Patents by Inventor Tom Pinchuk

Tom Pinchuk 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 FOR THE SPECTRAL IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20170167973
    Abstract: A rapid method for characteterizing and identifying micsoorganisims using Focal-Plane Array (FPA)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is disclosed. Multi-pixels spectral images of unknown microorganisms spectra are analyzed and compared to spectra of reference microorganisms in databases. The method allows rapid and highly reliable identification of unknown microorganisms for the purpose of medical diagnosis, food and environmental control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Ashraf Ismail, Jonah Prevost Kirkwood, Jacqueline Sedman, Andrew Ghetler, Tom Pinchuk, John Austin, Lorraine Gour
  • Method for the spectral identification of microorganisms
    Patent number: 9551654
    Abstract: A rapid method for characterizing and identifying microorganisms using Focal-Plane Array (FPA)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is disclosed. Multi-pixels spectral images of unknown microorganisms spectra are analyzed and compared to spectra of reference microorganisms in databases. The method allows rapid and highly reliable identification of unknown microorganisms for the purpose of medical diagnosis, food and environmental control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: MCGILL UNIVERSITY, HEALTH CANADA
    Inventors: Ashraf Ismail, Jonah Prevost Kirkwood, Jacqueline Sedman, Andrew Ghetler, Tom Pinchuk, John Austin, Lorraine Gour
  • Method for the Spectral Identification of Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20080132418
    Abstract: A rapid method for characterizing and identifying microorganisms using Focal-Plane Array (FPA)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is disclosed. Multi-pixels spectral images of unknown microorganisms spectra are analyzed and compared to spectra of reference microorganisms in databases. The method allows rapid and highly reliable identification of unknown microorganisms for the purpose of medical diagnosis, food and environmental control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Ashraf Ismail, Jonah Prevost Kirkwood, Jacqueline Sedman, Andrew Ghetler, Tom Pinchuk