Patents Assigned to Palantyr Research, LLC
  • Patent number: 7863552
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, and as defined with certain ratios. Also provided are digital images that contain a plurality of image pixels, each image pixel containing information from about one sensor pixel, each sensor pixel containing substantially all information from about one associated diffraction limited spot in an object plane. Methods of making digital images are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Palantyr Research LLC, Angkor Technology LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7692131
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, and as defined with certain ratios. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates projected receptor size to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the projected receptor size can be unit-mapped within a certain ratio to the size of the diffraction-limited spot, both in the object plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew G. Cartlidge
  • Patent number: 7601938
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein, Daniel B. Bortnick
  • Patent number: 7439478
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7385168
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7338168
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, and as defined with certain ratios. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates receptor size to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the receptor size can be unit-mapped within a certain ratio to the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7288751
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7248716
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew G. Cartlidge
  • Publication number: 20070139541
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, and as defined with certain ratios. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates projected receptor size to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the projected receptor size can be unit-mapped within a certain ratio to the size of the diffraction-limited spot, both in the object plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicants: PALANTYR RESEARCH, LLC, ANGKOR TECHNOLOGY, LLP
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew Cartlidge
  • Patent number: 7151246
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, and as defined with certain ratios. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates projected receptor size to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the projected receptor size can be unit-mapped within a certain ratio to the size of the diffraction-limited spot, both in the object plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew G. Cartlidge
  • Patent number: 7132636
    Abstract: An imaging system and methodology is provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors to an object field of view. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot within the object field of view, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot within the object field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7122776
    Abstract: Improved biological material imaging systems and related methods are provided by using an imaging system for imaging biological materials, the imaging system comprising a sensor having one or more receptors, and an image transfer medium to scale the one or more receptors to an object field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew G. Cartlidge
  • Patent number: 7109464
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 7105795
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein, Daniel B. Bortnick
  • Publication number: 20060192081
    Abstract: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicants: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew Cartlidge, Howard Fein, Daniel Bortnick
  • Patent number: 6998596
    Abstract: Improved biological material imaging systems and related methods are provided by using an imaging system for imaging biological materials, the imaging system comprising a sensor having one or more receptors, and an image transfer medium to scale the one or more receptors to an object field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP, Himanshu S. Amin, Daniel B. Bortnick, Gregory Turocy
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew G. Cartlidge
  • Patent number: 6903323
    Abstract: An imaging system and methodology is provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors to an object field of view. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot within the object field of view, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot within the object field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 6884983
    Abstract: Improved biological material imaging systems and related methods are provided by using an imaging system for imaging biological materials, the imaging system comprising a sensor having one or more receptors, and an image transfer medium to scale the one or more receptors to an object field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Howard Fein, Andrew G. Cartlidge
  • Patent number: 6872930
    Abstract: An imaging system and methodology is provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors to an object field of view. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image tranfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates a pitch associated with the receptors to a diffraction-limited spot within the object field of view, wherein the pitch can be unit-mapped to about the size of the diffraction-limited spot within the object field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cartlidge, Howard Fein
  • Patent number: 6815659
    Abstract: An imaging system and methodology is provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor and a lens system, including one or more lenses, configured according to sensor characteristics to facilitate scaling parts of the sensor to an object field of view so as to provide desired resolution of an object being viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignees: Palantyr Research, LLC, Angkor Technology, LLP
    Inventor: Andrew G. Cartlidge