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https://www.nist.gov/patents/inventors/1151146
Search Patents by David F. Plusquellic
Patents listed here reflect only technologies patented from FY 2018-present. To view all of NIST's patented technologies, visit the NIST pages on the Federal Laboratory Consortium website.
David F. Plusquellic
,
Kevin O Douglass
and
Adam J. Fleisher
This invention uses lasers and modulators to create special light waves called “optical frequency combs” that can scan multiple chemical features instantly. These combs detect chemicals by analyzing how light changes as it interacts with different substances. It’s fast, accurate, and doesn’t need