Patents by Inventor Stefano Vestri

Stefano Vestri 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).

  • Method for the acquisition of images by confocal
    Patent number: 6016367
    Abstract: A method for the acquisition of images by means of confocal microscopy in which a new image is calculated which is constituted by the "maxima" among the corresponding elements of each captured image. The new image contains mainly the signal coming from the most luminous and in focus areas and even the signal coming from the less luminous areas, as being out of focus or laterally displaced with respect to the grid positions. A further image is then calculated which is constituted by the "minima" among the corresponding elements of each captured image and the requested confocal image is then obtained by calculating the difference between the "maxima" image and the "minima" image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
    Inventors: Pier Alberto Benedetti, Valtere Evangelista, Dante Guidarini, Stefano Vestri