Patents by Inventor Alan B. Thompson

Alan B. Thompson 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).

  • Method and system for near-infrared fluorescence contrast-enhanced imaging with area illumination and area detection
    Patent number: 7599732
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for biomedical imaging includes directing time-varying excitation light at a surface area of a light scattering material, the material comprising a fluorescent target. Time-varying emission light from the fluorescent target is detected, substantially at a two-dimensional sensor surface, in response to the time-varying excitation light stimulating the fluorescent target. The time-varying emission light is filtered to reject excitation light re-emitted from the material. A three-dimensional image of the fluorescent target is generated based on the detection substantially at the sensor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Alan B. Thompson, Roy Ranadhir