Patents by Inventor Chris Dainty

Chris Dainty 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 mapping apparatus
    Patent number: 7466423
    Abstract: Optical mapping apparatus for imaging an object, comprising an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system including an OCT source, an OCT reference path leading from the OCT source to an OCT receiver, an OCT object path leading from the object to the OCT coupler, an OCT depth scanner adapted to alter at least one of the OCT reference path and the OCT receiver path. A confocal system is provided including a confocal optical receiver a confocal path leading from the object to the confocal optical receiver via a confocal input aperture. An adaptive optics (AO) system is provided to correct optical aberrations in the OCT object path and the confocal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignees: University of Kent, National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Adrian Podoleanu, Adrian Bradu, Chris Dainty, David Merino
  • Optical mapping apparatus
    Publication number: 20070046948
    Abstract: Optical mapping apparatus for imaging an object, comprising an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system including an OCT source, an OCT reference path leading from the OCT source to an OCT receiver, an OCT object path leading from the object to the OCT coupler, an OCT depth scanner adapted to alter at least one of the OCT reference path and the OCT receiver path. A confocal system is provided including a confocal optical receiver a confocal path leading from the object to the confocal optical receiver via a confocal input aperture. An adaptive optics (AO) system is provided to correct optical aberrations in the OCT object path and the confocal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF KENT, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND
    Inventors: Adrian Podoleanu, Adrian Bradu, Chris Dainty, David Merino