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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:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas G. Thundat, Knoxville, TN (US);
Thomas L Ferrell, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gilbert M. Brown, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Thundat, Knoxville, TN (US);
Thomas L Ferrell, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gilbert M. Brown, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/453 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for separating molecules, such as biomolecules. The method, system, and apparatus utilize an electrochemical cell having at least two electrodes, one electrode comprising a photo-sensitive material capable of generating a photopotential. Molecules are moved through an electrolyte medium between the at least two electrodes based upon localized photopotentials.