Patents by Inventor Young Shik Shen

Young Shik Shen 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).

  • ELECTROCHEMICAL SEQUENCING OF DNA USING AN EDGE ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20190137435
    Abstract: A device to electrochemically sequence DNA that includes a redox species includes at least one edge electrode, at least one stack of insulator material, and a pair of DNA translocation electrodes including a DNA translocation working electrode and a DNA translocation counter electrode, where the thickness of the at least one edge electrode is about 0.5 nanometers, and the thickness of the at least one stack of insulator material is about 10 nanometers. Methods of electrochemically sequencing a strand of DNA are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Johnson, Habib Ahmad, Nadezda Fomina, Gary Yama, Franz Laermer, Jochen Hoffmann, Patrick Staley, Christoph Lang, Young Shik Shen