Patents Assigned to Vivid AS
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Patent number: 9271637Abstract: A device for illuminating a body cavity may include an elongate tube, at least one lens element, and at least one deployable element. The elongate tube may include an internal lumen extending between a distal opening at a distal end and a proximal opening at a proximal end opposite the distal end. The at least one lens element may extend substantially across a diameter of the internal lumen of the elongate tube. The at least one deployable element may include a light source. The at least one deployable element may be operably coupled to a region of the elongate tube proximate the distal end and may be configured to be moved between an insertion position and a deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: VIVID MEDICAL INC.Inventor: Mina Farr
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Publication number: 20150207406Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a voltage regulator implemented as an integrated circuit (IC). The voltage regulator may include a power transistor configured to receive and convert an input voltage from a voltage source to an output voltage, and a feedback loop configured to regulate the output voltage in response to a change from a desired level. The feedback loop may include an error amplifier configured to determine and amplify a value difference between the output voltage and a reference output voltage, a voltage divider configured to generate voltage proportional to the output voltage such that a ratio is the value difference, and a first unity gain buffer configured to increase stability of the IC. In some examples, the feedback loop may include a second unity gain buffer and/or an overshoot suppressor circuit configured to reduce an output voltage fluctuation when a current consumed by the load is changed suddenly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Vivid Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Vladislav Potanin, Elena Potanina
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Patent number: 9033870Abstract: Various embodiments for providing removable and pluggable opto-electronic modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided for use with portable display devices. Generally, various medical or industrial devices can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics, and/or image capture devices. The illuminating elements may have different wavelengths and can be time-synchronized with an image sensor to illuminate an object for imaging or detecting purpose or other conditioning purpose. The removable opto-electronic modules may be plugged in on the exterior surface of a device, inside the device, deployably coupled to the distal end of the device, or otherwise disposed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: VIVID MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Mina Farr, Franklin J. Wall, Jr., Chris Togami, Gary D. Sasser
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Patent number: 8878924Abstract: Various embodiments for providing removable, pluggable and disposable opto-electronic modules for illumination and microscopic imaging are provided, for use with portable display devices. Generally, various medical or industrial miniature microscopes can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements, electronic vision systems and means of scanning located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics, and/or image manipulation and processing elements. The illuminating elements may have different wavelengths and can be time-synchronized with an image sensor to illuminate an object for imaging or detecting purpose or other conditioning purpose. All control and power functions of such disposable microscope units can be made in the control unit that the disposable microscopes are plugged into.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Vivid Medical, Inc.Inventor: Mina Farr
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Patent number: 8858425Abstract: Various embodiments for providing removable, pluggable and disposable opto-electronic modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided for use with portable display devices. Generally, various medical or industrial devices can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics, and/or image capture devices. The illuminating elements may have different wavelengths and can be time-synchronized with an image sensor to illuminate an object for imaging or detecting purpose or other conditioning purpose. The removable opto-electronic modules may be plugged onto the exterior surface of another medical device, deployably coupled to the distal end of the device, or otherwise disposed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Vivid Medical, Inc.Inventors: Mina Farr, Franklin J. Wall, Jr., Chris Togami, Gary D. Sasser
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Patent number: 8827899Abstract: Various embodiments for providing removable, pluggable and disposable opto-electronic modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided for use with portable display devices. Generally, various rigid, flexible or expandable single use medical or industrial devices with an access channel, can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics, and/or image capture devices, and airtight means for suction and delivery within the device. The illuminating elements may have different wavelengths and can be time-synchronized with an image sensor to illuminate an object for 2D and 3D imaging, or for certain diagnostic purposes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Vivid Medical, Inc.Inventors: Ali Farr, Mina Farr, Chris Togami
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Patent number: 8665668Abstract: Technologies are generally described for an integrated circuit that is designed to serve as the basis of SONAR sensors that provide high sensitivity, low noise, low cost, and electronically adjustable gain in a small package may incorporate transducer drivers and signal sensing functions. Electronically programmable gain of the circuit may provide flexibility in system designs for gain management, and eliminate a need for manual gain adjustments in production. Power may be supplied to the sensor(s) over a power line of the circuit from a direct current source through a resistor. The same line may also be used for communicating with the sensor(s). Data from the microcontroller may be transmitted to the sensor(s) using an open-drain driver transistor and received through another transistor isolating the micro-controller's input from potentially high voltages present on the power line.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Vivid Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Vladislav Potanin, Alexander Burinskiy, Elena Potanina
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Patent number: 8628075Abstract: Means (17, 22, 23, 24, 25) is provided for intermittently lifting a stack (13) of paper so that the topmost sheet is captured by the suction of a traction device (15) and carried forward by the endless belt of the latter to the input end (21) of a laminating machine. Before the trailing end of the captured sheet has left the traction device (15) the lifting means again lifts the stack (13) so that the next sheet is captured in an overlapping relation to the first.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technogies LimitedInventor: Sebastien De La Hamayde
