Patents by Inventor Zoran Saponjic

Zoran Saponjic 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).

  • Publication number: 20110039341
    Abstract: A method for detecting anomalies in genetic material is provided, the method comprising supplying the genetic material; establishing electronic communication between the genetic material and a semi-conductor particle so as to create a composite; contacting the composite with a first metal ion; and subjecting the contacted composite to energy in an amount and for a time sufficient to reduce the first metal ion to a first elemental metal. Also provided is a device for detecting single nucleotide mismatching in genetic material, the device comprising a semiconductor particle; a ligand attached to the particle; the genetic material in electronic communication with the ligand so as to form an organic-inorganic composite; metal ion in electronic communication with the composite, such that the metal ion reduces to elemental metal when the semiconductor particle is exposed to radiation of a predetermined energy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jianqin Liu, Tijana Rajh, Zoran Saponjic, Ligang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20070007512
    Abstract: A method for producing a bio-inorganic conjugate is provided comprising supplying a plurality of inorganic particles that are axially anisotropic; and positioning biomolecules intermediate the particles to form a chain-like structure. Also provided is an organized microscopic structure capable of vectorial electron transport within the structure, comprising a plurality of inorganic oxide particles, each particle having at least two ends; a first molecule covalently attached to each end to form a plurality of constructs; and a second molecule attached to the first molecule so as to link the constructs and form an elongated substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Nada Dimitrijevic, Tijana Rajh, Zoran Saponjic, Bryan Rabatic, David Tiede, Lin Chen, Peter Zapol