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DE file number : 10 2020 123 949.1 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: October 16, 2025)

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21DE file number DAKZ10 2020 123 949.1
54Designation/titleTIElektrochemische Sensoranordnung und Verwendung eines fotoelektrischen Sensors zur Bestimmung von Ladungsträgern in einem Medium
51IPC main classICM
(ICMV)		 G01N 27/26 (2006.01)
51IPC secondary class(es)ICS
(ICSV)		 G01N 27/416 (2006.01), G01N 27/414 (2006.01), G01N 33/483 (2006.01), C12M 1/34 (2006.01), C12Q 1/68 (2018.01), H10F 30/20 (2025.01)
22DE application dateDATSep 15, 2020
43Date of first publicationOTMar 17, 2022
71/73Applicant/ownerINHIMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH), 98693 Ilmenau, DE
72InventorINHofmann, Alexander, 99085 Erfurt, DE
74RepresentativeVTRPATENTSCHUTZengel, 98527 Suhl, DE
10Published DE documentsDEPNOriginal document: DE102020123949A1
Searchable text: DE102020123949A1
Address for service PATENTSCHUTZengel, 98527 Suhl, DE
LicenceLIZWillingness to grant licences to anyone declared
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FG		Sep 30, 2026
Annual fee for the 7th year Patent fees
Patent division in charge 58
56CitationsCT[A, D]    DE102018218122A1 (DE 10 2018 218 122 A1)
[A, D]    WO002011110873A1 (WO 2011/ 110 873 A1)
[A, D]    DE000019940810A1 (DE 199 40 810 A1)
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HASSIBI, Arjang ; WOOD, Nicholas ; MANICKAM, Arun: CMOS biochips: Challenges and opportunities. In: 2018 IEEE custom integrated circuits conference (CICC). Piscataway, NJ : IEEE, 2018. 7 S. - ISBN 978-1-5386-2483-8;
HOFMANN, Alexander [et al.]: An integrated CMOS photodiode array for highly sensitive photometric diagnostics. In: 2018 15th international multi-conference on systems, signals & devices (SSD). Piscataway, NJ : IEEE, 2018. S.1465-1470 - ISBN 978-1-5386-5305-0;
NAWY, Tal: Speed-reading DNA in the dark. In: Nature methods, Vol. 8, 2011, No. 9, S. 708-709. - ISSN 1548-7091;
ROTHBERG, Jonathan [et al.]: An integrated semiconductor device enabling non-optical genome sequencing. In: Nature, Vol. 475, 2011, S. 348-352. - ISSN 0028-0836;
HOFMANN, Alexander ; MEISTER, Michael: Next generation diagnostics: highly sensitive integrated CMOS photodiode sensor array for light absorption measurement. In: IEEE workshop 2017 - Industrial and medical measurement and sensor technology vehicle sensor technology – abstractbook, June, 8th - 9th 2017 (Series of lectures of the University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West ; 6), S. 12-13. – URL: https://repositorium.hs-ruhrwest.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/34/file/Abstractbook_Online_Version_2017_06_12.pdf [abgerufen am 22.06.2021];
KÜGER Thomas: DIE ELEKTRONIKERSEITE: LED als Fotodiode – Schizophrene Leuchtdiode. 2017. http://web.archive.org/web/20171225012023/www.dieelektronikerseite.de/Tricks/LED%20als%20Fotodiode%20-%20Schizophrene%20Leuchtdiode.htm [abgerufen am 06.10.2025];
KAISTI, Matti: Detection principles of biological and chemical FET sensors. In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 98, 2017, S. 437-448. – ISSN 0956-5663;
MOSER, Nicolas, [et al.] ISFETs in CMOS and emergent trends in instrumentation: A review. IEEE Sensors Journal, 2016, 16. Jg., Nr. 17, S. 6496-6514. ISSN: 1558-1748;
NG, Kwok K.: A survey of semiconductor devices. In: IEEE transactions on electron devices, Vol. 43, 1996, No. 10, S. 1760-1766. - ISSN 0018-9383;
BERGVELD, Piet.: Development, operation, and application of the ion-sensitive field-effect transistor as a tool for electrophysiology. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 1972, Nr. 5, S. 342-351. ISSN: 1558-2531
43Date of first publicationEVTMar 17, 2022
Number of official communications (office actions) 2
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