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Watt W. Webb


I38/D-4080/Active. Xu, C. and W.W. Webb, “A Coaxial Optical Instrumentation Design for Incorporation of Multiphoton Microscopy into Medical Endoscopy,” invention disclosure filed 3/2007, US Provisional patent application #60/987,868 filed 11/14/2007.

I37/D-4114/Active. Xu, C. and W.W. Webb, “Non-Invasive Assays of Fluorescent Indicators of Disease States in Tissue by Multiphoton Excitation (MPE),” invention disclosure filed 3/2007, US Provisional patent application #60/987,270 filed 11/12/2007.

I36/D-2216/Active. Webb, W.W., “Use of Multiphoton Excitation Through Optical Fibers for Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Conjunction with Optical Biopsy Needles and Endoscopes,” Foreign Patents: Issued as “Multiphoton Excitation Through Optical Fibers for Fluorescence Spectroscopy,” Australian patent #779659 (06/02/2005) and New Zealand patent #520257 (02/09/2006); US Patent #6,580,941 (06/17/2003 – Utility Patent), US Patent #6,839,586 (01/04/2005 – Continuation Patent).

I35/D-2694/Active. Bradley T. Hyman, Richard Christie, Brian Bacskai, Watt W. Webb, and Warren R. Zipfel, “In-Vivo Alzheimer's Diagnostic Using Multiphoton Microscopy,” (Joint Owner is Mass. Gen. Hospital Ref. No. 1705). Many Foreign patents issued (Great Britain, France, Austria, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Patent #1347731, 04/25/2007); US Patent status under prosecution.

I34/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Nucleotides,” US Patent Application number 20070026447, filed 2/1/2007.

I33/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Labeled nucleotide phosphate (NP) probes,” US Patent Application number 20060211010, filed 9/21/2006.

I32/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “High speed nucleic acid sequencing,” US Patent Application number 20060188900, filed 8/24/2006

I31/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides,” US Patent application number 20060160113, filed 7/20/2006

I30/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Methods for analyzing nucleic acid sequences,” US Patent application number 20060154288, filed 7/13/2006

I29/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Methods for detecting nucleic acid analyte,” US Patent application number 20060134666, filed 6/22/2006

I28/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Sequencing nucleic acid using tagged polymerase and/or tagged nucleotide,” US Patent application number 20060078937, filed 4/13/2006

I27/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Reagents containing terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides for nucleic acid sequencing,” US Patent application number 20060057606, filed 3/16/2006

I26/D-3845/Active. Williams, R.M., W.R. Zipfel, and W.W. Webb, “High resolution second harmonic generation (SHG) imaging and spectroscopy for assaying lesions or damage in collagenous tissue,” invention disclosure filed 2/2/2006

I25. Tewari, A. and W.W. Webb, “Endoscope capable of MPM and SGH microscopy; Endoscope capable of MPM and SGH microscopy and compatible with the daVinci robotic surgical system; Methods to use MPM endoscopy in nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy; Methods to use MPM endoscopy in nerve-sparing retro-peritoneal lymph- node dissection (RPLND),” Invention disclosure filed 11/15/2005

I24/D3778/Active. Webb, W.W. and D.S. Scherr, “Multiphoton endoscope and methods to diagnose and stage urologic malignancy, and monitor response of urologic malignancies to treatment,” Invention disclosure filed 10/18, 2005

I23/D-3711/Inactive. Pollack, L., H.Y. Park, L.W. Kwon, and W.W. Webb, “Microfluidic Mixer for Microsecond Kinetic Studies,” US Letters Patent Application, Serial No. 60/691,879, filed 6/17/2005.

I22/D-3378/Active. Wiesner, U., H. Ow, D.R. Larson, and W.W. Webb, “Fluorescent Silica-Based Nanoparticles,” International Provisional Patent Application No. PCT/US2003/037963 filed 11/26/2003, US Patent Application 20060183246 filed 8/17/2006, Licensed to Hybrid Silica Technologies, Inc.

