| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6103467 |
Method and system for synthesizing oligonucleotides using nucleotide-specific dispensing bars |
August 15, 2000 |
| A plurality of oligonucleotides are synthesized at a plurality of locations on a substrate using a plurality of dispensing bars. Each of the plurality of dispensing bars has a respective plurality of dispensing heads arranged along a respective axis. Each of the plurality of dispensing b |
| 6057167 |
Magnetoresistance-based method and apparatus for molecular detection |
May 2, 2000 |
| A binding of a molecule with a molecular receptor at a binding site is sensed using a magnetoresistive member proximate to the binding site. A magnetic field associated with the molecule acts to modify an electrical characteristic of the magnetoresistive member when the molecule binds wi |
| 6013446 |
Methods and systems for biological reagent placement |
January 11, 2000 |
| An apparatus for placing at least one biological reagent at a plurality of locations on a substrate includes a stamp member onto which the at least one biological reagent is applied. The stamp member defines a plurality of transfer elements patterned to correspond to the plurality of loc |
| 5841914 |
Molecular detection apparatus and method using optical waveguide detection |
November 24, 1998 |
| A target molecule at a binding site is detected using an optical waveguide having a surface proximate to the binding site, and a waveguide detector coupled to the optical waveguide. An incident light beam is applied to the binding site along an axis transverse to the surface of the optic |
| 5733509 |
Method and system for synthesizing oligonucleotides using nucleotide-specific dispensing bars |
March 31, 1998 |
| A plurality of oligonucleotides are synthesized at a plurality of locations on a substrate using a plurality of dispensing bars. Each of the plurality of dispensing bars has a respective plurality of dispensing heads arranged along a respective axis. Each of the plurality of dispensing b |
| 5731152 |
Methods and systems for biological reagent placement |
March 24, 1998 |
| An apparatus for placing at least one biological reagent at a plurality of locations on a substrate includes a stamp member onto which the at least one biological reagent is applied. The stamp member defines a plurality of transfer elements patterned to correspond to the plurality of loc |
| 5728532 |
Electrode configuration for matrix addressing of a molecular detection device |
March 17, 1998 |
| An apparatus and method for selectively attracting and inhibiting attraction of at least one predetermined molecule to a site in a molecular detection device utilizes a first electrode and a second electrode proximate to the site. The first electrode selectively generates a first ele |
| 5719033 |
Thin film transistor bio/chemical sensor |
February 17, 1998 |
| A chemical sensor includes a thin film transistor with a gate positioned on one side. An insulating layer is positioned on the opposite side and an indicator film is positioned on the insulating layer in generally opposed relationship to the gate. Induced charge in the indicator film cau |
| 5710441 |
Microcavity LED with photon recycling |
January 20, 1998 |
| A microcavity LED with photon recycling including a substrate having at least one layer of material positioned thereon, and a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer and an active region sandwiched therebetween forming a mesa on the layer of material. The mesa has generally ver |
| 5671303 |
Molecular detection apparatus and method using optical waveguide detection |
September 23, 1997 |
| A target molecule at a binding site is detected using an optical waveguide having a surface proximate to the binding site, and a waveguide detector coupled to the optical waveguide. An incident light beam is applied to the binding site along an axis transverse to the surface of the optic |
| 5629533 |
Optical sensor and method |
May 13, 1997 |
| An optical sensor (10,30) uses a polymer light emitting diode (12, 31, 41, 51) to emit light detected by a polymer photodetector (13, 36, 46, 56). The polymer light emitting diode (12, 31, 41, 51) containing an indicator that reacts with an analyte and alters the light emitted by the pol |
| 5627931 |
Optoelectronic transducer |
May 6, 1997 |
| An optoelectronic transducer includes a fiber carrier having a groove formed in a major side with an optical fiber mounted in the groove and a reflecting surface positioned adjacent one end of the groove so as to direct light in-to/out-of the optical fiber. A photonic device carrier |
| 5612228 |
Method of making CMOS with organic and inorganic semiconducting region |
March 18, 1997 |
| A method of fabricating a thin film transistor device including forming first and second spaced apart control electrodes on a surface of a supporting substrate and forming a dielectric layer over the control electrodes. Inorganic and organic thin film transistors are formed on the di |
| 5563900 |
Broad spectrum surface-emitting led |
October 8, 1996 |
| A surface emitting light emitting device with a semiconducting substrate, a semiconducting mirror stack positioned on the substrate surface, a spacer layer positioned on the mirror stack, an active region positioned on the spacer layer, a second spacer layer positioned on the active regi |
| 5545359 |
Method of making a plastic molded optoelectronic interface |
August 13, 1996 |
