Patents by Inventor Anne Koenig
Anne Koenig 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).
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Patent number: 10718709Abstract: A device for measuring radiation backscattered by a sample including: at least one light source that is configured to emit a light beam, along an axis of incidence, towards a surface of the sample so as to form, on said surface, an elementary illumination zone; an image sensor for forming an image of the radiation backscattered by the sample when the latter is illuminated by the light source, the image sensor lying in a detection plane; a bundle of optical fibres, extending, along an extension axis, between a proximal surface and a distal surface, the proximal surface being applied against the image sensor, the distal surface being configured to be applied against the surface of the sample; wherein the light source is arranged around the bundle of optical fibres, and wherein the distance between the light source and the bundle of optical fibres is less than 1 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Commissariat a I'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Nils Petitdidier, Selimen Benahmed, Anne Koenig
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Publication number: 20190195790Abstract: A device for measuring radiation backscattered by a sample including: at least one light source that is configured to emit a light beam, along an axis of incidence, towards a surface of the sample so as to form, on said surface, an elementary illumination zone; an image sensor for forming an image of the radiation backscattered by the sample when the latter is illuminated by the light source, the image sensor lying in a detection plane; a bundle of optical fibres, extending, along an extension axis, between a proximal surface and a distal surface, the proximal surface being applied against the image sensor, the distal surface being configured to be applied against the surface of the sample; wherein the light source is arranged around the bundle of optical fibres, and wherein the distance between the light source and the bundle of optical fibres is less than 1 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Commissariat a I'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Nils PETITDIDIER, Selimen Benahmed, Anne Koenig
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Patent number: 9931072Abstract: Determining an optical property of a sample having an illumination of a surface of the sample with the aid of a light beam, so as to form, on the surface of the said sample, an elementary illumination zone, corresponding to the part of the said surface illuminated by the said sample. A detection of N optical signals, backscattered by the sample, each optical signal emanating from the surface of the sample at a distance, termed the backscattering distance, from the said elementary illumination zone, N being an integer greater than or equal to 1, so as to form as many detected signals. A determination of at least one optical property of the sample, by comparison between: a function of each signal thus detected and a plurality of estimations of the said function each estimation being carried out by considering a predetermined value of the said optical property, characterized in that during the said detection step, at least one backscattering distance is less than 200 pm.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Blandine Roig, Anne Koenig, Jean-Marc Dinten, Francois Perraut
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Patent number: 9778111Abstract: The invention is a method for estimating a cardiac frequency via the detection of radiation backscattered or transmitted by a bodily zone. The part is illuminated, simultaneously or successively, by light radiation extending over a first spectral band and a second spectral band. A photodetector detects radiation emitted by the bodily zone under the effect of its illumination, in each of the spectral bands. A first detection function and a second detection function are formed from the radiation detected in each spectral band, respectively. The method allows the cardiac frequency to be determined via the determination of characteristic instants that are identified from the first detection function and the second detection function simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Sylvain Stanchina, Anne Koenig
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Publication number: 20170248469Abstract: The invention is a method for estimating a cardiac frequency via the detection of radiation backscattered or transmitted by a bodily zone. The part is illuminated, simultaneously or successively, by light radiation extending over a first spectral band and a second spectral band. A photodetector detects radiation emitted by the bodily zone under the effect of its illumination, in each of the spectral bands. A first detection function and a second detection function are formed from the radiation detected in each spectral band, respectively. The method allows the cardiac frequency to be determined via the determination of characteristic instants that are identified from the first detection function and the second detection function simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Sylvain STANCHINA, Anne KOENIG
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Patent number: 9594024Abstract: The invention relates to a method for correcting an optical signal produced by a sample comprising the following steps: illuminating a surface of the sample by a first light beam, produced by a first light source, the said first light source being coupled to a first optical system, focusing the said first light beam in an object focal plane of the first optical system, the said object focal plane being situated, in the sample, at a measuring depth z from the surface of the sample; measuring, with a first photodetector, of a first optical signal backscattered by the sample in response to the first light beam, the first photodetector producing a first measured signal representative of the said first optical signal, a spatial filter being interposed between the first optical system and the first photodetector, the spatial filter comprising a window which transmits the said first optical signal towards the said first photodetector, the window being disposed in a conjugate focal plane of the object focal planeType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventors: Blandine Roig, Anne Koenig, Jean-Marc Dinten, Francois Perraut