I21/D-3405/Inactive. Dombeck, D.A., W.W. Webb, M. Blanchard-Desce, O. Mongin, and T. Mallegol, “Nonlinear Optical Detection of Fast Cellular Electrical Activity,” US Provisional patent application No. 60/539,380 filed 1/27/2004, US Patent Application No. 11/044,889 filed 1/27/2005

I20/D-3153/Active. Gaeta, A., D. Ouzounov, W.R. Zipfel, and W.W. Webb, “Fiber delivery and collection system for biological applications such as multiphoton microscopy,” US Full patent application filed, 20050043636 (2005); EP1664854 A2 (2006)

I19/D-2908/Active. Levene, M.A., J. Korlach, S.W. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and W.W. Webb, “Zero-mode clad waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes,” US Patent 6,917,726 (2005), US Continuation Patent 7,013,054 (2006), US Patent 7,181,122 (2007)

I18/D-2721/Inactive. Michael Levene, Daniel T. Larson, and Watt W. Webb, “Optical Field Enhancement,” U.S. Utility Patent Application US2003/0092005 (2003)

I17/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Method for sequencing nucleic acid molecules,” US Patent 7,056,676 (2006)

I16/D-2385/Active. Jonas Korlach, Watt W. Webb, Michael Levene, Stephen Turner, Harold G. Craighead, and Mathieu Foquet, “Method for sequencing nucleic acid molecules,” US Patent 7,052,847 (2006)

I15/D-2385/Active. Jonas Korlach, Watt W. Webb, Michael Levene, Stephen Turner, Harold G. Craighead, and Mathieu Foquet, “Method for sequencing nucleic acid molecules,” US Patent 7,033,764 (2006)

I14/D-2385/Active. Korlach, J., W.W. Webb, M. Levene, S. Turner, H.G. Craighead, and M. Foquet, “Single Molecule DNA Sequencing” European Patent Application EP1179085 A1 (2002), U.S. Patent 7,056,661 (2006)

I13/D-1828/Active. Chunhui (Chris) Xu and Watt W. Webb, “Multi-Photon Laser Microscopy” U.S. Patent 6,344,653 (2002) EP852716 B1 (2005). Licensed to Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH.

I12/D-1828/Active. Chunhui (Chris) Xu and Watt W. Webb, “Multi-Photon Laser Microscopy” U.S. Patent 6,166,385 (2000) EP500717 B2 (2003). Licensed to Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH.

I11/D1296/Inactive. Lucien Ghislain and Watt W. Webb, “Scanning Force Microscopy Using an Optical Trap” U.S. Patent 5,445,011 (1995). License to Digital Instruments now terminated.

I10/D-1120/Inactive. J. H. Strickler and W. W. Webb, “Method for Three Dimensional Optical Data Storage and Retrieval” U.S. Patent: 5,289,407 (1994). European Patent 595999 (1999).

I9/D-932/Active. W. Denk, W. W. Webb and J. H. Strickler, “Two Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy” U. S. Patent 5,034,613 (1991). Japanese Patent 2,848,952 (1998). European Patent 0500717B1 (1998). Licensed to Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH.

I8/D-0715/Inactive. Neil Gershenfeld, Watt W. Webb, Jeffrey E. VanCleve, Joseph V. Mantese and Eric T. Swartz, “Percolating Cermet Thin Film Thermistor” U. S. Patent 4,906,968 (1990)

I7/D0583/Inactive. W. W. Webb and R. D. Ferguson, “Multidimensional Vorticity Measurement Optical Probe System” U. S. Patent 4,664,513 (1987).

I6/D0373/Inactive. L. S. Barak, E. A. Nothnagel, W. W. Webb and R. R. Yocum, “Acidic Phallotoxin Derivatives and Methods of Preparation” U. S. Patent 4,489,001 (1984). License to Molecular Probes has expired.

I5/D386/Inactive. W. W. Webb and M. B. Frish, “Direct Measurement of Vorticity by Optical Probe” U. S. Patent 4,385,830 (1983).

I4/D0373/Inactive. L. S. Barak, E. A. Nothnagel, W. W. Webb and R. R. Yocum, “NBD-Acidic Phallotoxins and their use in the Fluorescence Staining of F-Actin” U. S. Patent 4,387,088 (1983). License to Molecular Probes has expired.

I3. W. W. Webb and W. J. Allen, “Process for Production of Long Metallic Whiskers” U. S. Patent 3,144,358 (1964) (plus many foreign patents on same invention).

I2. W. W. Webb, W. A. Whissler and W. D. Forgeng, “Process for Preparing Virtually Perfect Alumina Crystals” U. S. Patent 3,011,870 (1961).

I1. W. W. Webb, “Metal Arc Welding” U. S. Patent 2,868,948 (1959) (Plus many foreign patents on same invention).

Last update: March 24, 2008