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Patent number: 8602971Abstract: Various embodiments for providing removable and pluggable opto-electronic modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided. Generally, various medical or industrial devices can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics, image capture devices, and heat dissipation mechanisms. The illumination elements may have different wavelengths and can be time synchronized with an image sensor to illuminate an object for imaging or detecting purpose or otherwise conditioning purpose. The optoelectronic modules may include means for optical and/or wireless communication. The removable opto-electronic modules may be plugged in on the exterior surface of a device, inside the device, deployably coupled to the distal end of the device, or otherwise disposed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Vivid Medical. Inc.Inventor: Mina Farr
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Patent number: 8556806Abstract: Various embodiments for providing solid state illumination in conjunction with wavelength multiplexing imaging schemes for mono and stereo endoscopy or borescopy are provided. In one embodiment, the current disclosure provides a device configured for insertion into a body cavity. The device can include a tubular portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the tubular portion can be configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity. The device can also include a solid state electro-optic element located on the tubular portion. Furthermore, the device can include a power source electrically coupled to the solid state electro-optic element.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Vivid Medical, Inc.Inventor: Mina Farr
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Patent number: 8480566Abstract: Various embodiments for providing solid state illumination for endoscopy or borescopy are provided. Generally, various medical or industrial devices can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating devices located thereon. The solid state or compact electro-optic illuminating device can include, but is not limited to, a light emitting diode (LED), laser diode (LD), or other Infrared (IR) or Ultraviolet (UV) source. Solid state sources of various wavelengths may be used to illuminate an object for imaging or detecting purpose or otherwise conditioning purpose. The solid state illuminating device may be placed on the exterior surface of the device, inside the device, deployably coupled to the distal end of the device, or otherwise disposed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Vivid Medical, Inc.Inventor: Mina Farr
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Patent number: 8375850Abstract: A pressure gauge where a main wheel (11) is rotated to raise and lower the upper one of two horizontal feed rollers of a laminating machine so that the pressure applied by the rollers is the same in successive operations. A mark on an indexing wheel (14), which rotates with the main wheel (11), is brought into alignment with a mark on the casing (10) of the machine. The outer ring (14) of the indexing wheel is manually rotatable relative to its inner ring (13), but is held in frictional contact with the main wheel (11) by compression springs (17).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technologies LimitedInventor: Sebastien de la Hamayde
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Publication number: 20120292847Abstract: Means (17, 22, 23, 24, 25) is provided for intermittently lifting a stack (13) of paper so that the topmost sheet is captured by the suction of a traction device (15) and carried forward by the endless belt of the latter to the input end (21) of a laminating machine. Before the trailing end of the captured sheet has left the traction device (15) the lifting means again lifts the stack (13) so that the next sheet is captured in an overlapping relation to the first.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: VIVID LAMINATING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Sebastien De La Hamayade
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Publication number: 20120069712Abstract: Technologies are generally described for an integrated circuit that is designed to serve as the basis of SONAR sensors that provide high sensitivity, low noise, low cost, and electronically adjustable gain in a small package may incorporate transducer drivers and signal sensing functions. Electronically programmable gain of the circuit may provide flexibility in system designs for gain management, and eliminate a need for manual gain adjustments in production. Power may be supplied to the sensor(s) over a power line of the circuit from a direct current source through a resistor. The same line may also be used for communicating with the sensor(s). Data from the microcontroller may be transmitted to the sensor(s) using an open-drain driver transistor and received through another transistor isolating the micro-controller's input from potentially high voltages present on the power line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: VIVID ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Vladislav Potanin, Alexander Burinskiy, Elena Potanina
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Publication number: 20110067816Abstract: A main wheel (11) is rotated to raise and lower the upper one of two horizontal feed rollers of a laminating machine. So that the pressure applied by the rollers is the same in successive operations a mark on an indexing wheel (14), which rotates with the main wheel (11), is brought into alignment with a mark on the casing (10) of the machine. The outer ring (14) of the indexing wheel is manually rotatable relative to its inner ring (13) but is held in frictional contact with the main wheel (11) by compression springs (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2008Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: VIVID LAMINATING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Sebastien de la Hamayde
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Patent number: D633117Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technologies, Ldt.Inventor: Sebastien de la Hamayde
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Patent number: D669510Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technologies, LtdInventor: Sebastien de la Hamayde
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Patent number: D672379Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Sebastien de la Hamayde
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Patent number: D672380Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Sebastien de la Hamayde
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Patent number: D714850Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Vivid Laminating Technologies LimitedInventor: Sebastien De La Hamayde