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Publication number: 20160231249Abstract: The invention relates to a method for correcting an optical signal produced by a sample comprising the following steps: illuminating a surface of the sample by a first light beam, produced by a first light source, the said first light source being coupled to a first optical system, focusing the said first light beam in an object focal plane of the first optical system, the said object focal plane being situated, in the sample, at a measuring depth z from the surface of the sample; measuring, with a first photodetector, of a first optical signal backscattered by the sample in response to the first light beam, the first photodetector producing a first measured signal representative of the said first optical signal, a spatial filter being interposed between the first optical system and the first photodetector, the spatial filter comprising a window which transmits the said first optical signal towards the said first photodetector, the window being disposed in a conjugate focal plane of the object focal planeType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Blandine ROIG, Anne KOENIG, Jean-Marc DINTEN, Francois PERRAUT
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Publication number: 20160228047Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining an optical property of a sample, comprising the following steps: illumination of a surface of the sample with the aid of a light beam, so as to form, on the surface of the said sample, an elementary illumination zone, corresponding to the part of the said surface illuminated by the said sample; detection of N optical signals, backscattered by the sample, each optical signal emanating from the surface of the sample at a distance, termed the backscattering distance, from the said elementary illumination zone, N being an integer greater than or equal to 1, so as to form as many detected signals; determination of at least one optical property of the sample, by comparison between: a function of each signal thus detected; and a plurality of estimations of the said function each estimation being carried out by considering a predetermined value of the said optical property, the method being characterized in that during the said detection step, at least one bType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Blandine ROIG, Anne KOENIG, Jean-Marc DINTEN, Francois PERRAUT
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Patent number: 9259486Abstract: This method is designed for calculating a quantification indicator for quantifying a dermal reaction on a skin having several chromophores. The method includes illumination of a zone to be characterized on the skin, the skin reaction being included in the zone to be characterized; and measurement of the spectrum of a back scattered radiation coming from the skin after illumination of said zone to be characterized. The method also includes determination, according to the measured spectrum, of an absorption coefficient value for the zone to be characterized, and calculation, according to the absorption coefficient value, of each chromophore concentration. The method includes calculation of the quantification indicator according to each calculated chromophore concentration. The method includes determination, according to the measured spectrum, of a diffusion coefficient value of the zone to be characterized, and the quantification indicator is further calculated according to the diffusion coefficient value.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventor: Anne Koenig
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Publication number: 20140241994Abstract: This method is designed for calculating a quantification indicator for quantifying a dermal reaction on a skin having several chromophores. The method includes illumination of a zone to be characterized on the skin, the skin reaction being included in the zone to be characterized; and measurement of the spectrum of a back scattered radiation coming from the skin after illumination of said zone to be characterized. The method also includes determination, according to the measured spectrum, of an absorption coefficient value for the zone to be characterized, and calculation, according to the absorption coefficient value, of each chromophore concentration. The method includes calculation of the quantification indicator according to each calculated chromophore concentration. The method includes determination, according to the measured spectrum, of a diffusion coefficient value of the zone to be characterized, and the quantification indicator is further calculated according to the diffusion coefficient value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventor: Anne KOENIG
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Patent number: 7965389Abstract: The method enables a non-homogeneous diffusing object to be examined by illuminating the object with a continuous light by means of a light source. It previously comprises reconstruction of the three-dimensional spatial mapping of an attenuation variable representative of the diffusion and absorption non-homogeneities of the object, by resolving a diffusion equation ?2F({right arrow over (r)}S, {right arrow over (r)})?k?2({right arrow over (r)})F({right arrow over (r)}S, {right arrow over (r)})=AS?({right arrow over (r)}?{right arrow over (r)}S). In the diffusion equation, AS is a constant, {right arrow over (r)} the spatial coordinate of any point of the mesh of a volume at least partially containing the object, and {right arrow over (r)}S the spatial coordinate of the light source. The transfer functions of an equation used for reconstructing the distribution of fluorophores integrate the attenuation variable reconstituted in this way.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Anabela Da Silva, Anne Koenig, Lionel Herve
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Patent number: 7821640Abstract: To examine a plate-shaped object comprising fluorophores and having a first face and an opposite second face, the method comprises a first sequential illumination step of the first face of the object with a fluorophore excitation light and a first sequential acquisition step of a first series of images by detecting light emitted by the second face of the object. The density of the lighting points is lower than the density of the detection points and the method further comprises a second sequential illumination step of the second face of the object with a fluorophore excitation light and a second sequential acquisition step of a second series of images by detecting light emitted by the first face of the object. Reconstruction of the three-dimensional fluorophore distribution image in the object is performed by means of the first and second series of images.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Anne Koenig, Lionel Herve
