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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2011
Applicants:

Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zhiyong LI, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ansoon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Min HU, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Michael Josef Stuke, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zhiyong Li, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ansoon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Min Hu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Michael Josef Stuke, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/22 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); B01L 3/50853 (2013.01); G01N 21/648 (2013.01); G01N 21/658 (2013.01); B01L 2200/141 (2013.01); B01L 2300/069 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); G01N 2201/023 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0227 (2013.01); Y10T 436/25 (2015.01);
Abstract

Devices to detect a substance and methods of producing such a device are disclosed. An example device to detect a substance includes a housing defining an externally accessible chamber and a seal to enclose at least a portion of the chamber. The example device also includes a substrate includes nanoparticles positioned within the chamber. The nanoparticles to react to the substance when exposed thereto. The example device also includes a non-analytic solution within the chamber to protect the nanoparticles from premature exposure.


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