Patents by Inventor Peter Trost

Peter Trost 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 for scanning fluorescently labeled particles
    Patent number: 6066245
    Abstract: A system and method for illuminating an optically active sample and collecting scattered light emitted by the sample. Preferably, the sample is a fluorescently labeled and fluoresces light. The system includes a fiber optic bundle, including at least one illuminating fiber for emitting an illuminating beam, and including at least one collecting fiber disposed adjacent the illuminating fiber. The system further includes an optical apparatus for focusing the illuminating beam, for directing the focused illuminating beam to the fluorescently labeled sample to cause the sample to emit fluoresced light, and for directing at least some of the fluoresced light emitted by the sample to the collecting fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Genetic Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Trost