U.S. Patents

by staff and students of the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD).

1. Enrico Gratton, Guido Motolese, and Abdel K Tahari.
   Methods and devices for characterizing particles in clear and turbid media.
   US Patent 7528384, 05 May 2009.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
2. Rodolfo Gatto, Enrico D'Amico, William W Mantulin, Enrico Gratton, and Fady T Charbel.
   Optical microprobe for blood clot detection.
   US Patent 20080300493, 04 Dec 2008.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
3. Enrico Gratton, Shwayta Kukreti, Albert E Cerussi, and Bruce J Tromberg.
   Method and apparatus for the determination of intrinsic spectroscopic tumor markers by broadband-frequency domain technology.
   US Patent 20080009748, 10 Jan 2008.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
4. Beniamino B Barbieri and Enrico Gratton.
   Rapid high throughput spectrometer and method [Division of US patent 6603546].
   US Patent 6794659, 21 Sep 2004.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
5. Beniamino B Barbieri and Enrico Gratton.
   Rapid high throughput spectrometer and method.
   US Patent 6603546, 05 Aug 2003.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
6. Maria Angela Franceschini, Sergio Fantini, and Enrico Gratton.
   Method for measuring absolute saturation of time-varying and other hemoglobin compartments.
   US Patent 6216021, 10 Apr 2001.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
7. Enrico Gratton, Sergio Fantini, Maria Angela Franceschini, William W Mantulin, and Beniamino B Barbieri.
   Photosensor with multiple light sources.
   US Patent 6192261, 20 Feb 2001.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
8. Chen-Yuan Dong, Enrico Gratton, and Peter T C So.
   Pump probe cross correlation fluorescence frequency domain microscope and microscopy.
   US Patent 5814820, 29 Sep 1998.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
9. Enrico Gratton, Sergio Fantini, Maria Angela Franceschini, William W Mantulin, and Beniamino B Barbieri.
   Photosensor with multiple light sources [Continuation-in-part of US patents 5497769 and 5492118].
   US Patent 5772587, 30 Jun 1998.
   Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
10. Enrico Gratton, Sergio Fantini, Maria Angela Franceschini, William W Mantulin, and Beniamino B Barbieri.
    Photosensor with multiple light sources.
    US Patent 5497769, 12 Mar 1996.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
11. Enrico Gratton, John S Maier, Maria Angela Franceschini, Sergio Fantini, and Scott A Walker.
    Determining material concentrations in tissues.
    US Patent 5492118, 20 Feb 1996.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
12. Enrico Gratton, Martin J VandeVen, and Beniamino B Barbieri.
    Time resolved optical array detectors and CCD cameras for frequency domain fluorometry and/or phosphorimetry.
    US Patent 5323010, 21 Jun 1994.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
13. Brett A Feddersen, Enrico Gratton, and David W Piston.
    Method and means for parallel frequency acquisition in frequency domain fluorometry.
    US Patent 5257202, 26 Oct 1993.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
14. Enrico Gratton, William W Mantulin, and Martin J VandeVen.
    Frequency domain optical imaging using diffusion of intensity modulated radiation.
    US Patent 5213105, 25 May 1993.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
15. Enrico Gratton and Beniamino B Barbieri.
    High speed cross-correlation frequency domain fluorometry-phosphorimetry.
    US Patent 5212386, 18 May 1993.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF
16. Enrico Gratton.
    Frequency domain cross-correlation fluorometry with phase-locked loop frequency synthesizers.
    US Patent 4840485, 20 Jun 1989.
    Abstract, Freepatentsonline, Internal PDF