Patents by Inventor STUART HAMISH SHAND

STUART HAMISH SHAND 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).

  • System for generating a synthetic 2D image with an enhanced depth of field of a biological sample
    Patent number: 10623627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for generating a synthetic 2D image with an enhanced depth of field of a biological sample. It is described to acquire (110) with a microscope-scanner (20) first image data at a first lateral position of the biological sample and second image data at a second lateral position of the biological sample. The microscope-scanner is used to acquire (120) third image data at the first lateral position and fourth image data at the second lateral position, wherein the third image data is acquired at a depth that is different than that for the first image data and the fourth image data is acquired at a depth that is different than that for the second image data. First working image data is generated (130) for the first lateral position, the generation comprising processing the first image data and the third image data by a focus stacking algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Jelte Peter Vink, Bas Hulsken, Martijn Wolters, Marinus Bastiaan Van Leeuwen, Stuart Hamish Shand
  • SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A SYNTHETIC 2D IMAGE WITH AN ENHANCED DEPTH OF FIELD OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20190075247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for generating a synthetic 2D image with an enhanced depth of field of a biological sample. It is described to acquire (110) with a microscope-scanner (20) first image data at a first lateral position of the biological sample and second image data at a second lateral position of the biological sample. The microscope-scanner is used to acquire (120) third image data at the first lateral position and fourth image data at the second lateral position, wherein the third image data is acquired at a depth that is different than that for the first image data and the fourth image data is acquired at a depth that is different than that for the second image data. First working image data is generated (130) for the first lateral position, the generation comprising processing the first image data and the third image data by a focus stacking algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: JELTE PETER VINK, BAS HULSKEN, MARTIJN WOLTERS, MARINUS BASTIAAN VAN LEEUWEN, STUART HAMISH SHAND