Patents by Inventor Gerhard Randers-Pehrson
Gerhard Randers-Pehrson 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).
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Patent number: 10994153Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Patent number: 10946219Abstract: A method and apparatus for use as a compact medical ion accelerator includes a charged particle linear accelerator module and a pair of fixed field magnet assemblies. The linear accelerator module accelerates a pulse of charged particles as a beam aligned along a first ray. The pair of assemblies controls the orbits of the pulse by turning the pulse 360 degrees within a first plane. The magnet assemblies are disposed on opposite sides of the linear accelerator with mirrored symmetry relative to a line that is perpendicular to the first ray and passes through a reference point in the first plane. Each assembly includes a pair of magnets for which a strength of a magnetic field varies non-linearly along a radial direction; and a superconducting magnet for which a strength of a magnetic field varies along a radial direction. The superconducting magnet is disposed between the pair of magnets.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Malek Haj Tahar, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson
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Publication number: 20200353112Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one virus. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 200 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided or which can be substantially harmful to cells of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Gerhard RANDERS-PEHRSON, David Jonathan BRENNER, Alan BIGELOW
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Publication number: 20200306397Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one virus. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 200 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided or which can be substantially harmful to cells of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Gerhard RANDERS-PEHRSON, David Jonathan BRENNER, Alan BIGELOW
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Patent number: 10780189Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one virus. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 200 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided or which can be substantially harmful to cells of the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKInventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Publication number: 20200215215Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one virus. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 200 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided or which can be substantially harmful to cells of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Publication number: 20200085984Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one virus. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 200 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided or which can be substantially harmful to cells of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKInventors: Gerhard RANDERS-PEHRSON, David Jonathan BRENNER, Alan BIGELOW
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Publication number: 20190388706Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an. apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and for method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or More wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Gerhard RANDERS-PEHRSON, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Publication number: 20190381336Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: GERHARD RANDERS-PEHRSON, DAVID JONATHAN BRENNER, ALAN BIGELOW
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Patent number: 10369379Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKInventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Publication number: 20190160305Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Gerhard RANDERS-PEHRSON, Alan Bigelow, David Jonathan Brenner
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Publication number: 20190070438Abstract: A method and apparatus for use as a compact medical ion accelerator includes a charged particle linear accelerator module and a pair of fixed field magnet assemblies. The linear accelerator module accelerates a pulse of charged particles as a beam aligned along a first ray. The pair of assemblies controls the orbits of the pulse by turning the pulse 360 degrees within a first plane. The magnet assemblies are disposed on opposite sides of the linear accelerator with mirrored symmetry relative to a line that is perpendicular to the first ray and passes through a reference point in the first plane. Each assembly includes a pair of magnets for which a strength of a magnetic field varies non-linearly along a radial direction; and a superconducting magnet for which a strength of a magnetic field varies along a radial direction. The superconducting magnet is disposed between the pair of magnets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Malek Haj Tahar, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson
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Publication number: 20180289940Abstract: An exemplary ultraviolet (UV) arrangement, can be provided, which can include, for example, a lumen structured to be inserted into a body of a patient and pass a percutaneous structure therethrough into the body of the patient, wherein the lumen can be configured to disperse or provide a UV radiation, and an optical arrangement coupled to the lumen, and configured to generate the UV radiation, and provide the UV radiation to the lumen to be dispersed or provided by the lumen. The lumen can include a weave of a plurality of strands. The optical arrangement can include an optical fiber(s) coupled to the lumen at one of the strands. The optical arrangement can include a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the lumen, where the optical arrangement can include a plurality of diffusing rings, and wherein each ring can be connected to one of the optical fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: HENRY SPOTNITZ, DAVID J. BRENNER, ALAN BIGELOW, GERHARD RANDERS-PEHRSON
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Patent number: 10071262Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKInventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Publication number: 20180169279Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one virus. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 200 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided or which can be substantially harmful to cells of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Gerhard RANDERS-PEHRSON, David Jonatha BRENNER, Alan BIGELOW
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Publication number: 20160107000Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: GERHARD RANDERS-PEHRSON, DAVID JONATHAN BRENNER, ALAN BIGELOW
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Publication number: 20150265346Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Publication number: 20150073396Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation can be provided. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, David Jonathan Brenner, Alan Bigelow
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Patent number: 8619264Abstract: In an apparatus and system for focusing optics an objective lens is configured to collect light from a region of an object to be imaged, said region having a feature with a known geometric characteristic, wherein the geometric characteristic is known before the feature is imaged by the optical device. A focusing sensor is configured to observe a shape of the feature and a splitter is configured to split the collected light into a first portion and a second portion, and directing said first portion through a weak cylindrical lens to the focusing sensor. A processor is configured to analyze the observed shape and determine whether the observed shape of the feature has a predetermined relationship to the known geometric characteristic and a mechanism is configured to autofocus the optical device by moving at least one of the objective lens and the object to be imaged in response to the analysis and determination of the processor. In some embodiments, the feature can be a fluorescent bead.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Guy Garty, David J. Brenner, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson
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Publication number: 20120132313Abstract: Systems and methods for cutting materials are disclosed herein In some embodiments, methods of at least partially severing a capillary vessel can include: focusing a laser on a predetermined point on the capillary vessel, said capillary vessel containing a biological sample; and cutting the capillary vessel using a laser at the predetermined point. In some embodiments, the methods further can include capturing an image of the capillary vessel and analyzing the image to determine the predetermined point. In some embodiments, a beam of the laser can be moved using one or more galvanometric mirrors. In some embodiments, the methods further can include cutting a plurality of capillary vessels using the laser. In some embodiments, the methods can include utilizing a plurality of lasers, and/or further can include rotating the capillary vessel while the laser can be cutting the capillary vessel. In some embodiments, cutting the capillary vessel can include cutting only a portion of the capillary vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Anubha Bhatla, Alessio Salerno, Nabil Simaan, Y. Lawrence Yao, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Guy Y. Garty, Aparajita Dutta, David J. Brenner