. Mathias

Patrick C. Mathias 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).

  • Fluorescence detection enhancement using photonic crystal extraction
    Patent number: 7961315
    Abstract: Enhancement of fluorescence emission from fluorophores bound to a sample and present on the surface of two-dimensional photonic crystals is described. The enhancement of fluorescence is achieved by the combination of high intensity near-fields and strong coherent scattering effects, attributed to leaky photonic crystal eigenmodes (resonance modes). The photonic crystal simultaneously exhibits resonance modes which overlap both the absorption and emission wavelengths of the fluorophore. A significant enhancement in fluorescence intensity from the fluorophores on the photonic crystal surface is demonstrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Nikhil Ganesh, Patrick C. Mathias, Ian D. Block
  • Fluorescence detection enhancement using photonic crystal extraction
    Publication number: 20110031409
    Abstract: Enhancement of fluorescence emission from fluorophores bound to a sample and present on the surface of two-dimensional photonic crystals is described. The enhancement of fluorescence is achieved by the combination of high intensity near-fields and strong coherent scattering effects, attributed to leaky photonic crystal eigenmodes (resonance modes). The photonic crystal simultaneously exhibits resonance modes which overlap both the absorption and emission wavelengths of the fluorophore. A significant enhancement in fluorescence intensity from the fluorophores on the photonic crystal surface is demonstrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Brain T. Cunningham, Nikhil Ganesh, Patrick C. Mathias, Ian D. Block
  • Fluorescence detection enhancement using photonic crystal extraction
    Patent number: 7768640
    Abstract: Enhancement of fluorescence emission from fluorophores bound to a sample and present on the surface of two-dimensional photonic crystals is described. The enhancement of fluorescence is achieved by the combination of high intensity near-fields and strong coherent scattering effects, attributed to leaky photonic crystal eigenmodes (resonance modes). The photonic crystal simultaneously exhibits resonance modes which overlap both the absorption and emission wavelengths of the fluorophore. A significant enhancement in fluorescence intensity from the fluorophores on the photonic crystal surface is demonstrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Nikhil Ganesh, Patrick C. Mathias, Ian D. Block
  • Fluorescence detection enhancement using photonic crystal extraction
    Publication number: 20080278722
    Abstract: Enhancement of fluorescence emission from fluorophores bound to a sample and present on the surface of two-dimensional photonic crystals is described. The enhancement of fluorescence is achieved by the combination of high intensity near-fields and strong coherent scattering effects, attributed to leaky photonic crystal eigenmodes (resonance modes). The photonic crystal simultaneously exhibits resonance modes which overlap both the absorption and emission wavelengths of the fluorophore. A significant enhancement in fluorescence intensity from the fluorophores on the photonic crystal surface is demonstrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Brian T. Cunningham, Nikhil Ganesh, Patrick C. Mathias, Ian D. Block