Individual holder
ALFANO ROBERT R
US·43 granted patents·10 pending applications·2,740 citations·filing 1979–2023
Individually held — no corporate assignee on record.
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53 records- 0199US4479499AMethod and apparatus for detecting the presence of caries in teeth using visible lightALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 30, 1984·357 cites·2 claims
- 0299US4290433AMethod and apparatus for detecting the presence of caries in teeth using visible luminescenceALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1979·Granted Sep 22, 1981·197 cites·28 claims
- 0398US9561077B2Method of using supercontinuum light for medical and biological applicationsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 7, 2017·20 cites·25 claims
- 0495US5261410AMethod for determining if a tissue is a malignant tumor tissue, a benign tumor tissue, or a normal or benign tissue using Raman spectroscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 16, 1993·358 cites·16 claims
- 0594US4932031AChromium-doped foresterite laser systemALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 5, 1990·71 cites·32 claims
- 0693US8518445B2Changing skin-color perception using quantum and optical principles in cosmetic preparationsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 27, 2013·21 cites·37 claims
- 0790US4930516AMethod for detecting cancerous tissue using visible native luminescenceALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 5, 1990·434 cites·9 claims
- 0889US4972423AMethod and apparatus for generating ultrashort light pulsesALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 20, 1990·44 cites·13 claims
- 0988US8111957B2+cylindrical polarization beamsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 7, 2012·10 cites·22 claims
- 1088US5293872AMethod for distinguishing between calcified atherosclerotic tissue and fibrous atherosclerotic tissue or normal cardiovascular tissue using Raman spectroscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 15, 1994·440 cites·22 claims
- 1187US5042494AMethod and apparatus for detecting cancerous tissue using luminescence excitation spectraALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 27, 1991·237 cites·6 claims
- 1287US4853595APhotomultiplier tube having a transmission strip line photocathode and system for use therewithALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 1, 1989·80 cites·18 claims
- 1381US7145148B2Systems and methods for non-destructively detecting material abnormalities beneath a coated surfaceALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 5, 2006·29 cites·9 claims
- 1481US4987575ATetravalent chromium (Cr4+) as a laser-active ion for tunabale solid-state lasersALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 22, 1991·28 cites·2 claims
- 1580US5150248ATerahertz repetition rate optical computing systems, and communication systems and logic elements using cross-phase modulation based optical processorsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 22, 1992·37 cites·17 claims
- 1679US9322769B2Method and apparatus for detecting degree of spoilage of foodALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·3 cites·16 claims
- 1776US5061075AOptical method and apparatus for diagnosing human spermatozoaALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 29, 1991·45 cites·15 claims
- 1874US8082024B2Micro-scale compact device for in vivo medical diagnosis combining optical imaging and point fluorescence spectroscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 20, 2011·15 cites·21 claims
- 1972US5034903AApparatus and method for measuring the time evolution of carriers propogating within submicron and micron electronic devicesALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 23, 1991·17 cites·15 claims
- 2071US5142372AThree-dimensional optical imaging of semi-transparent and opaque objects using ultrashort light pulses, a streak camera and a coherent fiber bundleALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 25, 1992·32 cites·18 claims
- 2171US4464761AChromium-doped beryllium aluminum silicate laser systemsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 7, 1984·17 cites·15 claims
- 2270US9804088B2Spatial frequency spectrometer for and method of detection of spatial structures in materialsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 31, 2017·1 cites·22 claims
- 2368US10362983B2Near infrared photonic prostatoscopy analyzerALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 30, 2019·2 cites·17 claims
- 2467US10426349B2Resonance Raman spectroscopy analyzer instrument for biomolecules in tissues and cellsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·1 cites·9 claims
- 2566US5315437AProtective device for selectively reflecting high-intensity light over a broad spectral bandwidthALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·30 cites·17 claims
- 2665US4956548AUltrafast oscilloscopeALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 11, 1990·13 cites·13 claims
- 2764US10123705B2Deep optical imaging of tissue with less scattering in the second, third and fourth NIR spectral windows using supercontinuum and other laser coherent light sourcesALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·1 cites·17 claims
- 2864US8974444B2Method for picosecond and femtosecond laser tissue weldingALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·5 cites·24 claims
- 2964US4659921AUltrafast gated light detectorALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 21, 1987·10 cites·15 claims
- 3063US12031917B2Raman scattering from orbital and spin angular momentum in materialsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·6 claims
- 3163US5348018AMethod for determining if tissue is malignant as opposed to non-malignant using time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 20, 1994·115 cites·16 claims
- 3260US9620858B2Compact electromagnetic-radiation antennaALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·15 claims
- 3359US11817669B2Table-top ultra supercontinuum and higher harmonic generation source for microscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·22 claims
- 3458US2024097393A1Table - top ultra supercontinuum and higher harmonic generation source for microscopy, laser source for photo-lithography, and zeptosecond pulse generationALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3556US4931704AUltrafast sampling oscilloscopeALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 5, 1990·10 cites·18 claims
- 3655US9414887B2Method and apparatus for producing supercontinuum light for medical and biological applicationsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 16, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 3754US12066368B2Compact optical virus detection analyzer of nano- and micro-size bio particles using light scattering and fluorescenceALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 20, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 3854US5323260AMethod and system for compressing and amplifying ultrashort laser pulsesALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 21, 1994·19 cites·9 claims
- 3953US5278403AFemtosecond streak cameraALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 11, 1994·11 cites·34 claims
- 4053US2017082640A1Label-Free Single and Multi-Photon Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Detect Brain Disorders and Diseases: Alzheimer, Parkinson, and Autism From Brain Tissue, Cells, Spinal Fluid, and Body FluidsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4150US5126874AMethod and apparatus for creating transient optical elements and circuitsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 30, 1992·19 cites·16 claims
- 4250US2008132794A1Spectral polarizing tomographic dermatoscopeALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4350US2013167595A1P-element doped laser medium apparatus and methodALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4449US2015072376A1Tryptophan as the fingerprint for distinguishing agressiveness among cancer cell lines using native fluorescence spectroscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4547US10433731B2Continuous diode laser stimulated Raman gain/loss vibrational microscopeALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 4647US8385375B2P-element doped laser medium apparatus and methodALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·0 cites·22 claims
- 4745US4682020APicosecond gated light detectorALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 21, 1987·7 cites·8 claims
- 4843US2008014580A1Detection of biological molecules using THz absorption spectroscopyALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4940US2006173355A1Detecting human cancer through spectral optical imaging using key water absorption wavelengthsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 5040US2006291042A1Optical scanning zoom microscope with high magnification and a large field of viewALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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