The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2020
Applicant:
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Erik Thostenson, Newark, DE (US);
Thomas Schumacher, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C09D 5/44 (2006.01); C09D 7/61 (2018.01); C03C 25/44 (2006.01); C25D 13/02 (2006.01); C25D 13/12 (2006.01); C25D 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 25/44 (2013.01); C09D 5/4419 (2013.01); C25D 13/02 (2013.01); C25D 13/12 (2013.01); C25D 13/22 (2013.01); C08K 3/041 (2017.05); C08K 3/042 (2017.05); C09D 7/61 (2018.01); Y10T 428/254 (2015.01);
Abstract
In various aspects, the sensors include a substrate that is porous and non-conductive with nanoparticles deposited onto the substrate within pores of the substrate by an electrophoretic process to form a sensor element. The nanoparticles are electrically conductive. The sensor includes a detector in communication with the sensor element to measure a change in an electrical property of the sensor element. The change in the electrical property may result from alterations in quantum tunneling between nanoparticles within the sensor element, in various aspects.