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US 11,633,619 B2Granted
Systems and methods for measuring magnetic fields from solvated target molecules using a magnetoresistive sensor
AssigneeNearfield Atomics, Inc.
InventorJohn T. Butters
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Abstract
A measurement system includes a container configured to contain a solvated target molecule and at least one magnetoresistive (MR) sensor device including at least one MR sensor disposed near the container and configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecule, each of the at least one MR sensor including a pin layer having a pinned direction of magnetization, a free layer having a direction of magnetization that varies with an applied magnetic field, and a non-conductive layer separating the pin layer and the free layer.
Claims20
A measurement system, comprising:
- a container configured to contain solvated target molecules;
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- a plurality of magnetoresistive (MR) sensor devices, each of the MR sensor devices comprising at least one MR sensor disposed near the container and configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecules, each of the at least one MR sensor comprising a pin layer having a pinned direction of magnetization, a free layer having a direction of magnetization that varies with an applied magnetic field, and a non-conductive layer separating the pin layer and the free layer, wherein the MR sensor devices are arranged along at least three orthogonal directions with respect to the container, wherein the measurement system is configured to make measurements of a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecules along the at least three orthogonal directions.
A method, comprising:
- solvating target molecules and placing the solvated target molecules in a container;
- providing the container with the solvated target molecules in a measurement system comprising a plurality of magnetoresistive (MR) sensor devices, each of the MR sensor devices comprising at least one MR sensor disposed near the container and configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecules, each of the at least one MR sensor comprising a pin layer having a pinned direction of magnetization, a free layer having a direction of magnetization that varies with an applied magnetic field, and a non-conductive layer separating the pin layer and the free layer, wherein the MR sensor devices are arranged along at least three orthogonal directions with respect to the container;
- using the at least one MR sensor of at least three of the MR sensor devices to acquire a magnetic field generated by the solvated target molecules;
- and producing signals by the at least one MR sensor of each of the at least three MR sensor devices in response to the acquired magnetic field.
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