Patents by Inventor William Jay Arora

William Jay Arora 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).

  • Electro-mechanical switches and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9448219
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an ultrathin micro-electromechanical chemical sensing device which uses swelling or straining of a reactive organic material for sensing. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a contact on-off switch chemical sensor. For example, the device can comprises a small gap separating two electrodes, wherein the gap can be closed as a result of the swelling or stressing of an organic polymer coating on one or both sides of the gap. In certain embodiments, the swelling or stressing is due to the organic polymer reacting with a target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: William Jay Arora, Karen K. Gleason, George Barbastathis, Wyatt E. Tenhaeff
  • Electro-Mechanical Switches and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20140127822
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an ultrathin micro-electromechanical chemical sensing device which uses swelling or straining of a reactive organic material for sensing. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a contact on-off switch chemical sensor. For example, the device can comprises a small gap separating two electrodes, wherein the gap can be closed as a result of the swelling or stressing of an organic polymer coating on one or both sides of the gap. In certain embodiments, the swelling or stressing is due to the organic polymer reacting with a target analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: William Jay Arora, Karen K. Gleason, George Barbastathis, Wyatt E. Tenhaeff
  • Electro-mechanical switches and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8441081
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an ultrathin micro-electromechanical chemical sensing device which uses swelling or straining of a reactive organic material for sensing. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a contact on-off switch chemical sensor. For example, the device can comprises a small gap separating two electrodes, wherein the gap can be closed as a result of the swelling or stressing of an organic polymer coating on one or both sides of the gap. In certain embodiments, the swelling or stressing is due to the organic polymer reacting with a target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Inventors: William Jay Arora, Karen K. Gleason, George Barbastathis, Wyatt E. Tenhaeff