Patents by Inventor Stephen Chad Kanick

Stephen Chad Kanick 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).

  • Publication number: 20230363647
    Abstract: A method for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes illuminating the material with structured light and imaging remission by the material of the structured light. The method further includes determining, from captured remission images, sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material. A structured-light imaging system for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes a structured-light illuminator, for illuminating the material with structured light of periodic spatial structure, and a camera for capturing images of the remission of the structured light by the material. The structured-light imaging system further includes an analysis module for processing the images to quantitatively determine the sub-diffuse scattering parameters. A software product includes machine-readable instructions for analyzing images of remission of structured light by a material to determine sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Chad Kanick, Brian William Pogue, Keith D. Paulsen, Jonathan T. Elliott, David M. McClatchy, III, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
  • Patent number: 11751767
    Abstract: A method for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes illuminating the material with structured light and imaging remission by the material of the structured light. The method further includes determining, from captured remission images, sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material. A structured-light imaging system for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes a structured-light illuminator, for illuminating the material with structured light of periodic spatial structure, and a camera for capturing images of the remission of the structured light by the material. The structured-light imaging system further includes an analysis module for processing the images to quantitatively determine the sub-diffuse scattering parameters. A software product includes machine-readable instructions for analyzing images of remission of structured light by a material to determine sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: The Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Stephen Chad Kanick, Brian William Pogue, Keith D. Paulsen, Jonathan T. Elliott, David M. McClatchy, III, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
  • Publication number: 20230020195
    Abstract: A method for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes illuminating the material with structured light and imaging remission by the material of the structured light. The method further includes determining, from captured remission images, sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material. A structured-light imaging system for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes a structured-light illuminator, for illuminating the material with structured light of periodic spatial structure, and a camera for capturing images of the remission of the structured light by the material. The structured-light imaging system further includes an analysis module for processing the images to quantitatively determine the sub-diffuse scattering parameters. A software product includes machine-readable instructions for analyzing images of remission of structured light by a material to determine sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Chad Kanick, Brian William Pogue, Keith D. Paulsen, Jonathan T. Elliott, David M. McClatchy, III, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
  • Publication number: 20200069187
    Abstract: A method for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes illuminating the material with structured light and imaging remission by the material of the structured light. The method further includes determining, from captured remission images, sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material. A structured-light imaging system for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes a structured-light illuminator, for illuminating the material with structured light of periodic spatial structure, and a camera for capturing images of the remission of the structured light by the material. The structured-light imaging system further includes an analysis module for processing the images to quantitatively determine the sub-diffuse scattering parameters. A software product includes machine-readable instructions for analyzing images of remission of structured light by a material to determine sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Chad Kanick, Brian William Pogue, Keith D. Paulsen, Jonathan T. Elliott, David M. McClatchy, III, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
  • Patent number: 10463256
    Abstract: A method for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes illuminating the material with structured light and imaging remission by the material of the structured light. The method further includes determining, from captured remission images, sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material. A structured-light imaging system for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes a structured-light illuminator, for illuminating the material with structured light of periodic spatial structure, and a camera for capturing images of the remission of the structured light by the material. The structured-light imaging system further includes an analysis module for processing the images to quantitatively determine the sub-diffuse scattering parameters. A software product includes machine-readable instructions for analyzing images of remission of structured light by a material to determine sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Stephen Chad Kanick, Brian William Pogue, Keith D. Paulsen, Jonathan T. Elliott, David M. McClatchy, III, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
  • Patent number: 10139388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to determine the wavelength dependent absorption coefficient of a turbid medium using overlapping illumination-detection areas comprising the steps of a) retrieving a calibration spectrum (CA) from a reference measurement using a reference sample; b) carrying out a measurement on an actual sample for determining the absolute reflection spectrum (Rabs) using a raw spectrum measured on the sample (Smedium) and the calibration spectrum (C?); C) using the absolute reflection spectrum (Rabs) for determining the wavelength dependent absorption coefficient by minimizing the difference between the measured absolute reflection spectrum (Rabs) and a model function (Rabsmodel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: QUASPEC B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Josephus Cornelus Maria Sterenborg, Stephen Chad Kanick, Arjen Amelink, Dominic James Robinson
  • Publication number: 20160157723
    Abstract: A method for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes illuminating the material with structured light and imaging remission by the material of the structured light. The method further includes determining, from captured remission images, sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material. A structured-light imaging system for determining sub-diffuse scattering parameters of a material includes a structured-light illuminator, for illuminating the material with structured light of periodic spatial structure, and a camera for capturing images of the remission of the structured light by the material. The structured-light imaging system further includes an analysis module for processing the images to quantitatively determine the sub-diffuse scattering parameters. A software product includes machine-readable instructions for analyzing images of remission of structured light by a material to determine sub-diffuse scattering parameters of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Chad Kanick, Brian William Pogue, Keith D. Paulsen, Jonathan T. Elliott, David M. McClatchy, III, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
  • Publication number: 20140107951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to determine the wavelength dependent absorption coefficient of a turbid medium using overlapping illumination-detection areas comprising the steps of a) retrieving a calibration spectrum (CA) from a reference measurement using a reference sample; b) carrying out a measurement on an actual sample for determining the absolute reflection spectrum (Rabs) using a raw spectrum measured on the sample (Smedium) and the calibration spectrum (C?); C) using the absolute reflection spectrum (Rabs) for determining the wavelength dependent absorption coefficient by minimizing the difference between the measured absolute reflection spectrum (Rabs) and a model function (Rabsmodel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: ERASMUS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ROTTERDAM
    Inventors: Henricus Josephus Cornelus Maria Sterenborg, Stephen Chad Kanick, Arjen Amelink, Dominic James Robinson