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Craig Prater
Also filed as: PRATER CRAIG · PRATER CRAIG B
66 granted patents·6 pending applications·1,229 citations·filing 1991–2025
99Inventor score
Files withPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP27BRUKER NANO INC10PRATER CRAIG8DIGITAL INSTR INC5VEECO INSTR INC4
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72 records- 0199US10228388B2Method and apparatus for resolution and sensitivity enhanced atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopyBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 12, 2019·24 cites·17 claims
- 0298US11519861B2Fluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopy and confocal fluorescence imagingPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·3 cites·32 claims
- 0398US9046492B1Stimulated raman nanospectroscopyPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 2, 2015·39 cites·31 claims
- 0497US11982621B2Autofluorescence photothermal characterization systems and methodsPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2022·Granted May 14, 2024·2 cites·27 claims
- 0597US11774354B2Interferometric optical photothermal infrared spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 0697US10942116B2Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 9, 2021·26 cites·46 claims
- 0797US10473693B2Method and apparatus for infrared scanning near-field optical microscopy based on photothermal effectBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·15 cites·20 claims
- 0897US9372154B2Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopyPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 21, 2016·19 cites·31 claims
- 0997US9134341B2Multiple modulation heterodyne infrared spectroscopyPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·33 cites·21 claims
- 1096US10228389B2Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy with background suppressionBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·15 cites·24 claims
- 1196US9658247B2Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy with high speed point spectroscopyANASYS INSTR·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·18 cites·34 claims
- 1296US8793811B1Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopyPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·40 cites·31 claims
- 1396US8646319B2Dynamic power control for nanoscale spectroscopyPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 11, 2014·20 cites·24 claims
- 1496US8242448B2Dynamic power control, beam alignment and focus for nanoscale spectroscopyPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·25 cites·23 claims
- 1595US11480518B2Asymmetric interferometric optical photothermal infrared spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·11 cites·56 claims
- 1695US11002665B2Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted May 11, 2021·12 cites·2 claims
- 1795US10969405B2Method and apparatus for sub-diffraction infrared imaging and spectroscopy and complementary techniquesPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 6, 2021·11 cites·16 claims
- 1895US10241131B2Method and apparatus for chemical and optical imaging with a broadband sourceBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 26, 2019·15 cites·25 claims
- 1995US7770231B2Fast-scanning SPM and method of operating sameVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·81 cites·26 claims
- 2094US7748260B2Thermal mechanical drive actuator, thermal probe and method of thermally driving a probeVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·18 cites·30 claims
- 2194US5463897AScanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical accessDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 7, 1995·115 cites·41 claims
- 2293US8177422B2Transition temperature microscopyKJOLLER KEVIN·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·34 cites·18 claims
- 2393US7617719B2Method and apparatus for obtaining material property information of a heterogeneous sample using harmonic resonance imagingDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 17, 2009·27 cites·29 claims
- 2492US8869602B2High frequency deflection measurement of IR absorptionBELKIN MIKHAIL·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·27 cites·30 claims
- 2592US8387443B2Microcantilever with reduced second harmonic while in contact with a surface and nano scale infrared spectrometerKING WILLIAM P·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·18 cites·34 claims
- 2692US5705814AScanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignmentDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 6, 1998·183 cites·75 claims
- 2791US8402819B2High frequency deflection measurement of IR absorptionDAZZI A DAZZI·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·36 cites·11 claims
- 2890US11486761B2Photothermal infrared spectroscopy utilizing spatial light manipulationPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 1, 2022·2 cites·30 claims
- 2990US8680467B2High frequency deflection measurement of IR absorption with a modulated IR sourcePRATER CRAIG·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·10 cites·14 claims
- 3089US12455242B2Autofluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3189US8914911B2Magnetic actuation and thermal cantilevers for temperature and frequency dependent atomic force microscopyUNIV ILLINOIS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 16, 2014·10 cites·26 claims
- 3289US8443459B2Fast-scanning SPM scanner and method of operating samePHAN NGHI·Filed 2012·Granted May 14, 2013·10 cites·21 claims
- 3389US8322220B2Non-destructive wafer-scale sub-surface ultrasonic microscopy employing near field AFM detectionPRATER CRAIG·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 4, 2012·12 cites·34 claims
- 3489US5166520AUniversal, microfabricated probe for scanning probe microscopesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 24, 1992·92 cites·31 claims
- 3587US2025003797A1Photothermal infrared spectroscopy utilizing spatial light manipulationPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3686US11879837B2Wide area optical photothermal infrared spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 23, 2024·1 cites·32 claims
- 3785US12209950B2Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·42 claims
- 3885US8166567B2Fast-scanning SPM scanner and method of operating samePHAN NGHI·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 24, 2012·10 cites·39 claims
- 3985US5560244AScanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical accessDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·70 cites·7 claims
- 4084US12276603B2Asymmetric interferometric optical photothermal infrared spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4184US12140475B2Photothermal infrared spectroscopy utilizing spatial light manipulationPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 4284US10809184B1Method and apparatus for reducing noise in spectroscopic data at a point on a samplePHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 20, 2020·3 cites·21 claims
- 4384US8904560B2Closed loop controller and method for fast scanning probe microscopySHI JIAN·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 2, 2014·10 cites·42 claims
- 4484US2024110872A1Fluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopy and confocal fluorescence imagingPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4584US2025003865A1Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopyPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4683US10914755B2Method and apparatus for resolution and sensitivity enhanced atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopyBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 9, 2021·1 cites·16 claims
- 4783US9778282B2Method and apparatus for infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy with high speed point spectroscopyANASYS INSTR·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 3, 2017·2 cites·26 claims
- 4883US8533861B2Magnetic actuation and thermal cantilevers for temperature and frequency dependent atomic force microscopyKING WILLIAM P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·6 cites·50 claims
- 4982US11885745B2Fluorescence enhanced photothermal infrared spectroscopy and confocal fluorescence imagingPHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·24 claims
- 5082US8418538B2High frequency deflection measurement of IR absorptionDAZZI A DAZZI·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 16, 2013·5 cites·2 claims
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