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Research and project work often lead to patentable results. The display pictured below is on the second floor of Cummings Hall at Thayer School. It showcases 134 patents for original work conducted by Thayer School faculty (70%), students (15%), and faculty–student teams (15%).
The following is a list of current faculty members with the patents for which they are either inventor or co-inventor. Links are to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent database.
- U.S. Patent No. 8,172,126: "Joining via magnetic heating of milled powders"; 5/8/2012; Ian Baker.
- U.S. Patent No. 7,994,786: "System and method for use of nanoparticles in imaging and temperature measurement"; 8/9/2011; John Weaver, Ian Baker and Eric Hansen.
- U.S. Patent No. 7,815,850: "High-strength nanostructured alloys"; 10/19/2010; Ian Baker, Markus Wittmann and James Hanna.
- U.S.patent # 6,632,286. Cross-flow process for the production of decomposable soluble products from a slurry of solids (2003)
- U.S. patent # 4,818,295. Cyclone reactor (1989)
- U.S. patent #4,556,430. Process for hydrolysis of biomass
- U.S. Patent No. 5,833,861; Perfusive Chromatography; Afeyan, N.B., Regnier, F.E. and Dean, R.C., Jr., November 10, 1998.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,152,855; In-Bed Exercise Machine and Method of Use; Dean, R.C., Jr., Diamond, S., O'Neil, G.B., Smith D.S., Heermans, A.G. and Deneen, E,K.; November 28, 2000.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,585,774; Dynamic Variable Geometry Fitting Systems for Use with a Body Appliance; Dean, Jr., R.C., Mayor, M.M., Nelson, D.F., Braley, C.S. and Blanchard, M.W.; July 1, 2003.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,667,459; Configurable Nozzle Baffle Apparatus and Method; Woods, K.J., Hackett, C.M.; Dean, Jr., R.C. and Garg, S.; December 23, 2003.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,720,518; Process and Apparatus for Cutting or Welding a Workpiece; Sanders, N.A., Couch, R.W., Yang, Y., Dean, Jr., R.C., Woods, K.J., Hackett, C.M., Sobr, J. and Connally, W.J.; April 13, 2004.
- Dean, R. C., Diamond, S., Deneen, E. K., Heermans, A. G., O'Neil, G. B. & Smith, D. S. (2001). In-bed exercise machine and method of use. United States Patent, 6,270,445.
- Dean, R. C., Diamond, S. , Deneen, E. K., Heermans, A. G., O'Neil, G. B. & Smith, D. S. (2000). In-bed exercise machine and method of use. United States Patent, 6,152,855.
- 144 Issued U.S. Patents (See full list)
- 4,068,920: Flexible wave guide for laser light transmission (1978) Michael Bass, Elsa Garmire, Thomas McMahon
- 4,788,688: Heterostructure Laser (1988); Tom Hasenberg and Elsa Garmire
- 5,130,849: Method and apparatus for energy transfers between optical beams using near-bandgap electrorefractive effect (1992); George C. Valley; Marvin B. Klein; Afshin Partovi; Alan Kost; Elsa Garmire
- 5,313,073: Light detector using intersub-valence band transitions with strained barriers (1994); Roger T. Kuroda, Elsa Garmire
- 5,643,476: Laser system for removal of graffiti (1997); Elsa Garmire, Katherine X. Liu, Robert Russell
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Patents and Publications (PDF) for more publications
- Co-inventor, Virtual Design Module, 2001, US Patent #6,249,714
- Co-inventor, Co-Evolutionary Module, 2005, US Patent #6,882,988
- Co-inventor, Multi-objective Evolutionary Decision Support, 2004 patent application #60/633,778
- U.S. Patent No. 7,980,856 (2011): Fall Prevention Training System and Method Using a Dynamic Perturbation Platform
- U.S. Patent No. 7,837,640 (2009): Dynamic Body Protector
- U.S. Patent No. 7,526,389 (2009): Power Management of a System for Measuring the Acceleration of a Body Part
- U.S. Patent No. 6,826,509 (2004): System and Method for Measuring the Linear and Rotational Acceleration of a Body Part
- U.S. Patent No. 6,620,117 (2003): Vibrational Device for Stimulating Tissue and Organs
- U.S. Patent No. 5,961,535 (1999): Instrument and Method For Surgical Stimulation of Connective Tissue
- Griswold, Karl E. Primary alkanolamides, their preparation and their uses. PCT Int. Appl. (2000), 23 pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2000066543 A1 20001109 CAN 133:335966 AN 2000:790464 CAPLUS
- Manwaring PK, Halter RJ, Manwaring KH, "System, method and device for monitoring the condition of an internal organ," Full Patent Application #PCT/US10/24448 (pending)
- Halter RJ, "Electrical impedance sensing and biopsy sampling device and method," Provisional Patent Application #61055685
- Helble, J.J., Moniz, G.A., and Morse, T.F., Apparatus for Producing Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, US Patent Number 5,599,511, 1997.
