Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Matthew Nelson

73Patents
16h-index
45Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 11, 1997 → Sep 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6198531A Optical computational system Physics 139 Expired
US6717668B2 Simultaneous imaging and spectroscopy apparatus Physics 68 Expired
US6954667B2 Method for Raman chemical imaging and characterization of calcification in tissue Physics 47 Expired
US6734962B2 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope Physics 45 Expired
US8269174B2 Method and apparatus for compact spectrometer for multipoint sampling of an object Physics 38 Active
US7057721B2 Wide field method for detecting pathogenic microorganisms Physics 37 Expired
US7218822B2 Method and apparatus for fiberscope Physics 33 Expired
US6765668B2 Method for detection of pathogenic microorganisms Physics 32 Expired
US6965793B2 Method for Raman chemical imaging of endogenous chemicals to reveal tissue lesion boundaries in tissue Physics 31 Expired
US7692775B2 Time and space resolved standoff hyperspectral IED explosives LIDAR detection Physics 24 Active
US6917423B2 Method for detection of pathogenic microorganisms Physics 22 Expired
US7532320B2 Multimodal method for identifying hazardous agents Physics 20 Expired
US7595878B2 Spectroscopic methods for component particle analysis Physics 18 Active
US7999928B2 Method and system for combined Raman and LIBS detection Physics 18 Active
US7738095B2 Method and apparatus for compact spectrometer for detecting hazardous agents Physics 18 Active
US7596404B2 Method of chemical imaging to determine tissue margins during surgery Physics 17 Expired
US7522797B2 Method and apparatus for fiberscope Physics 15 Active
US7629591B2 System and method for structured illumination and collection for improved optical confocality of raman fiber array spectral translator imaging and interactive raman probing Physics 14 Active
US7436500B2 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope Physics 14 Expired
US7256875B2 Method for detection of pathogenic microorganisms Physics 14 Expired
US6788860B1 Chemical imaging fiberscope Physics 13 Expired
US8379193B2 SWIR targeted agile raman (STAR) system for on-the-move detection of emplace explosives Physics 12 Active
US7113275B2 Method for detection of pathogenic microorganisms Physics 11 Expired
US7061606B2 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope Physics 11 Expired
US7123360B2 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope Physics 9 Expired

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