Robert R. Alfano
132Patents
43h-index
89Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 6, 1979 → Aug 30, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6240312A | Remote-controllable, micro-scale device for use in in vivo medical diagnosis and/or treatment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 663 | Expired |
| US4930516A | Method for detecting cancerous tissue using visible native luminescence | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 321 | Expired |
| US5719399A | Imaging and characterization of tissue based upon the preservation of polarized light transmitted therethrough | Physics | 286 | Expired |
| US5261410A | Method for determining if a tissue is a malignant tumor tissue, a benign tumor tissue, or a normal or benign tissue using Raman spectroscopy | Physics | 283 | Expired |
| US4479499A | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of caries in teeth using visible light | Physics | 271 | Expired |
| US5293872A | Method for distinguishing between calcified atherosclerotic tissue and fibrous atherosclerotic tissue or normal cardiovascular tissue using Raman spectroscopy | Physics | 263 | Expired |
| US6151522A | Method and system for examining biological materials using low power CW excitation raman spectroscopy | Human Necessities | 227 | Expired |
| US5983125A | Method and apparatus for in vivo examination of subcutaneous tissues inside an organ of a body using optical spectroscopy | Human Necessities | 214 | Expired |
| US5042494A | Method and apparatus for detecting cancerous tissue using luminescence excitation spectra | Human Necessities | 179 | Expired |
| US6437867B2 | Performing selected optical measurements with optical coherence domain reflectometry | Human Necessities | 167 | Expired |
| US5625458A | Method and system for imaging objects in turbid media using diffusive fermat photons | Human Necessities | 166 | Expired |
| US5413108A | Method and apparatus for mapping a tissue sample for and distinguishing different regions thereof based on luminescence measurements of cancer-indicative native fluorophor | Physics | 161 | Expired |
| US5131398A | Method and apparatus for distinguishing cancerous tissue from benign tumor tissue, benign tissue or normal tissue using native fluorescence | Human Necessities | 160 | Expired |
| US4290433A | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of caries in teeth using visible luminescence | Physics | 147 | Expired |
| US6108576A | Time-resolved diffusion tomographic 2D and 3D imaging in highly scattering turbid media | Human Necessities | 132 | Expired |
| US5929443A | Imaging of objects based upon the polarization or depolarization of light | Physics | 130 | Expired |
| US6587711B1 | Spectral polarizing tomographic dermatoscope | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US5813988A | Time-resolved diffusion tomographic imaging in highly scattering turbid media | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US5847394A | Imaging of objects based upon the polarization or depolarization of light | Physics | 121 | Expired |
| US5931789A | Time-resolved diffusion tomographic 2D and 3D imaging in highly scattering turbid media | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US5371368A | Ultrafast optical imaging of objects in a scattering medium | Physics | 99 | Expired |
| US5467767A | Method for determining if tissue is malignant as opposed to non-malignant using time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy | Physics | 97 | Expired |
| US6069354A | Photonic paper product dispenser | Human Necessities | 94 | Expired |
| US6208886A | Non-linear optical tomography of turbid media | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US5474910A | Method and device for detecting biological molecules and/or microorganisms within a desired area or space | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 88 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.