- Helble, J.J., Moniz, G.A., and Morse, T.F., Apparatus for Producing Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, U.S.Patent Number 5,447,708, 1995.
- Helble, J.J., Moniz, G.A., and Morency, J.R., Process for Producing Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, U.S. Patent Number 5,358,695, 1994.
- U.S. Patent Application No. 20120215093 (pending): System and method for providing patient registration without fiducials (Co-inventors: K.D. Paulsen, D.W. Roberts, and A. Hartov)
- U.S. Patent Application (filed Nov, 2010):System and Method for Registering Ultrasound And Magnetic Resonance Images (Co-inventors: K.D. Paulsen, D.W. Roberts and A. Hartov)
- U.S. Patent Application (filed Feb, 2011): System and Method for Providing Registration Between Breast Shapes Before and During Surgery (Co-inventors: R.J. Barth Jr., M.J. Pallone, and K.D. Paulsen)
- U.S. Patent Application (filed Sept, 2011): Apparatus for measuring in-vivo mechanical properties of biological tissues (Co-inventors: K.D. Paulsen and D.W. Roberts)
- U.S. Patent Application (filed Jan, 2012): Method and apparatus for calibration of stereo-optical three-dimensional surface-mapping system (Co-inventors: X. Fan, K.D. Paulsen, D.W. Roberts, and A. Hartov)
- U.S. Patent Application (filed Jan, 2012): Use of stereovision for soft tissue deformation compensation (Co-inventors: X. Fan, K.D. Paulsen, D.W. Roberts, and A. Hartov)
- Systems and Methods for Tomographic Image Reconstruction, Application No.: 12/088,845 (31 March, 2008) US Applicants: Trustees of Dartmouth College
- Pulsed Lasers in Frequency Domain Diffuse Optical Tomography, Application No.: 60/945,198 (20 June, 2007) US Applicants: Trustees of Dartmouth College
- Apparatus and Method for Measuring Characteristics of Optical Pulses Application No.: H8-185235 (16 July, 1996), Japan Application No.: 08/893,647 (11 July, 1997), US Application No.: 97112135.5 (16 July, 1997), EPC Applicants: JST, Yoshihisa Yamamoto Synopsis: Method and instruction for high sensitive measuring of optical pulses.
- Apparatus and Method for Measuring Characteristics of Light Application No.: H9-262064 (26 September, 1997), Japan Application No.: 09/160,910 (25 September, 1998), US Application No.: 98118233.0 (25 September, 1998), EPC Applicants: JST, Yoshihisa Yamamoto Synopsis: Method and instruction for measuring the high amplitude and phase in SHG by use of a balanced homodyne detection method.
- NIR Tomography Systems and Methods Using Direct Chromophore and Scattering Reconstruction and Spectral Derivative Image Reconstruction Application No.: 60/689,727 (6 October, 2005) US Applicants: Trustees of Dartmouth College
- B.W. Pogue, V. Krishnaswamy, K.D. Paulsen, P.B. Garcia-Allende, O.M. Conde-Portilla and J.M. Lopez-Higuera, "Apparatus And Method For Surgical Instrument With Integral Automated Tissue Classifier", U.S. Patent Application Serial No.: PCT/US09/68718, (Pending; Filed December 19, 2009)
- F. Leblond, D.W. Roberts, B.W. Pogue, K.D. Paulsen, A. Hartov, S. C. Davis, D. Kepshire, "Method and apparatus for depth-resolved fluorescence, chromophores, and oximetry imaging for lesion identification during surgery," U.S. Patent application, filed in 2009
- F. Leblond, S. Fortier, "Diffuse optical fluorescence tomography using time resolved data acquired in transmission," filed January 2007, U.S. Provisional Patent application
- N. Mincu, F. Leblond, O. Guilman, X. Intes, M. Khayat, "Method and apparatus for optical image reconstruction using contour determination," filed December 2006, U.S. Provisional Patent application
- Dong Pan, Dong Pan, Jifeng Liu, Lionel C. Kimerling, James F. McMillan, Michael D. Sockin, and Chee Wei Wong, “Ultrafast Ge/Si resonator-based modulators for optical data communications in silicon photonics”, U.S. Patent No. 7,840,099
- Dong Pan, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel, John Yasaitis and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Method of fabricating Ge or SiGe/Si waveguide or photonic crystal structures by selective growth," U.S. Patent No. 7,801,406
- Jifeng Liu, Dong Pan, Lionel C. Kimerling, Jurgen Michel and Sajan Saini, "Method and Structure of Germanium Laser on Silicon," U.S. Patent No. 7,596,158
- Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Vertically-integrated waveguide photodetector apparatus and related coupling methods," U.S. Patent No. 7,305,157
- Donghwan Ahn, Jifeng Liu, Jurgen Michel and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Integrated waveguide photodetector apparatus with matching propagation constants and related coupling methods," U.S. Patent No. 7,266,263
- Kazumi Wada, Lionel C. Kimerling, Yasuhiko Ishikawa, Douglas D. Cannon, and Jifeng Liu, "Method of Forming Ge Photodetectors," U.S. Patent No. 6,946,318
- Kazumi Wada, Douglas D. Cannon, Jifeng Liu, Lionel C. Kimerling, and Yasuhiko Ishikawa, "Ge Photodetectors," U.S. Patent No. 6,812,495
- Lynd, L.R., G. Spieles, and D.A. Hogsett. A Continuous Process for Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Materials without Mechanical Agitation. U.S. Patent No. 5,258,293. November 2, 1993.
