Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Apparatus – Including measuring or testing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-22
2008-07-22
Le, Long V. (Department: 1641)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Apparatus
Including measuring or testing
C435S007100, C435S283100, C073S861470, C073S262000, C073S263000, C073S269000, C073S279000, C436S149000, C436S806000, C204S282000, C422S050000, C422S082010, C422S082020, C422S067000, C422S068100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10791108
ABSTRACT:
Electrostatic capacitance measurements are used to detect chemical or biological analytes, or chemical interactions, with great sensitivity. A diaphragm is coated with a material capable of selectively interacting with an analyte of interest, and interaction of the analyte with the coating exerts stresses tangential to the diaphragm's surface. These stresses cause diaphragm displacements that are sensed as varying capacitance.
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Borenstein Jeffrey
Carlen Edwin
Dube Christopher E.
Hopkins Ralph
Weinberg Marc S.
Goodwin & Procter LLP
Le Long V.
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
Yu Melanie J
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