Inventor

Thomas M. Baer

Inventor

Mountain View, CA, US

Overview

1983–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 78 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Nprimary

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties20%

H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light16%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus14%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%

C12NMicroorganisms or enzymes5%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding4%

A61BDiagnosis3%

A61PSpecific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations3%

C12MApparatus for enzymology or microbiology3%

C12QMeasuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms3%

PatentTitleYear

10,788,506Scalable bio-element analysis2020 10,605,706Automated microdissection instrument with controlled focusing during movement of a laser beam across a tissue sample2020 10,526,600Micro-screening apparatus, process, and products2020 10,370,653Micro-screening apparatus, process, and products2019 10,156,501Automated microdissection instrument for determining a location of a laser beam projection on a worksurface area2018 9,657,290'Scalable bio-element analysis'2017 9,279,749'Laser microdissection method and apparatus'2016 9,228,931'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2016 9,103,757'Laser capture microdissection (LCM) extraction device and device carrier, and method for post-LCM fluid processing'2015 8,989,475'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2015 8,951,184'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2015 8,722,357'Automated microdissection instrument'2014 8,721,521'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2014 8,715,955'Laser microdissection apparatus and method'2014 8,337,387'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2012 8,323,177'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2012 7,963,906'Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells'2011 7,776,273'Laser capture microdissection (LCM) extraction device and device carrier, and method for post-LCM fluid processing'2010 7,473,401'Fluidic extraction of microdissected samples'2009 7,221,447'Consumable for laser capture microdissection'2007 7,148,966'Automated laser capture microdissection'2006 7,075,640'Consumable for laser capture microdissection'2006 7,049,558'Apparatus and method for heating microfluidic volumes and moving fluids'2006 7,027,133'Automated laser capture microdissection'2006 7,012,676'Laser capture microdissection translation stage joystick'2006 6,924,889'Laser capture microdissection vacuum hold-down'2005 6,887,703'Transfer film for laser microcapture'2005 6,870,625'Automated laser capture microdissection'2005 6,700,653'Laser capture microdissection optical system'2004 6,697,149'Laser capture microdissection vacuum hold-down'2004 6,690,470'Automated laser capture microdissection'2004 6,639,657'Laser capture microdissection translation stage joystick'2003 6,512,576'Laser capture microdissection optical system'2003 6,495,195'Broadband absorbing film for laser capture microdissection'2002 6,469,779'Laser capture microdissection method and apparatus'2002 6,215,550'Laser capture microdissection optical system'2001 6,184,973'Laser capture microdissection pressure plate and transfer arm'2001 6,157,446'Laser capture microdissection analysis vessel'2000 5,985,085'Method of manufacturing consumable for laser capture microdissection'1999 5,859,699'Laser capture microdissection analysis vessel'1999 5,689,110'Calibration method and apparatus for optical scanner'1997 5,627,849'Low amplitude noise, intracavity doubled laser'1997 5,579,422'Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber'1996 5,561,547'Thermal lens of controlled ellipicity'1996 5,547,849'Apparatus and method for volumetric capillary cytometry'1996 5,446,749'Diode pumped, multi axial mode, intracavity doubled laser'1995 5,436,990'Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber'1995 5,351,121'Solid-state laser Fourier-Transform Raman Spectrometer'1994 5,271,031'High efficiency mode-matched solid-state laser with transverse pumping and cascaded amplifier stages'1993 RE034192'Miniaturized Q-switched diode pumped solid state laser'1993 5,185,750'Dispersion compensation for ultrashort pulse generation in tuneable lasers'1993 5,181,223'High-efficiency mode-matched transversely-pumped solid state laser amplifier'1993 5,155,631'Method for fabrication of cylindrical microlenses of selected shape'1992 5,127,068'Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber'1992 5,080,706'Method for fabrication of cylindrical microlenses of selected shape'1992 5,008,887'Mode-locked fiber laser'1991 4,942,582'Single frequency solid state laser'1990 4,913,533'KTP crystal nonlinear optical device with reduced drift and damage'1990 4,908,832'High efficiency mode-matched solid-state laser with transverse pumping'1990 4,896,326'Peak power fluctuations in optical pulse compression'1990 4,894,839'High efficiency mode-matched solid-state laser with transverse pumping'1990 4,872,177'Laser diode pumped solid state laser'1989 4,847,850'Continuum generation with miniaturized Q-switched diode pumped solid state laser'1989 4,837,771'High-efficiency mode-matched solid-state laser with transverse pumping and cascaded amplifier stages'1989 4,835,778'Subpicosecond fiber laser'1989 4,829,537'Solid state lasers with spherical resonators'1989 4,785,459'High efficiency mode matched solid state laser with transverse pumping'1988 4,761,786'Miniaturized Q-switched diode pumped solid state laser'1988 4,756,003'Laser diode pumped solid state laser'1988 4,750,809'Pulse compression'1988 4,723,257'Laser diode pumped solid state laser with miniaturized laser head'1988 4,701,929'Laser diode pumped solid state laser'1987 4,685,107'Dispersion compensated fiber Raman oscillator'1987 4,665,529'Laser diode pumped solid state laser with miniaturized quick disconnect laser head'1987 4,656,635'Laser diode pumped solid state laser'1987 4,653,056'Nd-YAG laser'1987 4,646,308'Synchronously pumped dye laser using ultrashort pump pulses'1987 4,398,293'Frequency stabilization for two-mode laser'1983

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1983–2020Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history

1987–1993Patents assigned to SPECTRA PHYSICS (24)· patent assignee history

1988–2015Patents assigned to BAER THOMAS M (8)· patent assignee history

1992Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history

1999–2004Patents assigned to ARCTURUS ENG INC (12)· patent assignee history

2005–2006Patents assigned to ARCTURUS BIOSCIENCE INC (7)· patent assignee history

2011–2020Patents assigned to UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR (11)· patent assignee history

2011–2016Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SPECTRA PHYSICS	24	1987–1993
ARCTURUS ENG INC	12	1999–2004
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR	11	2011–2020
BAER THOMAS Mself	8	1988–2015
ARCTURUS BIOSCIENCE INC	7	2005–2006

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Mountain View, California, US	73	1983–2020
Palo Alto, California, US	3	2011–2016
San Jose, California, US	2	1992