Patents by Inventor Van Anh Dam Thi

Van Anh Dam Thi 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).

  • AMORPHOUS THIN FILM FOR SENSING
    Publication number: 20160033450
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for low-power sensing, for example, sensing of chemical or biochemical analytes in a gas or liquid phase are disclosed. One aspect relates to the use of a thin continuous film without grain boundaries as a sensing layer in devices for sensing a predetermined analyte and to low power devices having such sensing layer. The sensing layer has a surface exposed to the analyte. The electrical impedance of the sensing layer changes upon adsorption of the predetermined analyte on the exposed surface of the sensing layer. The sensing layer may have a thickness in the range between about 1 nm and 100 nm, such as between about 1 nm and 30 nm. The sensing layer may be an amorphous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michiel Blauw, Van Anh Dam Thi, Jinesh Kochupurackal
  • Amorphous thin film for sensing
    Patent number: 9134270
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for low-power sensing, for example, sensing of chemical or biochemical analytes in a gas or liquid phase are disclosed. One aspect relates to the use of a thin continuous film without grain boundaries as a sensing layer in devices for sensing a predetermined analyte and to low power devices having such sensing layer. The sensing layer has a surface exposed to the analyte. The electrical impedance of the sensing layer changes upon adsorption of the predetermined analyte on the exposed surface of the sensing layer. The sensing layer may have a thickness in the range between about 1 nm and 100 nm, such as between about 1 nm and 30 nm. The sensing layer may be an amorphous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Michiel Blauw, Van Anh Dam Thi, Jinesh Kochupurackal
  • AMORPHOUS THIN FILM FOR SENSING
    Publication number: 20110263036
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for low-power sensing, for example, sensing of chemical or biochemical analytes in a gas or liquid phase are disclosed. One aspect relates to the use of a thin continuous film without grain boundaries as a sensing layer in devices for sensing a predetermined analyte and to low power devices having such sensing layer. The sensing layer has a surface exposed to the analyte. The electrical impedance of the sensing layer changes upon adsorption of the predetermined analyte on the exposed surface of the sensing layer. The sensing layer may have a thickness in the range between about 1 nm and 100 nm, such as between about 1 nm and 30 nm. The sensing layer may be an amorphous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Michiel Blauw, Van Anh Dam Thi, Jinesh Kochupurackal