Patents by Inventor Lily Hsu Laiho

Lily Hsu Laiho 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).

  • Patent number: 9589173
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Peter T. C. So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlman, Ki-Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Publication number: 20140355862
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Peter T.C. So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlman, Ki-Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Patent number: 8718351
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Peter T. c. So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlman, Ki-Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Publication number: 20130142413
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Peter T.c. So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlman, Ki-Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Patent number: 8351675
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Peter So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlmann, Ki Hean Kim, Lily Hsu-Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Publication number: 20100259605
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Peter So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlmann, Ki Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Patent number: 7724937
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Peter So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlmann, Ki Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang
  • Publication number: 20090072171
    Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Peter So, Bevin Engelward, Timothy Ragan, Karsten Bahlmann, Ki Hean Kim, Lily Hsu Laiho, Hayden Huang