Patents by Inventor Robert Eric Heinz

Robert Eric Heinz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Programmable standard for use in an apparatus and process for the noninvasive measurement of optically absorbing compounds
    Patent number: 5748308
    Abstract: The present invention provides a programmable filter for use as a standard in correlation spectrometers. Also provided is the use of the programmable standard in a process for determining the concentration of an optically absorbing compound. Also provided is a method and apparatus for noninvasively determining the concentration of an optically absorbing biological sample which incorporates the programmable standard of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: John M. Lindberg, Robert Eric Heinz