- Grethlein, H.E., and L.R. Lynd. Distillation Systems and Methods. U.S. Patent No. 5,124,004. 1992.
- Grethlein, H.E., and L.R. Lynd. Distillation Process for Ethanol. U.S. Patent No. 4,961,826, October 9, 1990.
- Grethlein, H.E., and L.R. Lynd. Distillation Process and Apparatus. U.S. Patent No. 4,626,321, Dec. 2, 1986.
- Zeikus, J.G., and L.R. Lynd. Propagation of Microbial Cells on Single Carbon Products. U.S. Patent No. 4,425,432, January 10, 1984.
- 7,087,876 High-frequency melting of interfacial ice, 2006
- 7,034,257 Methods for modifying friction between an object and ice or snow, 2006
- 6,832,742 System and method for an electrical de-icing coating, 2004
- 6,818,831 Systems and methods for modifying ice adhesion strength, 2004
- 6,723,971 Methods and structures for removing ice from surfaces, 2004
- J.A. Richter-Menge, D.K. Perovich, C. Polashenski, B. Elder, Buoy for Automated Data Collection and Transmittal, U.S. Patent App. 20110076904 (pending)
- L.R. Ray, D.A. Cartes, and R.D. Collier, Method for Tuning an Adaptive Leaky LMS Filter, Patent No. 6741707. Filed June 22, 2001.
- L.R. Ray and A. Streeter. Tuned Feedforward LMS filter with feedback control, Patent No. 6996241, a continuation in part of application No. 09/887942, filed on Jun. 22, 2001, granted, now 6,741,707. Filed May 10, 2004.
- "High Strength Corrosion-Resistant Zirconium Aluminum Alloys," with D.J. Cameron: Canadian Patent No. 988,749 (May 11, 1976);U.K. Patent No. 1,465,960 (March 2, 1977); Italian Patent No. 1,14,159 (1977); West German Application No. P24 22 578.3-24
- "Preparation of Zirconium Alloys," with D.J. Cameron, U.S. Patent No. 4,094,705 (June 13, 1978)
- "Electron Beam Apparatus," with C.G. van Essen and R.H. Donaghay, U.K. Patent Application No. 2829/70 and 32059/70; U.S. Patent Application No. 108,408
- "Heat-Treated Zirconium Alloy Product," with D.J. Cameron, U.S. Patent No. 4,226,647 (October, 1980)
- "Voltage converter with coupled inductive windings, and associated methods." A.M. Schultz and C.R. Sullivan. U.S. Patent No. 6,362,986, 2002.
- "Digital Voltage Regulator Using Current Control." A.J. Burstein, D.B. Lidsky, A.J. Stratakos, C.R. Sullivan, and W. Clark. U.S. Patent No. 6,268,716, 2001.
- "Circuit for Dimming Compact Fluorescent Lamps." C.R. Sullivan, S.R. Jurell, and D.G. Luchaco. U.S. Patent No. 5,173,643, 1993.
- "Circuit and Method for Improved Dimming of Gas Discharge Lamps." C.R. Sullivan, J.S. Spira, D.G. Luchaco, and S.R. Jurell, and E.R. Motto. U.S. Patent No. 5,041,763, 1992.
- "Circuit for Dimming Gas Discharge Lamps Without Introducing Striations." C.R. Sullivan, S.R. Jurell, and D.G. Luchaco. U.S. Patent No. 5,001,386, 1992.
- 7377917 Feedback control of thermokeratoplasty treatments
- 7292893 Apparatus and method for the treatment of infectious disease in keratinized tissue
- 7192429 Thermokeratoplasty systems
- 6,485,486 System and methods for fallopian tube occlusion
- 6,224,593 Tissue sealing using microwaves
- 5,301,687 Microwave applicator for transurethral hyperthermia
- 4,881,543 Combined microwave heating and surface cooling of the cornea