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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157665 | Golf swing training device for correcting arm position and hip rotation sequence A golf training device includes an elongated pointer shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A connector is adapted to fasten to a golfer's waist, where the proximal end of the elongated pointer shaft is attached to the connector and the distal end is free to ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155420 | System and method for detecting poor quality in 3D reconstructions A system and method for detecting poor quality images in an optical tomography system includes an acquisition apparatus for acquiring a set of pseudo-projection images of an object having a center of mass, where each of the set of pseudo-projection images is acquire... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143600 | 3D imaging of live cells with ultraviolet radiation A method for 3D imaging of cells in an optical tomography system includes moving a biological object relatively to a microscope objective to present varying angles of view. The biological object is illuminated with radiation having a spectral bandwidth limited to wa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8090183 | Pattern noise correction for pseudo projections Correcting pattern noise projection images includes acquiring a set of projection images with an optical tomography system including a processor, where each of the set of projection images is acquired at a different angle of view. A threshold is applied to each proj... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084206 | High speed, high fidelity, high sensitivity nucleic acid detection The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for nucleic acid detection. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8076079 | Single molecule detection using molecular motors The present invention provides methods and compositions for highly sensitive nucleic acid detection, down to the single nucleic acid molecule level. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for detecting a target nucleic acid comprising: (a) providing f... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8003388 | Method for creating perfusable microvessel systems A method for creating networks of perfusable microvessels in vitro. A mandrel is drawn through a matrix to form a channel through the matrix. Cells are injected into the channel. The matrix is incubated to allow the cells to attach inside the channel. The channel is... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003316 | Polarization-enhanced detector with gold nanorods for detecting nanoscale rotational motion and method therefor A nanoscale motion detector attaches a gold nanorod (30) to the rotating arm (26) of a molecular structure (10) to cause the nanoparticle to rotate. The molecular structure is an F1-ATPase enzyme. The gold nanorod is exposed to a light source. T... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7986227 | System and method for position matching of a patient for medical imaging A system for position matching of a patient for medical imaging includes a set of RFID tags configured to locate a patient position. A set of RFID interrogators are located to receive RFID position information from the set of RFID tags. A medical imaging system is p... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7933010 | Depth of field extension for optical tomography An optical tomography system for viewing an object of interest includes a microcapillary tube viewing area for positioning the object of interest in an optical path including a detector. A motor is located to attach to and rotate a microcapillary tube. A device is a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7907765 | Focal plane tracking for optical microtomography An optical tomography system for imaging an object of interest including a light source for illuminating the object of interest with a plurality of radiation beams. The object of interest is held within an object containing tube such that it is illuminated by the pl... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7890921 | Automated method for coherent project management A coherent interactive project management system has a dashboard including a graphic user interface (“GUI”) in communication with a GUI engine, where the dashboard provides links to a plurality of differing interactive hierarchical display screens. A data engine... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876939 | Medical imaging system for accurate measurement evaluation of changes in a target lesion A body part is scanned to produce a first set of imaging data. A target lesion in the imaging data is identified. The body part is rescanned at a subsequent time so as to produce a second set of imaging data. The target lesion is identified in the second set of imag... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873196 | Medical imaging visibility index system and method for cancer lesions A visibility index for medical images. The method includes generating a visibility index from a training set of images; making a number of measurements of a set of features from an image of an abnormality that is not a member of th... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867778 | Fluid focusing for positional control of a specimen for 3-D imaging A method for loading a sample for imaging by an optical tomography system. A sample volume including at least one microscopic sample and a viscous fluid is coaxially loaded into a sample delivery tube. The sample volume is impelled through a focus cell into a capill... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7810662 | Nursery bottle with automatic shut off mechanism for inhibiting tooth decay A nursery bottle with an automatic shut off mechanism for inhibiting tooth decay. A nipple is attached to a shut off valve, and the shut off valve is attached to a bottle body. The nipple, the bottle body and the shut off valve are in fluid communication with each o... | 10/12/2010 |
| D620268 | Inflatable American football chair | 07/27/2010 |
| 7738945 | Method and apparatus for pseudo-projection formation for optical tomography A system for optical imaging of a thick specimen that permits rapid acquisition of data necessary for tomographic reconstruction of the three-dimensional (3D) image. One method involves the scanning of the focal plane of an imaging system and integrating the range o... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7596401 | Method for expanding the domain of imaging software in a diagnostic work-up A method for expanding the domain of imaging software in a diagnostic work-up includes the steps of: imaging a patient's body parts for a first condition using a first imaging technique directed to a first condition; | 09/29/2009 |
