Patents by Inventor Ademir Fereira da Silva

Ademir Fereira da Silva 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).

  • Color image capture under controlled environment for mobile devices
    Patent number: 10656405
    Abstract: A method for image capture for colorimetric analysis includes inserting a colorimetric sample into a slot formed in a base of a device. The device includes a lid surrounding and covering the base. The lid includes a central opening, and a plurality of lights are within the lid and surrounding the opening. The method also includes selecting one or more wavelengths and intensities for illuminating the sample within the device, illuminating the sample within the device with the selected one or more wavelengths and intensities by selectively activating one or more of the plurality of lights, adjusting a height of a camera over the sample to focus the sample in the camera, and capturing at least one image of the sample using the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alvaro Bueno Buoro, Ademir Fereira da Silva, Ricardo Luis Ohta
  • COLOR IMAGE CAPTURE UNDER CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190227295
    Abstract: A method for image capture for colorimetric analysis includes inserting a colorimetric sample into a slot formed in a base of a device. The device includes a lid surrounding and covering the base. The lid includes a central opening, and a plurality of lights are within the lid and surrounding the opening. The method also includes selecting one or more wavelengths and intensities for illuminating the sample within the device, illuminating the sample within the device with the selected one or more wavelengths and intensities by selectively activating one or more of the plurality of lights, adjusting a height of a camera over the sample to focus the sample in the camera, and capturing at least one image of the sample using the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Alvaro Bueno Buoro, Ademir Fereira da Silva, Ricardo Luis Ohta