Patents by Inventor Matthew B. Bloom

Matthew B. Bloom 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE SKIN STEROL LEVELS
    Publication number: 20090216096
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for measuring a sterol, such as cholesterol, deposited in the skin. Light of two or more wavelengths is emitted toward or into a skin sample and the light is differentially absorbed by the sterol in the skin sample. The differentially absorbed light is detected and the amount of sterol in the skin sample is determined based on the differential absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Matthew B. Bloom, Dana L. Deardorff, Gilbert Hausmann, Paul D. Mannheimer, Michael P. O'Neil, Shannon E. Campbell, Rafael Ostrowski