Patents by Inventor Susan Buckhout-White

Susan Buckhout-White 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).

  • Quantum dots in modular nucleic acid scaffolds operable as nanoscale energy harvesting and focusing arrays
    Patent number: 10260086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores including at least one quantum dot, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Susan Buckhout-White, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Quantum Dots in Modular Nucleic Acid Scaffolds Operable as Nanoscale Energy Harvesting and Focusing Arrays
    Publication number: 20180230522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores including at least one quantum dot, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Susan Buckhout-White, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Use of modular nucleic acid scaffolds to create nanoscale energy harvesting and focusing arrays
    Patent number: 9970049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan Buckhout-White, Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Use of Modular Nucleic Acid Scaffolds to Create Nanoscale Energy Harvesting and Focusing Arrays
    Publication number: 20150293022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nanoscale antenna including a nucleic acid scaffold having a structure selected from the group consisting of a Holliday junction, a star, and a dendrimer; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the scaffold and configured as a FRET cascade comprising at least three different types of fluorophores, arranged with (a) a plurality of initial donor fluorophores fixed in exterior positions on the structure, (b) a terminal acceptor fluorophore fixed in a central position on the structure, and (c) a plurality of intermediate fluorophores fixed in positions on the scaffold between the initial acceptor fluorophores and the terminal acceptor fluorophores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan Buckhout-White, Mario Ancona, Ellen R. Goldman, Igor L. Medintz, Joseph S. Melinger
  • Active Microfluidic Membranes
    Publication number: 20110081677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biofabricated Active Microfluidic Membrane (AMM) in a microfluidic network of a microfluidic device and a method for the in situ biofabrication of such a microfluidic network. More specifically, the invention relates to devices exhibiting (and methods of) positioning (i.e., erecting, modifying or removing a membrane matrix in situ in a microchannel of a microfluidic network of a microfluidic device. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises a single type of matrix constituent, such as chitosan, alginate, etc. Alternatively, the membrane may be composed of two or more matrix constituents, which may be integrated into one another or layered adjacent to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Xiaolong Luo, Gary W. Rubloff, Dean L. Berlin, William E. Bentley, Susan Buckhout-White, Yi Cheng, Jordan Betz