Patents by Inventor Walter DOHERTY

Walter DOHERTY 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).

  • Patent number: 12699053
    Abstract: A modular accessory for orienting a light path at different angles to an optical axis of a spectrometer is described. The modular accessory includes an attachment module configured to couple to a Raman spectrometer. The attachment module attaches to a base module which includes a visible light imager. An objective module couples to the base module and includes an objective configured to provide an optical path for the sample light beam travelling from a sample along a light path to an objective lens of the objective, through the objective, and to the input for the sample light beam of the base module. The modules can provide tilt and swivel angles to orient the light path at different angles. Portable Raman systems including the modular accessory and a Raman spectrometer are also described as well as methods for using the systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignees: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc., Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Doherty, Lisa Lee, Brandon Fisher, Katelyn Benson
  • Publication number: 20250146942
    Abstract: A modular accessory for orienting a light path at different angles to an optical axis of a spectrometer is described. The modular accessory includes an attachment module configured to couple to a Raman spectrometer. The attachment module attaches to a base module which includes a visible light imager. An objective module couples to the base module and includes an objective configured to provide an optical path for the sample light beam travelling from a sample along a light path to an objective lens of the objective, through the objective, and to the input for the sample light beam of the base module. The modules can provide tilt and swivel angles to orient the light path at different angles. Portable Raman systems including the modular accessory and a Raman spectrometer are also described as well as methods for using the systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Walter DOHERTY, Lisa LEE, Brandon FISHER, Katelyn BENSON