Patents by Inventor Michael I. Hopmeier

Michael I. Hopmeier 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).

  • Infrared endoscopic balloon probes
    Patent number: 8024027
    Abstract: Balloon probes, adapted for use in endoscopy and other medical procedures, are useful to obtain spectroscopic information reflected or emitted from a tissue of interest in the infrared spectral region. The information collected by the probe is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The invention also relates to methods utilizing these probes to analyze a surface of interest, in a minimally invasive manner, in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hyperspectral Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Jenny E. Freeman, Charles R. Lambert, Michael I. Hopmeier
  • Infrared endoscopic balloon probes
    Publication number: 20040204651
    Abstract: Balloon probes, adapted for use in endoscopy and other medical procedures, are useful to obtain spectroscopic information reflected or emitted from a tissue of interest in the infrared spectral region. The information collected by the probe is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The invention also relates to methods utilizing these probes to analyze a surface of interest, in a minimally invasive manner, in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Jenny E. Freeman, Charles R. Lambert, Michael I. Hopmeier