Patents by Inventor Davide M. Marini
Davide M. Marini 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).
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Patent number: 9820636Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Publication number: 20170258305Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Publication number: 20170071459Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 9504546Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 9476101Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and systems for characterizing multifunctional objects using a flow-through device, such as, a flow cytometer. In some embodiments, an inventive method according to the present invention includes one more steps of (a) interrogating a plurality of objects (e.g., particles), wherein each individual object (e.g., particle) comprises one or more interrogation regions detectable as a sequence of events; (b) recording multiple events, wherein each individual event corresponds to each individual interrogation region detectable above a pre-determined triggering threshold; (c) grouping the recorded multiple events, and (d) characterizing the plurality of objects based on the grouped events.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Firefly Bioworks, Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Davide M. Marini, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
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Publication number: 20150230901Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 9097512Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8976263Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Publication number: 20140176965Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Publication number: 20140002613Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8619154Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Publication number: 20130210653Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods and systems for characterizing multifunctional objects using a flow-through device, such as, a flow cytometer. In some embodiments, an inventive method according to the present invention includes one more steps of (a) interrogating a plurality of objects (e.g., particles), wherein each individual object (e.g., particle) comprises one or more interrogation regions detectable as a sequence of events; (b) recording multiple events, wherein each individual event corresponds to each individual interrogation region detectable above a pre-determined triggering threshold; (c) grouping the recorded multiple events, and (d) characterizing the plurality of objects based on the grouped events.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: FIREFLY BIOWORKS, INC.Inventors: Daniel C. Pregibon, Davide M. Marini, Isaac Stoner, Andreas Windemuth, Timothy Erps
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Publication number: 20130113885Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8319184Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8310560Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8116854Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8116853Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8112146Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Patent number: 8107086Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini
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Publication number: 20100067756Abstract: The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Douglas P. Hart, Federico Frigerio, Davide M. Marini