Patents Assigned to Spectral Instruments Imaging, LLC
  • Patent number: 9347894
    Abstract: An imaging system may include a main enclosure having at least one access door that defines a substantially light-tight imaging compartment when the access door is in a closed position. An object platform provided within the main enclosure holds an object to be imaged. A camera system positioned on a first side of the object platform is operable to capture a visible light image of the object. A radiation detector positioned on the first side of the object platform is moveable from a first position to a second position across a field of view of the camera system. The radiation detector is operable to capture a radiographic image of the object by moving the radiation detector from the first position to the second position while detecting radiation from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Spectral Instruments Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Gary R. Sims, Michael B. Nelson, Michael D. Cable
  • Patent number: 8901516
    Abstract: An excitation light source assembly includes a housing defining a central opening therein and a plurality of lamp receptacles surrounding the central opening. The housing is mountable to a support structure having a camera mounted thereto so that a field of view of the camera is substantially unobstructed by the housing. A light source is positioned within each of the plurality of lamp receptacles. A diffuser is positioned adjacent the light source in each of the plurality of lamp receptacles so that each of the diffusers diffuses light produced by each of the light sources. A control system operatively connected to each of the light sources operates selected ones of the light sources to provide a desired excitation illumination to an object within the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Spectral Instruments Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Nelson, Michael D. Cable
  • Publication number: 20120229663
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a main enclosure having at least one access door, the main enclosure defining a substantially light-tight imaging compartment when the access door is in a closed position. An object platform defining an image region therein is provided within the imaging compartment of the main enclosure. A primary camera positioned on a first side of the object platform is operable to capture a primary image of the image region on the object platform. An auxiliary camera positioned on the first side of the object platform is operable to produce an auxiliary image of the image region on the object platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS IMAGING , LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Nelson, Michael D. Cable
  • Publication number: 20120049707
    Abstract: A light-tight door assembly may include a door with a leading side and a non-leading side. The door may be mounted to an enclosure so that the door can be translated with respect to an opening in the enclosure between an opened position and a closed position. A first flange member may be mounted to the non-leading side of the door and a second flange member may be mounted to the enclosure so that the second flange member cooperates with, but does not contact, the first flange member when the door is in the closed position. The non-contact cooperation of the first and second flange members forms a substantially light-tight seal when the door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS IMAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Nelson, Joshua Ludeke
  • Publication number: 20120049089
    Abstract: An excitation light source assembly includes a housing defining a central opening therein and a plurality of lamp receptacles surrounding the central opening. The housing is mountable to a support structure having a camera mounted thereto so that a field of view of the camera is substantially unobstructed by the housing. A light source is positioned within each of the plurality of lamp receptacles. A diffuser is positioned adjacent the light source in each of the plurality of lamp receptacles so that each of the diffusers diffuses light produced by each of the light sources. A control system operatively connected to each of the light sources operates selected ones of the light sources to provide a desired excitation illumination to an object within the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS IMAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Nelson, Michael D. Cable
  • Publication number: 20120051514
    Abstract: An imaging system may include a main enclosure having at least one access door that defines a substantially light-tight imaging compartment when the access door is in a closed position. An object platform provided within the main enclosure holds an object to be imaged. A camera system positioned on a first side of the object platform is operable to capture a visible light image of the object. A radiation detector positioned on the first side of the object platform is moveable from a first position to a second position across a field of view of the camera system. The radiation detector is operable to capture a radiographic image of the object by moving the radiation detector from the first position to the second position while detecting radiation from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SPECTRAL INSTRUMENTS IMAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Gary R. Sims, Michael B. Nelson, Michael D. Cable
  • Patent number: D648844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Spectral Instruments Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Nelson, Joshua Ludeke