Patents by Inventor Antonio L. Damato

Antonio L. Damato has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Phase-contrast x-ray imaging
    Patent number: 7920673
    Abstract: Phase-contrast imaging is performed by directing radiation from a plurality of pinhole sources through a phase object to be imaged, wherein the phase object includes a first composition that produces a phase shift in the radiation relative to radiation passing through a second composition in the phase object and detecting a phase-contrast image of the radiation after it passes through the phase object. The phase-contrast image is then decoded to generate an image of the phase object in which the first composition is distinguished from the second composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Richard C. Lanza, Berthold K.P. Horn, Antonio L. Damato
  • Phase-Contrast X-Ray Imaging
    Publication number: 20100027739
    Abstract: Phase-contrast imaging is performed by directing radiation from a plurality of pinhole sources through a a phase object to be imaged, wherein the phase object includes a first composition that produces a phase shift in the radiation relative to radiation passing through a second composition in the phase object and detecting a phase-contrast image of the radiation after it passes through the phase object. The phase-contrast image is then decoded to generate an image of the phase object in which the first composition is distinguished from the second composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard C. Lanza, Antonio L. Damato, Berthold K.P. Horn