Patents by Inventor Mathias P. G. Bostrom

Mathias P. G. Bostrom 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).

  • Utilization of an infrared probe to discriminate between materials
    Patent number: 7167742
    Abstract: A method of evaluating the surface of a material that has a distinguishable infrared spectrum comprising (a) positioning an infrared fiber optic probe to be in contact with a surface of the sample or material at a region of interest for detecting attenuated total reflectance or within a sufficient distance from the surface of the region for detecting reflection, (b) detecting mid- or near-infrared radiation attenuated total reflectance or reflection off of the surface of the sample or the material, (c) analyzing the infrared radiation from step (b) for at least one of peak height, peak area, frequency and chemometric parameters, and (d) actuating the removal device when a signal from the infrared fiber optic probe is between pre-selected values for at least one of peak height, peak area, frequency and chemometric parameters for the sample of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Hospital for Special Surgery
    Inventors: Nancy P. Camacho, Mathias P. G. Bostrom, Steve L. Bertha
  • Utilization of an infrared probe to discriminate between materials
    Publication number: 20020169379
    Abstract: A method of evaluating the surface of a material that has a distinguishable infrared spectrum comprising (a) positioning an infrared fiber optic probe to be in contact with a surface of the sample or material at a region of interest for detecting attenuated total reflectance or within a sufficient distance from the surface of the region for detecting reflection, (b) detecting mid- or near-infrared radiation attenuated total reflectance or reflection off of the surface of the sample or the material, (c) analyzing the infrared radiation from step (b) for at least one of peak height, peak area, frequency and chemometric parameters, and (d) actuating the removal device when a signal from the infrared fiber optic probe is between pre-selected values for at least one of peak height, peak area, frequency and chemometric parameters for the sample of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
    Inventors: Nancy P. Camacho, Mathias P.G. Bostrom, Steve L. Bertha