[May 21, 2013] STMicroelectronics (R&D), Universite Paul Cezanne Aix Marseille III Assigned Patent Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- STMicroelectronics (R&D), Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, and Universite Paul Cezanne Aix Marseille III, Aix en Provence Cedex, France, have been assigned a patent (8,440,470) developed by six co-inventors for a "fabrication process of a biosensor on a semiconductor substrate." The co-inventors are Jeffrey M. Raynor, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Michael Maurin, Marseilles, France, Mitchel O'Neal Perley, Santa Barbara, Calif., Pierre-Francois Lenne, Marseilles, France, Herve Rigneault, Allauch, France, and Renaud Vincentelli, Marseilles, France. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosure relates to a fabrication process of a biosensor on a semiconductor wafer, comprising steps of: making a central photosensitive zone comprising at least one pixel-type biological analysis device comprising a photosensitive layer, and a first peripheral zone surrounding the central photosensitive zone, comprising electronic circuits. The first peripheral zone is covered by a hydrophilic coating, and the central photosensitive zone is covered with a hydrophobic coating. A barrier of a bio-compatible resin is formed on the second peripheral zone." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2010 (12/970,636). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,440,470.PN.&OS=PN/8,440,470&RS=PN/8,440,470 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. KS0521AK0521-879700 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]