Patents by Inventor Nerida Anne Cole

Nerida Anne Cole 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).

  • Optical fibre based microprobe
    Patent number: 11156555
    Abstract: The present application discloses a spectroscopy probe for a Raman spectroscopy system, and methods for preparing filters for the probe. A method for forming an SERS substrate which can optionally be used with the probe is also described. The spectroscopy probe is formed using a double-clad optical fibre probe tip, the double-clad optical fibre (DCF) having a single mode core, multimode inner cladding, and outer cladding, and a micro-filter fixed to the distal end of the optical fibre probe tip. The micro-filter has a short pass or band pass filter configured to align with the DCF core to filter silica Raman background generated by laser excitation in the single mode core, and a long pass filter configured to suppress Rayleigh scattering from the sample while allowing Raman scattered wavelengths to be transmitted through the inner cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Swinburne University of Technology, Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Paul Randall Stoddart, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Nerida Anne Cole
  • OPTICAL FIBRE BASED MICROPROBE
    Publication number: 20210041366
    Abstract: The present application discloses a spectroscopy probe for a Raman spectroscopy system, and methods for preparing filters for the probe. A method for forming an SERS substrate which can optionally be used with the probe is also described. The spectroscopy probe is formed using a double-clad optical fibre probe tip, the double-clad optical fibre (DCF) having a single mode core, multimode inner cladding, and outer cladding, and a micro-filter fixed to the distal end of the optical fibre probe tip. The micro-filter has a short pass or band pass filter configured to align with the DCF core to filter silica Raman background generated by laser excitation in the single mode core, and a long pass filter configured to suppress Rayleigh scattering from the sample while allowing Raman scattered wavelengths to be transmitted through the inner cladding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Swinburne University of Technology
    Inventors: Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Paul Randall Stoddart, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Nerida Anne Cole