Patents by Inventor Robert S. Kowalczyk

Robert S. Kowalczyk 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: 11529042
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a housing with a distal end insertable into a cavity; an image capture device at the distal end to obtain 3D images, and process them to form a video signal; and a folded substrate folded into a U-shape having first and second legs. The image capture device includes a detector and a lens system with right and left multi-band pass filters having right pass bands that are complements of left pass bands. The lens system receives the 3D images including right and left images. The detector faces the lens system to obtain the right and left images. A processing circuit faces the proximal end behind the detector to process signals from the detector. The folded substrate includes the detector at an outer side of the first leg facing the lens system and the processing circuit at an outer side of the second leg facing the proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hrayr Karnig Shahinian, Youngsam Bae, Harish M. Manohara, Victor E. White, Kirill V. Shcheglov, Robert S. Kowalczyk
  • Publication number: 20180220876
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a housing with a distal end insertable into a cavity; an image capture device at the distal end to obtain 3D images, and process them to form a video signal; and a folded substrate folded into a U-shape having first and second legs. The image capture device includes a detector and a lens system with right and left multi-band pass filters having right pass bands that are complements of left pass bands. The lens system receives the 3D images including right and left images. The detector faces the lens system to obtain the right and left images. A processing circuit faces the proximal end behind the detector to process signals from the detector. The folded substrate includes the detector at an outer side of the first leg facing the lens system and the processing circuit at an outer side of the second leg facing the proximal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Hrayr Karnig Shahinian, Youngsam Bae, Harish M. Manohara, Victor E. White, Kirill V. Shcheglov, Robert S. Kowalczyk
  • Patent number: 9931023
    Abstract: A dual objective endoscope for insertion into a cavity of a body for providing a stereoscopic image of a region of interest inside of the body including an imaging device at the distal end for obtaining optical images of the region of interest (ROI), and processing the optical images for forming video signals for wired and/or wireless transmission and display of 3D images on a rendering device. The imaging device includes a focal plane detector array (FPA) for obtaining the optical images of the ROI, and processing circuits behind the FPA. The processing circuits convert the optical images into the video signals. The imaging device includes right and left pupil for receiving a right and left images through a right and left conjugated multi-band pass filters. Illuminators illuminate the ROI through a multi-band pass filter having three right and three left pass bands that are matched to the right and left conjugated multi-band pass filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventors: Hrayr Karnig Shahinian, Youngsam Bae, Harish M. Manohara, Victor E. White, Kirill V. Shcheglov, Robert S. Kowalczyk
  • Publication number: 20110115882
    Abstract: A dual objective endoscope for insertion into a cavity of a body for providing a stereoscopic image of a region of interest inside of the body including an imaging device at the distal end for obtaining optical images of the region of interest (ROI), and processing the optical images for forming video signals for wired and/or wireless transmission and display of 3D images on a rendering device. The imaging device includes a focal plane detector array (FPA) for obtaining the optical images of the ROI, and processing circuits behind the FPA. The processing circuits convert the optical images into the video signals. The imaging device includes right and left pupil for receiving a right and left images through a right and left conjugated multi-band pass filters. Illuminators illuminate the ROI through a multi-band pass filter having three right and three left pass bands that are matched to the right and left conjugated multi-band pass filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Hrayr Karnig SHAHINIAN, Younsam BAE, Harish M MANOHARA, Victor E. WHITE, Kirill V. SHCHEGLOV, Robert S. KOWALCZYK
  • Patent number: 7175762
    Abstract: A nanofeature particulate trap comprising a plurality of densely packed nanofeatures, such as nanotubes, and a particulate detector incorporating the nanofeature particulate trap are provided. A method of producing a nanotrap structure alone or integrated with a particulate detector is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Flavio Noca, Brian D. Hunt, Michael J. Bronikowski, Michael E. Hoenk, Robert S. Kowalczyk, Daniel S. Choi, Fei Chen
  • Patent number: 6685810
    Abstract: A device for utilizing a non-gel self-assembled nano-feature array molecular sieve for analyzing molecules is provided. The molecular sieve device comprises an ordered array of self-assembled nano-features which function as a molecular sieve to separate molecules based on a suitable characteristic. A system for integrating the non-gel ordered self-assembled nano-feature array molecular sieve of this invention into a device for separating molecules based on a characteristic and a method for separating a wide range of molecules using the non-gel ordered self-assembled nano-feature array molecular sieve of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Flavio Noca, Jingming Xu, Daniel S. Choi, Brian D. Hunt, Michael E. Hoenk, Robert S. Kowalczyk
  • Publication number: 20030052006
    Abstract: A device for utilizing a non-gel self-assembled nano-feature array molecular sieve for analyzing molecules is provided. The molecular sieve device comprises an ordered array of self-assembled nano-features which function as a molecular sieve to separate molecules based on a suitable characteristic. A system for integrating the non-gel ordered self-assembled nano-feature array molecular sieve of this invention into a device for separating molecules based on a characteristic and a method for separating a wide range of molecules using the non-gel ordered self-assembled nano-feature array molecular sieve of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Flavio Noca, Jingming Xu, Daniel S. Choi, Brian D. Hunt, Michael E. Hoenk, Robert S. Kowalczyk