Patents by Inventor Stan V. Stepnowski

Stan V. Stepnowski 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).

  • Capacitive based sensing of molecular adsorbates on the surface of single wall nanotubes
    Patent number: 7776269
    Abstract: A sensing device having: a bottom electrode, a dielectric on the bottom electrode, a grid of nanoelectrodes on the dielectric, and a top electrode in electrical contact with the grid. A method of chemical or biological sensing comprising: providing a grid of nanoelectrodes; exposing the grid to fluid suspected of containing a chemical or biological analyte; and measuring a change in the capacitance and conductance of the grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Eric S. Snow, F. Keith Perkins, Eric Houser, Stan V. Stepnowski, R. Andrew McGill