Patents by Inventor Wen-Hsing Liu

Wen-Hsing Liu 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).

  • Patent number: 8217670
    Abstract: The invention provides a label-free sensor that includes a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate, a second electrode formed on the substrate and spaced away from the first electrode, and a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and being in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode. The semiconductor layer has a plurality of probe groups bonded to the semiconductor layer by functionalization, for sensing a coupling-specific substance having bonding specificity with the probe groups. The semiconductor layer is bonded with the probe groups, and the detection of detected object is performed in an instant, quick, rapid, and sensitive manner by measuring variation in electric current, avoiding the use of fluorescent reading equipment for reading fluorescent signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Hsin-Fei Meng, Sheng-Fu Hong, Yu-Chiang Chao, Chien-Cheng Liu, Wen-Hsing Liu, Cheng-Chung Chang, Jan-Hao Li, Ming-Zhi Dai
  • Publication number: 20100237885
    Abstract: A label-free sensor is disclosed. The label-free sensor comprises a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate, a second electrode formed on the substrate and spaced away from the first electrode, and a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and is in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer has a plurality of probe groups, which are bonded to the semiconductor layer by functionalization, for sensing a coupling-specific substance, which has bonding specificity with the probe groups. The semiconductor layer of the label-free sensor of the present invention is bonded with probe groups, and the detection of detected object is performed in instant, quick, rapid, and sensitive manner by measuring variation in electric current, thereby avoiding the use of the fluorescent reading equipment for reading fluorescent signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hsin- Fei Meng, Sheng-Fu Hong, Yu-Chiang Chao, Chien-Cheng Liu, Wen-Hsing Liu, Cheng-Chung Chang, Jan-Hao Li, Ming-Zhi Dai