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Robert R. Alfano
Also filed as: ALFANO ROBERT · ALFANO ROBERT R
131 granted patents·18 pending applications·10,104 citations·filing 1979–2023
99Inventor score
Files withALFANO ROBERT R53RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE20UNIV CITY15ALFANO ROBERT9RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY7
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149 records- 0199US5719399AImaging and characterization of tissue based upon the preservation of polarized light transmitted therethroughRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 17, 1998·444 cites·62 claims
- 0299US4479499AMethod 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
- 0399US4290433AMethod 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
- 0498US9561077B2Method of using supercontinuum light for medical and biological applicationsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 7, 2017·20 cites·25 claims
- 0598US5413108AMethod and apparatus for mapping a tissue sample for and distinguishing different regions thereof based on luminescence measurements of cancer-indicative native fluorophorRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1993·Granted May 9, 1995·249 cites·8 claims
- 0697US6560478B1Method and system for examining biological materials using low power CW excitation Raman spectroscopyRES FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERS·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·139 cites·25 claims
- 0797US6495833B1Sub-surface imaging under paints and coatings using early light spectroscopyRES FOUNDATION OF CUNY·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·139 cites·52 claims
- 0897US6437867B2Performing selected optical measurements with optical coherence domain reflectometryUNIV CITY·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·180 cites·54 claims
- 0997US6069354APhotonic paper product dispenserFiled 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·160 cites·6 claims
- 1095US6240312B1Remote-controllable, micro-scale device for use in in vivo medical diagnosis and/or treatmentFiled 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·1.2k cites·30 claims
- 1195US5929443AImaging of objects based upon the polarization or depolarization of lightRES FOUNDATION CITY COLLEGE OF·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 27, 1999·178 cites·30 claims
- 1295US5371368AUltrafast optical imaging of objects in a scattering mediumFiled 1992·Granted Dec 6, 1994·161 cites·9 claims
- 1395US5261410AMethod 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
- 1494US7515265B2Imaging systems and methods to improve backscattering imaging using circular polarization memoryUNIV CITY·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·63 cites·39 claims
- 1594US4932031AChromium-doped foresterite laser systemALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 5, 1990·71 cites·32 claims
- 1693US8518445B2Changing skin-color perception using quantum and optical principles in cosmetic preparationsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 27, 2013·21 cites·37 claims
- 1792US7359415B1Cr4+-doped mixed alloy laser materials and lasers and methods using the materialsUNIV CITY·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 15, 2008·28 cites·22 claims
- 1892US6006001AFiberoptic assembly useful in optical spectroscopyRES FOUNDATION OF CUNY·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·108 cites·39 claims
- 1992US5625458AMethod and system for imaging objects in turbid media using diffusive fermat photonsRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·202 cites·26 claims
- 2092US5369496ANoninvasive method and apparatus for characterizing biological materialsRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 29, 1994·102 cites·11 claims
- 2190US10375900B2Rain induced by supercontinuum laser beamsALFANO ROBERT·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 13, 2019·6 cites·16 claims
- 2290US4930516AMethod for detecting cancerous tissue using visible native luminescenceALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 5, 1990·434 cites·9 claims
- 2389US5943133ASystem and method for performing selected optical measurements on a sample using a diffraction gratingRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·101 cites·23 claims
- 2489US5635402ATechnique for determining whether a cell is malignant as opposed to non-malignant using extrinsic fluorescence spectroscopyFiled 1994·Granted Jun 3, 1997·119 cites·25 claims
- 2589US4972423AMethod and apparatus for generating ultrashort light pulsesALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 20, 1990·44 cites·13 claims
- 2688US8111957B2+cylindrical polarization beamsALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 7, 2012·10 cites·22 claims
- 2788US5474910AMethod and device for detecting biological molecules and/or microorganisms within a desired area or spaceFiled 1993·Granted Dec 12, 1995·151 cites·13 claims
- 2888US5293872AMethod 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
- 2987US6215587B1Microscope imaging inside highly scattering mediaFiled 1996·Granted Apr 10, 2001·87 cites·11 claims
- 3087US5042494AMethod and apparatus for detecting cancerous tissue using luminescence excitation spectraALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 27, 1991·237 cites·6 claims
- 3187US4853595APhotomultiplier tube having a transmission strip line photocathode and system for use therewithALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 1, 1989·80 cites·18 claims
- 3286US6091985ADetection of cancer and precancerous conditions in tissues and/or cells using native fluorescence excitation spectroscopyRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·113 cites·43 claims
- 3385US7826878B2Optical tomography using independent component analysis for detection and localization of targets in turbid mediaRES FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERS·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 2, 2010·63 cites·23 claims
- 3485US7312713B2Methods and systems for detection of ice formation on surfacesUNIV CITY·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 25, 2007·22 cites·27 claims
- 3585US6853926B2Systems and methods for non-destructively detecting material abnormalities beneath a coated surfaceRES FOUNDATION OF CUNY·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 8, 2005·30 cites·27 claims
- 3684US6587711B1Spectral polarizing tomographic dermatoscopeRES FOUNDATION OF CUNY·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·196 cites·25 claims
- 3783US10733729B2Method for imaging biological tissue using polarized Majorana photonsUNIV CITY NEW YORK RES FOUND·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 4, 2020·2 cites·2 claims
- 3883US5717517AMethod for amplifying laser signals and an amplifier for use in said methodRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 10, 1998·61 cites·57 claims
- 3983US5656810AMethod and apparatus for evaluating the composition of an oil sampleRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 12, 1997·57 cites·1 claims
- 4082US6762839B2System and method for performing selected optical measurements utilizing a position changeable apertureRES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·24 cites·45 claims
- 4182US5140463AMethod and apparatus for improving the signal to noise ratio of an image formed of an object hidden in or behind a semi-opaque random mediaYOO KWONG M·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 18, 1992·67 cites·14 claims
- 4281US7145148B2Systems and methods for non-destructively detecting material abnormalities beneath a coated surfaceALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 5, 2006·29 cites·9 claims
- 4381US4987575ATetravalent chromium (Cr4+) as a laser-active ion for tunabale solid-state lasersALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 22, 1991·28 cites·2 claims
- 4480US7192783B2Stokes shift emission spectroscopy for detection of disease and physiological state of specimenUNIV CITY·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 20, 2007·18 cites·48 claims
- 4580US6151522AMethod and system for examining biological materials using low power CW excitation raman spectroscopyRES FOUNDATION OF CUNY·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 21, 2000·291 cites·22 claims
- 4680US5150248ATerahertz 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
- 4779US10962751B2Supercontinuum microscope for resonance and non-resonance enhanced linear and nonlinear images and time resolved microscope for tissues and materialsALFANO ROBERT·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 30, 2021·3 cites·2 claims
- 4879US10281331B2Resonant stimulated Raman scattering microscopeALFANO ROBERT·Filed 2018·Granted May 7, 2019·2 cites·26 claims
- 4979US9322769B2Method and apparatus for detecting degree of spoilage of foodALFANO ROBERT R·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·3 cites·16 claims
- 5079US5227912AMultiple-stage optical kerr gate systemHO PING PEI·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 13, 1993·52 cites·9 claims
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