Patents by Inventor Stephen Hegarty

Stephen Hegarty 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).

  • Fluorescence sensing system
    Patent number: 10859495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescence sensing system comprising a light source (5) for exciting a sensor material (10), a photo-detector (15) for collecting the fluorescence emitted from the sensor material and a controller (20) coupled to the photo-detector; wherein the controller is configured to perform measurements on the fluorescence signal collected by the photo-detector and adjust the output power of the light source based on the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shijie Deng, Stephen Hegarty
  • FLUORESCENCE SENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190234878
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescence sensing system comprising a light source (5) for exciting a sensor material (10), a photo-detector (15) for collecting the fluorescence emitted from the sensor material and a controller (20) coupled to the photo-detector; wherein the controller is configured to perform measurements on the fluorescence signal collected by the photo-detector and adjust the output power of the light source based on the measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shijie Deng, Stephen Hegarty