| 7542597 | Method for correction of relative object-detector motion between successive views An apparatus and method for correction of relative object-detector motion between successive views during optical tomographic imaging in three dimensions. An object of interest is illuminated to produce an image. A lateral offset correction value is determined for t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7494809 | Automated cell sample enrichment preparation method A method for automated cell enrichment preparation where biological cells are injected into a first subchamber and flowed through the first subchamber, through a large pore filter and into a second subchamber so that the large pore filter retains particles large par... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7459411 | Ceramic building elements A ceramic building element made from a mixture comprising 20% to 80% clay, 20% to 80% fly ash, 0.5% to 5.0% of oily organic material, and 5% to 15% water. The oily organic material may be selected from the group consisting of sediment and silt, the sediment and silt... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7260253 | Method for correction of relative object-detector motion between successive views Motion correction for optical tomographic imaging in three dimensions. An object of interest is illuminated to produce an image. A lateral offset correction value is determined for the image. An axial offset correction value is determined for the image. The lateral ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7197355 | Variable-motion optical tomography of small objects Motion of an object of interest, such as a cell, has a variable velocity that can be varied on a cell-by-cell basis. Cell velocity is controlled in one example by packing cells into a capillary tube, or any other linear substrate that provides optically equivalent 3... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7047885 | Multiple pulse cartridge ignition system An electronically controlled multi-pulse ignitor ignites a cartridge used to launch a projectile. An electronics module is programmed with a temperature performance profile for the cartridge. A temperature sensor is coupled to supply current cartridge temperature da... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6991738 | Flow-through drum centrifuge A process includes coating a cylinder having an inner wall and a cylinder axis with a gel coating on the inner wall. Then a specimen mixture including solvent is made to flow through the cylinder while the cylinder is being continuously rotated. The specimen mixture... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6970087 | Device and method of detecting metal objects A metal detecting device for the detection of a metal object concealed in shoe or on a leg of a subject, including: a housing with a platform having an upper surface with indication areas thereon for the correct positioning of each... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6944322 | Optical tomography of small objects using parallel ray illumination and post-specimen optical magnification A parallel-beam optical tomography system for imaging an object of interest includes a parallel ray beam radiation source that illuminates the object of interest with a plurality of parallel radiation beams. After passing through the object of interest the pattern o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6770893 | Method and apparatus for emission computed tomography using temporal signatures An optical tomographic system wherein the localization of secondary emitters within an object of interest is determined using the temporal signatures of secondary emission arising from the object being illuminated by an external primary source beam that is non-paral... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6741730 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging in the fourier domain Two or more two-dimensional Fourier transforms are acquired from different perspectives of a three-dimensional object region. A three-dimensional Fourier transform is then constructed using tomographic methods, permitting the application of image analysis algorithms... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6697508 | Tomographic reconstruction of small objects using a priori knowledge Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a cell includes adjusting a current set of projection images according to a priori knowledge to produce adjusted projection images, for example, based on probability masks and/or Bayesian analysis of multiple simil... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6657003 | Cell adhesion solution A cell adhesion solution of a cross-linked polymer for substrates includes an amino acid polymer, a buffered cross-linking agent, and deionized water (DI H2 O). In one example, the amino acid polymer is selected from a neutral or basic amino ac... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6636623 | Optical projection imaging system and method for automatically detecting cells with molecular marker compartmentalization associated with malignancy and disease A system and method for rapidly detecting cells associated with malignancy and disease using molecular marker compartmentalization includes an optical tomography (OT) or a flow optical tomography (FOT) instrument capable of producing various optical proje... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6591003 | Optical tomography of small moving objects using time delay and integration imaging Three dimensional reconstruction of an object of interest moving at a constant velocity. The object of interest is centered. The object of interest is imaged with optical point sources located at multiple projection angles around the object of interest, i... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6561101 | Explosive delay assembly An explosive delay assembly including a housing, the housing includes a continuous elongated sidewall surrounding a region bounded at one end by a top surface, the top surface including an aperture configured for accepting an end booster where the end boo... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6539871 | Degradable practice mine A method for making a degradable practice mine including the steps of covering a flat work surface with a polyethylene sheet to serve as a release film, weighing out the materials in a ratio of 10 parts sand to 1 part polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), mixing 1 par... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6522775 | Apparatus and method for imaging small objects in a flow stream using optical tomography A flow optical tomography system includes a flow cytometer, and at least one reconstruction cylinder positioned around a capillary tube. A photon source and a photon sensor work together with a pulse height analyzer to provide a first trigger point for th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6519355 | Optical projection imaging system and method for automatically detecting cells having nuclear and cytoplasmic densitometric features associated with disease A system and method for rapidly detecting cells of interest using multi-dimensional, highly quantitative, nuclear and cytoplasmic densitometric features (NDFs and CDFs) includes a flow optical tomography (FOT) instrument capable of generating various opti... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505560 | Spring disc for securing a combustible cartridge case to a case base A spring disc includes a contiguous outer ring including a first plurality of holes and having a contiguous, upwardly curved portion having an outer edge. A middle ring encompasses a second plurality of holes, and a contiguous inner ring, is encompassed b... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481327 | Reuseable training dispenser A set of inert mines are loaded into a canister, where each of the inert mines includes a locating feature for a dispersion strap. A breech includes a reusable slider housing. A closure cap covers another end of the canister. An obturator is inserted into... | 11/19/2002 |
