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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tuan Vo-Dinh, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/44 ;
Abstract
A probe for a surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectrometer is provided for injection into a cell in order to detect trace amounts of a compound within that cell. The probe has a spherical shape with a diameter less than one micrometer and preferably in the 10-500 nanometer range. The nanoprobes can have a receptor coating related to the specific compound to be detected by the probe. A process for producing, injecting and utilizing the nanoprobes are described.