| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080265221 | TEMPLATED SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Composite particles of a semiconductor particle such as a metal chalcogenide within a crosslinked, cored dendrimer are described. Additionally, methods of making the composite particles and compositions that contain the composite particles are described. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090035179 | COLORIMETRIC SENSOR - Colorimetric sensor films comprising a reflective layer, a polymeric detection layer, and a semi-reflective layer are disclosed. Devices comprising the calorimetric sensor films and methods of making the films and devices are also disclosed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090058600 | DETERMINING COMPATIBILITY OF COMPONENTS FOR ASSEMBLING APPROVED PERSONAL PROTECTION CONFIGURATIONS - This disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for determining whether at least a first component and a second component of a personal protection (PP) configuration are compatible so as to be assembled into an approved PP configuration, responsive to being compared against at least one predetermined criterion. Included is a smart tag for each of the first and second components. The first and second smart tags include respective first and second data. A data acquiring system is provided for acquiring the first and second data and a data processing system processes the acquired first and second data for determining if the first and second components are compatible to be assembled as an approved PP configuration. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100189600 | MONITOR FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF ORGANIC ANALYTES - Herein is disclosed a monitor that can be used to detect and/or monitor the presence of organic analytes and that may be used for personal monitoring and/or for area monitoring. The monitor comprises at least one optically interrogatable sensing element that is responsive to the presence of an analyte of interest. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100189922 | PERMEABLE NANOPARTICLE REFLECTOR - An optically-responsive multilayer reflective article is formed by applying a dilute solution or suspension of metallic nanoparticles to an optically-responsive detection layer. The solution or suspension is allowed to dry to form a semicontinuous liquid- or vapor-permeable light-reflective layer that will permit a liquid or vapor analyte to pass through the light-reflective layer to cause an optically-responsive change in the detection layer in the presence of the analyte. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100234213 | TEMPLATED METAL OXIDE PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Composite particles of a metal oxide particle within a crosslinked, cored dendrimer are described. Additionally, methods of making the composite particles and compositions that contain the composite particles are described. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100277740 | OPTOELECTRONIC METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTES - Herein are disclosed optoelectronic methods and devices for detecting the presence of an analyte. Such methods and devices may comprise at least one sensing element that is responsive to the presence of an analyte of interest and that may be interrogated optically by the use of at least one light source and at least one light detector. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100294272 | FILTER CARTRIDGE HAVING COVER FOR MASKING SERVICE LIFE INDICATOR - A filter cartridge | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100294273 | FILTER CARTRIDGE HAVING LOCATION-REGISTERED VIEW WINDOW FOR END-OF-SERVICE-LIFE-INDICATOR (ESLI) - A filter cartridge | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100294274 | FILTER CARTRIDGE HAVING CONE OF VISIBILITY FOR END-OF-SERVICE-LIFE-INDICATOR (ESLI) - A filter cartridge | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110031983 | ORGANIC CHEMICAL SENSOR COMPRISING PLASMA-DEPOSITED MICROPOROUS LAYER, AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING - Applicant discloses a sensing element for sensing an organic chemical analyte, comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and a microporous, hydrophobic, analyte-responsive dielectric material disposed at least in proximity to the first and second electrodes. The analyte-responsive dielectric material may be an amorphous random covalent network comprising a mean pore size of less than about 10 nm and a porosity of at least about 20%. An electrical property of the sensing element, such as capacitance, can be monitored in order to sense an organic chemical analyte. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110045601 | ORGANIC CHEMICAL SENSOR COMPRISING MICROPOROUS POLYMER, AND METHOD OF USE - Applicant discloses a sensing element for sensing an organic chemical analyte, comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and a microporous, hydrophobic, analyte-responsive dielectric material disposed at least in proximity to the first and second electrodes. The analyte-responsive dielectric material may be a polymer of intrinsic microporosity. An electrical property of the sensing element, such as capacitance, can be monitored in order to sense an organic chemical analyte. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110094514 | PATTERNED CHEMICAL SENSOR HAVING INERT OCCLUDING LAYER | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110115629 | TRACKING COMPLIANCE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION ARTICLES - Methods and systems for tracking compliance of personal protection (PP) articles in working environments. Tracking compliance includes providing at least one PP article configured with a smart tag; providing at least one predetermined criterion that governs compliance with respect to the at least one PP article in a particular working environment; tracking the PP article by retrieving smart tag data; and determining whether the smart tag data satisfies at least one predetermined criterion; and storing data relating to results of the determination. | 05-19-2011 |