Patents by Inventor Baris Ozbay

Baris Ozbay 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).

  • Optical imaging devices and variable-focus lens elements, and methods for using them
    Patent number: 11971535
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Juliet T. Gopinath, Emily A. Gibson, Victor M. Bright, Richard Weir, Diego Restrepo, Baris Ozbay
  • Optical imaging devices and variable-focus lens elements, and methods for using them
    Patent number: 11835706
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Juliet T. Gopinath, Emily A. Gibson, Victor M. Bright, Richard Weir, Diego Restrepo, Baris Ozbay
  • Optical imaging devices and variable-focus lens elements, and methods for using them
    Patent number: 11675181
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Juliet T. Gopinath, Emily A. Gibson, Victor M. Bright, Richard Weir, Diego Restrepo, Baris Ozbay
  • Optical Imaging Devices and Variable-Focus Lens Elements, and Methods for Using Them
    Publication number: 20200348505
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Juliet T. Gopinath, Emily A. Gibson, Victor M. Bright, Richard Weir, Diego Restrepo, Baris Ozbay
  • Optical imaging devices and variable-focus lens elements, and methods for using them
    Patent number: 10634899
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Juliet T. Gopinath, Emily A. Gibson, Victor M. Bright, Richard Weir, Diego Restrepo, Baris Ozbay