Patents by Inventor Andrew Jay Effenberger, Jr.

Andrew Jay Effenberger, Jr. 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).

  • Spectral filtering for Raman spectroscopy
    Patent number: 11118973
    Abstract: A Raman spectroscopy system is provided. The spectroscopy system includes an optical switch including a first side having a pump inlet and a return outlet, and a second side having a plurality of pump outlets and a plurality of return inlets. The spectroscopy system includes at least one radiation source optically coupled to the pump inlet and a detector optically coupled to the return outlet. The spectroscopy system further includes a pump filter module optically coupled between the at least one radiation source and the pump outlets and a return filter module optically coupled between the detector and the return inlets. The spectroscopy system further includes a plurality of probes, each probe optically connected to at least one of the plurality of pump outlets by at least one excitation fiber and optically coupled to one of the return inlets by at least one emission fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Robertson Bickham, Andrew Jay Effenberger, Jr., Mark Christian Sanson
  • SPECTRAL FILTERING FOR RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20210033461
    Abstract: A Raman spectroscopy system is provided. The spectroscopy system includes an optical switch including a first side having a pump inlet and a return outlet, and a second side having a plurality of pump outlets and a plurality of return inlets. The spectroscopy system includes at least one radiation source optically coupled to the pump inlet and a detector optically coupled to the return outlet. The spectroscopy system further includes a pump filter module optically coupled between the at least one radiation source and the pump outlets and a return filter module optically coupled between the detector and the return inlets. The spectroscopy system further includes a plurality of probes, each probe optically connected to at least one of the plurality of pump outlets by at least one excitation fiber and optically coupled to one of the return inlets by at least one emission fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Robertson Bickham, Andrew Jay Effenberger, Jr., Mark Christian Sanson