Patents by Inventor Michael Francis Baran

Michael Francis Baran 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).

  • System and method for light induced fluorescence detection
    Patent number: 7468520
    Abstract: A device for determining the presence or absence of at least one substance is described. The device includes an illumination component including at least one light emitting diode in the forward bias mode acting as an emitter and configured to illuminate a target with a first waveband; and a detection component including at least one light emitting diode in the reverse bias mode acting as a detector and configured to detect a second waveband emitted by the target in response to the first waveband if the target contains a threshold amount of the at least one substance, wherein, the illumination component and the detection component are included in a single head unit module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: Peter George Varmette, Michael James Lowe, Michael Francis Baran
  • System and method for light fluorescence detection
    Patent number: 7381972
    Abstract: A device for determining the presence or absence of at least one substance is described. The device includes an illumination component including at least one light emitting diode in the forward bias mode acting as an emitter and configured to illuminate a target with a first waveband; and a detection component including at least one light emitting diode in the reverse bias mode acting as a detector and configured to detect a second waveband emitted by the target in response to the first waveband if the target contains a threshold amount of the at least one substance, wherein, the illumination component and the detection component are included in a single head unit module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: Peter George Varmette, Michael James Lowe, Michael Francis Baran