| An article and method for making a plastic molded optoelectronic interface are provided. A leadframe having a first segment and a second segment with the first segment having a first tab and the second segment having a second tab is provided. The first and the second tabs extend away fro |
| 5489988 |
Environmental sensor and method therefor |
February 6, 1996 |
| A sensor (10,30,40,50,70) for detecting chemicals and changes in the surrounding environment utilizes a sol-gel sensor element (14,16,17,54,56,57) containing a chemical indicator. Grooves (12,13,24,52,53) are formed in a substrate (11,51). The grooves are filled with a sol-gel materi |
| 5478774 |
Method of fabricating patterned-mirror VCSELs using selective growth |
December 26, 1995 |
| A method of fabricating VCSELs including the steps of epitaxially growing a first mirror stack of a first conductivity type, an active region on the first mirror stack, and a first portion of a second mirror stack of a second conductivity type on the active region. A dielectric layer is |
| 5466633 |
Optical reading head and method for making same |
November 14, 1995 |
| An article and method for manufacturing an optical reading head (400,500) including an optically transparent substrate (100) with a first surface (103) and a second surface (116), wherein the first surface (103) and the second surface (116) are .joined at an angle. Depositing a plurality |
| 5466633 |
Optical reading head and method for making same |
November 14, 1995 |
| An article and method for manufacturing an optical reading head (400,500) including an optically transparent substrate (100) with a first surface (103) and a second surface (116), wherein the first surface (103) and the second surface (116) are .joined at an angle. Depositing a plurality |
| 5446752 |
VCSEL with current blocking layer offset |
August 29, 1995 |
| A top-emitting vertical cavity surface emitting laser with a current blocking layer at the substrate and offset layers in the mirror stack providing an optical waveguide aligned to the injected current distribution. |
| 5432809 |
VCSEL with Al-free cavity region |
July 11, 1995 |
| Patterned-mirrors for VCSELs are fabricated by forming a first mirror stack of a plurality of pairs of relatively high and low index of refraction layers of AlGaAs, forming an active region of aluminum-free material on the first mirror stack, and forming a second mirror stack of a plural |
| 5388120 |
VCSEL with unstable resonator |
February 7, 1995 |
| A vertical cavity laser with unstable resonator including a substrate having opposed major surfaces with a first semiconductor mirror stack positioned on one major surface of the substrate, an active region positioned on the first stack and a second semiconductor mirror stack positio |
| 5387543 |
Method of making a VCSEL with lateral index guide |
February 7, 1995 |
| A VCSEL including a first mirror stack, an active region and a second mirror stack positioned on a substrate having a surface lying in a first plane and a centrally located offset area of the surface lying in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced therefrom. Portions of th |
| 5369656 |
Inverted drive design for VCSEL-based optical interconnects |
November 29, 1994 |
| An inverted drive optical interconnect link including an optical transmitter module designed to change input bits of logical value one to output bits of logical value zero and vice-versa, an optical receiver module designed to change input bits of logical value zero to output bits of |
| 5351257 |
VCSEL with vertical offset operating region providing a lateral waveguide and current limiting a |
September 27, 1994 |
| A VCSEL including a first mirror stack, an active region and a second mirror stack positioned on a substrate with portions of the active region and the first and second mirror stacks being offset from surrounding portions by an offset area in the surface of the substrate so as to define |
| 5349210 |
Optical reading head with angled array |
September 20, 1994 |
| An article and method for manufacturing an optical reading head (400,500) including an optically transparent substrate (100) with a first surface (103) and a second surface (116), wherein the first surface (103) and the second surface (116) are joined at an angle. Depositing a plurality |
| 5337327 |
VCSEL with lateral index guide |
August 9, 1994 |
| A VCSEL including a first mirror stack, an active region and a second mirror stack positioned on a substrate having a surface lying in a first plane and a centrally located offset area of the surface lying in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced therefrom. Portions of th |
| 4665525 |
Means for a self-aligned multilayer laser epitaxy structure device |
May 12, 1987 |
| A method of forming the proper metallization contacts in a multilayer epitaxy laser device is provided. By selecting the proper crystal plane orientation in etching nonplanar features like channels for the device, a differential etch rate in a free-etch can be effected to remove only |
| 4623427 |
Means and method for a self-aligned multilayer laser epitaxy structure device |
November 18, 1986 |
| A method of forming the proper metallization contacts in a multilayer epitaxy laser device is provided. By selecting the proper crystal plane orientation in etching nonplanar features like channels for the device, a differential etch rate in a free-etch can be effected to remove only |
