Inventor
PRATER CRAIG
US60 patents
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PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP
16 patentsUS10942116B2Mar 9, 2021
Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP26 citations93
US11002665B2May 11, 2021
Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP12 citations85
US10969405B2Apr 6, 2021
Method and apparatus for sub-diffraction infrared imaging and spectroscopy and complementary techniques
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP11 citations85
US11480518B2Oct 25, 2022
Asymmetric interferometric optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP11 citations84
US11982621B2May 14, 2024
Autofluorescence photothermal characterization systems and methods
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP2 citations73
US11519861B2Dec 6, 2022
Fluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopy and confocal fluorescence imaging
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP3 citations73
US11774354B2Oct 3, 2023
Interferometric optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP3 citations71
US11486761B2Nov 1, 2022
Photothermal infrared spectroscopy utilizing spatial light manipulation
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP2 citations71
US10809184B1Oct 20, 2020
Method and apparatus for reducing noise in spectroscopic data at a point on a sample
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP3 citations68
US12455242B2Oct 28, 2025
Autofluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations63
US11885745B2Jan 30, 2024
Fluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopy and confocal fluorescence imaging
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations63
US12332168B2Jun 17, 2025
Method and apparatus for improved composite multi-wavelength photothermal infrared imaging
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations62
US12209950B2Jan 28, 2025
Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations62
US11680892B2Jun 20, 2023
Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations62
US12399117B2Aug 26, 2025
Wide area optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations61
US12276603B2Apr 15, 2025
Asymmetric interferometric optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy
PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP0 citations61
BRUKER NANO INC
9 patentsUS10228388B2Mar 12, 2019
Method and apparatus for resolution and sensitivity enhanced atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy
BRUKER NANO INC24 citations94
US10241131B2Mar 26, 2019
Method and apparatus for chemical and optical imaging with a broadband source
BRUKER NANO INC15 citations86
US10473693B2Nov 12, 2019
Method and apparatus for infrared scanning near-field optical microscopy based on photothermal effect
BRUKER NANO INC15 citations84
US10228389B2Mar 12, 2019
Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy with background suppression
BRUKER NANO INC15 citations84
US10914755B2Feb 9, 2021
Method and apparatus for resolution and sensitivity enhanced atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy
BRUKER NANO INC1 citations73
US9523707B2Dec 20, 2016
Closed loop controller and method for fast scanning probe microscopy
BRUKER NANO INC1 citations63
US9244096B2Jan 26, 2016
Closed loop controller and method for fast scanning probe microscopy
BRUKER NANO INC2 citations63
US11714103B2Aug 1, 2023
Method and apparatus for resolution and sensitivity enhanced atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy
BRUKER NANO INC0 citations62
US11226285B2Jan 18, 2022
Surface sensitive atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy
BRUKER NANO INC0 citations62
PRATER CRAIG
8 patentsUS9134341B2Sep 15, 2015
Multiple modulation heterodyne infrared spectroscopy
PRATER CRAIG33 citations94
US9046492B1Jun 2, 2015
Stimulated raman nanospectroscopy
PRATER CRAIG39 citations94
US9372154B2Jun 21, 2016
Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy
PRATER CRAIG19 citations92
US8646319B2Feb 11, 2014
Dynamic power control for nanoscale spectroscopy
PRATER CRAIG20 citations92
US8793811B1Jul 29, 2014
Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy
PRATER CRAIG40 citations91
US8242448B2Aug 14, 2012
Dynamic power control, beam alignment and focus for nanoscale spectroscopy
PRATER CRAIG25 citations90
US8680467B2Mar 25, 2014
High frequency deflection measurement of IR absorption with a modulated IR source
PRATER CRAIG10 citations84
US8322220B2Dec 4, 2012
Non-destructive wafer-scale sub-surface ultrasonic microscopy employing near field AFM detection
PRATER CRAIG12 citations84
VEECO INSTR INC
3 patentsUS7770231B2Aug 3, 2010
Fast-scanning SPM and method of operating same
VEECO INSTR INC81 citations95
US7748260B2Jul 6, 2010
Thermal mechanical drive actuator, thermal probe and method of thermally driving a probe
VEECO INSTR INC18 citations83
US7596990B2Oct 6, 2009
Method and apparatus for obtaining quantitative measurements using a probe based instrument
VEECO INSTR INC3 citations62
DAZZI A DAZZI
2 patentsKING WILLIAM P
2 patentsUS8387443B2Mar 5, 2013
Microcantilever with reduced second harmonic while in contact with a surface and nano scale infrared spectrometer
KING WILLIAM P18 citations82
US8533861B2Sep 10, 2013
Magnetic actuation and thermal cantilevers for temperature and frequency dependent atomic force microscopy
KING WILLIAM P6 citations71
ANASYS INSTR
2 patentsUS9658247B2May 23, 2017
Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy with high speed point spectroscopy
ANASYS INSTR18 citations81
US9778282B2Oct 3, 2017
Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy with high speed point spectroscopy
ANASYS INSTR2 citations70
PHAN NGHI
2 patentsUNIV CALIFORNIA
1 patentDOW CHEMICAL CO
1 patentKJOLLER KEVIN
1 patentBELKIN MIKHAIL
1 patentSHI JIAN
1 patentUNIV ILLINOIS
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