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Patent number: 7652764Abstract: The method enables a heterogeneous object containing fluorophores to be examined. A first face of the object is illuminated with an excitation light exciting the fluorophores. The light emitted by a second face of the object, opposite the first face, is detected by means of a matrix of detectors. The fluorophore distribution is determined by means of relevant Green's functions each associated with a selected source and/or detector, able to be assimilated to a point of the surface of the object. Thus, a first spatial coordinate of each of the relevant Green's functions corresponds to a point of the first face of the object and/or a second spatial coordinate of each of the relevant Green's functions corresponds to a point of the second face of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Lionel Herve, Jean-Marc Dinten, Anne Koenig
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Publication number: 20090177430Abstract: The method enables a non-homogeneous diffusing object to be examined by illuminating the object with a continuous light by means of a light source. It previously comprises reconstruction of the three-dimensional spatial mapping of an attenuation variable representative of the diffusion and absorption non-homogeneities of the object, by resolving a diffusion equation ?2F({right arrow over (r)}S, {right arrow over (r)})?k?2({right arrow over (r)})F({right arrow over (r)}S, {right arrow over (r)})=AS?({right arrow over (r)}?{right arrow over (r)}S). In the diffusion equation, AS is a constant, {right arrow over (r)} the spatial coordinate of any point of the mesh of a volume at least partially containing the object, and {right arrow over (r)}S the spatial coordinate of the light source. The transfer functions of an equation used for reconstructing the distribution of fluorophores integrate the attenuation variable reconstituted in this way.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Anabela Da Silva, Anne Koenig, Lionel Herve
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Publication number: 20090005676Abstract: To examine a plate-shaped object comprising fluorophores and having a first face and an opposite second face, the method comprises a first sequential illumination step of the first face of the object with a fluorophore excitation light and a first sequential acquisition step of a first series of images by detecting light emitted by the second face of the object. The density of the lighting points is lower than the density of the detection points and the method further comprises a second sequential illumination step of the second face of the object with a fluorophore excitation light and a second sequential acquisition step of a second series of images by detecting light emitted by the first face of the object. Reconstruction of the three-dimensional fluorophore distribution image in the object is performed by means of the first and second series of images.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Anne Koenig, Lionel Herve
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Publication number: 20070239036Abstract: The method enables a heterogeneous object containing fluorophores to be examined. A first face of the object is illuminated with an excitation light exciting the fluorophores. The light emitted by a second face of the object, opposite the first face, is detected by means of a matrix of detectors. The fluorophore distribution is determined by means of relevant Green's functions each associated with a selected source and/or detector, able to be assimilated to a point of the surface of the object. Thus, a first spatial coordinate of each of the relevant Green's functions corresponds to a point of the first face of the object and/or a second spatial coordinate of each of the relevant Green's functions corresponds to a point of the second face of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Lionel Herve, Jean-Marc Dinten, Anne Koenig
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Publication number: 20050238219Abstract: A correct inversion formula of projections of tomography is proposed by supposing improved deformation of the object (E), that is, comprising translations, rotations and homotheties comparable to uniform dilations. Generalisations to other deformation situations of the object in question and other radiations are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Sebastien Roux, Anne Koenig, Laurent Desbat, Pierre Grangeat
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Patent number: 6888915Abstract: A very fast reconstruction is undertaken in an image reconstruction process by tomography, by dividing measurements through the subject into a series of subsequent sets that are inverted by back projections giving partial result blocks used to search for the change law for the subject. Partial contents of the image can then be predicted at a reference time and their accumulation gives the image. The law for how the subject changes with time is evaluated and is used to compensate for partial results before their accumulation.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2002Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Anne Koenig, Pierre Grangeat
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Publication number: 20040170246Abstract: A very fast reconstruction is undertaken in an image reconstruction process by tomography, by dividing measurements through the subject into a series of subsequent sets that are inverted by back projections giving partial result blocks used to search for the change law for the subject. Partial contents of the image can then be predicted at a reference time and their accumulation gives the image. The law for how the subject changes with time is evaluated and is used to compensate for partial results before their accumulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventors: Anne Koenig, Pierre Grangeat
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Patent number: 6763147Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the formation of an image obtained from an array of detector pixels comprising at least one detector pixel, the image formed constituted by at least one set of P image pixels for each detector pixel, characterized in that it successively comprises: a stage (E2) making it possible to create N elementary pixels from one detector pixel, N being an integer equal to or lower than P and a stage (E3) of the random distribution of events received by a detector pixel in the N elementary pixels corresponding thereto. The invention applies to the field of medical imaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2000Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Anne Koenig, Jean-Marc Dinten, Alain Gliere, Corinne Mestais