Carter Kittrell
24Patents
19h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 22, 1985 → Nov 1, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5318024A | Laser endoscope for spectroscopic imaging | Physics | 408 | Expired |
| US5304173A | Spectral diagonostic and treatment system | Physics | 392 | Expired |
| US5693043A | Catheter for laser angiosurgery | Physics | 375 | Expired |
| US5562100A | Method for laser induced fluorescence of tissue | Human Necessities | 360 | Expired |
| US4718417A | Visible fluorescence spectral diagnostic for laser angiosurgery | Physics | 320 | Expired |
| US5419323A | Method for laser induced fluorescence of tissue | Human Necessities | 307 | Expired |
| US4913142A | Catheter for laser angiosurgery | Physics | 268 | Expired |
| US4669467A | Mode mixer for a laser catheter | Physics | 265 | Expired |
| US5034010A | Optical shield for a laser catheter | Physics | 235 | Expired |
| US4648892A | Method for making optical shield for a laser catheter | Physics | 204 | Expired |
| US5106387A | Method for spectroscopic diagnosis of tissue | Physics | 181 | Expired |
| US5192278A | Multi-fiber plug for a laser catheter | Physics | 173 | Expired |
| US5496305A | Catheter for laser angiosurgery | Physics | 142 | Expired |
| US5290275A | Catheter for laser angiosurgery | Physics | 136 | Expired |
| US5104392A | Laser spectro-optic imaging for diagnosis and treatment of diseased tissue | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| US5199431A | Optical needle for spectroscopic diagnosis | Physics | 84 | Expired |
| US5125404A | Apparatus and method for obtaining spectrally resolved spatial images of tissue | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US4967745A | Multi-fiber plug for a laser catheter | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US6995841B2 | Pulsed-multiline excitation for color-blind fluorescence detection | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US7511811B2 | Pulsed-multiline excitation for color-blind fluorescence detection | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8089628B2 | Pulsed-multiline excitation for color-blind fluorescence detection | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US10505193B2 | Laser induced graphene materials and their use in electronic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11161744B2 | Methods of fabricating laser-induced graphene and compositions thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US12012336B2 | Methods of fabricating laser-induced graphene and compositions thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.