US Patent Issued to University of Louisville Research Foundation on Dec. 2 for "Microfabricated differential scanning calorimetry system and methods of use thereof" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,200, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc. (Louisville, Ky.).

"Microfabricated differential scanning calorimetry system and methods of use thereof" was invented by Thomas J. Roussel Jr. (Louisville, Ky.), Nichola C. Garbett (Louisville, Ky.) and Alexa M. Melvin (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential scanning calorimetry sensor, comprises a substrate; a heater trace comprising a conductive material, on the substrate; an encapsulation layer, on the substrate and on the heater trace; and a sample heating area, which is on the heater trace. The heater trace has a thickn...