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LBPS Patents and Awards

Awards

• 2008 - Wu LG (NINDS), Jin A (NIBIB), Sun C (Northwestern U). Real-time Imaging of Vesicle Fusion and Retrieval at Sub-Diffraction Limited High Spatial Resolution. ($142,000)
• 2008 - Gandjbakhche A (NICHD), Smith P (NIBIB), Ilev I (FDA). Confocal Nanoscopy Beyond the Diffraction Barrier in the Subwavelength Nanoscale. ($115,000)
• 2004 - Kirk A (NIDDK), Elster E (NIDDK), Pinto P (NCI), Gorbach A (NIBIB). Infrared and Near-infrared Image Guided Minimally Invasive Assessment of Renal Perfusion During Donor Nephrectomies and Partial Nephrectomies. ($100,000)
• 2002 - Moore D (NINDS) and Dimitriadis E (NIBIB). In vivo Brain Elasticity Measurement by Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Healthy Volunteers. ($70,000)

Patents

2009

Gandjbakhche A, Chernomordik V, Hassan M, Sviridov A, Smith P, Decherney A, Ulissi Z. Polarization adapter for colposcope. Employee Invention Report.

2008

Lutz R, Becerra P, Amaral J, Rieke E. An improved method of sustained delivery of agents including macromolecules to the posterior of the eye. Employee Invention Report, April 2008.

Smith PD, deMonasterio F, Wellner E. A fundus photostimulation system and method. (Patent application)

2007

deMonasterio F, Smith PD, Wellner E. A pupil monitoring and optical alignment system for an existing, commercially available, resonance-Raman spectroscopy imaging apparatus. Employee Invention Report.

Gandjbakhche A, Svirdov A, Chernomordik V, Moinuddin H, Smith PD. Method and apparatus for digital imaging of polarization ratio. Employee Invention Report.

Gandjbakhche AH, Hattery DW, Mulshine J, Smith PD, Chernomordik V, Wellner E. Method of detecting inflammation of an epithelium layer in the oral region with a probe using diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy. US Patent No. 7,302,287, November 27, 2007.

Gorbach AM, Elster E, Kirk A. Systems and Methods for Organ Assessment. Provisional Patent. March 2007.

Gorbach AM, Elster E, Kirk A. Infrared image guided assessment and resuscitation of cadaveric kidney. Patent No.: 60/778/785.

Mitchell J, Smith PD, Bell HY, Russo A. Novel nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy and biological/clinical imaging applications. Employee Invention Report. January 2007.

Smith PD, deMonasterio F, Wellner EW. Maxwellian view photo-stimulation/illumination system for use with a commercial (Zeiss) fundus camera. Patent application in process.

2006

Gandjbakche A, Svirdov A, Chernomordik V, Moinuddin H, Smith PD. Method and apparatus for digital imaging of polarization ratio. Employee Invention Report.

Gandjbakhche AH, Hattery DW, Mulshine J, Smith PD, Chernomordik V, Wellner E. Probe using diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy. US Patent No. 9,990,369, January 24, 2006.

Gorbach AM, Eden H, Kirk A, Elster E. Method to enhance real-time perception of differences in information content of multiple imaging modalities. Employee Invention Report.

Gorbach AM, Elster E, Kirk A. Systems and methods for organ assessment. US Patent Application No.: 11/713,270 filed March 2, 2007.

Morgan NY, Smith PD, Wellner EW. A spatially selective fixed optics multicolor fluorescence detection system for a multichannel plastic microfluidic device and method of detection. Employee Invetion E-223-2005. US Patent Application: 60/693,780. January 9, 2006.

Smith PD, deMonasterio F, Wellner EF. Maxwellian view photo-stimulation/illumination system for use with a commercial fundus camera (Zeiss and other brands). Employee Invention Report E279-2006-0.

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