Patents by Inventor Robert John Fikins

Robert John Fikins 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).

  • Quantitative phase microscopy for label-free high-contrast cell imaging
    Patent number: 8693000
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein employ multiple phase-contrast images with various relative phase shifts between light diffracted by a sample and light not diffracted by the sample to produce a quantitative phase image. The produced quantitative phase image may have sufficient contrast for label-free auto-segmentation of cell bodies and nuclei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Evgenia Mikhailovna Kim, Robert John Fikins, Chulmin Joo